We got a sad email this week from Chef Kevin McCarthy, the guy who introduced us to Southwestern cooking way back with his original Armadillo Cafe in west Davie 20 years ago, always our go-to spot for shrimp grits and chocolate fritters. The fourth and last incarnation of the animal…
A few weeks ago, Clean Plate Charlie reported that the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino would bring in a special catch, a whole loin worth of ultra-expensive and rare Kindai tuna, that it would sell as a special at its Thursday- through Saturday-night sushi bar, located just inside Nectar Lounge. Kindai…
Let us all praise the humble disc of ground beef stuffed between two slices of bread this month of May 2009. May, you see, is National Hamburger Month. And after all, if you can have National Prune Breakfast Month (January) or National Pickled Peppers Month (October) or National Peanut Butter…
You think Guy Fieri likes our local drive-ins, diners and dives? Just two weeks after a big shout-out to Havana Hideout in Lake Worth, last night the porcupine-haired host of “Triple D” did the same for the home away from home for deli-deprived New Yorkers: Flakowitz in west Boynton. Manager…
Today begins our Cucina Verite Movie of the Week (see our list of upcoming films to watch along with us), and in honor of Cinco de Mayo, we start with Tortilla Soup.First, a little trivia about Maria Ripoli’s 2001 film. (1) The beautiful culinary scenes were choreographed by Mary Sue…
“When helicopters were snatching people from the grounds of the American embassy compound during the panic of the final Vietcong push into Saigon, I was sitting in front of the television set shouting, ‘Get the chefs! Get the chefs!'” — Calvin Trillin…
John Currence of City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi, scooped up the Best Chef in the South Award at the James Beard Foundation Ceremonies last night — disappointing our three homegrown favorites: Zach Bell of Cafe Boulud, Douglas Rodriguez of Ola, and Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink. And…
It’s a sign of the times that black clouds of economic gloom hang over even Palm Beach. So to shine a little sun on local restaurants and build on the good work of October’s Palm Beach Restaurant Week, a dozen or so island eateries are teaming up with the Palm…
Gail’s post on Friday regarding our hunt for the Best Burger proposed a few essential factors for quality burgers. A recap of that list would read, “A Burger should be: 1. cheap, 2. chuck, 3. fresh ground, 4. filler-free, 5. juicy, 6. served with atmosphere, and 7. thick.” That’s a…
How do you spell Eeeeew? Check out Tracy O’Connor’s blog, I Hate My Message Board, where she bravely goes to a place you’d have to drag me kicking and screaming: Sweet Sue’s Chicken in a Can…
“They say California’s the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.” — Dan Rather Bonus vocab word of the day: Ort, n. A morsel left after a meal…
Where are you going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow? (or if you’re like us, where are you starting today?) Below, our five favorite Mexican restaurants in Broward-Palm Beach. Leave a comment and tell us where you go to get your flautas fix, from your local taco truck to your…
You’ve never had a pizza like the kind they sling at Pizza Rustica. Sure, they serve the staples — pepperoni, margherita, supreme, and Hawaiian — but they specialize in gourmet pizzas not found at most joints. Take their Con Vegetable, for instance: eggplant, zucchini, squash, peppers, onions, fresh mozzarella, and…
Is everybody as blown away as I am to have two Florida chefs as the last two finalists on this season’s Hell’s Kitchen? What did we do to deserve this — I hardly know who to root for! Well, yeah, I do. I’ve got a soft spot for Paula DaSilva,…
How we agonize over this category every year when we’re putting together our Best Of issue. We may as well be trying to pick the prettiest girl, the juiciest mango, the most colorful sunset. Hundreds of places sell hamburgers in Broward-Palm Beach. Dozens are famous for the things they do…
“A hamburger is warm and fragrant and juicy. A hamburger is soft and nonthreatening. It personifies the Great Mother herself who has nourished us from the beginning. A hamburger is an icon of layered circles, the circle being at once the most spiritual and the most sensual of shapes. A…
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Like misery, gluttony loves company. So if the chance to eat like a pig and drink like a fish in the company of a few thousand of your close personal friends gives your inner glutton a woodie, check out the Las Olas Wine & Food Festival. From 7:30 to 10…
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Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Short Order 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 have…
It’s a brave businessman, wearing balls of steel, who opens a restaurant in West Palm’s CityPlace. It helps, of course, to have done it at least once before, and Lirim Jacobi has done the deed twice. He owns Taverna Opa and City Pizza, and now he’s giving it another go…
“The same intelligence is required to marshal an army in battle and to order a good dinner. The first must be as formidable as possible, the second as pleasant as possible, to the participants.” — Aemilius Paulus, conqueror of Persia, quoted by Plutarch…
