While your iPhone map application may have you driving down Dixie Highway in sketchy parts of Pompano Beach for some original Mexican food, don’t fret. The arrival at your final destination, Taqueria Dona Raquel, is worth it…
There’s a new night in West Palm Beach, and it’s not for the faint of heart. If you’re a bartender, hostess — or even a hairdresser — you may want to check it out.Why? It’s all about you — the service industry professional.Officially dubbed Hospitality Industry Night (HIN), it’s not…
If you’ve been looking for a job related to food or sustainable agriculture, I’ve got just the site for you. Started by Taylor Cocalis and Dorothy Neagle (two Cornell grads, friends, and ice cream lovers), Good Food Jobs is designed to connect job seekers to meaningful food work. There are…
Chef Zach Bell of Palm Beach’s Cafe Boulud has been named a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef (South). Chef Bell is the only South Florida chef to be named a finalist for the award. Other finalists in this category include John Harris (Lilette in New…
Top Chef’s own resident molecular gastronomy twerp, Marcel Vigneron dropped in on Jimmy Fallon to plug his new cooking show Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen, which premieres on SyFy tonight at 10:00 p.m. The awesomeness comes when Marcel starts to make his own version of rice krispie treats for Jimmy. As Marcel starts…
In business since 1945, the Boca Raton restaurant has been a mainstay in serving up some pretty amazing deals — just one of many reasons we’ve named them today’s Deal of the Day. Act now, and you can receive $24 worth of food and drink for just $12.That means you can order,…
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. 71 Croque Monsieur from Croissan’Time…
This six year-old authentic Mexican hideaway may be a hidden Broward County gem, but the treasure is worth the hunt…
Everyone is South Florida knows things are all bassackwards here. Take our growing season, for example. When the rest of the country is still digging out of snowdrifts and lucky to harvest weeds, we’re raking in corn and strawberries and citrus and, best of all, tomatoes. Tomatoes with real flavor,…
Think you have enough gustatory prowess to demolish inordinate amounts of sushi in a short amount of time? If so, RA Sushi in Pembroke Pines wants you to come out to the first annual Maki Madness sushi-eating contest Saturday, March 26 from 2-5:00 p.m. Find out more…..
Last night’s America’s Next Great Restaurant episode put contestants in the restaurant business, literally. As a group, contestants ran one of judge Steve Ells’s Chipotle restaurants. It was a total disaster. The judges watched what was going on in and out of the kitchen on a TV in another room…
It also scored me a Lazy Cakes — the original “relaxation brownie” you can find hiding behind the glass case at a local service counter near you. You know, the same one where you’ll also find all types of oddball stuff that may — or may not — be considered drug paraphernalia.Curious…
Five blocks of Atlantic Avenue will turn into Florida’s largest outdoor dining experience this Thursday, March 24th. Over 1,000 people will dine at Florida’s largest communal table at “Savor The Avenue”, a fundraising event for The Office Depot Foundation…
When Colt 45 and Snoop Dogg get together you know it’s class all the way. Colt 45 is entering the alcoholic-beverage-disguised-as-a-soda market with its new Blast beverages. According to The Wall Street Journal, Blast will have a 12% alcohol content (twice that of original Colt 45) and be available in…
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 food@browardpalmbeach.com No. 72: Mushroom in Tin Foil at Marumi Sushi…
If you’re “full of life” (or something) and are looking to tie one on, then get your full-of-it, party-hearty self over to CityPlace, where the new Pura Vida Lounge & Nightclub (700 S. Rosemary Ave.; 888-561-0232) is bringing a little bit of Costa Rica (AKA “the happiest place on Earth”)…
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. 73: Tapas Sharing Platter from Johnny V…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. A chef’s arms are a road map of his or her career. I can roll up my sleeves and tell you where I’ve been, the direction I was headed, and, of…
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 73: Cherry Crunch Donut from Dandee Donut Factory…
Devon Newhall loves gastropubs, so it’s only fitting he works in one, too. The gregarious Gratify American Gastropub bartender loves craft beer, has broken records eating his establishment’s best bar food, and is a great conversation starter. And, if you head in to see him for a pint, Newhall guarantees that he –…
Earlier this week, we interviewed The Office’s Chef de Cuisine, Francy Deskin. If you missed the interview, you can find it here and here. We’re also sharing with you Chef Deskin’s recipe for Wild Boar Ragu Over Chestnut Polenta. 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. 75 Brussels Sprouts from Cafe La Buca…
