Vaughan Lazar is pissed. The Pizza Fusion czar is definitely not down with elephant slaughter, and when GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons bragged about killing a male on video in Zimbabwe (which experts say was actually a protected female), Lazar lost it. And Parsons lost business. A lot of it. Lazar…
Where can you stop for lunch that’s fast and fresh, with a made-to-order menu of healthy, fresh-grilled ingredients? Try Ferdos Grill, the Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. With its traditional — yet unique — take on traditional dishes, it’s hearty Mediterranean food, and unbeatable prices, it’s today’s Deal of the Day. …
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 55: Gazpacho from John G’s the Beach Maybe it’s because you stand in John G’s…
A 20-something waitress clad in orange shorts and a bosom-hugging white tank sashays up to a table of four smiling guys and one ambivalent girl. The waitress is seemingly happy to parade her assets for the chance of extra tips and reels in the guys’ attention like a fisherman drawing…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 56: Black & Blue Oysters from Shuck-N-Dive…
Betty’s is soul food done right — and for more than 30 years, this Fort Lauderdale establishment has been serving some of the best Southern cuisine South Florida has to offer. Tucked between Sistrunk Boulevard and 22nd Road, Betty’s serves every meal of the day, but lunchtime is perhaps the most popular,…
If you have never tasted chaat, you are in for a real treat. No, really — chaat refers to any number of Indian savory snacks. Chaats are mixes of so many different types of deliciousness — you could get soft chickpeas with sour tamarind, cool yogurt with spicy chilli powder…
On April 19th, Mc Donald’s is having a one-day hiring blitz. During that day, the fast food giant is looking to hire 50,000 full and part-time employees in almost 14,000 restaurants. People interested can apply at any McDonald’s restaurant or online at www.McDonalds.com/careers. Jan Fields, President of McDonald’s USA said, “Our…
It looks rundown and ragged, sitting on the corner of a small strip of other restaurants and businesses that have made the northwest corner of Sample Road and Federal Highway look depressing. But there is absolutely nothing depressing about the cheesesteak you will consume at the Steak Shop & Deli,…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 57: Latin Macho burger from Latin Burger and TacoPrior to 2010, South Florida food…
Mercy for Animals, a nonprofit group best-known for its undercover investigations into practices used at factory farms, will be hitting South Florida just in time for spring break, though beaching and boozing don’t really seem to be on the agenda. The visit also coincides with the recent passage of a…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 58: Dover Sole from French Corner Bistro & RotisserieIn a memoir, Julia Child called…
Mrs. Butterworth, the sweet, saucy star of syrups and Geico commercials, is getting all dressed up in a new spring wardrobe. Mrs. Butterworth is available for a limited time in new spring collection bottles. The three limited-edition bottles have Mrs. Butterworth decked out in Easter finery — gardening, with bunnies,…
For nearly a quarter century, this North Broward restaurant has been serving up cheesesteaks and gyros to the customers that can pony up the cash. Not because they’re expensive, but because they still only accept cash…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. I’m especially tired this morning, and Saturdays are the busiest here. To my dismay, I wasn’t fast enough, and the cart is already gone. “Great,” I groan. Now I have to…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 59: Cider Doughnuts from Chef John Carlino…
n true Clean Plate Charlie fashion, we squeeze every last bit that we could get our hands on. My previous post Five Best Inedible Uses for Bacon was popular, so here’s a spinoff specifically for the bonafide bacon lovers, aka the Baconaters: the ten best EDIBLE bacon finds. While the last list left you drooling with no reward, this list will let you have your cake er bacon and eat it, too. Do I need to say more? Didn’t think so.
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 60: Breakfast in a Pot from Tom Sawyer Restaurant and Pastry Shop Biscuits and…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 61 Fried Jumbo Shrimp from Betty’s Soul Food…
There are few things more genuinely satisfying than bacon. Different shapes, sizes, tastes, and preparations make bacon one of the most versatile, fattiest foods we can consume. We can even eat it broken into pieces and garnished on top of ice cream. The new Maple Bacon Sundae at Denny’s, a…
If you haven’t stepped into a Burger King this week, you’re in for a surprise. On Monday, they debuted their newly revamped chicken nuggets. Get this: the tenders are now round and include all white meat (because they weren’t all white meat before?).
Fort Lauderdale native, Chef Ted Inserra, certainly has experience in the South Florida restaurant industry. His extensive résumé boasts work with several popular local chefs such as Mark Militello, Michelle Bernstein, Johnny Vinczencz, and Oliver Saucy.Shortly after the fall of Smith & Jones, Inserra landed at Suite 100 in Ft…
