South Florida came late to the microbrewery trend, but we’ve got a fine array of local brewpubs. Skip the commercial brew and hit one of these local restaurants that feature taps of house-made beers. Brewzzi With two locations in West Palm Beach County, Brewzzi is the spot to watch sports,…
Enter a nondescript warehouse near the junction of the Palmetto Expressway and Bird Road in Miami and you’ll smell something like supercharged cream of wheat. Move in a few steps and you’ll find Nick Armada, a 31-year-old man of average stature with salt-and-pepper hair, stirring a kettle of grain mash…
After 36 years manning the kitchen at 1833 Tyler Street, Conca D’Oro Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria owner Dominico DeLuca has just one thing to say. “Thank you Hollywood,” DeLuca said in between taking orders and working the range. “This city has played a wonderful host.” Conca D’Oro has played as…
Todd Lough, the executive chef at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort, started at his new gig on April 9. And while he and the resort’s manager Bob Keesler said the property won’t unveil a revamped menu until the fall — in order to give Lough time to learn the lay…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.34. South Indian Thali…
Palm Beach County restaurateurs will show off their goods in the first Palm Beaches Restaurant Week scheduled for Sunday, June 3, through Saturday, June 9, at dozens of top restaurants throughout the county. Marquee names like Seasons 52, Pistache French Bistro, Café Boulud, Buddha Sky Bar, Kapow! Noodle Bar, and…
On his quest to crafting his latest featured burger, Duffy’s Sports Grill Chef Eric Parker found inspiration at this year’s South Beach Food and Wine Festival Burger Bash. Noticing a trend of meat-on-meat burgers, he decided to come up with his own hefty version. The result: the Rachel Burger, packed…
SoLita Italian Restaurant and the Parlor Lounge locations in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale will host a chef wine series this week, with a dinner Tuesday night in Delray and Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurants each will host a similar event in June. The menu, created and prepared…
South Florida is a boozy, tourist-driven economy. With American Craft Beer Week upon us — Cheers! And so help you god if you consume a Budweiser product this week — it’s a fitting time to contemplate why the region is moving at a positively glacial pace to tap into the…
Today kicks off American Craft Beer Week, a seven-day celebration of all that is good about barley and hops bred and brewed within our borders. There are dozens of official ACBW activities — beer dinners, pairings, movie screenings, parties, etc. — throughout the week. Or if you’re simply in the…
The Shops at Pembroke Gardens will host the second part of their progressive Tastings event on Tuesday, May 15. Restaurants and cafes offering bites include: Brio Tuscan Grill, The Pub, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill, That Wine Place, Village Tavern, Fuddruckers, and Kilwin’s Chocolate and Ice…
Steak 954 has introduced a new menu for summer, with ten new dishes created by chef Jason Smith, who has been at the restaurant in the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel for three years. Clean Plate Charlie caught up with the chef in an email interview last week to learn more…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 35. Pasta of…
Tap 42 in Fort Lauderdale has named David Peck as its new executive chef, restaurant partner Andy Yeager confirmed in an email interview this week. “We are happy to have (Peck) as part of our team and look forward to continued improvement in all facets of our operation,” Yeager said…
American Craft Beer Week starts Monday and the Green Room in Fort Lauderdale will host an event tonight (Saturday, May 12) that could act as an appropriate warmup for the week of beer-centric activities ahead. Tonight the multipurpose club will host a Magic Hat Art Battle showcasing works by eight…
Charm City took home the top prize from the panel of judges at last night’s Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle, while Rok: Brgr walked away again with the fan favorite award. If you had both burgers, you might wonder how two very different burgers could walk away as winners. It comes…
Though some last-minute changes were thrown in the mix, the Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle forges full-steam ahead tonight with beefy offerings from local restaurants and burger experts. (Read about the changes here.) To give you a sneak peek of what to expect from tonight’s entrants, Clean Plate Charlie reached out…
A good neighborhood joint should alternately extend a hospitable hand to strangers while giving regulars a bit of a favored place at the bar. Music, decent food, tunes, and cheap drinks all are requirements. As part of a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, here…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. 36. Filet Mignon From Canyon Southwestern CaféDuring my last visit to Canyon, someone at the table asked…
With the third-annual Riverwalk Burger Battle at Huizenga Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale tomorrow, some major changes have been announced.The Burger Battle, held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, has learned that chef Allen Susser has dropped out of the event. The owner of Chef Allen’s Burger Bar in Palm…
It seems that Da Campo Osteria’s executive chef, Joseph Quinn, isn’t the kind to keep secrets. The chef, known for his fresh-pulled mozzarella prepared tableside at Da Campo Osteria, has decided to let some budding chefs in on his cheese-making secrets.Quinn will hold a weekly mozzarella-making class starting Thursday, May…
The Glades, the A&E television series that stars Matt Passmore as a Chicago detective sent to frolic in the South Florida sun as punishment, typically films on location using the beautiful beaches and people of Miami and Fort Lauderdale as its backdrop. Last evening, casting directors at The Glades got…
