I recently came across a cupcake that is not eaten in the normal fashion. Instead of peeling off the paper wrapping and getting crumbs all over the place, Larry Bach invented a way to eat cupcakes without all the mess. Named Cake Shooters, they come packaged inside a plastic push-up…
There’s no Dish column in this week’s print edition — in its place is a feature story I’ve been writing for a few weeks on South Florida’s food trucks. These mobile kitchens, painted in bright colors and hip artwork, are the latest trend to hit the area, popping up in…
All I have to say is, boy, am I thirsty.Update: Apparently I wasn’t the only one who thought the Blue Moon commercials were ridiculous.Brew Masters, a new television show starring Dogfish Head Beer owner Sam Calagione, debuted last night on Discovery Channel. And it was everything I hoped it would…
Not many places are as quintessentially Florida as the restaurant pictured on the right. Tell us where it is in the comments field below and we’ll send a New Times swag package to the winner.Good luck!Follow Clean Plate Charlie on Twitter: @CleanPlateBPB…
Deemed as serving “food with integrity,” Chipotle Mexican Grill launched a sub-$5 Kid’s Menu on November 15. To celebrate, Chipotle will offer a free kid’s meal every Sunday from …
Kubo Asiatic Cuisine debuts in Palm Beach.The Beaujolais Nouvea Wine Festival takes place tonight at Gulstream Park.Want to celebrate Turkey Day without the work? Try these restaurants hosting special meals. [Broward/Dade][Palm Beach]Pizza stones can be a pain, so instead of purchasing one, make your own at Home Depot.What make a…
Bored of turkey? Terrified of stuffing? Sick of canned cranberries?Me too. I’m not interested in turkey or stuffing or cranberries this Thanksgiving. So I decided that when my fiancee and I host our families next Thursday, we’re going to be serving an Italian-centric feast of antipasto, quiche, veal and beef…
There’s something cheerfully transgressive about soul food. It’s the high-caloric, high-carb fodder that lent (at least two of) the Dixie Chicks their political chutzpah and fueled Faulkner’s dirty mind. Like Abisinthe for the Bible Belt, soul food is the nutritionist’s nightmare, addictively tasty stuff of legend, popularized and even promoted…
We were going to treat y’all to a steaming bowl of schav this week, but alas, we spent all kinds of time heating the stuff only to later discover it is supposed to be served chilled. Uh, yeah. So I guess we’ll slurp some of that down next week. In…
Tomato junkies, your fix is here. If you’ve been jonesing for a fresh, ripe, sweet tomato, one that doesn’t look like it was manufactured from melted-down Evian bottles, you are officially in luck. The season’s first heirloom tomatoes, grown hydroponically by Farmhouse Tomatoes of Lake Worth and Delray Beach, are…
I used to never miss an episode of the Comedy Central show South Park. It’s skewering of pop-culture fads and personalities is unmatched, even if it often devolves into shock-value programming in the process. But last night’s episode, titled “Creme Fraiche,” might just be the best episode of South Park…
I’ve heard about urban garden projects sprouting up throughout the South Florida community, but I’ve never had the chance to see one. A few months ago, a friend told me about a community garden that was in…
It’s Bahama Mama’s, mon. That’s the latest eatery to set up shop on West Palm’s very own Restaurant Row (340 Clematis Street; 561-659-2912) a Caribbean-themed, seafood-oriented spot only a block from Reef Road Rum Bar, another island-inspired restaurant. Proprietor John Ciulla “has been fishing and diving South Florida and the…
Although Lee Brian Schrager has spent 11 years working for Southern Wine & Spirits, most folks associate his name with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. It makes sense. After all, the 2011 edition (which begins February 24) marks his tenth year supervising America’s largest and most illustrious gathering…
Kirsta, you nailed it: The pic at the right was snapped at Caliente Kitchen in Delray Beach.This new Mexican nightspot/restaurant aims to take the same sort of juiced-up energy of Rocco’s Tacos and turn it loose on Delray’s Atlantic Avenue. It’s decked in wood, spurs, sharp angles, and scrap metal,…
This week in Dish we skip our ordinary review in favor of an interview with South Beach Wine & Food guru, Lee Schrager. Schrager, a former rep for Southern Wine & Spirits, created the festival 10 years ago, which has since grown into one of the world’s premier food and wine…
You really oughta round up some canned soup and/or tuna and other nonperishable food items and haul them down to Radio-Active Records at the Gateway Center in Fort Lauderdale. This Saturday, November 20, from 6 until 10 p.m., the shop is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive. That seems too early…
Less than three weeks remain to get your fill of McDonald’s mysterious McRib sandwich. The saucy sensation returned for a limited amount of time after a 16-year hiatus. It will be sold through Sunday, December 5.Most of the drive-through chowhounds we know are pumped about the return of the fast-food…
It’s a fact of living in Florida: Roaches are everywhere. But none of us really wants to know about it. Especially not when it comes to where we eat. Well, last week, roaches struck a little closer to home — at the Coconut Creek Promenade, to be exact. Chain restaurant Crepemaker,…
For some, eating Thanksgiving at a restaurant might seem weird. But since when is it un-American to have someone else cook your meal, serve it to you, and clean up everything when you’re done with your third helping? There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Thanksgiving out on the town every once…
• Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, an upscale eatery at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, has come out with a couple of seasonal dining deals. One is a three-course, $35 prix fixe menu that includes dishes like jumbo lump crabcake with whipped avocado and roasted tomato-chili gazpacho, petite…
I thought pretty hard for the past few weeks about what to write as my farewell blog post on Clean Plate Charlie. I’ve been writing for this thing for more than two years now and working at New Times for four. And at the end of this month, I’ll be…
