Get ready for the 2011 Las Olas Wine and Food Festival sponsored by Tequila Herradura, Bombay Sapphire Gin and Premier Beverage Company, and benefiting the American Lung Association. The multi-day event will provide guests with plenty to look forward to, such as a gourmet food truck round up, a cupcake…
It’s no secret that Girl Scout cookies are a popular treat and topic around these parts, but those Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Tagalongs–while unarguably delicious–are not entirely free from controversy. Turns out, a good number of those iconic morsels contain palm oil, which if you’re like me is a…
This week’s review in Dish, we check out the Mexican mini-chain, Dos Caminos at the newly refurbished Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel. Is the new restaurant in the old Yankee Clipper on A1A? Yep, it sure is. Quite a curious choice for a trendy chain given other locations in hip…
Chef Emeril Lagasse is a household name. With his larger than life personality and his trademarked phrases like Bam! and Take it up a notch!, Chef Emeril is a living legend. Before Emeril’s celebrity status, though, he was a chef who risked it all to open a restaurant in a questionable…
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. 63: “Monster” Hoagie from LaSpada’s Original Hoagies In an ideal situation, life would consist…
Gotta love a good ol’ fashioned placebo effect. Although many problematic poo-ers across the country swear that probiotic yogurts improve their digestion, the lack of scientific evidence has landed a few yogurt producers in hot toilet water (sorry)…
There’s been a bit of trouble on the high seas since the Atlantic Ocean Club (AOC) opened in Delray earlier this year. After losing its executive chef, Jamie DeRosa, less than two months after they opened, the upscale restaurant has been a somewhat wayward ship until now. Atlantic Ocean Club…
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. 64 Truffled Chips from YOLO…
Salad bars, dessert bars, and even all-you-can-eat sushi bars. But a hot sauce bar? Yes. It exists…
Imagine a world made for beer lovers — a place where brew, food and music come together to create the ultimate beer bar. It’s a world where there are literally hundreds of taps and bottles to choose from, and the selection is always changing. Better yet, it’s a world where you can sample…
16 Handles Topping bar at 16 Handles 16 Handles, the NYC-based frozen yogurt chain, hits Boca Raton’s University Commons shopping center this week. 16 Handles is named after the 16 frozen yogurt “taps” that guests can self-serve from. Patrons choose either a biodegradable cup or waffle cup and work their…
Restaurateur Stephen Starr (of Steak 954 and Morimoto fame) has opened Makoto at the Bal Harbor Shops, bringing some life and good food to the mall. The 200-seat indoor/outdoor restaurant will offer modern Japanese cuisine with twists on classic Japanese dishes. Makoto will also ofer sushi, but will focus on hot…
Only 35 days until “America’s Next Great Restaurant” opens. That’s right, by the end of the televised reality show, three branches of the new chain will actually be open for service. Crazy, right? Especially when you consider how far these contestants still have to go…Last night’s competition involved actually designing…
[jump] Any mussel aficionado will likely tell you that one of his favorite traits of the dish is the broth. Whether wine-based or tomato, mussels are typically found swimming in this flavorful broth, with a good amount of crusty bread nearby for sopping. If you’ve never been to Timpano’s for their…
While South Florida offers half a dozen different variations of fast-casual Mexican cuisine, how many of them have this?…
The horsey little burg of Wellington is hardly the first thought of anyone seeking a little culinary adventure, but the new Pangea Bistro (10140 Forest Hill Blvd., 561-793-9394) just may change all that. Founded by Venezuelan interior designer Grethel Boscan and a quartet of alums of the Four Seasons Palm…
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. 66 – Fish Sandwich from Lazy Loggerhead Cafe…
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. 67: Fresh Tomato Pizza from Pizza Time of Boca Raton…
There are some people who are just born to be good bartenders — whether it’s their chosen line of work or not. Luckily, this week’s Bar Talk bartender from Delray Beach happens to be one of those people. This girl’s not your typical hot chick behind the bar — sure, she’s…
Ever have an orange blossom infused cookie? When chocolate chip and oatmeal just seem too “blah,” perhaps a little chai spice shortbread might be just the change you need. No need to bake, either. Even if you’re the type to burn the cookies that come …
Coyote Ugly in Ft. Lauderadale’s Himmarshee nightlife district is known for bartenders offering sweaty body shots, yelling at patrons for not partying hard enough, and for unpleasant bathrooms.Earlier this month, the lively watering hole closed after apparently experiencing some tax troubles…
Earlier this week, we interviewed Top Chef cheftestant spike Mendelsohn. If you missed the interview, you can catch it here and here. Since Spike’s restaurants are in Washington D.C., he’s named this delicious patty melt after First Lady Michelle Obama. Enjoy the recipe. Michelle Melt Turkey…
