The Deal: Though the food truck craze is sweeping our neighbors in Miami, Fort Lauderdale has been slower to join in the food truck revolution. Enter Nacho Bizness, International Taco Bar. Nacho Bizness rolls the truck weekdays to First Avenue and 18th Court (just west of Andrews). It’s at lunchtime that you can get…
The Earl of Sandwich would be proud.Free footlongs, now that’s a mouthful…
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. 100: Vacio Steak from Angus Bar and GrillAt Angus Bar and Grill, the successor to…
A south Palm Beach County staple, this tiny café brings smiles to the faces of senior citizens and children alike, all through the medium of dessert…
Talk about having your work cut out for you: chef Ardasher “Alex” Asadullaev is responsible for all seven restaurants at the sprawling Mardi Gras casino complex.That’s what you get when you snag your job by beating out other contestants in a reality-showy cook-off competition…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. A misconception about the restaurant biz is that holidays are the busiest time in a kitchen. When in actuality, while those days are particulary busy, a lovely concept called reservations brings control…
It’s great when restaurants have websites. Makes life easier than trudging through a thicket of Yelps or merry bands of Advising Tripsters. But just because an eatery has some HTML skills doesn’t mean they have to use them. The Oatmeal has identified some of the worst traits of food-based websites. And it’s…
Bluejay’s Cafe. It’s where you want to go for brunch, lunch, dinner — well, any meal, really.This Fort Lauderdale restaurant, just steps from the downtown Riverwalk, like burgers, salads and sandwiches as well as beautifully prepared and unique entress.And, for today only, you can sample any of their dishes — and…
You already know South Florida is delightfully alcohol-soaked: We’ve got dives that boast 23-hour licenses and clubs that don’t shut down until 4 a.m. We’ve got ubiquitous fishbowls of syrupy beach booze, robust beers found at snobby gastropubs and microbreweries, and liquor stores on every damned corner. We take it…
Earlier this week we did an interview with Chef Peter Masiello of Prime and Il Bacio. Read our interview with Chef Peter here and here. Chef Peter agreed to share his crabcakes recipe…
Chef Anthony Sanders says that Taco Liquisimo, the taco stand he’s just opened at the Oceanside Farmer’s Market in Lake Worth, gives him the creativity and an outlet to be as outrageous as he wants on the weekends.”I love it. I can express myself. I just grab ingredients and come…
Perennial James Beard Foundation nominee Zach Bell of Palm Beach’s Café Boulud is getting a third crack at being named Best Chef South, joining Dean James Max of Fort Lauderdale’s 3030 Ocean as two of three South Florida semifinalists for the 2011 Beard award. The third SoFla chef is Philippe…
To serve the growing interest in gluten-free foods, the Celiac Disease Foundation of South Florida has expanded its annual expo and moved it to a new location.This year’s expo is at the South Florida Fairgrounds Saturday, Feb. 19, and will showcase vendors selling gluten-free products, allow room for lecturers on…
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt is having their Grand Opening in Boca on Saturday February 19th from noon til 4pm. The best part is that you will have an excuse to eat frozen yogurt, because 25% of the proceeds from the day are going to The Make A Wish Foundation of…
The Place: Tricky Dick’s Pub, 9900 Sandalfoot Blvd., Boca Raton. Call 561-482-7400. The Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. The Deal: $2 bottles, $2.50 drafts, $6 pitchers of Ice House and PBR, $6.50 pitchers of all other drafts. The Digs: Located in a non-descript strip mall Tricky Dick’s…
Bravo is the word locals use to describe this upscale Italian eatery.Step into this Fort Lauderdale restaurant, Bravo Ristorante, and you’ll see why they’ve been serving up authentic Italian for more than a decade. With a wide ranging lunch …
Carla Hall, the loveable and ditzy Top Chef cheftestant that usually runs around like a chicken with her head cut off, was recently on Late Show with Jimmy Fallon to share her winning Chicken Pot Pie Recipe. For those of you who want a bit of lovin’ in the oven,…
I believe it was Nostradamus who predicted that 2011 would be The Year of Pie. Following that logic, it stands to reason that Cherry Pie Day, otherwise known as Sunday, Feb. 20, should be a celebration to end all superfluous food holiday festivities. Though not as readily available in Broward…
We continue with Part Two of our interview with Peter Masiello, executive chef at Il Bacio and Prime. Read part one here. Clean Plate Charlie: What’s on your plate at home: Chef Peter Masiello: I very rarely cook at home. I live in an apartment and I like it clean…
Last week we saw Fabio pack his knives. Fabio! Call me if you’re feeling a little blue at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival next week…I’ll do my very best to comfort you in your time of need. Padma introduces the Muppets! The judges are Cookie Monster, Tellie and…
If the statement of ‘you are what you eat’ holds true, then right now I am a warm and gelatinous pile of vegan biscuits and gravy with a handful of Sour Patch Kids clinging to the curvier bits of my exterior. But if I had the discipline, I’d much rather…
I’ve got an idea for a new reality show. It’s called The Real Housewives of Boca Raton, and it could be filmed almost exclusively inside Vivo Partenza. Think about it: Those “Real Housewives” shows are all about wealthy socialites living out their dramatic lives. And I can’t imagine a better…
