New South Florida Food Truck Wants to Feed You for Free!

The Fire Within — a new food truck still under construction — needs help hitting the road. Chef husband-and-wife duo Seth and Melissa Bryan are itching to run their own eatery, but the costs of a traditional restaurant weren’t something they could afford. “The overhead of a brick-and-mortar restaurant was…

Starbucks Celebrates its 40th Birthday – You Get The Gift

Starbucks is 40 years old, which is weird because I never remembered Starbucks being around when I was a child…or a teen. In fact I remember not knowing what Starbucks was until one day literally ten thousand Starbucks appeared like a mutant strain of alien virus to take over the…

Breakfast at Aldi’s: Way Cheaper Than Their Publix Competitor

I don’t like grocery shopping. While I will be the first to admit I love food, I will also admit I don’t like buying it. I’ve caught myself standing in the pasta aisle, comparing the deals between store brands and name brands, wondering if my coupon for Kraft macaroni and…

Bash Cranks Up the Party in Boca

It’s a party in Boca at Bash restaurant and nightclub (5970 SW 18th St.; 561-447-7171), a just-opened hot spot in the old Gatsby’s location at the southern edge of Palm Beach County in Boca Raton.  A $500K redo by veteran nightlifer John Naimi created a space that can hold up…

Prime Cigar & Wine Bar Debuts in Boca

Smokin’ and drinkin’, two of life’s more exemplary vices, are what’s up at Prime Cigar & Wine Bar (2240 NW 19th St., 561-613-6139), a classy, clubby outpost of good stogies and fine wine (and serious spirits) that’s opened in Boca Raton just west of I-95 off Glades Road.  Local boy…

Truck Farm: Join the Fleet

Think you can’t grow your own produce if you’re not living out on a farm? Well, maybe you should consider getting a truck. No joke! Truck Farm is a mobile farm where you plant into the bed of a truck. That means you are growing your own produce even if…

FYI: The ABCs on SAIA at B Ocean in FLL

In the fun-with-acronyms department, Fort Lauderdale’s new B Ocean resort will open its high-end sushi-Southeast Asian restaurant, SAIA (999 Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.; 954-302-5252), this Friday. Named for its location on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and AIA, the contemporary Asianesque restaurant will feature a teppanyaki grill, sushi bar, open-air…

Where We Were Eating: Big City Dogs

I’d like to think that naming a Broward County tiki hut is simple, but I can tell by yesterday’s comments that some of you thought we were eating elsewhere. Luckily, a couple of you were on point with your guesses…

Rocco’s Tacos Announces Fourth Location in Palm Beach Gardens

It’s been four days since our last mention of Rocco’s Tacos, and you’re likely concerned regarding the paucity of updates. So, here ya go: Rocco’s Tacos owners Rocco Mangel and Big Time Restaurant Group announced the opening of a fourth location in the PGA Commons of Palm Beach Gardens scheduled…

Guess Where We’re Eating!?

With their attempts to bring worldwide frankfurter cuisine to Broward County, this tiki hut has clearly succeeded. Success so big they had to spread the hot dog happiness by opening another location…

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Have Ice Cream Showdown

On The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert showed his jealous side by making fun of Jimmy Fallon’s new Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream “Late Night Snack.” Colbert said that the ice cream, which has salted caramel popcorn and chocolate-covered potato chips, sounded like “the Pringles Man took a dump in an…

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 86 — The Grease Beast From Grease Burger

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. 86: The Grease Beast from Grease Burger BarNicole DannaThe Grease Beast​…

Five Best Inedible Uses for Bacon

We can ALL agree that bacon is the SHIZNIT, especially when paired with others meats, veggies, more fat, chocolate…really, bacon goes with just about everything.

But sometimes, obsession goes too far. After the jump, see our 5 picks for craziest inedible bacon finds (and where to buy them). We don’t advise you to eat any of it, but you surely will be tempted to.