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Kaluz: Corporate Efficiency

Kaluz Combines Good Food With Even Better Service

It was shocking to find Kaluz packed and bustling on a Monday night. It was more shocking to find a chic, multimillion-dollar restaurant with a well-rounded menu and detail-oriented servers pop up from nowhere. A bit of investigation found an experienced, well-funded team behind the waterfront eat ... More >>

Hooters Gets Reconstructive Surgery

Hooters, the casual restaurant chain that gave the world orange nylon shorts, hot wings, and the term "breastaurant", is getting some reconstructive surgery of its own.The restaurant chain is starting on a campaign to join the 19th 21st century with new items designed to attract female customers (li ... More >>

Calling All Extras: Filming Today at Vibe

Do you think you were born to be a star? Yeah, we're sure you do. Unfortunately, no one gets to start at the top. However, if you want to take a shot at the big time, C&I Studios will be filming for a new TV show today at Vibe and you could possibly score a scene.Alright, alright, the studi ... More >>

Sybarite Pig Opens this Friday: Owner Daniel Naumko Talks Beef, Beer, and Why He Chose That Name

Craft beer and food enthusiast Daniel Naumko will realize a long-held dream this Friday when he opens the doors to his west Boca restaurant Sybarite Pig. The project is a manifestation of his primary passions: Indulgent cuisine and well-made beer. "The only time I'm happy is when I'm in the kitche ... More >>

Pay Up!: Village Voice Suing Yelp Over "Best Of" Use

Village Voice Media Holdings (now Voice Media Group), which owns New Times Broward/Palm Beach, is suing Yelp in Arizona federal court over its use of "Best Of" in at least 10 cities. The firm is seeking to stop  the social networking, user review and local search website and app from ... More >>

It's Boat Show Time! Ten Places to Dock and Dine in South Florida

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 100-foot ... More >>

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets Preview

The New York Jets head into town this weekend for TonySparanoRevengeTour2012. Both teams come into the week at 1-1 in a four-way tie between all teams in the AFC East which very much means that the winner of this game could potentially be in in first place heading into Week 4. Both the Jets and Dol ... More >>

One Way Out: Millionaire Guma Aguiar Disappeared Off Fort Lauderdale Beach; Where Could He Have Gone?

Dolphins Get Batted Down by Texans 30-10

Well, that went exactly as one would have expected things to go. The Miami Dolphins headed into Houston for Sunday's opening game of the 2012 NFL season and promptly got their assholes blown apart by the Texans in a 30-10 beatdown. The encouraging thing was that rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill w ... More >>

Miami Dolphins 2012 Season Preview: Innovators of Suck

Your Miami Dolphins are set to kickoff the 2012 season this Sunday at Houston (a team, incidentally, they have never beaten ever in the entire existence of American tackle football history). If you haven't noticed, we're living in the golden age of pass-first football. Passing records are falling b ... More >>

Missing Millionaire's Partner Speaks: John Amoruso Made Guma Aguiar Rich

Allen West Goes on National Fundraising Tour: Eight Out-Of-State Fundraisers

Many blogs have already been written of Congressman Allen West's Friday announcement that he'd raised well over $2 million between April and the end of June. What we didn't know until Sunday afternoon, however, was how he spent it. Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission reveal West too ... More >>

Crazed, Blind, French-Speaking Octogenarian Forces Spirit Air Emergency Landing

All they wanted to do was fly from L.A. to Fort Lauderdale.About 100 passengers were stuck in Houston on Sunday after an unruly 81-year-old man forced a Spirit Air red-eye flight to make an emergency landing in Texas, according to ABC News. The man was "like, touching everybody," according to one pa ... More >>

South Florida Cops Getting Arrested All Over the Damned Place

Broward Sheriff's Office Lt. Eric Wright turned himself in on Friday on charges of fraud and 14 counts of grand theft after he was accused of working side jobs while he was technically on duty as a supervisor at least ten times between August 2010 and May 2011.In addition to working only fractions o ... More >>

A Korean Adoptee Does Her Own Detective Work in a Gamble to Find Her Family

Walmart Choice Steak Challenge Pits Two Local Chefs In a Fiery Battle

Two local South Florida chefs are competing in a fiery battle to see who has the best grill skills in the Walmart Choice competition. The grill-off, sponsored by Kingsford charcoal and Coca-Cola, will have the executive chef and sous chef of Miami's Red Fish Grill battle it out in a head-to-head com ... More >>

Will a New Manager Improve Service at Tap 42? We're Betting on It

​Back in January, I reviewed Tap 42 and was met with more than 60 comments that confirmed or refuted claims of neglectful service and inconsistent meals. Since then, owners Blaise and Sean McMackin have dug in for some serious overhauls. For one, they're in the market for a new chef after the ... More >>

Landry's to Buy Morton's: Here's Our Wish List for Its Rebirth

​Houston-based restaurateur Tilman Fertitta of Landry's Inc. has acquired 90 percent of Morton's shares, he announced Wednesday, reports Chicago Business. The purchase means he'll own Morton's without shareholders' approval. Shareholders had been trying to block the purchase because they believed ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers U.S. Tour Postponed While Anthony Kiedis' Foot Mends

