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California

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    California Pizza Kitchen Will Unveil Revamp In Florida

    Chief executive of California Pizza Kitchen G. J. Hart told attendees at a California restaurant conference that the chain will open only one new U.S. restaurant-- a prototype-- this year. And the location happens to be in Florida, reports Nation's Restaurant News. No word yet as to which city.The p ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 5, 2012

    Surfing Exhibit at FAU Should Be a Lot More Fun Than It Is

    Chief executive of California Pizza Kitchen G. J. Hart told attendees at a California restaurant conference that the chain will open only one new U.S. restaurant-- a prototype-- this year. And the location happens to be in Florida, reports Nation's Restaurant News. No word yet as to which city.The p ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2012

    The Doobie Brothers on February 24 at Hard Rock Live

    Chief executive of California Pizza Kitchen G. J. Hart told attendees at a California restaurant conference that the chain will open only one new U.S. restaurant-- a prototype-- this year. And the location happens to be in Florida, reports Nation's Restaurant News. No word yet as to which city.The p ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Obama's War on Weed Represents a Strange About-Face on Medical Marijuana

    Chief executive of California Pizza Kitchen G. J. Hart told attendees at a California restaurant conference that the chain will open only one new U.S. restaurant-- a prototype-- this year. And the location happens to be in Florida, reports Nation's Restaurant News. No word yet as to which city.The p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    The Generous Pour Event Returns to the Capital Grille

    Wine.com ​​It's summer and that can only mean one thing over at The Capital Grille- it's time for The Generous Pour Event. In its 3rd year, the program launches TODAY and runs well through the end of summer concluding on Sunday, September 4.

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    The Five Sexiest Food-Related Music Videos

    See what we mean about girls and ice cream? ​Since the beginning of time and MTV, musicians have known that food translates well into videos - get a sexy girl in cutoffs to eat an ice-cream cone and you've pretty much got a hit. Here are five of the sexiest food-related videos - from ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2011

    Q&A With Celebrity Chef Holli Ugalde, Winner of Hell's Kitchen Season Seven

    www.celebritywinereview.comCelebrity Chef Holli Ugalde, winner of Hell's Kitchen Season 7​Celebrity Chef Holli Ugalde isn't in California anymore.Instead of dishing out her notoriously health-conscious, organic fare in her home state, the winner of Fox's Hell's Kitchen Season Seven is now coo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Where We Were Eating: California Burgers and Shakes

    Dori ZinnCalifornia may have girls, love, and dreamin', but South Floridians should, at the very least, be happy they shared their burgers.

  • Music

    March 10, 2011

    Rebelution's Reggae Explosion Coming to Revolution

    Dori ZinnCalifornia may have girls, love, and dreamin', but South Floridians should, at the very least, be happy they shared their burgers.

  • Culture

    February 17, 2011

    "CUT! Costume" Can't Compete With "California Impressionism" at the Boca Museum

    Dori ZinnCalifornia may have girls, love, and dreamin', but South Floridians should, at the very least, be happy they shared their burgers.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Deal of the Day: Up to $10 Food and Drink at California Burgers & Shakes

    Ready for a little bit of paradise?If Jimmy Buffet had been served up one of these burgers over that boring "American cheeseburger" he got when he washed up to shore in Tortola, we're pretty sure he'd be singing the same tune.That's the vibe we get when we roll up to California Burgers & Shakes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Winemaker Paul Hobbs Celebrated at Wine Dinner at Market 17 Thursday

    Flickr, Wickenden Paul Hobbs Wine​Market 17, one of Fort Lauderdale's hottest new dining establishments, is coming out of the gate with a noteworthy wine event.   This Thursday, January 27, the eatery will feature dinner with world-renowned winemaker Paul Hobbs as guest of honor. Hobb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Want to Do Business with Fort Lauderdale? Be Brief, Cheap and Transparent

    Hell, they should just use this thing.​Fort Lauderdale is looking for a new city manager, the person responsible for making sure the city commissioners' ideas translate into semi-legitimate business decisions. The most recent city manager, George Gretsas, left in July when the city decided not to ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Key Dates in Pot History

    Hell, they should just use this thing.​Fort Lauderdale is looking for a new city manager, the person responsible for making sure the city commissioners' ideas translate into semi-legitimate business decisions. The most recent city manager, George Gretsas, left in July when the city decided not to ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    It's Time for Florida to Legalize Pot

    Florida has the nation's stiffest pot penalties, but everyone seems to be lighting up.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Wine List: Five Great Wines to Pair With Lobster

    ​With the official start of Florida lobster season on August 6 and hordes of amateur bug hunters loosed on the unsuspecting critters during the two-day lobster miniseason last week, it seemed as good a time as any to start thinking about what wines to pour with your seafaring bounty.  Whether ... More >>

  • Film

    June 17, 2010

    "8: The Mormon Proposition" Review: Here's How the Mormon Church Suppressed Gay Marriage

    ​With the official start of Florida lobster season on August 6 and hordes of amateur bug hunters loosed on the unsuspecting critters during the two-day lobster miniseason last week, it seemed as good a time as any to start thinking about what wines to pour with your seafaring bounty.  Whether ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    The Killer of His Daughter's Mother: A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

