As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.60. Shellfish Tapas at Tapas 210A stunning decor and delicious eats make Tapas 210 worth the trip. Lush tropical greenery frames…
Beer lovers in southern Palm Beach County, take note. Yard House has announced an official opening date of Sunday, June 3, for its fourth Florida location. The restaurant will be located in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. In anticipation of the early summer opening the company is looking to fill…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.61. The Gatherer at B.C. TacosLet’s consider the caveman (which, by the way is the theme of B.C…
Children of the ’80s forever have the Hard Rock Cafe logo seared into our memories. The Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt was de rigueur for most every suburbanite through much of the late ’80s and early ’90s: a sign that we — or someone we knew — had vacationed in the…
Dairy Belle on Route 1 is based on a mid-century Americana roadside stand. Yet it has been around since 1998, and it was conceived by French Canadians. After over a decade of existence, change is coming: Francois Grenier and family are moving to a new place. Here’s the hitch: They’re…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 62. Maitake Mushroom…
The Tin Fish will debut in the former Luigi’s space, at 118 S. Clematis Street, just in time for Sunfest in May. Owner Andy Noonan, said he liked the concept of The Tin Fish in Port St. Lucie so much that he wanted to open a branch of his own…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com. 63. Conch Chowder at Sea RestaurantOn a recent visit, Sea was abuzz with a crowd of regulars, a handful…
Just when you thought it was safe to shave the ironic ‘stache, restaurateur Rocco Mangel provides cash incentive to cultivate a good soup strainer. In anticipation of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations at all four of his South Florida Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar locations, Mangel has announced a mustache…
A reader recently called Clean Plate Charlie’s attention to the barbecue served at the Hog Restaurant in Pompano Beach, an independent joint that’s been open for about six months. Since it’s all about style when it comes to barbecue, we’ll cut to the chase: Restaurant manager Alessandra Hall said the…
Lindsay Autry, Top Chef contestant from this past season, will host her next pop-up at kitchen store and culinary school In the Kitchen in Tequesta on April 17. The former executive chef at the now-closed Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy, Autry is staging pop-ups to feed her creativity and formidable…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.64. The Good Ole at Charm City BurgersThere’s no shortage of decadent burgers in South Florida, though the…
Tanzy is scheduled to open in early May in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The 7,000-square-foot restaurant/bar will be located adjacent to the space previously occupied by Sunrise Cinemas and currently undergoing renovation to become an iPic Theater. The new entertainment complex is expected to generate about 300 local jobs…
In an era of small plates and thinner wallets, a tasting menu is an indulgence. It showcases the skill of a chef, from the amuse bouche teaser down to the whimsy of dessert. It is when the diner willingly accedes to the chef because he wants to be wowed by…
Cadbury Creme Eggs debuted in 1963, the chocolate shell filled with a frosting yolk. Though they’re available by January, sales peak closer to Easter of course, as evidenced by the shortages in South Florida. In yesterday’s loop, I hit three CVS, to find the largest size out of stock. If you…
Multicourse meals in which the diner signs on for a food journey determined by the chef, tasting menus are less prevalent here in the casual burbs, where dining out often means elevated bar food or soaking up booze with food as fuel. Yet they can be found if you look:…
One could argue that saganaki — Y’know: A burst of flame, “Opa!” and all that — is the territory of tourists and culinary bumpkins. But c’mon: Burned, booze-soaked cheese? What’s not to like? In a town that’s no stranger to the hummus and olive-oil-soaked trappings of Mediterranean fare, Estia Greek…
Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks that area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, we’re focusing on pizza from Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza. Welcome to Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza on Las Olas…
Easter and brunch go together like sodium-laced store-bought ham and canned pineapple slices. If you want the traditional eggs Benedict and carved roast beef holiday experience, check out our lists of Broward and Palm Beach restaurants serving Easter meals. If you’re looking to do something a little out of the…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 65: The East Coaster Breakfast There are a lot of reasons the steak and eggs here…
Restaurateur Sophia Mylona is helming Thasos Taverna, named for the Greek Island in the northern Aegean Sea. Former chef at Raleigh’s bu.ku, William D’Auvray has been hired for his expertise in fish, she says. D’Auvray also helmed Raleigh’s Fins restaurant and spent time in L.A. apprenticing for Michel Richard and…
With Easter-basket shopping in high gear, Peeps obsession is in full swing. But on Sunday night, after the sliced ham has gone cold, the plastic grass ingested by a pet or easily confused human candy hound, and the first glimmer of a jellybean-induced cavity forms, you may start wondering what…
