This week on the blog:A Haitian Top Chef partners with Whole Foods to cook for his homeland.Hurricane Grill and Wings debuts its newest store in Boca Raton.OG American restaurateur Fred Harvey gets profiled in a new book, examined in this segment from NPR.Our 100 Favorite Dishes this week include swordfish…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 21: Nobu Snapper From Sushi SimonA Sushi Simon in Boynton Beach, fresh mutton snapper arrives…
It looked disgusting on the package. And I had never known a living soul who had, admittedly, eaten so much as a bite of one. So what possessed me to pick up a box of six preserved duck eggs at the Asian market still remains a mystery. Now it also…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 22: Pâté Trio from Le PatioServed in an ornate, porcelain duck, the pâté trio from…
If you’ve seen Long John Silver’s TV spots, you might be wondering if the fast-food joint’s “Johnny V” pitchman was South Florida’s own Johnny V, aka, chef Johnny Vinczencz. “I’m Johnny V. I’m rich,” one of the spots begins. “Why? I’m smart. I choose the $1 Baja fish taco.” He…
For writers, there are times when, no matter how clear an idea seems in your head, you just can’t commit it to paper. Everything comes out as unidentifiable gibberish. It’s daunting, especially after having invested hours of time and energy into a piece. But the best thing to do in…
Many a beer-guzzling barbecue fan mourned the loss of Elwood’s Dixie Bar-B-Q in Delray Beach when it closed last year. But picking up right where it left off is Johnnie Brown’s, a burger and ‘cue joint named after famous Floridian Addison Mizner’s pet monkey. There, the live music isn’t quite…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 23: Aloo Pie From Lovey’s RotiThis popular Trinidadian street food is not a pie, per…
What has four corners, is filled with meat, and can travel anywhere you go? Why, a South African Meal in a Pie, of course. These feature flaky/light pastries with meaty fillings like spinach and feta, bobotie (that’s curried beef with dried fruit), or lamb and potato. At only $4.95 a…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 24: Maple-Bacon Donut From the OfficeDelray Beach’s The Office features a menu full of porcine…
No fool, Carmine Giardini. The restaurateur and grocer is covering every dining base possible with the opening of CG Burgers and Carmine’s Coal Fired Pizza in Abacoa. He’s got the gourmet market, trattoria and pizzeria, and Noche supper club in Palm Beach Gardens. He’s one of a few behind Cabo Flats, a fairly new…
It’s tough for any business to make dramatic shifts midstream. But that’s just what happened at Cafe Sharaku, a French-Japanese fusion restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. When it first debuted in 2007, New Times panned chef/owner Iowa Kaita’s dishes as complicated and overindulgent. But since then, Kaita’s simplified the menu, offering…
• Just to prove that pizza really is the new black comes word of yet another upscale pizzeria to set up shop in PBC. It’s Henry’s Brick Oven Pizza (3676 Collins Drive, West Palm Beach, 561-433-9390) from Enrico “Henry” Olmino, founder of Mario’s of Boca and Mario’s East. Expect all…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 25: Swordfish Carpaccio at D’AngeloD’Angelo, the latest restaurant from Fort Lauderdale’s poppa of Italian cooking,…
The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey’s name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning railroad industry, Harvey set incredible standards for…
Bust out the plywood and the Sterno — Hurricane Grill and Wings is coming to Boca Raton. The chain known for its 30 flavors of hot wings and affinity for microbrew is kicking off its latest, corporate-owned location in the Palms Plaza (22191 Powerline Road, Boca Raton). A week’s worth…
Here’s the image you need to print out and bring to your local Jamba Juice for a BOGO (buy one, get one) special that lasts through the weekend. The promotion is being offered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company and its “better-for-you” chain-food choices. (Watch those carbs!) We…
This week on the blog:If Cab is King, Five Rivers Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon is a prince. This week’s installment of 100 Favorite Dishes takes us to Tom Jenkins’ BBQ in Fort Lauderdale, Talia’s Table in Boca, and more.A recap of last weekend’s Beerfest reveals five key festival-going lessons.If you’re…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 26: Michelangelo Sandwich from Talia’s TableTalia’s Table is nearly hidden off of Spanish River Boulevard…
Hmmm. The bag had only two words on it: eigene herstellung. And no ingredients, no expiration date, and no nutritional information. Was it worth trying?It was pretty obvious to the human eye that these were innocent little sugar-topped cookies… how harmful could they be, right?…
Summer’s almost here, and a hungry man’s fancy turns to… barbecue. And maybe cracked conch too. If that’s your fancy, Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch and More in Lake Worth (S. Dixie Highway at 12th Avenue; 561-951-2723) is your place. Local restaurateurs Sam and Dania (AKA Sheila) Johnson opened the modest,…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 27: Overstuffed Deli Sandwiches from 3G’s Gourmet DeliLots of South Florida delis tout themselves as…
