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B.C. Tacos and Ms. Cheezious Named Finalists for LIVE! with Kelly and Michael's Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off, Voting Ends May 18
May 17, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
courtesy of B.C. TacosFood trucks have come into their own these last few years. No longer are they the ignoble "roach coach" of yesteryear, but gourmet mobile dining establishments. LIVE!...
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Lauren DeShields of Market 17 Is Done With Overrated Steakhouses
May 15, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Lauren De Shields is a lifelong Florida native. She grew up in a Florida, food-centric family and even began her formal culinary education at Johnson & Wales University in North...
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Marc Falsetto of Rok:Brgr Hopes to See More Chefs Taking Culinary Leaps
May 09, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Tastemaker 17 is Marc Falsetto, founder and CEO of ROK:BRGR Burger Bar and Gastropub in downtown Fort Lauderdale. You've probably noticed that gastropubs serving up craft beers and hand-crafted burgers...
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2013 Readers' Poll Finalists: Voting Ends May 29
May 07, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
May the vote be with you.Every year, the New Times Broward-Palm Beach staff goes to great lengths to find the very best of everything - from burgers to thrift stores...
Fort Lauderdale Hen Project Petitions City Commission to Allow Backyard Chickens
May 02, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Vaughan Lazar of Kapow! Says the Local Scene Needs More Locally Sourced Food and Zombie Killers
May 02, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
The exclamation point is an official part of the name Kapow! Noodle Bar in Mizner Park. That enthusiasm is brought in no small part by the CEO and co-founder, Vaughan...
Oar House Restaurant and Bar in Pompano Beach Celebrates Grand Opening May 11
May 01, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Shake Shack's Second-Annual Great American Shake Sale Benefits No Kid Hungry
May 01, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Sara VentieraThis meal was lacking a shake anyway. At Shake Shack for the entire month of May, you can assuage any caloric guilt you feel for ordering a shake by telling...
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Cafe Martorano Now Offers Blackjack Inside the Restaurant
May 01, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Laine DossHit or stay?Maybe you're thinking that Steve Martorano was afraid his meatballs weren't enough to pull the hungry gamblers from the blackjack tables. This is a ridiculous thing to...
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Five Food Bongs: Stoners Stroll Through the Produce Section
April 26, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
curvefever.comWho needs one of these? Just stroll through the produce section.While most of the country seems to be moving in the direction of legalizing marijuana, Florida's esteemed legislature is --...
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26. Mike Halker of Due South Brewing
April 26, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Mike HalkerNew Times' Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and...
Free Dozen Doughnuts at Krispy Kreme for Hero Appreciation Day, April 28
April 24, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Can You Cook Gangnam Style? Psy Is Looking for a Personal Chef (Video)
April 23, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
twitter.com/psy_oppaForget Iron Chef and The Taste. Here's a cooking competition almost anyone can win with an actual payday at the end. Korean pop star Psy is doing a worldwide search for...
Woolfenden Family Statement: Three-Year-Old Marathon Victim Out of Hospital
April 19, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Max's Harvest Debuts New Organic Menu Items
April 18, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Florida-Based Benihana Celebrates Children's Day, Supports St. Jude
April 18, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
stjude.orgIf you don't want to help this face, there is no help for you.We've got a lot seemingly random "National Days" in this country, from National Bacon Appreciation Day to...
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Shake Shack's Boca Raton Location to Open April 22
April 17, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
WikiCommons/Beyond My KenOriginal Shake Shack location in Madison Square ParkThe iconic -- yet incredibly young -- burger chain will finally open this Monday in Boca Raton. The original Shake Shack opened...
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New Times Happy Hour Mobile App Party at American Social Tomorrow
April 17, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
facebook.com/AmericanSocialWhat better place to make your social network a reality than a bar called American Social? It's almost like we plan these things...Need a drink? There's an app for that! Say...
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Blues, Brews and BBQ at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino Saturday
April 17, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
You could be here!What could be better than a day of good music, good beer, and good food? How about getting all of that, for free? Follow the jump to see...
Breaking News: You Can Get Good Pizza in South Florida! If You Agree, You Should Vote
April 15, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Nutella Theft: What Would You Do With Five Metric Tons?
April 08, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Wikicommons/A. KnieselOh, the humanity!In perhaps the single greatest outrage since the Canadian Maple Syrup Thefts of 2012 (let us all pause for a moment of silence over our dry pancakes)...
Food and Hunger Documentary A Place At The Table Comes to Cinema Paradiso Tonight
April 05, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
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New Times Beerfest 2013 Survival Guide
April 03, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Anyone who says the pilsner is not the classiest of all beer glass styles is a dirty liar.The "Original" New Times Beerfest returns to downtown Fort Lauderdale for its 16th...
Become an Instant Hero to the Animals at Tijuana Flats Today
April 01, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
Have Your Cake and Drink It Too: Tiki Bar Battle of the Bottles, April 12
March 27, 2013 in Clean Plate Charlie