    ​With the official start of Florida lobster season on August 6 and hordes of amateur bug hunters loosed on the unsuspecting critters during the two-day lobster miniseason last week, it seemed as good a time as any to start thinking about what wines to pour with your seafaring bounty.  Whether ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Slipping Into Some Sliders

    ​Everyone likes cute little buns, right? How else to explain the sudden popularity of, ah. . . sliders.  Okay, so maybe there are a few other reasons. But though the petite little mini-burger has been around since the White Castle chain was founded in the 1920s, it wasn't until the last coupl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Paula DaSilva Bids Fond Farewell to 3030 Ocean

    It's time to kiss the chef goodbye​, folks. Paula DaSilva, Hell's Kitchen season 5 contestant and longtime Executive Sous Chef at Fort Lauderdale's 3030 Ocean, is packing up her knives and heading to Miami. DaSilva, who's worked at 3030 Ocean under Chef Dean James Max for over 10 years, will becom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Five Rivers 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

    ​In California, when it comes to red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon is king.  Unfortunately, when it comes to California red wines that are decent values, Cabernet Sauvignon is also a bitch.  Not the 2007 Five Rivers, though. For less than ten bucks, you get a wine that can pimp-slap more expe ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 15, 2010

    "Surfin' USA" Theme Fits at California Burgers and Shakes

    ​In California, when it comes to red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon is king.  Unfortunately, when it comes to California red wines that are decent values, Cabernet Sauvignon is also a bitch.  Not the 2007 Five Rivers, though. For less than ten bucks, you get a wine that can pimp-slap more expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2010

    Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Down Under 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

    ​How cheap can a wine get and still not suck ball bearings through a straw?  Try three bucks.  If that sounds cheap enough to you, try the 2009 Down Under Cabernet Sauvignon. For less than it would cost to sniff the cork of some fancy-pants wine with a name you can't pronounce, you can g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Riding the Wave at California Burgers and Shakes

    John Linn​ Order a double cheeseburger at California Burgers and Shakes off of Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and it comes wrapped up in wax paper like a classic, 1950s burger shack. As a functional bonus, the paper keeps the burger in one piece as you eat it and keeps grease from dripping d ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    RX Bandits Prescribe Ska-Prog for Culture Room

    John Linn​ Order a double cheeseburger at California Burgers and Shakes off of Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and it comes wrapped up in wax paper like a classic, 1950s burger shack. As a functional bonus, the paper keeps the burger in one piece as you eat it and keeps grease from dripping d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

    ​   Oops, I did it again.  Well, sort of. Several days back I was so jazzed about finding a California Cabernet Sauvignon that didn't bite my grapes I went out and found another one. And this one's even better.  It carries one of the most storied names in California winemaking, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

    ​It wasn't something in the water but maybe in the soil, the climate, the vines, the heads of winemakers... whatever and wherever, for some reason, the 2007 vintage of California sauvignon blancs generally, well, sucks. Or at least puckers up really, really hard. As thin as Ashley Olsen, as bland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Yes, Your Sushi Chef Thinks You're a Cretin

    Unless you're training for a sushi-eating contest, start with a few small dishesThink you're an expert on sushi because you've eaten 4,000 California rolls? Your local sushi chef would beg to differ. See, he's been studying fish intensively for about as long as you've been alive; and on the other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    The Daily Mouthful: Electoral Lunch?

    "They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale." -- Dan Rather Bonus vocab word of the day: Ort, n. A morsel left after a meal.

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    Like a Book Fair, But Cooler

    Artists, writers, and designers share the marquee at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Florida Most Dangerous State For Eating Out

    Artists, writers, and designers share the marquee at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2008

    Big Sexy's Sinful Sweets

    Artists, writers, and designers share the marquee at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Californication, Simon-style

    Artists, writers, and designers share the marquee at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Mmm, the McEel!

    Artists, writers, and designers share the marquee at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

  • News

    November 15, 2007

    Half Truths

    Undocumenteds are part of the problema

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007

    California Dreamin’

    Undocumenteds are part of the problema

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    Dancing to a Different Drummer

    Undocumenteds are part of the problema

  • Film

    October 26, 2006

    Ride the Moving Mountain

    Tow 'em out, turn 'em loose, haul 'em away.

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Subtropical Spin

    Efon Presents the Free Album Vol. 2: Something for Nothing (Self-released)

  • Dining

    December 2, 2004

    In Search of the Elusive Boba

    Efon Presents the Free Album Vol. 2: Something for Nothing (Self-released)

  • Dining

    July 1, 2004

    Dollars and Sense

    Efon Presents the Free Album Vol. 2: Something for Nothing (Self-released)

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Taking Stock of Bob Graham

    The South Florida senator and presidential candidate wheels and doodles

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    Nataraj XT

    Ocean Birds (Nutone/Nettwerk America)

  • Dining

    July 25, 2002

    Clueless on Las Olas

    Despite its well-executed pan-Asian cuisine, Indigo can still leave you feeling kind of blue

  • Best of BPB

    May 16, 2002
  • Dining

    March 14, 2002

    Starr Fruits

    All-organic, all the time, straight from Web to your door

  • Dining

    September 27, 2001

    Foodstuff

    Florida Grape Growers Association

  • Dining

    December 30, 1999
  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Letters

    Rhythm Café

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    TV From There

    WAMI's programming is local, all right -- if you live in Los Angeles

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