Get ready to go “pinot polar” with Ramona Singer, one of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City, who will be in North Palm Beach today promoting her new signature wine.Dubbed simply “Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio,” the happening housewife will be in town to celebrate the distribution of her signature sips…
What better way to kick off barbecue season than with an outdoor showdown of the quintessential American backyard all-star: the hamburger. The Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle will pit more than a dozen of the region’s finest burger makers against one another for top marks from a panel of judges and…
Put chef Vito Raneri and front of the house maven David Acker together and you’ve got Davito’s Italian Restaurant (19635 State Road 7, 561/482-2323), dishing all your familiar Southern Italian dishes in a piazza-like dark wood and marble space in West Boca Raton. Raneri, for more than 20 years chef…
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. 26: Chicken Rosario’s from Rosario’s RistoranteIf you want to instantly be labeled a culinary wuss, a…
Bravo!It’s the word locals use to describe Bravo Ristorante, the upscale Italian eatery in Fort Lauderdale that has been serving up authentic Italian for more than a decade. With a wide ranging lunch and dinner menu that covers all the bases, including their innovative pasta list that includes over 15 selections –…
Bluejay’s Café located in Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Village has not been in operation for at least two weeks. Multiple phone calls to the owners’ business and mobile phones have been unanswered…
Whether you want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, complete a work assignment faster, or just eat some good fried chicken, there are several deals that will satisfy your interests this week. Starting May 6, Starbucks will have a happy hour of its own…
As your spoilsport friend who holds dual degrees in North American History and Party Pooping will tell you, our version of Cinco de Mayo isn’t quite the authentic cultural celebration T.G.I. Friday’s has led us to believe. Although the fifth of May as “honored” today in the U.S. is largely…
Yesterday, we shared Part 1 of our interview with Buddha Sky Bar’s Executive Chef Tony Torres. If you missed it, you can read it here. We continue now with Part 2. Clean Plate Charlie: What’s your favorite “go to” food? Chef Tony Torres: I like oxtails braised a long time,…
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. 27: Yucca Chips with Yogurt Dip From Triple 8 Lounge at the Falcon HouseHow yucca never…
Ay dios mio! As if celebrating a random day of the month wasn’t exciting enough, Chipotle Mexican Grill is making Cinco de Mayo even more worthwhile. For today only, the quick-service Mexican restaurant is offering a bulk discount special: Order at least ten burritos and get half your order free…
In a memoir, Julia Child referred to her first meal in France — sole meunière — as a culinary revelation. I doubt Julia would be disappointed by the Dover sole meunière at French Corner Bistro & Rotisserie in West Palm Beach — a delicate fish pan-fried in butter, crusted with…
At a buffet station set with assorted cereals and packaged yogurt, a distinguished-looking man dressed in a tailored suit and shoes that gleamed darker than black caviar stood dishing a bowl of oatmeal. Perhaps he had grown bored of lobster tail or gold-flecked tortes and simply desired a humble portion…
Chef Tony Torres is a native Floridian who, unlike many chefs, has made his career in South Florida and plans on staying right here. Chef Torres started working at the Boca Raton Resort and Country Club at age 19 and hasn’t missed a beat. After graduating from the Florida Culinary…
View a slideshow of The Circle at the Breakers Resort here.This week’s review in Dish, we visit the 25-year celebrated Sunday brunch at The Circle at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach. Researching where to find worthy brunch spots for Mother’s Day (see our complete list here), gave us excuse to…
If you’re anything but a wiz in the kitchen and you want to honor mom with a special Mother’s Day meal this weekend, consider leaving the preparations to the folks at Flagler Museum in West Palm Beach. The museum will host a special Mother’s Day weekend tea Saturday and Sunday…
Neanderthal Man’s idea of a food truck was probably a wandering brontosaurus. Modern Man has BC Tacos. Brett Chiavari’s BC Tacos is the latest food truck to come truckin’ on the local food scene, with a planned debut on Wednesday, May 18, at a food truck rally at the Ed…
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. 28: Tiramisu from Arturo’s RistoranteHaving gone from obscurity to ubiquity faster than you can say “mascarpone,”…
It’s that time again for our monthly restaurant roll call. April brought restaurant openings such as Peruvian eatery, Flavor of Peru in Pompano, and Parisian-inspired B’stro on the Beach at newly renovated B Ocean Fort Lauderdale Hotel. And there were a few closures as well, the most notable closure being…
On Sunday night, President Obama told the world that Osama Bin Laden, the leader behind our nation’s most horrific terrorist attacks on 9/11, had been killed in a special operation by Navy SEALs. While most deaths aren’t celebrated, Bin Laden ain’t your average situation. We’ve been hunting this guy for nearly…
Move over, royal wedding goers — the Japanese have topped you on the stylish head gear. Theirs can help us diet!…
May is National Burger Month, which means that the air is filled with the fresh aroma of meat sizzling on the grill, onions being fried, and buns being baked. To celebrate this holiday of all holidays, Stop Burgers in Weston is offering a burger BOGO deal (and you thought BOGO…
