Flavor Palm Beach is our answer to the wildly popular Miami Spice, now in full swing until the end of September. Starting September 1st and running the entire month, Flavor Palm Beach, now in its fourth year, offers three-course $20 prix fixe lunches and $30-35 prix fixe dinners at some…
A bottle-flipping Tom Cruise — circa Cocktail — still reigns as one of the best celebrity drink slingers of all time, but it doesn’t mean he’s the only worthy contender. Get your martini stirred by some of Palm Beach County’s top movers and shakers at Celebrity Shake Up! Thursday at…
Eater National is buzzy about Foursquare’s newest feature that allows users to create their own lists and follow others’. Eater is so excited about it they’ve created a series of lists based on every Eater city’s top restaurants in the Eater 38, including Miami. And here I thought Foursquare was losing…
Here’s a job that sounds fantastic, even if it is on a volunteer basis – rum taster. Cruzan Rum, the rum of the Virgin Islands, is holding tastings for their new Cruzan Strawberry Rum.Taste testers will be asked to sample the rum in drinks like the Strawberry Mojito and the…
Cheese is a way of life, at least to Susan Phipps, a passionate cheese-oholic who later this month will open the shop of her dreams–Cheese Culture: A Whey of Life–on Las Olas Boulevard right next to Noodles Panini. The shop will feature some 90 varieties of artisan cheese from all…
Last week, Clean Plate Charlie stumbled into Riddlez Cafe, located in the shops below the parking garage at 100 SE First St. — near the main Broward County library (near the intersection of Andrews Avenue and Broward Boulevard). This is the former home of Bob & Wilson’s and, before that,…
In last night’s episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain once again goes to places people only dream of going (if you happen to dream about nuclear holocaust).Our intrepid traveler, always in search of a good meal and lots of booze, meets his old travel buddy, Zamir Gotta, for a tour…
When dinner and a movie night just doesn’t cut it anymore, why not try something new? Something like, oh — say — strapping on an apron and cook alongside Chef Hugh from Hugh’s Culinary in Fort Lauderdale…
Being a server is among the toughest jobs. If your salary ends up averaging ten bucks an hour, you’re lucky. The hours are long. You’re on your feet all shift. You’re not paid when you’re sick. We customers can be unbearable: undertipping, ordering things on the side, having allergies, or…
We’re still a few months away from season really taking hold in South Florida, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay tethered to the couch during the week. There are still lots of reasons to venture out and feast with strangers or put a few back with your friends…
While we were feasting outside Rock Hard Tacos yesterday, a half dozen of people asked us what we liked among the many items in our spread, which led to inspiration for today’s post. After all, how often have you dined at a place that’s new to you, wishing you had…
David Chang, owner of New York’s Momofuku restaurant, Milk Bar, and several other difficult-to-get-a-reservation-at eateries, feels your pain. It’s obvious that Chang can sympathize with us when we wake up well after the sun with our brains threatening to spew out of our ears and nostrils. Like only one of…
We here at Clean Plate Charlie have a pair of tickets to the August 27 Bus Loop, a $20 value worth admission to 25 venues and a free drink or food item at each. Make like a drunk tourist and ride the trolley from Cafe Bluefish to McSorley’s, Cafe Del Mar,…
It seems as though food-truck owners finally got hip to foodies in Broward County. With a weekly food-truck roundup every Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and various others scattered throughout the week (look out for food trucks in Cypress Creek and Pembroke Pines later in the…
There’s a mid-August languor in food news. Despite the slow going, here’s a handful of link-worthy stories on food and drink from around the internets. Not just for garnishes anymore, herbs are apparently the new vegetable, though the article isn’t very convincing. In the Sunday Times Magazine, Mark Bittman suggests that herbs…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. As I look back on my posts, perhaps I portray chefs in a more favorable light while being harder on our amazing cast of servers. It’s not intentional, but what can I say in the long-standing FOH versus…
Totti’s Mediterranean Kitchen is celebrating their grand opening at the Beacon Light Shopping Center in Lighthouse Point.Featuring fresh Mediterranean dishes, Totti’s allows you to enjoy your favorite protein as either a wrap, pita sandwich or in a salad. Guests choose from falafel $5.95, chicken schwarma (sliced chicken) $6.95, lamb schwarma…
Sometimes you’re in the mood to skip the weekend’s amateur hours and pony up with the professionals. Morning bars are just the spots. Here’s a list of places to tie one on just a coupla hours past sunup.1. The Hut. Though the bar reads “package store,” the place attracts more…
What do Oreos, 7-Eleven apple pies and those Dollar Store staples Mrs. Freshley’s Oatmeal Creme-filled Cookies all share in common? Besides their empty wrappers stuffed between my car’s backseat? That’s right, all three are vegan. But while these PETA-approved snacks can satisfy a sugar craving in a pinch, calorically, they can be…
We know money is tight these days. Sure, you can skip taking a vacation or cancel HBO on your cable service, but there are two things that you absolutely have to do no matter what – feed yourself and feed your car. With that in mind, we found some deals…
South Florida is flooded with temples to craft brews. Next up? Biergarten Boca Raton, a casual Tyrolean restaurant conceived by Arturo Gismondi of Cannoli Kitchen. Slated to open October 1st, the restaurant concept- for now, anyway- is German-inspired interior with an international menu…
I’ve been sampling dozens of sandwiches around Fort Lauderdale the past two weeks and it seems that Lauderdalians like their portions huge. Take the sandwiches for example. My first fore into Florida Eats Big was on my first day of work when I went with my editors to My Market,…