​Add a new chapter to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' nearly three-decade history of highs and lows: Anthony Kiedis has a bum foot, and the band's U.S. tour has been postponed. Originally, the dates were set to begin in South Florida at BankAtlantic Center on January 20 -- which is already sold out -- ... More >>

Christopher Hitchens to Be Commemorated (No Prayers, Please) at Florida Atheist Convention

WikimediaChristopher Hitchens​Last night, Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, died at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was 62. To the bitter end, he refused the taunts of god-fearing critics that he should convert and pray before the fi ... More >>

Coconuts in Fort Lauderdale Offers Surprisingly Solid Dining Geared Toward Locals

Where Chefs Eat After Hours: Four Picks From Brandon Whitestone of PL8

​After his first minivacation since PL8 opened in September, executive chef Brandon Whitestone of PL8 returns to the kitchen this week with a newly hired sous chef, Logan Street, and renewed vitality after downtime and opportunities to eat outside his own kitchen. His favorite spots display his ca ... More >>

David J. Stern Was a Disgraced Soccer Coach Before Becoming a Disgraced Lawyer

​The background of fallen foreclosure king David J. Stern has so far been largely a mystery. But now there's at least one piece of his past that has come to light: the years he spent as a high school soccer coach and how it ended in a spectacular failure.New Times has learned Stern worked for abou ... More >>

Houston Press Delivers a New Perspective on Homeless People -- Their Own

via the Houston Press/ Daniel Kramer Billy Temple and his prized possession, his daughter's graduation photo.​The New Times Broward-Palm Beach wasn't the only paper in our chain to publish a cover story about homelessness this week. John Nova Lomax at the Houston Press wrote a featu ... More >>

Q&A With Karen Hanlon, Restaurant Designer (Vibe, YOLO, Hard Rock, Houston's, Etc.)

Karen Hanlon ​For most diners, selecting a restaurant boils down to food and ambiance. The menu is created by the chef, but the real stars may be interior designers, who touch all your senses and keep you in your seat. With Art Basel just finished, it's appropriate to showcase Karen Hanlon, an acc ... More >>

Q & A with Restaurateur Tim Petrillo of YOLO, Tarpon Bend, and now, Vibe

Florida International University ​This week, we caught up with restaurateur Tim Petrillo, who along with a few other well-heeled business partners is opening a new nightclub / live music venue called Vibe in downtown Fort Lauderdale . The new hotspot -- Tim told us more about it here -- is locate ... More >>

Restaurant News: Charley's Becomes Chart House, Vivo's Offers Lunch Deals, Dara Torres Tends Bar

​•    National restaurant mega-chain Landry's Restaurant Inc. is switching its Fort Lauderdale Charley's Crab eatery over to the Chart House brand. Renovation of the space has added a new patio and lounge, and while no one at the Houston-based company responded to several queries, ... More >>

Dean James Max to Represent Florida in the Great Amercan Seafood Cook-Off

​Chef Dean James Max, executive chef at 3030 Ocean with restaurants in Cayman and Cleveland, is a Florida homeboy at heart. Talk to the charismatic chef and it's easy to see that his love for Florida's unique foodways -- particularly its seafood -- run strong. So it's no surprise that Max will be ... More >>

J. Mark's Fort Lauderdale Opens After Long, Complete Makeover

Photos by Eric BartonThe J. Mark's dining room has come along way from its Bennigan's days.​It may seem like forever since anybody was slinging food in the old Bennigan's location in Fort Lauderdale. But after a complete rehab in and out, J. Mark's finally opened its second location. If you haven' ... More >>

Stanford Employees in Fort Lauderdale Accused of Shredding Evidence of Massive Fraud

FlickrDid Allen Stanford's local employees try to cover up his crime?​The first criminal trial in the Stanford Financial Group fraud is under way, and it ain't pretty for the local branch. In opening remarks of a trial that began Monday in Miami, prosecutors told the jury that Thomas Raffanello an ... More >>

Truluck's brings its fresh-yet-simply-favored seafood to the Galleria Mall

Design the Poster for Counting Crows Tour Arriving in West Palm Beach this October... Bonus: Free MP3s!

Phillin’ it

Fly Me to the Moon

Radiohead Tour Announced!! Click Here for Info

Better (and Brighter) Than the World’s Largest Ball of Yarn

Don’t Gentrify Me, Bro

High Steaks

Strip House has the beef.

Letters for August 10-16, 2006

Bice-Slapped

Palm Beach memories didn't prepare us for this shock.

Keeping Broward in Brewskis

Best Gelato

Dolce Vita Gelato Café

The Steak Capital

Best Caesar Salad

The Deli Den Readers' Choice: Houston's

A Crowded Piazza

If Houston's ever opens a branch in Rome, it will likely resemble La Piazza Pasta Cafe

No Beef Here

For a veggie joint, it's fine. Just take a whiff.

Best Bakery

Croissan'Time French Bakery & Fine Foods

Letters to the Editor

Letters for October 4, 2001