Is Domino’s New Pizza Really Any Better?

Last month, chain Domino’s Pizza launched a ballsy new ad campaign that completely fessed up to serving near-inedible crap product. In addition to publicly taking it on the rear, Domino’s also asserted it had a new, better formula with which to win back the hearts of you, the consumer. The…

Funky Buddha Lounge Reopens as Lounge and Brewery Tonight

For years, the Funky Buddha Lounge in Boca Raton has been a destination for beer drinkers looking to sample something crafty while getting down on a hookah. But tonight, the Lounge is officially launching the newest facet of its operation: homebrew. That’s right, the Funky Buddha will now be brewing…

Super Bowl Food Freebies

For weeks we’ve been serving up Super Bowl insanity every few days. From awesome restaurants to check out to how easy it is for lazy people to throw a Super Bowl shindig. But we have yet to showcase the best deal for Sunday’s main event: free food. Whispers around South…

I’m Eating What?! Idris Fiery Ginger Beer

Idris brand Fiery Ginger Beer, an import from England seems to question your manhood. “Try me if you dare!!” it boasts on the label. The top of the “Y” in Fiery curls into a devil’s tail. And with the painted flames bursting from behind the letters, it seems clear this…

Stuck For Valentine’s Day? Try Meat Cupcakes

“What about Meat Cupcakes?””The what now?  Are you making reference to that insipid Michael Jackson song from the Grammys?””No, no – I just had a vision of meat cupcakes and thought you’d like to make them for your column.”I’d been wondering about what I should do for this week’s Meatist…

The Cutlet of Your Dreams is at the International House of Schnitzel

A chicken cutlet, pounded to a perfect quarter-inch thickness, coated in breadcrumbs, and baked until a luscious, crisp coating forms on the surface will set you back just $5.95. That same breaded slice of love topped with two over-easy eggs, crisp at the edges, a few salty anchovy filets, and…

A Heavenly Super Bowl Party

Football, babes, booze and food. . . are we talking Guy Heaven or what?  Best of all, you don’t have to die to get to Il Bacio’s Ultimate Celebrity Super Bowl Party. All you have to do is show up at the Delray hotspot at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb…

The Wings at Roosters in Margate Lose Something in Transition

Thirty years of deep-frying wings in one building builds a lot of history (and plaque in a lot of arteries). Even so, Roosters packed up the poultry operation in May 2008, moving from the dark, wood-paneled confines of its longtime Southgate Boulevard location to a shiny new space just a…

Food Events on the Radar

• Nothing says “I love you” like a bowl of ramen… at least according to Ramen Girl, the 2008 comedy starring the late Brittany Murphy. (Not to be confused with this ramen girl.) Imagine Lost in Translation, The Karate Kid, and Chocolat combined. Murphy plays an American gal in Tokyo,…

Order Up: It’s Breakfast Time

What’s better than a plate of chicken-fried steak, sausage gravy, three eggs over easy, home fries, and a cream cheese-covered bagel? How about the four of South Florida’s most unique breakfast eateries, all being covered in this week’s Dish review. On the plate: Cypress Nook, a German breakfast spot in…

Uncle Louie G’s Ice Cream Shop Opens on Clematis Street

If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. This scoop really is a scoop — Uncle Louie G’s is the latest eatery on Clematis Street’s new Restaurant…

Ted Allen’s Show Chopped: Is it Fixed?

The Food Network is dominated these days by reality-TV-style cooking shows, and one of the best of them is Chopped. Hosted by Ted Allen, it pits four chefs against one another in timed matches with mystery ingredients. It’s often more drama than cooking, with chefs splattering one another with hot…

100 Favorite Dishes: Chicken From La Granja

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…

Fast-Casual Tex-Mex Tijuana Flats Rolls Out New Menu

Burrito lovers rejoice! With their biggest menu roll out in their 15 year existence, fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant Tijuana Flats welcomes half a dozen new menu options to the South Florida Mexican food-loving masses starting today. All six new items were featured items in test stores throughout the Central Florida area…

Queso Blanco con Wisconsin? Si! Viva Venadito!

Photo by John Linn​Let’s not get distracted by the allegedly devious manner through which I acquired three complimentary packages of El Venadito cheese. Or, at the very least, allow me to first make my case in words and pictures before I make my confession. This being a food blog, the…

You Are What (Sandwich) You Eat

Forget psychology, astrology, and numerology. If you really want to know what someone is like or whether her or she might be the bread to your mayo, you have to turn to the science of sandwichology.  WTF?  Yes, the fuck. Did you know that people who prefer club sandwiches are…

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

This week on the blog:We kicked off our next batch of 100 Favorite Dishes with the awesome pink vanilla cupcakes from Delray’s House of Sweets. There were plenty more favorites this week, as well.Anyone can make great homemade mac’ and cheese. Just follow these steps.Where will you party for the…