The debate among barbecue connoisseurs ranges from sauces versus rubs to grill versus smoker. It’s a truly authentic American cuisine. Barbecue is a celebration of each region’s culture and technique; it’s a mastery of spices, wood, meat, and skill. Driving through Boca, I snap out of a daze from the mundane when the…
The Ironwood Grille’s lounge, IBar at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, is known for its sophisticated ambiance, delicious cocktails, and friendly service. Server and bartender Opal Ruthardt spent a few minutes chatting with us and sharing a recipe for her favorite cocktail. Clean Plate Charlie: How many…
It’s quite a simple concept, really. Take a spicy chicken sandwich, substitute a biscuit for the bun, and serve it for breakfast. While pig is normally the morning meat, Chick-fil-A’s genius idea to wake up to chicken is incentive enough to go back to nourishing my body for the most…
People in the hospitality industry sometimes have thankless jobs. They spend long hours working for tips, dealing with assholes, getting yelled at, getting pinched on their asses, and generally working on their feet for seemingly endless shifts so that we can grab a cheeseburger. There are only two things that…
After a couple of national television appearances, this North Broward dive has been serving traditional seafood meals for nearly 30 years…
Healthy, inexpensive, everyday fare is what’s on the menu at the new Prosecco Café (4580 PGA Blvd.; 561-622-3222) in Palm Beach Gardens, the latest venture from Avi Sekerel, also proprietor of Saquella Café in Boca Raton. At Prosecco, Sekerel takes the concept more upscale Euro, with a sunny gold color…
In Honduras, the ubiquitous national snack/meal is a baleada. It’s a fresh, hand-made, thicker-than-normal flour tortilla smeared with refried beans, crumbly queso, and crema; folded over; and devoured.In big cities like Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, big baladea chains and tiny stands start serving them around 8 a.m., and the…
Davie is Broward’s equivalent of Big Sky country, with a healthy dollop of melting pot ethnography strewn across its otherwise homogenous vista. At Dunkin’ Donuts, you’ll see confederate flag tattooed folk and DKNY- garbed ladies with Hermes Kelly Bags chatting amicably with young men sporting visible undies and gold teeth…
Well, well… Here’s the biggest celebrity dining news in Palm Beach County since Kelly Ripa went to Rocco’s Tacos… Anyway, our source tells us that Seinfeld chatted “with General Manager Eduard Cristal — pictured here with Seinfeld — about his entree of Chicken Telephono (chicken, fresh mozzarella, and San Marzano…
I confess, in another life, I moonlighted as a cocktail waitress. But after the fourth drunken grandpa lurched towards my nether regions, and I had to plant my stiletto squarely on his foot, I realized that giving the waitress a hard time if she wouldn’t mess around with you was…
I don’t normally condone eating any meal inside of a gas station. While they may have quick bites, they’re normally tasteless and not filling. That is, of course, unless you’ve been inside the Chevron gas station on South Military Trail in Deerfield Beach…
Yes, we know what it looks like. And, yes, we ate it, anyhow. Fortunately it didn’t taste like that. Not even close. Yet the experience of devouring this strange fruit was something akin to losing our virginity…
Well, here’s some info for those who would rather eat a lion than live with one. While on safari in Kenya I was mesmerized by a lion munching out on a gazelle skull. There he was, lounging in the sun – king of the beasts, snacking on his prey. He…
The only thing better than a burger at a new burger joint is a free burger at a new burger joint. That’s the deal at the new CG Burgers + Coal-Fired Pizza (2000 PGA Blvd., 561-275-2185) in Palm Beach Gardens. On Monday, Jan. 10, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.,…
I’m kind of addicted to jalapeno peppers. And Tabasco. And Sriracha. Okay, I’m into really hot food in general, and there’s no point in trying to tell me that too much spice only ruins a meal. That’s just a ridiculous thing to say. Anyway, last night we had a jalapeno…
For $1 in January – National Soup Month – you can have a taste of what it’s like to be sworn in as President of these United States. Legal Sea Foods is offering a cup of its famous clam chowder for $1 throughout the month with every entree. The white…
This week, we interviewed chef Jamie DeRosa of the just-about-to-open Atlantic Ocean Club. (217 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444; 561- 450-7557) He told us all about his stints working with Wolfgang Puck, and at the Fat Duck in England, the background on the new restaurant, and more…
Some people spend their Saturdays glued to the couch, nursing away a hangover or watching bad reality TV shows. Or worse, both. But you’re not one of those people. You like spending Saturdays outdoors, with roadside adventures — and food, served from a mobile source. Lucky for you, there’s even…
Brunch is the most important meal of the week, incorporating all five food groups — bacon, alcohol, fat, salt, and Hollandaise sauce. Palm Beach brunch spots range from beachy to posh, with prices ranging from cheap to the equivalent of a car payment on a Hyundai. Grab a pal and…
We here at Charlie enjoy a snarky blog here and there, and we like to poke fun at the South Florida dining scene. Joking aside, there is a growing epidemic resulting from unhealthy relationships with food. 2011 has just begun, and many of us are making resolutions to lose weight…
Pastry chef Aran Goyoaga has become the blogosphere’s IT girl during the last two years for her food blog, Cannelle Et Vanille (Cinnamon and Vanilla). Her flawless styling, recipes and photography have been featured everywhere from In Style magazine to Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP, Saveur.com and Design*sponge. ith food instincts stemming from her…
Who doesn’t love brunch? It’s the one opportunity during the week when you can drink alcohol at breakfast without an intervention from friends and family – in fact, they’re likely drinking along with you! These brunch spots range from sporty to swanky, but they have one thing in common -…
