Since food trucks are a craze in Miami, it stands to reason that Broward and Palm Beach are ripe for a food-truck invasion. With our ears to the ground, Clean Plate Charlie is hearing about some food-truck roundups up “north,” and we’ll share with you as soon as we get…
In a perfect world, there would be no poverty, hunger or dictators. Unfortunately, we live in an imperfect world where idiots abound and money rules and corrupts. Sometimes, donations and volunteering at the local YMCA is not enough to fill the pang in your stomach. Why not get more out of your next vacation? Stop booking that trip to Aspen NOW.
n true Clean Plate Charlie fashion, we squeeze every last bit that we could get our hands on. My previous post Five Best Inedible Uses for Bacon was popular, so here’s a spinoff specifically for the bonafide bacon lovers, aka the Baconaters: the ten best EDIBLE bacon finds. While the last list left you drooling with no reward, this list will let you have your cake er bacon and eat it, too. Do I need to say more? Didn’t think so.
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 60: Breakfast in a Pot from Tom Sawyer Restaurant and Pastry Shop Biscuits and…
B Ocean Fort Lauderdale, located on Sunrise Boulevard and A1A, began the first day of its grand opening celebration on Thursday night. The event opened to an crowd interested in checking out the recently renovated hotel, previously the Holiday Inn. Guests of the hotel and special invitees toured the two…
Matt Webster looks good behind the bar at Tequesta Brewing Co. Pull up a bar stool and sit down to sample any of the brewery’s six beers, and he’ll gladly pour you a pint and describe the taste and color — even how each are made.But that’s not what makes…
Earlier in the week, we interviewed Chef Emeril Lagasse. If you missed the interview, you can read it here and here. We’re now sharing one of Emeril’s recipes with you. These Vietnamese-style wings are inspired by a dish that’s on the menu at Chef Emeril’s restaurant NOLA in New Orleans – Miss…
Ladybug, Ladybug owner Carrie White traveled around the world after high school. Coming from a strict religious background, White wanted to see the world before settling down to college and a career. Her travels led her to Southeast Asia, where she saw insects being sold as food in marketplaces alongside…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 61 Fried Jumbo Shrimp from Betty’s Soul Food…
There are few things more genuinely satisfying than bacon. Different shapes, sizes, tastes, and preparations make bacon one of the most versatile, fattiest foods we can consume. We can even eat it broken into pieces and garnished on top of ice cream. The new Maple Bacon Sundae at Denny’s, a…
Palm Beach County’s first annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation benefit, to be held Wednesday, April 13, in West Palm’s Kravis Center, will feature a cooking competition between two of NoSoFla’s (that’s North South Florida to you) hottest chefs. Zach Bell of Café Boulud and Dean James Max…
If you haven’t stepped into a Burger King this week, you’re in for a surprise. On Monday, they debuted their newly revamped chicken nuggets. Get this: the tenders are now round and include all white meat (because they weren’t all white meat before?).
Fort Lauderdale native, Chef Ted Inserra, certainly has experience in the South Florida restaurant industry. His extensive résumé boasts work with several popular local chefs such as Mark Militello, Michelle Bernstein, Johnny Vinczencz, and Oliver Saucy.Shortly after the fall of Smith & Jones, Inserra landed at Suite 100 in Ft…
The 16th Annual Wine and Culinary Celebration, April 1, 2011 Eat and drink like king and not as a fool on Friday, a.k.a. April Fools’ Day. The 16th Annual Wine & Culinary Celebration is your ticket to feast on a food and wine pairings culled from over 30 top South…
On Thursday, April 21 the très trendy Las Olas restaurant YOLO (You Only Live Once) will host a slider competition — Sips & Sliders at Sunset.The showdown will feature several of Fort Lauderdale’s finest restaurants competing for the title of “Fort Lauderdale’s Best Slider.” Proceeds will benefit the Jack &…
Publix is opening a 28,000 square-foot store in Lake Worth on April 28th. The store, located on Dixie Highway between Second and Third Avenue is designed to look like classic Publix stores. The store will employ about 100 people, and has been staffed with current Publix employees from other outlets…
Yesterday, we shared Part I of our interview with legendary chef Emeril Lagasse. If you missed it, here it is. We now present Part II of our interview. Clean Plate Charlie: Where did Bam! come from? Emeril Lagasse: Bam! came from the second or third run of Essence of Emeril…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 62: Pastrami Sandwich from Primanti Bros. The pastrami sandwich from Primanti Bros. is the…
A “casual neighborhood bar” just a few steps off Delray’s bustling Atlantic Avenue is now dishing cold beer, strong drink, DIY pizza and overstuffed sandwiches, courtesy of former Ohio restaurateur Adam Knoblock. Located in the old Vertigo sushi space, three-week-old Off the Ave Food & Spirits (19 SE Fifth Ave.,…
• The cheesesteak empire of Big Al Costilo and sons just got a little larger with the debut of the fourth local Big Al’s Steaks (11290 Legacy Ave., 561-866-7516) in the Legacy Place complex in Palm Beach Gardens. Along with the eatery’s true-to-Philly cheesesteaks (thin-sliced ribeye, Philadelphia bread, Cheez Whiz),…
Imagine this: Power-suit-wearing executives congregate around a table in a chichi conference room in Manhattan’s Soho district. The big shot at the head of the room clanks his Perrier-filled crystal glass and asks the group: “Where should we open our sixth Dos Caminos location, ladies and gentlemen?” In deep contemplation,…
Fleeing the Big Apple for balmier climes, chef-restaurateur Roberto Vacca has opened his first local restaurant, Piccolino (78 S. Federal Hwy., 561/395-8858), serving pizza and traditional Italian cuisine in a modest but nicely appointed space off Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton. “Very small” (“piccolino” in Italian) describes both the…
