Las Olas Wine & Food Festival Set for April 27-30

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…

Order Up: Dos Caminos

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…

Interview with Chef Emeril Lagasse, Part I

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…

New Executive Chef, New Menu at Atlantic Ocean Club

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…

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 64 — Truffled Chips from YOLO

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…

World of Beer Grand Opening in West Palm Beach Tuesday, March 29

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 Frozen Yogurt Expands to Boca Raton

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…

Makoto Opens In Bal Harbor Shops

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…

America’s Next Great Restaurant Recap: Who’s Craving Saucy Balls?

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…

Pangea Bistro Brings Adventurous Dining to Wellington

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…

Coyote Ugly Saloon in Fort Lauderdale Closes

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…

Michelle Melt: A Recipe by Spike Mendelsohn

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…