Rocco’s Tacos Announces Fourth Location in Palm Beach Gardens

It’s been four days since our last mention of Rocco’s Tacos, and you’re likely concerned regarding the paucity of updates. So, here ya go: Rocco’s Tacos owners Rocco Mangel and Big Time Restaurant Group announced the opening of a fourth location in the PGA Commons of Palm Beach Gardens scheduled…

Guess Where We’re Eating!?

With their attempts to bring worldwide frankfurter cuisine to Broward County, this tiki hut has clearly succeeded. Success so big they had to spread the hot dog happiness by opening another location…

Celebrate Mardi Gras: Six Parties in Broward

Mardi Gras is the annual celebration of beads, parades, costumes, and drinking in New Orleans. Though Mardi Gras is celebrated for weeks, the main party is Fat Tuesday. If you haven’t already planned your New Orleans getaway, you’re probably too late to celebrate there. Luckily, there are a bunch of restaurants…

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Have Ice Cream Showdown

On The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert showed his jealous side by making fun of Jimmy Fallon’s new Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream “Late Night Snack.” Colbert said that the ice cream, which has salted caramel popcorn and chocolate-covered potato chips, sounded like “the Pringles Man took a dump in an…

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 86 — The Grease Beast From Grease Burger

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. 86: The Grease Beast from Grease Burger BarNicole DannaThe Grease Beast​…

Sandra Lee and the Pyrex “Bakeover” Giveaway

If you like the combination of Pyrex and Facebook (and who doesn’t?), you’ll enjoy this chance to win a free set of Pyrex bakeware worth $250.When you’re done chuckling at the juxtaposition of “Pyrex” and “bakeware,” keep in mind that, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a signed copy of Sandra…

Feeding South Florida March for Hunger

Foodie, food obsessed, food snob, gastronome, food whore, whatever you call yourself – you’ve been hated on at least once or twice by a lot of people. Take a break from the hating and do something positive for a change. If anything, just to show you ain’t shallow.

Five Best Inedible Uses for Bacon

We can ALL agree that bacon is the SHIZNIT, especially when paired with others meats, veggies, more fat, chocolate…really, bacon goes with just about everything.

But sometimes, obsession goes too far. After the jump, see our 5 picks for craziest inedible bacon finds (and where to buy them). We don’t advise you to eat any of it, but you surely will be tempted to.

Polynesian Fest Sunday in Boca’s Royal Palm Place

OK, admit you didn’t know we had a Polynesian Culture Association, but we do – and they’re putting on their 2nd annual Boca Polynesian Cultural Festival Sunday afternoon.Pu-pu platter-type foods (skewered hors d’oeuvres like pork with chicken and pineapple or fried stuffed wontons), egg rolls, barbecued ribs, fried rice and…

Chick-fil-A Giving Away Free Fries Today

Free Fries! Stoners and College Students are weeping for joy. ​We know how much you love Chick-fil-A. It’s got an almost-cultish following. But did you ever stop to think if Chick-fil-A loves you back? The answer is a resounding yes!  Chick-fil-A is showing the love,because today from 2PM – 4PM, Chick-fil-A will be…

Coconut Curried Snapper, A Recipe From Chef Charles Coe

Chef Charles Coe is the star of the new television series Catch, Clean Cook. Set in the Caribbean, Chef Charles and takes viewers to different exotic locales where he and his crew make a wonderful meal using only the freshest local ingredients. Clean Plate Charlie interviewed Chef Charles and you…

I’m Eating What?! Irish Potatoes

The Irish people have a long and sordid history with their potatoes. In the 1800s, potatoes had a bad rap, associated with the Irish Potato Famine that killed more than 1 million people. Potatoes are standard with nearly every Irish meal: boiled, sliced, or fashioned into a pancake. For the…

Sefa Mediterranean Grill Debuts in Delray

The (restaurant) rich just get (restaurant) richer, as Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue and environs welcome a classy-looking new eatery specializing in Turkish and Mediterranean cuisines.  Sefa Mediterranean Grill (165 NE Second Ave.; 561-330-0004) makes its debut next door to the site of the late and not particularly lamented Taste Gastropub…

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 89 — Coal-Oven Wings From Table 42

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.Check No. 89: Coal-Oven Wings From Table 42 The city of Buffalo is known for two…

Restaurant Roll Call For February 2011

We had a few highly anticipated restaurant openings in February, like Rocco’s Tacos on Las Olas in Ft. Lauderdale. And there were a few closures, as well. In the comments section, let us know of any we may have missed. OPENINGSRocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar – 1313 East Las Olas…

BurgerFi to Open in Delray… and Beyond

The “Burgerfication of the nation” marches onward, or at least the expansion of SoFla restaurateur David Manero’s soon-to-be-not-so-fledgling upscale hamburger empire. On July 4 (there’s something else special about that date, but I can’t quite remember what it is), the second BurgerFi is slated to debut in what used to…