Chef Allen Susser says he’ll have a good audience with Scripps across the street in Palm Beach Gardens for his newest Burger Bar.Already in the Fort Lauderdale Airport, Susser plans to open Burger Bars throughout South Florida and in airports around the country.The new one goes into Donald Ross Village…
The Frieze in Plantation is celebrating their first anniversary this Sunday, August 28th with free ice cream.From 3-5 p.m. The Frieze will give a free regular sized ice cream to everyone who visits. The timing is perfect since The Weather Channel predicts temperatures soaring to a high of 94 degrees…
This week’s review by the inimitable Lee Klein is the flapjack flip-off, the pseudo contest in its tenth year. In the article he gives a nod to Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, where I’ve managed to become a regular. As much as I like the pancake, I’m a fan of poached…
According to the Huffington Post, PETA has registered a XXX internet site and is planning to start PETA.XXX.The site will feature both adult human content and images of animal cruelty – pornography of a different kind, so to speak. PETA has a history of using beautiful humans to bring their…
Two food truck roundups are scheduled for Broward County tomorrow, promising lots of tasty morsels at pocket-friendly prices. The best thing about truck roundups is that you can pretty much please any palate or food restriction. The only people sometimes left our are vegans, who are left to scrounge out…
Kevin McCarthy, former head of Armadillo Cafe and the new chef at M Bar, chatted with Clean Plate Charlie about what he’s planning for the Las Olas restaurant. Clean Plate Charlie: What have you been up to since you decided to close Armadillo Cafe in 2009?McCarthy: I’ve been working on a bunch…
Calling all strippers…and managers, bartenders, servers, hosts, cooks, dishwashers, DJ’s, marketing peeps, and makeup artists. Meet Robert DeNiro, Carmen Electra, and Hugh Hefner with his bunnies at the re-opening of Cheetah Night Club. This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. stop by the massive job fair at 100 Ansin…
Former New York Times food critic Frank Bruni sides with Paula Deen on the op-ed page in the aftermath of Anthony Bourdain’s calling Deen “the most dangerous person to America” for “telling an already obese nation it’s ok to eat food that is killing us.””Ill-timed elitism” is what he calls it,…
Today’s Sun-Sentinel features an article citing some concerns over whether food trucks are a safe place to eat. The article said that in 30 health inspections, no rats or roaches were found, but that in itself is interesting wording — sort of like saying that no vampires or wolverines were…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. Hurricane Irene may be sparing South Florida, but you can always bookmark this info for the next tropical disturbance — or pass it along to your friends up North. During the biggies…
Each year for over a decade now, we have embarked on a dyspepsia-inducing quest in search of the finest flapjacks in town. S & S Diner won the first annual Flip-Off in 2001 and was duly handed the prestigious Mrs. Beeton Trophy (Mrs. B. being our patron saint for her…
Nacho Bizness is down for the count. “The mystery van is not looking good,” the taco truck posted on today’s Twitter feed. “Back in the shop. No lunch or dinner today. Anyone got a deal on a new van?”Owner Aaron Byers says they’ll be up and running as soon as…
A food writer friend used to talk of weeknight joints: local hangouts Sunday to Thursday, yet come Friday, overcrowded with weekend warriors, stilletto’d 20 somethings, touristas, and neighborhood folks. Some people love a scene. When service, food, and space is compromised, it’s not my thing. Himmarshee Bar & Grille is…
This is the ultimate, the mega, the granddaddy feast-fest of your life. Get ready. Because it’s the biggest food truck roundup of South Florida — ever. And it’s happening this Friday.Interested? Find out the details and check out a slideshow featuring photos of dozens of food trucks that will be…
Tricia & Johanna: Yelpers – watch more funny videos Among my favorite links today is one brought to my attention by our colleagues over at LA Weekly. Behold Fuck You Yelper, the Tumblr dedicated to collecting jackass comments on Yelp. The company’s rendition of online democracy is great in theory…
Charismatic sushi chef and scenester Takeshi Kamioka will unveil his new restaurant in Wilton Manors this Thursday: Gaysha New World Sushi, an ambitious project that’s a fusion of style and sustenance. Thursday night marks the christening, with DJ Mikey from Radio-Active Records spinning…
It’s 8 a.m. at The Dandee Donut Factory on Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano. Under a brown-striped awning, groups of old guys in shorts and running shoes sip coffee and eat breakfast sandwiches. Bougainvilla punctuates the parking lot, spilling over a divider. The factory sign juts into the sky, competing with…
We’re going to call this the non-food season of No Reservations. Sure Tony always winds up eating…something….but it looks like this year Anthony Bourdain is in it for the adrenaline rush (or its a ploy for an Emmy). This week proves our point. Anthony Bourdain and his crew travel halfway…
Like it or not, the 2012 Presidential elections have begun. For the next year, we’ll be subjected to campaign speeches, debates, nasty commercials and lots of baby kissing by candidates who are about as in-touch with the public as martians are. At some point, you’ll probably scratch your head and…
I went to Rosie’s for Sunday brunch and sat at the bar, intending to read the Sunday Times. Instead, distracted by a four on the floor playlist, I fell into conversation with the guy next to me. “What should I order?” I asked, noting he’s a regular. Though I had…
Perhaps there’s a more salacious reason some fancy restaurants keep white tablecloths rather than modern-up with minimalist decor: sex in restaurants, reports today’s New York Post. Sex in public is so very New York since according to Joseph Couture, author of “Peek: Inside the Public World of Private Sex,” “restaurant…
Almost two dozen food trucks will hit Arts Park in Hollywood’s Young Circle this evening and every Monday evening. From 5:30 – 10 p.m., trucks will be street food ranging from wings to cupcakes. Here’s a rundown of the trucks serving dinner tonight, so you can plan ahead…
