Delray Beach is known throughout South Florida as a foodie destination, and with good reason. Some of the best restaurants around are found up and down Atlantic Avenue. Whether you are looking for fine French cuisine, traditional cheese steaks, or a perfectly prepared rare steak, you can find it here.The…
Whatever you want to call them, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) or GE (Genetically Engineered) foods were kind of a big deal in 2012. It was the first year to see a ballot initiative requiring mandatory labeling on a state ballot for the Presidential election–in California, of course. Even though California’s…
Apparently, the newest restaurant hotspot for 2012 is not what you would normally imagine. It would be no surprise to see A-list actresses, politicians, and celebrities grazing upon foie gras at restaurants like Buccan or Cafe Boulud. But lately they’re not.Earlier this year, the ultimate one-percenter, former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney…
Post-holiday stupor (and bank balance) put you in the market for something mellow this weekend? Perfect, because things are prettttty quiet in the pre-New Year’s Eve buildup. Clean Plate Charlie has rounded up a handful of food- and drink-related activities this weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Most are…
There are nearly a dozen taco options on Pinche Taqueria’s concise Mexican-American menu. Despite our expectations for more true-to-form Mexican fare, stemming from Pinche’s New York locations and their strict adherence to those traditions, Stephanie Lee, owner of the Wilton Manors outpost, told us that the New York menu wasn’t…
Are we safe anywhere anymore? Orlando’s Wesh.com is reporting a wheelchair-bound man was stabbed a handful of times in the abdomen at a McDonald’s restaurant late Christmas Day…
If you love Moonfest, you’re going to really love this year’s War of the Worlds New Year’s Eve party in West Palm Beach.The creators of Moonfest are bringing back the 500 Block New Year’s Eve party to Clematis St., which shuts down the west end of the street for an…
The restaurant industry is the gift that keeps on giving, and December was no exception. Santa’s little elves were busy this month, bringing more than a dozen new restaurants to Broward and Palm Beach counties. In addition to that, there are a few new projects on the “up and coming”…
As we waited for a server to bring us the bill after a weekday dinner, we heard someone yell “Bitch!” in a joking, high-pitched voice. It turned out that one man at a neighboring table of three had taken it upon himself to pay the check. He got the usual…
Food trucks are considered by many to be a quick and fun way to feed a family. At local food truck roundups or in a park, food trucks serve up inexpensive fare to people in a hurry. Though they will never replace mom’s home cooking or a luxurious anniversary meal,…
New Year’s Eve is one of those nights that can be highly overrated. You get dressed up, pay four times the normal price for a buffet dinner, party hat, and champagne, and listen to either a wedding band or DJ as the clock strikes midnight. This year, we’re thinking of…
We would say that 2012 was year of the burger, but, then again, so was 2011. And for that matter 2010. Apparently, Americans are obsessed with red meat. After the economy took a landslide the love of all things meaty slid down to steak’s less expensive counterpart: the burger. We have…
With every well-branded name comes an image. Abercrombie & Fitch: preppy, half naked teenagers. Lulu Lemon: hot, yoga moms. Holiday Inn: cheap. Trump: gaudy asshole. And then there’s the Ritz-Carlton: special, luxurious, wealthy, 1,000-thread count sheets. It’s a brand that every one can recognize, yet so few can actually enjoy. Well,…
Upscale, chi-chi bars with red carpets and the VIP treatment are certainly nothing new on the South Florida landscape. They are a regular staple in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. So, the most remarkable thing about the opening of the latest high-class establishment is its location.The Vega…
Merry Christmas! Clean Plate Charlie hopes that you and yours got everything your little hearts desired, whether it was a six-pack of $85 beer or a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven. Now that the gifts have been unwrapped and the living room is buried in a sea of ribbon and shredded paper,…
It’s Christmas Eve and everywhere around you, families are getting together with some cocoa or eggnog to celebrate both the birth of our savior and the imminent arrival of Santa Claus. However, for us Jewish people, Christmas eve was known as “the night when everything closes”. The only places open…
I have driven past Napoleon Bakery about 870 times and never given it a second glance until the other day, when upon the urging of my friend Steve, we stopped in. The facade of the building looks a bit Disney-esque, like a candy “shoppe” in Fantasyland circa 1970. Clapboard covered…
If you’re reading this now, it likely means you’re running down the clock at work, sipping from a Thermos of spiked eggnog and counting the moments until sweet, holiday vacation time is yours. Those who are sticking around town this week will find there’s not a whole lot going on…
Kimberly Hale has the kind of job that every kid (and sugar-addict adult) would fantasize about. She spends her days playing with candy. Or rather, carefully arranging well thought-out, highly customized candy buffets for weddings, showers, parties, and other special events as coordinated by her Florida-based business Extraordinary Sweets. So,…
So…You just got off the phone with your mother-in-law. The folks are hitting town a day earlier than expected, effectively putting the kibosh on your plans for a Christmas Eve spent in your jammies picking at a DiGiornos. How to feed and entertain the troops without breaking a sweat? Leave…
Leaving cookies and milk for Santa could get pretty expensive if Congress doesn’t pass the Farm Bill, created in 1933 to provide subsidies to U.S. farmers during the Great Depression. Since then, the Farm Bill has grown and expanded to include not only farm subsidies, but disaster assistance, crop insurance,…
Be honest: Cooking that elaborate Thanksgiving feast last month really took it out of you and the thought of going through all that work again on Christmas is a total bummer. Save the energy for gift opening (and possibly, gift returning the following day) by having a restaurant do the…
