Vegetarian Super Bowl Foods? Gardein Contest Ends at Midnight Wednesday

Overshadowed only by Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday marks a banner day in meat consumption for Americans. So much so that the National Chicken Council estimates that 90 million pounds of chicken wings will be consumed during game weekend. While many Americans have trimmed down their red-meat consumption, chickens often get…

Super Bowl Burger Battle: The Green Bay Brat-Burger

​​If you thought beer cheese soup was going to get the job done, think again. That’s right, Cheeseheads — if you want to go head-to-head with the Pitts-Burger this Sunday, you’ll have to bring something, well, meatier. Lucky for you, Green Bay has one more quintessential food group in its repertoire that…

$10 Lunch – Suite 100

The deal: Suite 100 features a variety of lunch specials every weekday. Chef Ted Inserra changes up the lunch menu daily, which includes several different salads, sandwiches, and entrees. Prices range from $7-$9 and all entrees and sandwiches come with sides and/or french fries…

Super Bowl Burger Battle: The Pitts-Burger

We may not be able to control who takes home the Lombardi trophy this Sunday, but we can pay homage to the opposing teams and cities the way we know best: through our bellies.That’s right, all of you terrible towel holdin’ maniacs. Now is your chance to prove to your…

Obama Lookalike Sells KFC Fish Sandwich in China

Kentucky Fried Chicken in China is certainly different than here in the states.  Here in the states, KFC sells buckets of chicken suitable for eating. In China, however, KFC apparently sells giant fish sandwiches suitable for squashing Democratic leaders. China’s KFC is running commercials for their new fish sandwich featuring…

Teens Hospitalized After Pot Cookies Come to School (Recipe)

A South Plantation High is supposed to be a mellow, half-indica, half-sativa buzz. Nothing too intense. Usually if you wake and bake, you’re almost straight by the time lunch rolls around. Unless you eat the weed. Then you’re way too crippled up for shop class. But Brian Hamacher and Todd Wright of…

Guess Where We’re Eating!?

This south Palm Beach County breakfast and lunch eatery has been dishing it out for the past 25 years. To locals – and even some out-of-town students – this legendary lodge satisfies us with some of the best comfort food east of the Mississippi. …

All-You-Can-Eat Rock Shrimp at Bahama Mama’s January 31

​​I’m often fascinated by people who can sit down to those all-you-can-eat buffets and pile on food, plate after plate. It’s not that I don’t approve. Believe me, I wish I could do it too. I just tend to fill up rather quickly, thus negating the fabulous price-to-pile ratio. But if…

Waste Management Goes Organic

Yep, you heard that right. Waste Management Inc., the largest trash collector and processor in the United States, is opening up an organic recycling facility just south of Lake Okeechobee. The facility is designed to process food, yard waste, and clean wood into organic compost for the gardener and lawncare…

Chipotle or Zona Fresca: Which is Better?

Fort Lauderdale residents should prepare to pose this question to themselves every day at lunch time by this summer. Almost directly across US-1 from the heavily trafficked Zona Fresca, a new Chipotle restaurant is under construction. Although this sand-colored storefront seems harmless right now, there could be some serious burrito…

I’m Eating What?! Officer’s Pork Loaf

​The can with the camouflage wrapper announcing “Army Brand Officer’s Pork Loaf” sat in our cupboard for what must’ve been at least four months. But we just couldn’t bring ourselves to crack it open.We never read the ingredients. Just the words pork and loaf together gave us dry heaves. Even…

An Open Letter to Taco Bell

Dear Taco Bell:  I heard about the false-advertising lawsuit filed against you by a California woman alleging that the “seasoned ground beef” in your tacos, burritos, chalupas, etc., doesn’t contain a whole lot of, you know… beef.  In fact, the woman’s attorney is quoted as saying that only 15 percent…

Cheap Date: Rok:Brgr Cuts Prices by 60 Percent

Has it been a tough week? Traffic and the usual cadre of idiots getting you down, yipping around your heels like a litter of Yorkshire terriers? Been there. Feel your pain.If you haven’t visited Rok:Brgr, the newest, baddest gastropub in the Himmarshee district, don’t delay. They’re serving some of the…

Talay Thai’s Chef Charlie Soo: Interview, Part II

We’re continuing our interview with Talay Thai Chef Charlie Soo. Part I of the interview can be found here. Clean Plate Charlie: You’ve worked in a lot of different cities — why did you open Talay Thai in Palm Beach Gardens? Chef Charlie Soo: Miami may have the glitz, but…

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Sues Restaurant Over Olive

Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is suing the operators, owners and suppliers of the House of Representatives cafeteria in Washington, DC for selling him a sandwich wrap that had an unpitted olive in it back in 2008. The lawsuit claims the Congressman bit into an olive pit hidden in the wrap and…

Health Inspectors Find Flies, Roaches and Other Critters In Three Restaurants

The Florida Department of Business and Regulation seems to have had a quiet week. Though Health Inspectors didn’t shut down any restaurants for violations, that doesn’t mean that we didn’t uncover some pretty disgusting findings like live flies, small flying insects, live roaches and even trapped birds. The offenders are:…