Bravo Top Chef Just Desserts is back. The worst part of summer isn’t the oppressive heat and humidity; it’s living without Top Chef. So when we heard that Top Chef Just Desserts is coming back to Bravo on August 24, we rejoiced — just one more month of Top Chef-less…
With more than 70 trucks on the South Florida food truck scene, we know how difficult it can be to choose which truck to patronize. Each week, we’re featuring a different truck, so you can get to know them. This week, we’re highlighting dessert truck Sugar Rush. No matter what…
Cook, restaurateur, cookbook author, businessman, buddy to the stars. . . now Steve Martorano has one more title to add to his resume: cooking teacher. In a series of nine videos entitled Yo Cuz: The Italian-American Cook, Martorano mixes a bit of Oprah-esque self-esteem building with his patented South Philly…
As ye sow, so shall ye reap, the Bible tells us. Of course, it also says, If thine eye offend thee, yank the motherfucker out, so it’s probably a good idea not to take this biblical stuff too literally. Still, when it comes to sowing and reaping and Dennis Max,…
Angelina Jolie eats crickets like they’re potato chips. In a ten-minute long commercial for luxury designer Louis Vuitton, Angelina Jolie talks about Cambodia. In the video, she talks about hidden minefields, riding elephants, watching sunsets and….eating bugs. Jolie talks about how she wanted her sons Pax and Maddox to…
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, a casual brewhouse chain that has five locations in Florida, is expanding to Pembroke Pines. The restaurant is set to open on September 19 and will serve the usual pub fare of pizzas, burgers, salads, and entrées along with its own line of handcrafted beers. …
Naturally, you’d be wary when an idea born and bred in Weston decides to send a doppelgänger to Las Olas. (If FTL were a copy of the planned suburban community, we’d all drive BMWs, live in matching pink houses, and have hair like Debbie Wasserman Schultz.) But this idea just…
How would you like to roll out in your own food truck? Maybe build a small business baking your grandmother’s amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe? Or that dressing all your friends and family just can’t get enough of?For a number of local start-ups, that dream has become a reality thanks…
A meal that serves three for $17? Count me in!At Buca di Beppo, there are no individual meals, unless you eat for three. Meals come in two portions: The small serves three, and the large serves six. Unlike frozen dinners, these meals really feed the intended number of people…
Resist the urge to ask pressing questions about the 15-foot jellyfish tank or the current availability of West Coast oysters at Steak 954 and let the restaurant’s chef de cuisine, Jason Landon Smith, do the talking. This Thursday, July 21, Smith will school you on more important matters like, among…
When’s the last time you indulged in a truly sophisticated romantic dinner with your S.O.? And no — abstaining from texting for the duration of the meal does not automatically qualify it as a “special” occasion…
The Grateful Dead’s “Truckin'” is one of the classic tunes of rock ‘n’ roll. Now restaurateur Gary Rack is singing his own version of truckin’ in what he hopes will become a classic bit of Rack ‘n’ Roll. The owner of Table 42 and Racks Downtown Eatery in Boca Raton…
In early July, we told you about Anthony Bourdain’s new Travel Channel show, 24 Hour Layover, in which he eats his way through more accessible cities like… Miami and Fort Lauderdale. We’re sure that Bourdain is a fan of Clean Plate Charlie and read our blog posting, because he’s in…
DiSalvo’s Trattoria and Pizzeria in West Palm Beach is having its Primo Anniversario celebration, and you’re invited. Unlike most restaurants that have a one-day party, DiSalvo’s is throwing a weeklong shindig starting tonight, July 19. The festivities include food and drink specials, live entertainment, a bocce ball tournament in their very own…
Everyone deserves a chance to eat like a god.And your chance has come in the form of Gyroville, the expanding South Florida Greek restaurant chain from owner, founder, and executive chef Lambros Kokkinelis.He’s even named his “fast, fresh” menu items after Zeus, Hera, and Athena, giving you god-like food at an…
Steve Martorano, South Florida’s larger-than-life Italian restaurateur from South Philly, is starring on a computer near you. Starting July 20, nine webisodes of his cooking show, Yo, Cuz: The Italian-American Cook, is on his website, cafemartorano.com.Martorano teaches viewers to make foods that have helped him create a mini-empire of restaurants…
Send your kids on a Willy Wonka-like adventure. Schakolad Chocolate Factory in Davie is giving kids 6 to 15 a chance to try their hand at dipping chocolates.The chocolatiers on staff, Dafne Reich and Adriana Schaked, who we assume have dealt with gooey kids before, will provide a 50-minute program…
Five Guys’ newest location at Cypress Creek Station in Fort Lauderdale hosted a group of 15 Big Brothers and Sisters mentors and mentorees on Saturday for an afternoon of food and fun. It was a fun outing with a twist — taking the orders for burgers, fries, and colas was…
From BBQ to burritos, food trucks stand for a few things every foodie can appreciate: super-affordable, super-fresh and extra-innovative takes on some of America’s favorite fare.With that in mind, Charlie says you can never have too much of a good thing — in this case, too many trucks to choose…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. You would think that since I’m a chef, no one ever offers to cook for me. Most times, I wish that were the case. Fact is that I’m constantly headed to a family…
• Wretched excess not enough for you? Conspicuous consumption too subtle? Want to lord it over the peasants with their pathetic little well drinks? Maybe the $400 “Elit” martini at Palm Beach Gardens’ Dirty Martini is the status symbol you’ve been craving. Made with Stoli “Elit” vodka and an anonymous…
Question: How many cocktails does it take to turn one skinny chick into a big, fat mess?Answer: One megasized margarita too many! If that hits a little too close to home, we have a better answer for you. Try downsizing your cocktail calories with Morton’s (yes, the steak house) new health-conscious…
