Bimini Boatyard executive chef Michael Bennett has left his position at the popular Fort Lauderdale seafood restaurant to pursue several other culinary avenues of interest.Bennett, who resigned his position shortly after Thanksgiving, is consulting on two projects as well as writing part two of his chef essay/workbook Culture of Cuisine.Wine…
Close to 40,000 families and revelers converged on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale for the 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration.The streets between SE Sixth and SE 11th streets were packed with people wearing Santa hats, kids wearing reindeer antlers, and dogs wearing ski sweaters, as local merchants handed…
Come January 1, no more taco Tuesdays — or anything else — at Treasure Trove. The beloved dive bar off A1A will shutter by year’s end. A doubling of his $4,000-a-month rent as of January 1 by building owner Sophia Enterprises is too steep for the business to maintain. After…
A woman accompanied by two guests left $15,000 behind in a Jimmy Choo bag at Philippe by Philippe Chow on Wednesday night. “What do you want me to do with this?” manager Jorge del Valle said when he showed CEO Stratis Morfogen the contents of the bag after the group…
The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas is tonight! Time to take a break from the mall frenzy (don’t worry — Target will have the same plastic crap tomorrow) and bundle up the family and friends. Bundle up? In south Florida! Yup! Because tonight’s forecast calls for snow! And cookies!Tonight, Las…
How did I not know that Gran Forno had a second location on Las Olas? I did not. I’d been going to the bakery the past four months I’ve lived here, unaware of Gran Forno Pronto table service down the street. Why should it matter? Because the menu, the setting,…
Oceana Coffee debuted last week in Tequesta, one of the only local roasters in the area. It’s the brick-and-mortar result of three years of work for Amy and Scott Angelo, who spent time tasting beans, learning sourcing, experimenting with roasters, and building the cash to start the shop. The couple…
Chef Factor, a cooking contest in Ireland, recently has a call for entries. The prize? A 12 week cooking course, complete with tools of the trade for one lucky winner.When Dee entered her legendary chocolate biscuit cake, her husband decided to do one better than download the required photo. He…
Eclectic food news from around the internets. Presidential contender Herman Cain told GQ that veggies are for sissies: “A manly man don’t want it piled high with vegetables! He would call that a sissy pizza.” Read more about sissy pizzas here. On the other hand, New York Times’ Sam Sifton…
First there’s Black Friday, then there’s Cyber Monday — the shopping day that’s devoted to letting you shop in your underwear (assuming that you’re not taking advantage of the deals at work).After you snag the latest cameras, tablets, and TV’s online, take advantage of some cyber savings on food:…
Why come up with a creative, health-conscious concept when what we really want are burgers and fries that don’t kill us? This appears to be strategy behind Energy Kitchen, whose recent signage highlights ostensibly healthy burgers and fries under 500 calories.Energy Kitchen touts grass-fed beef and wheat buns as better for you…
Chelsea and Fred Marando opened Marando Farms two years ago with the intention of serving as a Fort Lauderdale hub of locally grown, organic produce. I’m smitten with the charm of the place, from the potted gardens to the chicken coop to the boiled peanuts to the visual feast of…
You might think that domestic diva Martha Stewart doesn’t consider herself part of the OWS 99 percent, but apparently she does.On a recent Today Show segment, Martha is asked to cook a turkey. When Matt Lauer asks if he should salt and pepper the bird before placing it in the…
You’ve finally cooked the perfect turkey. It looks brown, juicy, and delicious. Now what? Are you really going to butcher the beast with a butter knife? Before you tear apart that poor bird, watch Alton Brown’s video on how to deconstruct your holiday turkey. Yes, deconstruct. In this three-minute video,…
Here are a list of things we thought would never happen:Wildebeest found on MarsMcDonald’s turns all-veganLady Gaga Hosts a Thanksgiving SpecialGuess McDonald’s is going veg and NASA’s going to find animal tracks any day now, because Lady Gaga’s A Very Gaga Thanksgiving is airing tonight (Thanksgiving) at 9:30 p.m. on…
It seems that I have fallen into a relationship of convenience with PL8. Part of it is because the restaurant is down the street from my house. And since it changed over from Himmarshee Bar & Grille to PL8 this past September, it has become a default go-to among friends…
The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration on November 29th is next week. Five blocks of Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale will be festively decorated with lights, decorations, and snow for the occasion.The family event will feature music, entertainment, and new this year — the first annual Christmas Cookie…
Robyn Lindars, a Clean Plate Charlie contributor also known by the handle “Grill Grrrl,” recognizes how intimidating the grill can be for novices, including women who may traditionally cede that territory to the males in their lives. In fact, Lindars first got into the grilling game professionally after attempting to…
Start stocking up on Altoids, and mark your calendar for February 10 to 12, when the iconic Garlic Fest returns to Delray Beach, once again rendering the town safe from vampires…
I usually don’t swoon over dessert, especially in home cooking. My standards are seasonal fruit and fresh whipped cream, whisked in a copper bowl: a group effort from the dining collective. Root beer floats are another go-to for hot weather. If I’m really lazy, it’s single-origin dark chocolate to pair…
Larry David just released some of his family Thanksgiving memories. Of course, this being Larry David, they’re not on the Hallmark Channel — they’re on Funny or Die.In this animated short, Larry reminisces on holidays filled with family members that ring familiar. Uncle Leo eats in his undershirt, Ma won’t…
Men’s Health announced today the most manly restaurants in America. And according to the results, the criteria are the following: 1. To be a manly restaurant, the place must feature foods that don’t require utensils, except when it comes to barbecue. 2. If the restaurant isn’t named after a man — Jack,…
