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GE Mandatory Labeling Laws Introduced in Florida

Genetically engineered foods have been a concern of many for quite some time now. For years, it was more an issue for vegetarians, environmentalists, pseudo-hippies, and ethically concerned chefs than for the general population. Not anymore. The presence -- and subsequent failure -- of Proposition 3 ... More >>

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Pairing Dinner at Malcolm's at the Omphoy

Over the past 40 years or so, California wines have really made their mark in the world of fine wine. One California winery in particular really put the state on the map: Stag's Leap.Stag's Leap Wine Cellars received international critical acclaim in 1976 -- just four years after it was established ... More >>

Hudson Valley Foie Gras: More Humane or Just the Same? (Video)

Foie gras is one food item that people are crazy about. Chefs and foodies tend to love it. Ethical eaters and animal rights activists absolutely hate it. The state of California has even outright banned the sale and production of the delicacy.In this past week's review of the Grove, we touched upon ... More >>

SpaceX: Kiss Florida's Place in the Space Race Good-bye! Spend $16 Million Making the Place a Theme Park.

SpaceX, the California company that plans to help NASA and perhaps become the world leader in space travel, announced yesterday in Washington that it would send a man to space by 2015.The firm will send one of its own employees. Last year, it was the number one private firm to send an unmanned craft ... More >>

Anti-Frankenfood Documentary: Free Abridged Screening of Genetic Roulette Online (Trailer)

Whatever you want to call them, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) or GE (Genetically Engineered) foods were kind of a big deal in 2012. It was the first year to see a ballot initiative requiring mandatory labeling on a state ballot for the Presidential election--in California, of course. Even tho ... More >>

California Pizza Kitchen Gets an Overhaul: New Flagship Location at Sawgrass Mills Mall (Photos)

Over the past few years, pizza has become quite the serious thing. Yeah, to New Yorkers and Chicagoans it has always been a contentious issue, but to the rest of the country Dominoes and Pizza Hut used to suit just fine. Not so much anymore. It's no secret, Americans are becoming more aware of ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Funky Food, Karaoke, Cooking Classes, and More

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 sou ... More >>

World Food Day Today (October 16): GMO Protest at Yellow Green Market

Today is world food day. Originally started in 1981 to honor to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, it is now used to promote advocacy campaigns for nonprofits. This year, World Food's focus is on ending hunger through Agricultural Cooperatives; however some groups are using the day to ... More >>

Tap 42 and The Blind Monk Want You To Drink Florida Beer This Week

The biggest news this week in the craft beer world -- aside from the announcement that Goose Island will finally! hit Florida shelves this year -- is the concerted effort to get President Obama to release the super-top-secret recipe for his White House home brew Honey Ale. There's eve ... More >>

"Savages," Oliver Stone's Drug-Trade Drama, Settles for Sensation

California Ban on Foie Gras: No More Fatty Duck Livers Allowed (Floridians, However, Feel Free to Eat Up)

Foie gras-loving Californians better eat up over the next month. Starting July 1, the state ban on foie gras (fattened liver from a duck or goose) will officially take effect. The law was passed in 2004 but included time for restaurants and the state's lone foie gras producer to adjust.Animal rights ... More >>

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 >>

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

The Doobie Brothers on February 24 at Hard Rock Live

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

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.

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.

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

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 >>

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 >>

Key Dates in Pot History

It's Time for Florida to Legalize Pot

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

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 >>

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

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

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

Like a Book Fair, But Cooler

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

Florida Most Dangerous State For Eating Out

Big Sexy's Sinful Sweets

Mmm, the McEel!

Half Truths

Undocumenteds are part of the problema

California Dreamin’

Subtropical Spin

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

In Search of the Elusive Boba

Dollars and Sense

Taking Stock of Bob Graham

The South Florida senator and presidential candidate wheels and doodles

Nataraj XT

Ocean Birds (Nutone/Nettwerk America)

Clueless on Las Olas

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

Starr Fruits

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

Foodstuff

Florida Grape Growers Association

Escargots, Antipasto, and Betty Crocker

Rhythm Café

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