Will America ever tire of its love affair with the burger? Doesn’t seem likely. And as a nation, we certainly enjoy sprinkling a bit of friendly competition into our everyday activities. Hence the appeal of something as simple and all-American as the “Star Spangled Stop Burger Eating Contest” on Monday,…
Smokey Bones is holding a burger-eating contest tomorrow, June 29, at all of its South Florida locations. The contest is in two parts. Round one has entrants building their own burger to eat. Winners will advance to round two — an all-out eating competition. The contest starts at 7 p.m…
Although we love Top Chef here at Clean Plate Charlie, sometimes we can’t help wondering if maybe the show would be a little bit better if the cheftestants had to, say, catch their own poisonous water moccasin and cook it in the desert with only a book of matches and…
The machine is basically an extremely high-tech version of a soda machine. An LCD display guides you through the process by which you can choose to make a custom beverage using various traditional and new Coca-Cola products, including Coke, Minute Maid Lemonade, Dasani, Fanta, and Powerade, to name a few…
Chef Anthony de Palma has shut the doors to his namesake Italian restaurant, Dolce de Palma, in West Palm Beach. He auctions off the equipment tomorrow. It came down to “issues with the landlord and the building,” the chef said. “It was an uphill battle, and I just didn’t want…
Hooter’s, the restaurant chain best-known for its boobs chicken wings, held its 15th-annual International Swimsuit Pageant this past Saturday at the Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theatre. Out of the 100 girls chosen from Hooters restaurants throughout the world to compete for $50,000 and the crown, Lindsey Way, a Fort Lauderdale…
Bluejays Cafe may be sadly and mysteriously closed, but just across Himmarshee Street, there’s a new restaurant taking shape in a historic 1925 building.The Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, inexplicably abbreviated as O-B/House (website), will serve an all-day breakfast menu of the usual suspects: specialty omelets, breakfast sandwiches, soups, and…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. “What’s the deal with this front-of-the-house versus back-of-the-house issue?” my director of operations asked me on his first day. “That’s just how it is,” was the best I could offer because that’s…
But you women out there? Probably not. Well, ladies, think again. Next time you’re out and about, why not head over to Rachel’s to see Nina Silvestro and Jenna Thomas?These girls won’t just serve you some drinks — they’ll actually sit down and have a few with you, too. So if you happen to…
Last week, activists from the group Food Not Bombs — including its cofounder — were arrested in Orlando for trying to share food with homeless folks. The first arrestees violated a 2006 city ordinance that regulates mass feedings in parks. When others engaged in civil disobedience and continued to feed…
Thanks to Del Monte, you can beat the summer heat by licking fruit juice off of David Hasselhoff’s chiseled abs.No, it’s not the newest summer reality show. It’s a Popsicle. The design is flawless, from the sweeping mane to the chiseled abs. The cold treat mixed with the sweltering summer…
In an interview with the Associated Press in Japan, Lady Gaga said that if you want to help Japan recover from its recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, come on down. Gaga, in Tokyo for a benefit concert for tsunami victims, MTV Music Aid Japan, said that she’s making a point of…
That strange little stretch of West Davie Boulevard, between I-95 and 441, is a catalog of hole-in-the-wall ethnic joints. There’s mom-and-pop Chinese takeouts with waiting rooms no bigger than a hall closet, some Salvadoran pupusa action, tongue tacos at the Guatemalan place, conch soup at the Honduran comedor, as well…
It’s never too early to party like it’s Oktoberfest, and what’s a Friday night without a little schnitzel and Schuhplattler? The American German Club of the Palm Beaches’ Bavarian Night – Dinner Dance offers an escape from the tropics with costumed folk dancers and dishes that taste, look, and smell…
I’ve eaten authentic Peruvian ceviche from tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurants and new-school incarnations from big-name chefs. But the ceviche mixto ($12.99) at Flavor of Peru in Fort Lauderdale was truly noteworthy. The sizable mound of fresh sea bass — along with shrimp, calamari rings, and tiny bay scallops — was perfectly…
The tweet came last night, from Alec Baldwin, right here in our fair city, where he’s shooting a movie with Tom Cruise and Russell Brand. No, he’s not still mad at South Park for making fun of him. But he was raving… in no uncertain and epicurean terms, about his sublime…
The fire — the coal fire, at least — is out at Bellini’s Coal Fired Pizza restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. After opening its doors more than a year ago off North Federal Highway, the establishment — whose coal-fired crusts needed a little “refining,” according to New Times’ former food critic, John Linn –…
Oh, reality TV. Amid countless stunts and larger-than-life characters, it’s so easy to forget the reality part — but last week, the LAUSD school district voted (for real) to ban flavored milk. That means no more chocolate milk, no more strawberry milk. The 5-2 vote by board members was seen…
Summer’s in full swing and that means the kids are driving you crazy vacation, vacation, vacation! Ditch the tired Caribbean and load up the car for a Southern BBQ trip, where the adventure lies in the journey as much as the destination.
Say what you will about our neighbor Rush Limbaugh’s politics, his big mouth, or his criminal history — the guy knows how to shill product. So when he unveiled his line of iced teas last week — called Two if By Tea and designed to capitalize on Tea Party patriotism…
In early June, we told you about CG Burgers planning a grand opening of its newest location in Coral Springs. (The others are in Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens.) Well, the big day has arrived, and you can get your…
This year, you want to pregame for Fourth of July by hitting up the Seminole Hard Rock all day on Sunday, July 3 — for the Rock N’ Roll Beer-B-Que. Today, tickets are being offered at 57 percent off — $15 as opposed to $35 face value — through our…
