Restaurants

We continue our quest to bring Clean Plate Charlie readers the most updated listing of food trucks in south Florida.So far, we’ve tackled A-C, D-G, and H-L. Today, we’re tackling M-O.  Here goes:…

This is the third part of our south Florida food truck listings. Please note, we’re trying to be as comprehensive as possible, but food trucks by their very definition are mobile and fluid. We’ve brought you A-C and D-G so now we’re presenting H-L. Enjoy…

Farm-to-table dining has become so mainstream that Levi’s is collaborating on a T-shirt collection with Alice Waters, the gastronomic icon who pioneered the movement when she founded Berkeley’s legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in 1971. These days, big cities like New York and Chicago are choked with farm-to-table restaurants that promote…

The guys behind Boca Raton’s most anticipated restaurant opening will narrow down their chef pick for Kapow! Noodle Bar this week, says partner Vaughan Lazar (Pizza Fusion), one of three partners behind the Asian fusion concept, a joint project conceived by Rodney Mayo and Scott Frielich.The pool of “hundreds” of…

A “serious company” seeks Kind of a Ice Cream Guru [sic]. Can you run an ice cream kitchen in Broward? Perhaps you’ll be the next Jake Godby, the savant who comes up with and actually sells flavors like government cheese, peanut butter curry, and Jesus Juice to save your soul…

Knowing your dinner tab is going to help kids and families who are in need is one way to get the warm and fuzzies (pairing your meal with a glass or two of red is another). FLIPANY’s Chefs Up Front dinner raises funds for a worthy org — Share Our…

This past summer-between May 31st and yesterday- the area’s readers have been more interested in the opening of burger joints-or really, just about any joint- than porn filmed at a pizzeria. Read on for the season’s most read local restaurant news of the summer. The results may surprise you…

Remember when fried Oreos and pork parfait were the most outrageous food items at the fair? In an effort to outdo fried butter, fried bubblegum, and Krispy Kreme burgers, Jungle George’s Exotic Meats and Bugs is offering alternative protein items at the California State and Colorado State fairs…

Food trucks are a phenomenon both in South Florida and across the country. In the past year, South Florida has gone from a dozen trucks to about 70 mobile munch units.In an effort to keep you informed, Clean Plate Charlie is compiling a list of trucks and what they serve…

Salsa Fiesta opened its second U.S. location, in Pembroke Pines, last Wednesday, six months past a projected March opening due to construction delays. CEO and owner Cesar Olivo introduced the sixth location of his fast-food chain from Venezuela to Miami in 2009, reported Miami New Times critic, Lee Klein. The…

In August 2010, when the food truck industry in South Florida was but a mere pup, we put together A Complete Guide to Food Trucks.  In it, we listed 19 trucks in South Florida.One year later, there are more than 70 food trucks in South Florida, and almost every single…

Harley Morenstein and his epic buds are back for a little post-holiday snack, Epic Meal Time-style.In this new…uhhhh….recipe for death and destruction, Harley and the guys round up some of fast food’s best chicken burgers. Actually, they round up every chicken burger, sandwich and nugget they can find, along with…

If Labor Day weekend was filled with chores, painting and gardening instead of lounging around, you probably owe it to yourself to either get a butler or do one fun thing before going back to your real job tomorrow…

Labor Day weekend has finally arrived and you know what that means — BBQ, beer, one less day spent enduring annoying co-workers, and of course, enjoying your annual Waffle House birthday festivus. This Labor Day, Waffle House turns the big 5-3. Tricked out hash browns, doubled-down patty melts, and 24-hour…

​Who’s lovin’ it? The Washington Post follows a week in the life of a McDonald’s employee, a Guatamalan immigrant who moved to the states in search of a better life. From serving fresh mangos in his homeland to steering the mango pineapple smoothie roll-out as a manager at the nation’s second…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. Even in our post work getup a stranger still attempted to approach us, “Hi, I’m Sarah. I’m a real chef,” her majesty, the grill cook, took a victory sip of her cocktail…

Labor Day weekend has become a round of gustatory indulgences, whether we’re hitting up cookouts, dining out rather than road tripping, or drinking our faces off in the spirit of patriotism. This weekend is usually one in which I break down and sneak more sweets than usual, particularly iconic summer…

Domino’s Pizza Japan wants to open a branch on the moon.  We seriously think this is a great idea. First of all, there’s the myth that the moon is made of cheese. Plus, think of all the space aliens that must get hungry from intergalactic flight…

I’m missing the end-of-summer bounty here in South Florida. Where are heirloom tomatoes? Where are the stone fruits? What about local squash? And the resounding answer I’ve heard in response is that everything’s backward here. “September through May …

Lauderdalians with a hankering for jerk have been fortunate to have Jerk Machine, Catherine and Desmond Malcolm’s take out joint that offers up rustic Jamaican fare. What it lacks in pretty it makes up for in flavor. I’d become a jerk fan by accident in DC, when a friend had…

On Tuesday around 6 in the morning, John Pappa was awakened by a pounding at his door. “I thought someone was trying to break it down,” said executive chef of Tropical Acres Steakhouse, the Dania Beach restaurant that was stricken by a fire that erupted just before 4 a.m. on…

Owner Dave Nicholas and chef Brandon Whitestone have overseen a “total renovation” of the interior and a revamp of the menu at the space formerly known as Himmarshee Bar & Grille. The restaurant will reopen as PL8 at 5 this evening in what Whitestone calls a “test run.” Whitestone says…