We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 75. Margherita Pizza…
We’re counting down to 76. Arugula and Roasted Corn Salad from PL8When pork belly and tasting menus have pummeled the week’s eats, I add a leg at PL8, for a break in more ways than one. PL8 offers lovely salads with delicious accompaniments, such as this arugula favorite, lightly dressed in…
Some can’t resist the siren song of all-you-can-eat specials at Rocco’s Tacos or $1 tacos at Treasure Trove on Tuesdays. Turns out, Tuesdays aren’t just for taco deals. It’s a good day to take advantage of restaurant deals and happy hours as well as market price breaks. Chances are, you’ll…
Today is The Meatout — or, the Great American Meatout as it is sometimes known — an international event designed not to make you feel like a jerk for eating that bacon cheeseburger, but rather, to raise awareness of the health benefits associated with a plant-based diet. In the spirit…
Riverside Market in Fort Lauderdale needs your support. Owner Julian Siegel has asked for fans of the restaurant to attend Tuesday’s hearing, during which he will speak in front of the City Commission regarding the city-owned plot of land he currently uses as a parking lot for his restaurant at…
Florida-based Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza has been ranked among the country’s most dynamic chain restaurants, with locations opening as far north as Pittsburgh and Darien, Connecticut. So it should come as little surprise that the company’s Pompano Beach-based management has secured a $25 million investment in Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza…
Just over a month after opening G&B Oyster Bar, Eliot Wolfe and the company that helms Coconuts has transformed the interior of 723 E. Broward Blvd. and painted the building brown, in accordance with a new name: Foxy Brown.The restaurant quietly opened for dinner last week, debuting a formula on…
You can celebrate the start of spring — the vernal equinox, if you’re feeling fancy — on Tuesday by spending the day tending your garden or doing some sort of get-close-to-Mother-Earth ritual. Or, you could head to an Outback Steakhouse for a free bloomin’ onion as part of the restaurant’s…
Chris Palmer, Tap 42’s chef, has left the building.Tap 42 operating partner Andy Yeager confirmed Palmer’s departure, which happened yesterday, March 18. Yeager told Clean Plate Charlie that Palmer “moved on to pursue other endeavors.”…
We’re counting down to 77. Pan-Fried Farm Egg from Market 17Put an egg on it, suggested Mark Bittman, in his “Everyday, Anytime, Egg Combination Generator,” in the New York Times Magazine this weekend. Indeed, we agree, having written about eggs on our burgers, in our cocktails, and as breakfast served in…
Mizner Plaza Pizzeria has opened in the eastern-most space of the plaza for which it is named. The slot is no stranger to pizzerias and has seen many (Casino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, and most recently, Jonathan’s Corner) come and go over the years. Mizner Plaza Pizzeria opened earlier this month…
If all of the corned beef and cabbage at all of the St. Patrick’s Day parades, festivals, and parties isn’t enough to satiate your appetite for beef, you can always make it an Arby’s night. The fast food beef emporium is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day weekend with an only mildly…
Earlier this week, Melissa McCart reported on the seasonal revamp at D’Angelo in Fort Lauderdale. While it’s hard for those of us who live in South Florida to chart it at times, yes, indeed the seasons are shifting. Many restaurants will take it as an opportunity to shake things up…
We’re counting down to 78. Salty Caramel Cupcake From Sweeter DaysSalt and caramel is a classic pairing on this elaborate cupcake. It’s the refrain as garnish on butter cream frosting and as the innards of this cupcake from Sweeter Days Bake Shop. “We’re all about flavors here,” says proprietor Will…
My favorite restaurant in the universe is Roberta’s Pizza in Brooklyn. It has been my favorite since I began dividing my time between New York and South Florida in January 2011. I’d read about the place on Yelp, slobbered over its peerlessly intriguing menu — the fascinations of which begin…
Riverside Market owner Julian Siegel will speak in front of the city commission on Tuesday at 6 p.m. regarding the city-owned plot of land he currently uses as a parking lot for his restaurant at 608 SW 12th Ave. Last week, the land was awarded to winning bidder, taxi czar…
We’re counting down to 79. Eggplant Panini From Gran FornoA stop at Gran Forno is indulgent. Beautiful boules and baguettes align baskets. Croissants stuffed with cheese or meat are stacked among displays. Dainty tartlettes glistening with sugared fruit tempt from shelves. I paced the shop considering options. A yachtie from…
National Public Radio reported today that fish and spices are most often the culprits that make people sick. “It’s not that imported foods are any nastier than homegrown, according to a presentation today from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s that we’re eating a lot…
Here’s a deal for all you broke-ass cheapskate Leprechauns out there. Legendary Irish pub cheap burger joint Burger King is giving away free fries and green ketchup this weekend to all lads and lassies who wish to partake…
Last week, three local Broward restaurants were issued emergency closure orders by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation during routine inspections. All three restaurants were found to have roaches. On March 5, 2012 Joe’s Coffee Shop, located at 2 NE Third St. in Pompano Beach, was found to…
Ice crunches underfoot in the freezing walk-in at Florida’s Finest, a boutique seafood vendor in Lauderhill with 150 clients around Florida. What had been an 80-pound yellowfin tuna has been sawed in half and placed in giant bins filled with ice shavings. Its carcass rests on ice, skin down, meat…
Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, we’re focusing on Jaxson’s Ice Cream, the local institution that’s been making ice cream in Dania for decades. To…
