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SBWFF 2010: Red's Servin' Moxie for Burger Bash
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
February 25, 2010 in Short Order
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Sink Your Teeth into Martorano's 'Balls at the BubbleQ
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
February 25, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photo courtesy cafemartorano.comIt's not just Martorano's meatballs that are Ludacris.?So you shelled out $350-$450 for tickets to BubbleQ at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, eh? Well, if you...
Paul & Young Ron's Meaty Cookoff at the Lowes
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
February 25, 2010 in Short Order
Stork's Rises Again... in Davie
February 25, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Bourbon Steak's Rip-Roarin' Burger Bash Entry
South Beach Wine & Food Festival
February 24, 2010 in Short Order
Bourbon Steak's Burger Bash entry.?Spies inside Bourbon Steak's kitchen found executive chef Gabriel Fenton hard at work hand-shaping a substantial amount of meat patties--hundreds, actually--and later discovered he was prepping...
Interview: Philippe Chow Gets the 10
February 19, 2010 in Short Order
I'm Eating What?! Roasted Eel in a Can
February 19, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Kiss My Cocktail: The SKYY Violet
February 18, 2010 in Short Order
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Troubling Decisionmaking at Little Moir's Food Shack
February 17, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photos by Riki Altman?My best girlfriend and I have always had a long-distance relationship. She lives in the same state, but somehow we always end up at least five counties...
Interview: Chef Brian Cantrell Gets the 10
February 12, 2010 in Short Order
Kiss My Cocktail: Pop My Cherry from Burger & Beer Joint
February 12, 2010 in Short Order
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I'm Eating What?! Grass Jelly Drink
February 12, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photos by Riki Altman?If there's one food trend that never seemed to gather much steam in America, it's the chew-while-you-drink deal. I can't say this really surprises me, though I...
Kiss My Cocktail: Fontainebleau's Box of Chocolates
February 11, 2010 in Short Order
100 Favorite Dishes: Lechon Asado at El Palacio de los Jugos
February 11, 2010 in Short Order
Behind the Line: An Interview with Wild Olives' Chef Jamie Pruitt
February 10, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
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The Meat of the Matter at Texas de Brazil in Hallandale Beach
February 10, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria?Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly...
Kiss My Cocktail: Lucky Love Potion and Feelin' Lucky From Lucky Strike
February 09, 2010 in Short Order
Interview: Marc Vidal Gets the 10
February 05, 2010 in Short Order
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First Taste of JB Kitchen & Bar
February 05, 2010 in Short Order
According to the PR rep, Badrutt's wasn't attracting enough of a moneymaking crowd in the wee hours so they gave it a new name -- JB Kitchen & Bar --...
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Kiss My Cocktail: Black & Gold and Big Blue from Morton's
February 04, 2010 in Short Order
Morton's Big Blue.?Why sit in a smoky, stinky sports bar, staring at those mini-skirt-clad waitresses and sucking down cheap beer when you can do the Super Bowl in style? (Besides,...
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A Quickie with Rocco DiSpirito
February 04, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photo by KritsadaRocco DiSpirito?Maybe you only know of Rocco DiSpirito because you've seen him battling Jeffrey Chodorow on the NBC reality show The Restaurant, spinning around the floor on Dancing...
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There's No Cutting Back at Jason's Deli
February 03, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photo by Riki Altman?It really sucks to have to scrimp and save. Let's face it -- the economy has made all of us cut back on our regular indulgences, and...
Kiss My Cocktail: Wheat & Mint from Club 50
January 29, 2010 in Short Order
I'm Eating What?! Dried, Sweetened Anchovies
January 29, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Interview: Michael Psilakis of Eos Gets the 10
January 29, 2010 in Short Order
Chef Michael Psilakis?Think you're all that in the kitchen? Take off that apron screened with "I Cut the Cheese" and learn from the real deal, Michael Psilakis from Eos. This...
