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. 29: Islamorada Conch Chowder From Rustic InnDespite a lifetime of wide, sandy beaches and copious amounts…
The final episode of America’s Next Great Restaurant opens with Bobby Flay telling the three remaining contestants that they are on the brink of a dream. Joey (Brooklyn Meatball Co.), Jamawn (Soul Daddy), and Sudhir (Spice Coast) know this only too well. Joey tears up at the thought. They are…
Gourmet Cheap food restaurant chain Denny’s recently announced its Baconalia festival and menu. Labeled “a sacred festival of all things bacon,” Denny’s has gone all out with its bacon-inspired menu. Featuring a bacon/maple ice cream sundae, bacon sampler, and bacon meat loaf, the pig-pushers at Denny’s thought they had bacon…
Last week, we featured an interview with Chef Gordon Maybury at the PGA National Resort & Spa. If you missed it, you can read it here and here. In our interview, Chef Maybury talked about his stone crab salad. When we swooned at the description, he agreed to share the…
We just spent the weekend at Miami’s Rum Renaissance and we’re definitely hung over, but not so much that we can’t recap the festivity’s best. They say that the third time’s the charm and the cliché rings true for the Festival in its third year, as it was extended to a full week of VIP rum parties debauchery and attracted thousands of people from the rum world to the weekend’s Grand Tasting. Robert A. Burr, the festival’s co-founder and organizer, REALLY pulled out the big guns this year in terms of the festival’s size, venue, and attendees like Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, Philip Duff and Ian Williams.
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. 30: Frisee Salad with Egg from The Office In France, they call this delightful salad of…
Now that our snow birds have departed, South Florida’s permanent residents can take a sigh of relief. Finally, a break from over-congested streets, slow-poke drivers, and long lines at the store. And, perhaps best of all — no more waiting for a table at your favorite restaurant.To celebrate this annual mass…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. For a restaurant on the water, rainy days are extra rainy with low chance of business. I splash through the puddles in the parking lot noticing the street lights bouncing…
Friday night, eight South Florida bakeries faced off in the inaugural New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. (Two had to cancel at the last minute.)The eight bakeries each had their own niche — from Skinny Chic’s low-fat 60-calorie cupcakes (SO yummy!) to Chaos Bakery’s…
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. 31: St. Louis-Cut Ribs From East Coast BBQAnd now, a brief manifesto on barbecue ribs: Ribs…
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. 32: Vitello Tonnato From Apicius For some reason, the best dishes of any cuisine seem…
The strip of bars and restaurants along Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach is perhaps one of the best outdoor dining destinations in all of South Florida. Best of all, when it comes to drinking, there’s just as much variety as there are drinks to be made. All you need to do…
Just as our friends to the north bid adieu to an insanely long winter and celebrate the start of Farmer’s Market Season, South Florida says farewell to our beloved outdoor produce bazaars, most of which will shutter their stands until the late fall brings more tolerable temps.Example: Boca Raton GreenMarket…
With tonight’s cupcake battle looming, we’ve compiled a list of the ten South Florida bakeries that are competing. (I know that when we were looking for bakeries to invite, it would have been nice to have one handy list!) We hope that Clean Plate Charlie readers in need of a…
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. 33: Crostini with Whipped Lardo, Rosemary, and Balsamic Onions at Pizzeria OceanoFew marvels of salume impress…
Yesterday, we shared part one of our interview with chef Gordon Maybury at the PGA Resort. If you missed it, you can read it here. We now present part two. Clean Plate Charlie: How many people can you serve at the PGA in one evening? Chef Gordon Maybury: In the…
The New Times Cupcake Battle at the 2011 Las Olas Wine & Food Festival begins at 7:30 tonight. Clean Plate Charlie interviewed owners of the participating bakeries and Skinny Chic Desserts completes our Q&A countdown.We emailed Yvette Sanchez, owner of Skinny Chic Desserts whose bakery creates vegan desserts and cupcakes…
As you may know, Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton are to be wed on April 29. It’s time to gather all your mates and celebrate the royal ceremony! Please do not even consider using the rubbish that has been collecting dust in the back of your cupboard — an…
The new Publix opened today in downtown Lake Worth, and I could not wait to check it out. Finally, instead of driving west of I-95 for a decent loaf of bread, I could walk to a place in the neighborhood, like they do in real cities! I ambled over to…
B Ocean Fort Lauderdale Hotel announces that its casual eatery, B’stro, is open for service. Located on the hotel’s first floor adjacent to the lobby, the Parisian-inspired bistro serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a menu by chef Holli Ugalde (of Hell’s Kitchen, season seven)…
Gordon Maybury has traveled the world as a chef, seeking to find a challenge large enough for his liking. A Dublin native, Maybury has worked at the tony Peninsula Hotel in New York and the Loews in South Beach and is now at the helm of the mega PGA Resort…
If we haven’t told you enough already, tomorrow night will be the inaugural New Times Cupcake Battle inside the Las Olas Food and Wine Festival. We have a stellar lineup of South Florida bakeries competing, but it was only Chef Bev from Chaos Bakery in Boca Raton who offered to…
