If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. If you haven’t wandered past the mesmerizing glow of jellyfish gracing the entrance of Steak 954 because you’re put…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 49: Uni Angel Hair Pasta from Hiro’s Yakko-SanThe prized roe from a spiny sea urchin,…
Torchon refers to the cooking method in which the French delicacy foie gras is deveined, wrapped in a light towel, and poached. When it’s done, the foie gras is lightly spreadable and deliciously rich. Serving it from there can be very creative. The idea is to pair the torchon with…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 50: Meatballs from Cafe MartoranoIt’s been the subject of Las Vegas meatball-eating contests and…
It’s no secret that I’ll eat pretty much anything made from, made with, or made in the same room as a meat or meat byproduct. Oddly, not everyone feels the same way. Occasionally, someone around here whom I won’t name because she knows where I sleep — cough, my wife,…
Cheap wine that doesn’t suck rarely is Merlot. On the Universal Suckitude Scale, cheap Merlot ranks slightly higher than dogshit omelets and just below seeing Kirstie Alley naked.Why? Well, Merlot naturally runs to the soft and flabby side — sort of like Rex Ryan without the personality — which is…
This week on the blog:The Meatist gets up close and personal with sausage balls.Tulipan, Jack’s, Woodlands, and more end up in this week’s 100 Favorite Dishes.Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares visit to Le Bistro was as dramatic as it gets.Here’s how to recreate Table 42’s wood-fired chicken wings from home.Everyone’s getting…
I’ve got to ask: What’s up with all the Italian joints opening in South Florida lately?It seems in the past few months we’ve seen more tomato sauce served than on a Sunday in Bensonhurst. If you count pizza joints that have opened recently, that number is even bigger.Just to touch…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 51: Burger from Jack’s Old Fashion Hamburger HouseJack’s, if the name isn’t indication enough, is…
Haven’t met Mochi yet? Well, it’s probably time you did, since this Asian item seems to be quickly making its way into the vernacular of foodies around the States. It has shown up on dessert menus, stuffed with ice cream, at various sushi and Thai restos around town and was…
It seems we’re getting inundated in these parts with chain burger joints. First came Five Guys, then Elevation Burger, and now Boardwalk says it’ll open 50 stores in Florida. So that got us thinking: Which chain burger joints should also be heading to South Florida?Below is a list of the…
Steve Martorano may have had humble beginnings running a one-man sandwich delivery business out of the basement of his mother’s South Philly home, but there’s nothing humble about his newest restaurant venture, set to debut later this month in the gaudy Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Consider this: Martorano’s…
Very few seats left at Savor the Avenue, but make this ceviche at home and pretend you’re there.
I’ve been doing a lot of eating at West Indian restaurants for an upcoming column, which means my days and nights have been full of doubles, roti, and aloo pie.What’s aloo pie, you ask? It’s a popular Trinidadian street food made up of a (usually) fried piece of bread, slit…
• Fort Lauderdale’s largest, outdoor happy hour is back on April 9. The Riverwalk Trust’s Get Downtown series, now in its 12th year, brings the party to the streets with food, entertainment, and drink all for $20 ($25 at the door). Sample bites from YOLO, Bova Prime, Chima, Cold Stone…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 52: Charcuterie Too’s Daily Lunch PlatesSure, this list is our top 100 dishes, and…
• Doc’s All-American Café, the 1950s-style Delray Beach diner where teenagers still wear bobbysox and the cars all have tail fins, has expanded the reach of its inexpensive burgers and ultra-thick, creamy milkshakes to Boynton Beach (1797 N. Congress Ave., 561-733-0997). Unlike its Delray parent, the new Doc’s is a…
The phrase “Japanese soul food” might not parse, until, that is, you step into Hiro’s Yakko-San, an izakaya-style joint serving beer, sake, and Japanese “tapas” to a late-night crowd. It’s a favored destination of South Florida’s sushi chefs, who stumble in after their shifts end (which explains the late hours)…
I’ve been asking myself what makes good service. It’s not just because I’ve received so little of it — though a distinct lack of anything will make you question what’s so great about it in the first place. There are the nuts and bolts, of course — proper wine presentation,…
Walking into a Deerfield Beach Tex-Mex restaurant last week, I noticed a handwritten sign on the door. It read, “Due to tomato shortage, customers are limited to one bowl of salsa per table.”Tex-Mex without salsa? That’s like pizza without cheese. Or sauce.After one of the coldest winters in the past…
Move over, the Office, there’s a new gastropub in town. And just think, before a few months ago, Delray wouldn’t have known a gastropub from an upscale beer bar (paging Tryst).Chef Allen Susser’s Taste Gastropub is slated to open in April at 169 NE Second Avenue in the Pineapple Grove…
