Several recent restaurant additions — all newly-opened within the past six months — are bringing more dining options to West Palm Beach. From a dive that’s not quite a dive, to a few new Asian-themed eateries, downtown’s Clematis St. in West Palm Beach is finally on its way.Here, a list of…
Sad (but not surprising) to say, tonight’s beer and cheese pairing at Funky Buddha Lounge is sold out. But there are still plenty of other barley-soaked happenings, plus other food and drink events, this week in Broward and Palm Beach counties. After the jump, find a list of dining events…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com. Parents get royally shafted in the dining out department. Choices…
Long before the internet and e-books, the main source of information and entertainment was the local public library, where people of all ages looked at things made out of chewed up wood called paper…The Delray Beach Public Library has been around for nearly 100 years and, though it’s evolved with…
If you’re a “real person” that loves to cook, GSN is looking for you. Their new show, Beat the Chefs, is seeking amateur chef teams consisting of a lead and two sous chefs to compete against “some of the best chefs in the business”, specifically Beau McMillan, executive chef of…
Some things will just never taste good. Cafeteria and airline food, for example. And giving your man a BJ.Yeah, we’re pretty sure that will never taste good.Lucky for everyone involved, Masque — a company based in Tampa — has developed a product that claims to make fellatio downright tasty!…
It’s not really a smoothie, and it’s definitely not a milkshake, but the Orange Julius — that frothy, creamy, citrusy goodness — is still something more than just juice.Most of us became familiar with Orange Julius in the late ’80s, when Dairy Queen bought the rights to the original 1920s…
Who doesn’t love the taste of lionfish? Yes, lionfish may look scary, but they’re actually quite delicious — sort of like snapper, but better — making it the perfect white-fleshed fish for a variety of Caribbean-themed dishes, including ceviche.As part of its outreach to educate consumers on the dangers the…
A great weekend in food and drink should offer a chance to go from high- (wine dinners with renowned chefs) to low-brow (food truck rallies and eating competitions) without breaking a sweat. After the jump, find a list of five genre-spanning dining events going down this weekend in Broward and…
Like the lions that roam the African planes, the lions of the ocean are mighty predators.Well, not really. But these ferociously finned nonnative fish have managed to eat our tropical reefs bare.Which is why Key Largo-based REEF — short for Reef Environmental Education Foundation — has launched a series of…
Earlier we shared with you the top ten best lunch boxes you could buy your kids for back to school. And sure, you could do that if you don’t love them enough to make them yourself.Since 2008 dad Derek Benson has been decorating his kids boring brown paper lunch bags…
Do you ever dream about getting your hands on some cheese? We don’t mean daintily nibbling on a little tidbit of cheddar — we mean literally getting in there and plunging your hands into vats of liquid cheese in the act of making your very own mozzarella?…
Some restaurants come and go. Fewer come and stay. And a rare group sticks around long enough to eventually develop maturity, confidence, and an intangible sense of permanence. Pilar Restaurant & Lounge is unusual in that it already exuded those attributes when it launched in Aventura’s Promenade Shops in 2003…
Tickets are now available for the inaugural Flavors of Fort Lauderdale grand tasting event on Sunday, November 11.The grand tasting is part of the four-day Flavors of Fort Lauderdale festival, which will feature a series of dinners in addition to Sunday’s large-scale fete. Sunday’s grand tasting will take place from…
When choosing the next president of the United States, one has to weigh many issues. There’s the economy, health care, beer appreciation…President Barack Obama, for instance, likes his beer so much that he’s brewing and bottling his own private-label stash at the White House.For more than a year, we’ve heard…
It’s no secret that South Florida has some of the hottest service-industry girls in the world, and this Sunday, you can see just how hot during In the Biz magazine’s own second-annual Bartender Beauty Contest.At this event, audience members get to do more than simply watch — they also play…
In the wake of Oceana’s recent report on South Florida fish fraud, Clean Plate Charlie had a chat with Cod & Capers’ owner Steve Gyland to learn more about how to buy fresh fish. These tips are from a guy who’s been working with the ocean’s bounty for more than…
Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of venerable chef, TV personality, and all-around kick-ass woman Julia Child. No snark here: There’s too much to admire about the Francophile gourmand, from her passion for life and excellent food to her prolific career and refusal to let rejection ever…
No matter what the calendar says, summer is nearly over. Soon, kids all over Florida will be getting up early and turning their brains on for another year of FCATS, book reports, and school lunches.Your kids feel as passionate about how lunch is carried to school as they do about…
Earlier this month, Clean Plate Charlie revealed that chef Steven Zobel was leaving East End Brasserie in Atlantic Resort & Spa (read the blog post about his departure here). This week, we’ve got details on the chef’s new project in Fort Lauderdale.Zobel will be the executive chef at D.B.A. restaurant, located…
Tomasso’s Pizza & Subs in Boca Raton is one of those family establishments staffed by actual family and employees who’ve been there so long, they’ve become family. That’s probably why every year around this time, they do a fundraiser to help local schoolchildren…
“Her name was Lola… She was a showgirl…”That’s the first line of the hit Barry Manilow song about iconic New York City nightclub Copacabana, which saw the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Desi Arnaz, and Sam Cooke (to name just a few) performing on its stage…
