They’re inescapable in South Florida: big, white-hulled yachts docked up and down the Intracoastal Waterway. This time of year it’s even worse. For four days, starting today, the waters of Fort Lauderdale will be overtaken with yachts during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.Everyone sees these magnificent vessels from afar,…
Last month’s New Times Pairings brought an opportunity to sample an abundance of tasty food and drink from around South Florida. Among the liquid offerings was something of a “sneak peek” of Hatuey beer, a new “old” favorite. Though the brand was born in 1914 in Cuba and introduced to…
Osteria Acqua and Farina: New Fort Lauderdale Pizzeria Prepares the Pies Pungently but Just Right
There are few scents more seductive than that of fresh donuts coming into being. Chanel should think about bottling it.Soon that scent will be coming to Tamarac in the form of a new Krispy Kreme location. Not every Krispy Kreme shop actually makes its doughnuts. In fact, in South Florida,…
Everyone’s favorite local egg and dairy farm is all grown up and ready for its close up this morning on the Today Show. During the 10 a.m. hour with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, husband and wife team Svetlana and Marty Simon and their Heritage Hen Farm in Boynton…
After owning Fort Lauderdale’s Hi-Life Cafe for 15 years, Top Chef season two contestant Carlos Fernandez decided to pack up his knives and go. Well, sort of. He sold the restaurant but stayed on as executive chef for another two years. He actually packed up his knives about six months…
True confession: I once had a blind date with someone who conversed only in Elvish. You know, that language spoken by elves in the Lord of the Ring trilogy. Here’s the problem… Elvish is not a real language. There was no second date.If I had kept the guy’s phone number…
When the Tigers blew the Yankees out of the running for the 2012 MLB World Series, lots of South Florida baseball fans probably checked out of the event altogether. But even if you’re not rooting for the Tigers or the San Francisco Giants, Taco Bell has devised a reason to…
Halloween. The one time of year everyone wishes they were dead. Well…better make that undead…as in vampires, zombies, mummies, and other eternal creatures of the night.In spite of all that talk of dead people and monsters, Halloween is basically a pretty benign, family-friendly holiday. You dress up, eat a little…
Crime. Social disorder. Chaos.Absinthe has been blamed for them all. The spirit — originally made as an herbal tonic — was once thought to produce medical conditions like epilepsy, and illness like turberculosis, and was eventually banned in countries like Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, France — even the United States.That…
Thousands of students, political wonks, local campaign volunteers, faculty, and corporate bigwigs got together least evening to watch the third and final Presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Read Also:- Media People, Get a Free Beer at BurgerFi in Delray- Mitt Romney Eats Healthy at BurgerFi in Delray…
Ted Breaux didn’t set out to become the master distiller of Lucid absinthe — the first genuine absinthe to be sold stateside in close to 100 years.The New Orleans native had pursued a career as a research scientist after studying microbiology and chemistry, graduating from Harvard, Louisiana University and Louisiana…
How ever did our ancestors survive before the vast selection in the Publix frozen food aisle? Before the every-corner convenience of McDonald’s? Before pizza delivery???Well, they managed to slide by somehow, and probably for the better. In fact, according to food-friendly nonprofit Oldways, we should be digging into the past…
Life in the trenches of the media is far from glamorous. The hours are literally endless, the pay is lousy, and we are constantly blamed by the general public and both ends of the political spectrum of spinning things one way or another.If you are a poor schlub working in…
In honor of last week’s World Food Day, a group of local activists gathered Saturday at Hollywood’s Yellow Green Market. The group gathered together to show support for an initiative, Propostion 37, that will appear on the November ballot in California. Food activists nationwide are pushing an effort to require…
With the last presidential debate being held tonight at Lynn University in Boca Raton, most of south Florida is on politico alert. That means that while the candidates have to eat somewhere…most restaurants are scoped out by the secret service in advance then given only a few minutes official notice…
With Halloween just around the corner, next week is going to be big. Unfortunately, it’s more than a week away. Looking for something to do before Halloween week? We’ve got you covered. From pre-Halloween events to sustainability forums to cooking classes and more, there is plenty to do in south…
Pizza is awesome. Even more so when it’s free. In celebration of national pizza month–yes, there is such a thing–Domino’s in Dade and Broward counties are giving away free pizza. Sorry, Palm Beach. The company wants to spread the word about the new Handmade Pan Pizza. This time Domino’s has decided to…
If you always wished you were an Oscar Mayer wiener, now’s your chance to “meat” a few people that actually are.They’re called hotdoggers, and they’re the brand ambassadors who take the Wienermobile for a spin. …
There’s a reason Fort Lauderdale is host to one of the largest boat shows in the world. With over 300 miles of navigable inland waterways, Greater Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America.A lot of the region’s land space is taken up by multimillion dollar waterfront McMansions with…
Some love Halloween because of all the free candy. Others love the excuse to dress up like their favorite cartoon, super hero, or “sexy” ____ [insert random fictional character here]. And still more just look at this holiday as another excuse to go out, party, and get crazy drunk.No matter…
Generally, people who are into working out also eat well because they don’t want to mess up all the hard work with extra calories. (Although we all know that someone who works out for the sole purpose of inhaling chocolate cake on a regular basis.) But eating healthy at a…
