It’s true traditional Bavarian cuisine has not traditionally been the most vegetarian-friendly, but times change, and now that Oktoberfest shares the month with Vegetarian Awareness, we might as well incorporate some German-inspired vegetarian dishes so the animal loving/health conscious among us don’t have to miss out.Sauerkraut is one of the…
About a dozen years ago, on North University Drive in Lauderhill, Susan Kim opened Gabose, a Korean barbecue restaurant with charcoal pits at the center of some tables, so diners could custom-cook their own meals. Since then, several other Korean businesses have followed her, opening on the same stretch of…
Some lucky bastard got to eat a piece of Iberico ham off of Padma Lakshmi’s body last evening.No, it’s not some lame Top Chef dream sequence. This really happened. In front of thousands of people. And that man was some stranger. OK — he did donate $1,000 to charity, so…
Salsa Fiesta, the Broward and Miami-Dade-based fast and casual Mexican concept of South Florida that originated in Venezuela, is getting geared up to fight breast cancer this month. Since opening its first location in Miami in 2009, the restaurant’s new location in Pembroke Pines will be hosting the Salsa Fiesta…
It makes sense that Rocco’s Tacos is holding a Chihuahua fundraiser, since it was another, larger taco joint that helped to make Chihuahuas one of the most popular breed of dog in the United States.Back in 1997, fast food chain Taco Bell started an advertising campaign featuring a talking Chihuahua…
For everyone who has missed Martha Stewart since she signed-off on her last Martha show in May, we give you reason to rejoice with this month’s debut of her new TV series, Martha Stewart’s Cooking School, inspired by her 2008 cookbook of the same title. Unlike her daily eponymous-titled show, which was…
Fall is in the air, and all you alcoholics know what that means: fall beer time!OK, let’s get real — fall is never in the air in South Florida. However, it’s fall beer time anyways, damn it, and we’re going to enjoy the frothy goodness of crisp pumpkin and pecan…
Today at about 1:15 EST, stuntman and skydiver Felix Baumgartner is scheduled to be lifted via a special balloon to the edge of space. Wearing a pressurized spacesuit-type outfit, he will step out of a capsule and hurtle toward Earth, in hopes of breaking the sound barrier — without a…
You see, we here are Clean Plate Charlie love you guys. You keep us alive. You’re our reason for waking up every morning. That and a steaming cup of Johan. And because we love you so much, we want to give you free stuff. That’s why we’re giving away three…
It’s getting to be that time of year. The weather is slowly starting to cool down. Restaurant staffs are eagerly awaiting the return of the long-lost “season.” And locals with a hankering for accents are getting psyched as their objects of desire prepare to return. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat…
UPDATE: Check out our most recent list of the ten best romantic restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, and be a hero this Valentine’s Day. Whether it’s planning for an anniversary, plotting a proposal, or trying to get out of the doghouse for botching an anniversary or proposal in…
It’s said that Sukiyabashi Jiro — a small yet revered establishment tucked away in a Tokyo subway — is considered to be among the best sushi restaurants in the world. Run by 86-year-old shokunin Jiro Ono, a man now considered a national treasure by the Japanese, the restaurant’s menu is…
This week is looking like the ultimate week for pleasure seekers. Fine wines, gourmet food, craft beers, big toys, and world-wide dinner trends are all on the menu for the discerning South Floridian looking for a way to celebrate the good life. Is your inner philanthropist looking for a good…
My local friends, we’re only weeks away from the snowbirds flocking to South Florida to clog our roads, retail stores, and restaurants. You’ll start to fill your bumper-to-bumper mornings by counting the Quebec license plates and wondering if you can teach our French-Canadian guests enough English so they understand what…
When a patron sits down at the bar, the bartender immediately sizes up him or her and wonders: “Is this an amateur who is going to cheapskate me out of a tip? Or is this person a pro drinker?” We know — it’s not nice to stereotype. But it takes…
DIG Restaurant has relocated from its West Atlantic Avenue location to the heart of Downtown Delray Beach, taking over the location suddenly vacated by Atlantique Cafe just before the Delray Tastemakers back in August.On the one hand, it is a somewhat paradoxical move for the locavore-type establishment, as it will…
If all of your extra energy — and entertainment budget — isn’t put to use hitting as many Dine Out Lauderdale restaurants as you can this weekend, perhaps there’s room to sample a few of the other food- and drink-related events being offered in South Florida. In addition to one-time…
Oktoberfest means it’s time for beer-chugging contests and libation-filled celebrations of the world’s most popular alcoholic beverage. But there are other ways to honor the drink. In fact, Oktoberfest is a great opportunity to bake up sweet odes to beer.Stout beer — made with roasted barley or malt — lingers…
Did you know that downtown Delray Beach — what has been a go-to South Florida dining destination for more than 25 years — has about 111 restaurants, many of which you’ll find on Atlantic Avenue?With long-standing favorites like Vic and Angelo’s, City Oyster, and Cafe de France among the many…
Know how everyone can be having a good time, hanging out, eating their beach club sandwiches, and all of a sudden, bam, E. coli shows up all Scumbag Steve-like and ruins the party? That’s sort of what happened earlier this year when multiple food poisoning outbreaks caused national sandwich franchise…
Tee-Jay Thai Sushi: Middling Asian in Wilton Manors
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