Lady Gaga’s meat dress is a tasty addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland wanted to display Lady Gaga’s infamous meat dress for its “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power” exhibit. Problem is, how do you store and display…
Move over, Mr. Kool-Aid mascot. There’s a new Kool-Aid man around. His name is Charlie Boghosian, creator of the recently famous fried Kool-Aid balls that debuted at the San Diego County Fair this past weekend.But how, exactly, do you fry a liquid? …
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. To you, the valued guests, a professional kitchen may seem like a carefully orchestrated machine. But in actuality, it’s controlled chaos with meltdowns and drama bubbling just beneath the surface. After years in professional kitchens, the…
Just as a new generation of food trucks is replacing the old (and usually terrible) “roach coach,” giant malls are also redoing their “food courts” to be less like mass feeding troughs and more like places people might actually want to eat. Case in point, Boca’s Town Center Mall, which…
On his way out to the annual Aspen Food and Wine Fest, Daniel Boulud flew to Palm Beach to announce chef Zach Bell’s replacement at Cafe Boulud…
Today is “Eat All Your Veggies Day,” a food holiday that seems like something cooked up by scrappy British foodvangelist Jamie Oliver but is actually quite real — or as real as any of the hundreds of hyperspecific food holidays in existence. In honor of this healthy departure from the…
The Smoking Gun has “uncovered” the not-so-secret (the opening page makes direct reference to TSG) 2011 concert rider for Foo Fighters. As to be expected, it’s a hoot. While there is nary a reference to crappy M&M’s, there are plenty of interactive elements to keep even the most indifferent concert…
Get out the party hats and the soy sauce because International Sushi Day is this Saturday, June 18th and RA Sushi wants to give all their “friends” a certificate for a free Tootsy Maki Roll…
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino hosts their Miami Food Truck Rally tonight, June 16th, at the Seminole Paradise valet parking lot from 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. Yes, we know the event was cancelled last week (we hear it was really because of the Heat Game), but tonight is on,…
My grandmother wasn’t a great cook. She overcooked everything to death and absolutely refused to season with butter or salt. “You’re having salt?!” she would ask, horrified, after catching one of us kids midsprinkle. I remember one Thanksgiving, when my cousins passed forbidden salt packets under the table to discreetly…
We’ve managed to go without mentioning Anthony Weiner and all the wiener jokes that go with him… until now. We figure if the president can mention Weiner, we can too. Unlike POTUS, we’re not calling for the congressman’s resignation; we’re trying to help him out. We’ve compiled five ways to…
This story is so abnormal, you’d think it was coming out of Florida. Alas, it’s not. A 2-year-old in Brooklyn, New York, dropped his teddy bear, aptly named Mr. Bear, in his school’s playground. His mother didn’t realize until later that night, but by the next morning, Mr. Bear was gone…
Last week, Clean Plate Charlie was surprised to hear that Deck 84 would be without its main culinary force, Chef Chuck. A rep from the Gab Group confirmed Gittleman’s exit after an exhaustive season and formulating a culinary team for the Atlantic Avenue venue. Gittleman has returned to his main base at Bogart’s to prepare for the grand opening of…
Here are five of the sexiest food-related videos — from hair bands of the ’80s to making a classic kids’ game erotic — these videos are good enough to… um… eat…
More tears were shed in the latest episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Adults, children, single fathers — everyone seemed to tear up once they realized the impact of food choices on the health of their loved ones. One person who didn’t shed a tear — Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who…
Paul Liebrandt.
Do you recognize the name? For those that aren’t as food obsessed as we are, here’s a quick recap: At 24, he was the youngest chef to ever be awarded 3 stars by The New York Times. He is also chef-owner of Corton, one of New York’s top restaurants. Training under such greats like David Bouley and Pierre Gagnaire, it’s no surprise he’s at the top of his game.
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. The dining-out clientele in South Florida is… let’s use the word unique. Some are here to play (and we restaurant workers don’t begrudge them; we live for our snowbirds). Some are here to…
This should be interesting: Mark Militello, chef/restaurateur and, most recently, consultant, announced he’s now a partner in the former Apicius Ristorante in Lantana — now called Bar Italia. Apicius’ former bigwig, Leo Balestrieri, is also involved in the restaurant.”I’ll be there full time starting Monday,” Militello said. He’s working on…
Are you tired of signs everywhere saying “This cookie/ice cream/coffee/hamburger/goat stew has been processed in a plant that uses peanuts”? So are we, which is why we got so jazzed up about a new technique developed by a University of Florida researcher that might just get rid of peanut allergies forever. According to The Southeast Farm…
It could be for Joel Anthony, Casey Anthony, or even Anthony Weiner. Regardless of which Anthony is getting praised (or punished), they all get free meatballs this Monday. In honor of St. Anthony’s Day, June 13, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is giving away meatballs to anyone with the name Anthony:…
Artisan pizzas, inventive pastas and specialties ranging from chili-roasted “angry prawns” to citrus and ginger-marinated skirt steak with salsa verde are coming out of the kitchen of chef Mennan Tekeli at the new Ovenella (499 S. Federal Hwy., 561-395-1455) in Boca Raton. Proprietor and former Brazilian restaurateur Ferraretto Davila tabbed…
Since it’s debut in November 2010, Deck 84 has been full steam ahead with Chef Chuck Gittleman at the helm. Clean Plate Charlie has learned that as of Tuesday the Delray Beach, waterfront jewel in Burt Rapoport’s crown is without Chef Chuck. As a 15 year vet in the Rapoport clan,…
