Honestly, you should be all caught up on this by now. It’s been a whole month, plenty of time to read the single greatest food blog in South Florida. But just in case you haven’t been a super-faithful reader, here’s some of the best blogging of April on Clean Plate…
That would be Hamburger Heaven, the Palm Beach purveyor of finely charred discs of ground beef slapped into a soft white bun. For the past couple of years just a breakfast and lunch joint, the type of place whose clientele sports Gucci with no socks just as often as ratty…
As our steak houses go, so goes the economy. That’s the conventional wisdom anyway, a tale of woe passed from Slate.com to the Wall Street Journal to the Nation’s Restaurant News. Trend watchers post charts and graphs to illustrate the synchronicity: You can trace declining profits at Morton’s and Ruth’s…
The upside of recession: Steak houses around the country are rolling out special deals to lure new customers and reward the old. The “Power Hour” at Morton’s, one of our poshest chophouses, almost defies logic. How they scrape out a profit serving “bar bites” for $5 each and a limited…
Almost makes me want to be somebody’s mother, this news: The new oceanfront luxury resort in Vero Beach owned by South Florida royals Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Costa D’Este, is putting together Mother’s Day packages Latina-style, serving Cuban-fusion cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the resort’s restaurant, Oriente. The…
“Presently, we were aware of an odour gradually coming towards us, something musky, fiery, savoury, mysterious — a hot drowsy smell, that lulls the senses, and yet enflames them — the truffles were coming.” — William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)…
First thing first: It’s not technically free. In order to partake in a free plate of wings, mozzarella sticks, or cheese fries at Quarterdeck in Davie, you have to order a pitcher of beer. But let’s be honest: Almost any “free” buffet in town has the same unwritten rule. Most…
Remember how we warned you about Stephen Starr’s new steak house, Steak 954, scheduled to open this month at Lauderdale’s new W Hotel? Well, here it is the end of the month, and the place is rolling it out right on schedule: You can call and make your reservation for…
OMG, how did I miss this? An animated history of war, with each country represented by its most popular foods. Hilarious, in a totally gruesome, juvenile, and thoroughly un-PC way. Anybody who correctly identifies the players in each scene wins my undying admiration. Check it out. …
This year, I’ve been tasked with heading the Best Cheese Steak category for New Times’ annual Best Of edition — a monumental challenge if there ever was one. I mean, cheese steaks are one of those foods that people are furiously passionate about. Those from Philly claim that their version…
“You will never get out of pot or pan anything fundamentally better than what went into it. Cooking is not alchemy; there is no magic in the pot.” — Dishes & Beverages of the Old South, by Martha McCulloch-Williams (1913)…
I need junk food for the brain as well as the stomach, so I’m launching my own little mini Food Film Festival this month, beginning with movies I haven’t seen yet and later circling back to my old faves (if I can keep from cheating. I can’t wait to see…
Given the amount of interference run by naysayers, it’s no wonder you’re still pondering the question of whether it’s better to buy your produce, meat, eggs, and dairy from small farmers who live within 100 miles — or whether the super-smart thing is to spend your dollars with the gigantic…
No matter if you’re in the mood for breakfast or lunch on a budget, The Little Bakery in Hollywood has you covered. If breakfast is your thing, the Good Morning sandwich is calling your name. $5.33 (after tax) gets you scrambled eggs, turkey, ham or bacon, and American cheese on…
“It is a curious fact that no man likes to call himself a glutton, and yet each of us has in him a trace of gluttony, potential or actual. I cannot believe that there exists a single coherent human being who will not confess, at least to himself, that once…
Reopened under the aegis of a new family and staff last year after the previous owner, Ray Ng, was shot during a robbery, this 18-year-old Hong Kong-style restaurant in a Tamarac strip mall remains essentially unchanged, much to the relief of local foodies addicted to their pan-fried noodles. The authentic…
Slow Foods Glades to Coast invites you to join them next Saturday, May 2, for “Edible Landscapes,” a demonstration of how to turn your little plot of yard into a Garden of Eden (only this paradise has rain barrels and composting bins, and you don’t get in trouble for tasting…
A couple weeks ago, New Times featured a review on Rufus Ribs, a roadside BBQ trailer in Boynton Beach serving some mean ‘cue. As an addendum to our review, check out this visual display of what Rufus has going on under that big, iron smoker. Click on any picture for…
“Most vegetables are something God invented to let women get even with their children. A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussels sprouts never do.” — P.J. O’RourkeBonus: Vocab word of the day, borborygmus, n. a rumbling…
“You will eat, bye and bye, In that glorious land above the sky; Work and pray, live on hay, You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.”Clean Plate Charlie wanted to get right to The Point last night, so hopped on Flagler Drive and drove straight to number 777,…
via The Burger BeastAlthough Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can’t get enough. Here are some highlights of other local food blogs:Here’s an interesting recipe from A Mingling of Tastes: fig and goat cheese squares.And The Eggs has a…
Here’s a way-cool graphic showing U.S. slaughter of meat, per second. Click here…
