The life of a chef isn’t one where you get a lot of thanks, toiling away in the kitchen, hearing only about how this table or that thought the steak was overcooked. So if you’re a chef looking for a bit of praise from your adoring public, you should totally…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com. 63. Conch Chowder at Sea RestaurantOn a recent visit, Sea was abuzz with a crowd of regulars, a handful…
Just when you thought it was safe to shave the ironic ‘stache, restaurateur Rocco Mangel provides cash incentive to cultivate a good soup strainer. In anticipation of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations at all four of his South Florida Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar locations, Mangel has announced a mustache…
A reader recently called Clean Plate Charlie’s attention to the barbecue served at the Hog Restaurant in Pompano Beach, an independent joint that’s been open for about six months. Since it’s all about style when it comes to barbecue, we’ll cut to the chase: Restaurant manager Alessandra Hall said the…
Lindsay Autry, Top Chef contestant from this past season, will host her next pop-up at kitchen store and culinary school In the Kitchen in Tequesta on April 17. The former executive chef at the now-closed Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy, Autry is staging pop-ups to feed her creativity and formidable…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.64. The Good Ole at Charm City BurgersThere’s no shortage of decadent burgers in South Florida, though the…
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team has scored a partnership with five food trucks to offer eats this season. Arepabox, B.C. Tacos, Che Grill, Dog Eat Dog, and Dolci Peccati Gelato will park at every home game in the northwest corner of Lockhart Stadium from 5 p.m. until kickoff at 7:30…
When The Grateful Palate in Fort Lauderdale — which recently made the Clean Plate Charlie list of “South Florida’s best places to sip wine” — welcomed sommelier David Hults in mid-February, the wine expert came with some ideas on a revamped happy hour to replace the restaurant’s existing after-work deal…
Tanzy is scheduled to open in early May in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The 7,000-square-foot restaurant/bar will be located adjacent to the space previously occupied by Sunrise Cinemas and currently undergoing renovation to become an iPic Theater. The new entertainment complex is expected to generate about 300 local jobs…
In an era of small plates and thinner wallets, a tasting menu is an indulgence. It showcases the skill of a chef, from the amuse bouche teaser down to the whimsy of dessert. It is when the diner willingly accedes to the chef because he wants to be wowed by…
Cadbury Creme Eggs debuted in 1963, the chocolate shell filled with a frosting yolk. Though they’re available by January, sales peak closer to Easter of course, as evidenced by the shortages in South Florida. In yesterday’s loop, I hit three CVS, to find the largest size out of stock. If you…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
Multicourse meals in which the diner signs on for a food journey determined by the chef, tasting menus are less prevalent here in the casual burbs, where dining out often means elevated bar food or soaking up booze with food as fuel. Yet they can be found if you look:…
One could argue that saganaki — Y’know: A burst of flame, “Opa!” and all that — is the territory of tourists and culinary bumpkins. But c’mon: Burned, booze-soaked cheese? What’s not to like? In a town that’s no stranger to the hummus and olive-oil-soaked trappings of Mediterranean fare, Estia Greek…
Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks that area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, we’re focusing on pizza from Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza. Welcome to Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza on Las Olas…
Easter and brunch go together like sodium-laced store-bought ham and canned pineapple slices. If you want the traditional eggs Benedict and carved roast beef holiday experience, check out our lists of Broward and Palm Beach restaurants serving Easter meals. If you’re looking to do something a little out of the…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 65: The East Coaster Breakfast There are a lot of reasons the steak and eggs here…
Restaurateur Sophia Mylona is helming Thasos Taverna, named for the Greek Island in the northern Aegean Sea. Former chef at Raleigh’s bu.ku, William D’Auvray has been hired for his expertise in fish, she says. D’Auvray also helmed Raleigh’s Fins restaurant and spent time in L.A. apprenticing for Michel Richard and…
Two local South Florida chefs are competing in a fiery battle to see who has the best grill skills in the Walmart Choice competition. The grill-off, sponsored by Kingsford charcoal and Coca-Cola, will have the chefs of Miami’s Red Fish Grill battle it out in a head-to-head competition to see…
What do you get when you trap a whiskey distiller and a brewmaster in a room together? One hell of a drink, is what we’re thinking. Actually, what you get is John John Dead Guy Ale, which is the collaboration of Rogue brewmaster John Maier and Rogue spirits master distiller…
With Easter-basket shopping in high gear, Peeps obsession is in full swing. But on Sunday night, after the sliced ham has gone cold, the plastic grass ingested by a pet or easily confused human candy hound, and the first glimmer of a jellybean-induced cavity forms, you may start wondering what…
