Brandon Thorp

Western Broward County Versus Hollywood: Pitting the Best of Our Ethnic Food Territories

​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against each other in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No. 4 seeded Weste ... More >>

And So It Begins ...

Very soon (today, supposedly), posts will appear on this blog authored by strange names like "Lisa Rab," "Stefan Kamph," "Michael Cohen," and "Brandon K. Thorp." Well, they aren't that strange -- those of you who read the Juice blog already know the work of these fine reporters, so it won't be ... More >>

Andrew Breitbart's Peeps Go After New Times

Keeping America safe -- from men without testicles.​On April 22, Allen West gave a now-famous speech to a group called Women Impacting the Nation explaining that the most pressing duty of strong, American women is to breed and support strong, American men. I reported on this fascinating content ... More >>

Letter to Allen West (Re: "Slapping Israel in the Face")

JoinRick, via Flickr​Letter sent to Rep. Allen West of Florida's 22nd District. Awaiting response. Col. West:Greetings. My name is Brandon K. Thorp, and I covered the last month of your campaign for New Times. As you know, I think that you are a disingenuous and bloodthirsty man and that you have ... More >>

New Times Freelancer Makes OUT100 List

There's currently a preview of the OUT100 list on out.com.​According to southfloridagaynews.com New Times freelancers Penn Bullock and his partner, Brandon K. Thorp were named one (or two) of OUT Magazine's OUT100.The couple was flown up to New York for a film shoot at The Pierre a month and ... More >>

Anti-Vaccination Advocates Propose Florida Autism Study Based on "Junk Science"

Dr. Mark Geier​This week, Miami New Times has a story about Gary Kompothecras, the Sarasota chiropractor and close friend of Gov. Charlie Crist who's been pressuring the Florida Department of Health to hand over sealed immunization records to a father-son team of anti-vaccination advocates.There a ... More >>

Rev. Dozier Speaks About Holy Water Attack at Pompano School

My New Times colleague Brandon K. Thorp managed to reach Rev. O'Neal Dozier today to ask him about the holy-water splashing incident that is the basis for the meeting today between Dozier and pastors from a dozen other local churches. Here's what Dozier said:"It's so simple. it doesn't merit a discu ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of November 19, 2009

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Order Up: Callaro's Prime Steak and Seafood

​I expected not to like Callaro's Prime, a very old-fashioned steak house in Manalapan and subject of this week's Dish review. But my friend and New Times' theater critic Brandon K. Thorp convinced me the 8-year-old gin joint can cook the hell out of a steak. We dined there a couple of weeks ago b ... More >>

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Letters From the Issue of February 26, 2009

Letters From the Issue of February 12, 2009

Football & Margaritas

Football and margaritas. There is less than one month left of football season; less than one month to transform your culturally bankrupt, Dorito- and Budweiser-filled Sundays on the couch into something genuinely awesome. And for that purpose, we suggest Moquila the classy nu-Mexican joint in Mizner ... More >>

And You'll Get Lobster in Delray

Linda Bean, granddaughter of Maine's L. L. Bean, is bringing us lobster. Though new to the foodie business, she's got her own warf, her own fishermen, and now her own concept: lobster rolls, each with a full ¼ of meat, fresh and perfect and dripping butter on your grateful lap, all over the country ... More >>

A Real Nice Clambake

Coming to a beach near you.This is a weird time of the year for transplanted New Englanders. On the one hand, Florida's balmy wintertime tropicality is the reason we came here. On the other, wintertime in Florida always feels like a bit of a gyp. We get a little home sick, and we know it's illogical ... More >>

Sauced at Tijuana

Apparently, the Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. has finally opened up a location in South Florida. It's about time. Tijuana Flats is a Floridian company, after all, straight out of Winter Haven, and they've got branches in four states already. We ordinarily wouldn't get so excited about a chain restaurant ... More >>

Atheist Pulpit: About That Choir of Angels...

The Juice has invited New Times theater critic, Brandon K. Thorp, to provide a running critique of one of the region's most popular, most enduring stage shows: Sunday service at Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale. With nearly 20,000 members it is the state's biggest church. In his first installment ... More >>

Morton's Hatches an Egg

My steak is bigger than your steak.Super-corporate, super-expensive, super-good Morton's Steakhouse cuts the ribbon on a brand new (and totally unnecessary) Fort Lauderdale branch on December 14. That's at 500 E. Broward Blvd -- which, we suppose, will be a convenient spot for the few local carnivor ... More >>

Don't Try This At Home, and other reasons to eat at Lulu's

Deep frying a turkey can destroy your home, kill your neighbors, and ruin your life. It happened to a friend of mine. This was in Chicago, some years back. He turned on his heating element -- something red and dangerous looking, made by a company with a Japanese sounding name -- and filled a li ... More >>

Stick With It, Movie Fans

FLIFF: Sex, growing up, and a spurious comeback

Primate on the Rocks

In a Wilton Manors bar, the monkeys are cool and the Cocksuckers are creamy

Take It to the Bank

FLIFF wins one, then hits a downturn

Sit On It and Spin: Brunch at Pier Top

Sushi & Stroll at the Morikami

Taco Tuesdays

Gong Show Returns

Chicken Wings, Romanian-style

Four Rivers Thai Prix Fixe

Letters for July 31-August 6, 2008

A Zero for Cero?

Weekly Purge: Edition #3

A Short Order Special: Burgers, Bacon, and Why the Recession Really Hurts

New Times Cat Food Tasting Report

Diet for a Broke Planet

A brief guide to eating well in tough times

Kids and Scoundrels

That other, smaller, more manageable film festival

Letters for January 31-February 6, 2008

Campy to the Max

Sexina does it, damn it, and she does it on purpose

Reach, Moonwalker!

Astronauts are just ordinary people with an infinite perspective

Something for Everyone, Everything for Someone

Despite the trippy acronym, FLIFF grinds away for more than a month

Letters for August 16-22, 2007

It's a Freakin' Show

Letters for August 9-15, 2007

The Sameness of It All

Boom

Letters for April 12-18, 2007

Letters for January 18-24, 2007

Letters for November 30-December 6, 2006

Letters for November 23-19, 2006