As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 7: Hog Snapper Oreganata from Sette BelloI have a request for you, Mr. Italian Restaurant Server…
Oprah Winfrey is ending her iconic talk show….for good…today. While millions of people will mourn Oprah’s wisdom, heart and humor, thousands will mourn..their jobs, including the kitchen staff at Harpo studios. As in every milestone of human life, food must be served. According to the Colombia Tribune, Oprah’s food sendoff…
Trevini, a 10-year-old Italian on the second floor of the Esplanade on Worth Avenue, is set to close at the end of June. The Coniglio family, who run E.R. Bradley’s, Cucina dell’Arte and Nick & Johnnie’s, will open Cha Cha’s in it’s place.Cha Cha’s, according to Nick Coniglio, will be…
It’s official: M Bar, the global tapas restaurant and bar from Mancini’s owner Jack Mancini, will open in June at 1301 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The space, formerly belonging to Bar Amici, has been completely overhauled and is located adjacent to Rocco’s Tacos.To make way for the…
American Idol fifth-season winner Taylor Hicks will sing for the first 400 guests at Dirty Martini (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave.; 561-799-1115) on June 1. The new martini bar opens this week in Palm Beach Gardens.Cleve Mash, a veteran of lounge clubs around West Palm Beach, is behind Dirty Martini,…
Forget the beach and the BBQ — this Memorial Day weekend is all about the cheese. The Urban Farmer in Pompano Beach is holding a cheese-making class this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. In this class, you’ll learn the secret to making your own homemade mozzarella and ricotta cheese without special tools…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 8: Truffle-Parmesan Fries from Il Mercato The potato is a culinary chameleon. Roast it, bake it,…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. When the summer finally arrives, we chefs find that our once-insatiable culinary passion is dwindling. We can no longer drown out the white kitchen noise or the aches we’ve been ignoring…
Down-home Southern gal Paula Deen is looking for the real women of Philadelphia. Now, before you start thinking this is a new Bravo reality show and why the heck is Ms. Deen hawking the City of Brotherly Love, think again… She’s talking about Philadelphia… cream cheese. The contest asks women…
Last week, we interviewed Australian celebrity chef and author Pete Evans. If you missed the interview, read it here and here. Just in time for Memorial Day barbecuing, we’re sharing Pete’s recipe for Rum ‘n’ Coke Ribs. Enjoy…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 9: Bucatini Carbonara From Cafe Martorano and Martorano’s Italian American KitchenSteve Martorano is as divisive a culinary figure…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 10: Tuna Ceviche With Tomatillo Broth From Cabo Flats Have you noticed the relationship between ceviche…
It’s 6 p.m. on May 21 in New Zealand and people at the far end of the planet are Tweeting that the Apocalypse hasn’t arrived like crackpot radio evangelist Harold Camping (who, by the way is rumored to have raised $100 million during his end-of-days campaign) predicted. Seems we dodged another…
If you’re a fan of The Flintstones and always wanted to try some bronto burgers, tonight’s your chance. B.C. Tacos, the caveman-themed taco truck, debuts tonight at Maroone Chevrolet’s “Miami Food Trucks at Fort Lauderdale,” where neatly two dozen food trucks will be serving dinner from 5 to 10:00 pm…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 11: “Guido” Rib Eye From Vivo PartenzaSorry, folks. The jig is finally up for “value cut”…
According to 89-year-old radio evangelist and total nutbag Harold Camping, the Rapture, which is the official start of the end of the world, is tomorrow, May 21, 2011 at 6 p.m. (ish). Thousands of believers have rented giant billboards and handed out tens of thousands of brochures warning people that…
Yesterday, we shared part 1 of our interview with Aussie celebrity chef and six-time author Pete Evans. If you missed it, check it out here. We now continue with part two. Clean Plate Charlie: What are you working on next? Pete Evans: I think I want to do something on…
American Craft Beer Week continues tonight with three outstanding events throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Which means you don’t have to drive too far to get a taste of great craft beer. If You’re in Palm Beach……then you’ve got to hit up BX Beer Depot’s (2964 Second Ave., Lake Worth)…
It’s a good thing no one got too attached to the Atlantic Ocean Club, Delray Beach’s farm-to-table restaurant that set sail for good last weekend. The much-hyped restaurant’s stay on the avenue was a brief one. It lasted just four months total. Now set to take its place: The Pop…
Beer and Ping-Pong. Bacon and vodka. David Hasselhoff and a hand-held camera. Once in a blue moon, an unusual pairing of our favorite things comes together, bringing a smile to our face and joy to our little jaded hearts. Fort Lauderdale’s Poorhouse offers a new and unusual pairing: cool dive…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 12: House-Smoked Pork Belly Sliders From 32 East Anyone who casts pearls before swine has got…
It might be safe to say that many of us would turn vegan in a heartbeat except for one small thing….a lot of animals just taste good. You know the joke – what does PETA stand for? People Eating Tasty Animals. Well, what if you could enjoy a beautiful pork chop…
