Instagram

Four Bots for a Brewtopia: Beer Drones, Robo-taps, and Other "Cybeernetic" Organisms

Terminator, Robocop and Transformers: what do these movies all have in common? They don't tell us how robots will bring us beer, and that's just damn rude. Even more terrifying is that Hollywood may be predicting the future of humanity. With the ubiquity of drones and the NSA surveillance dragnet, ... More >>

Taylor Chapman, Local Racist Who Hates Dunkin' Donuts, Is Engaged To a Criminal

Taylor Chapman, who several days ago condemned a Dunkin' Donuts employee in a racist and profane tirade over an alleged missing receipt, has several problems. One, the local gal is perhaps the most hated person on the internet right now, and she's deleted her LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twit ... More >>

Big Boi at Revolution Live June 5

The Ikea Frozen Yogurt Machine: Best Dollar You'll Ever Spend (Video)

We're moving to a newer, larger townhouse. Of course, lots of space means the need for more furniture. And that means spending Memorial Day at Ikea instead of the beach. As you might imagine, the mega-store filled with Lacks and Malms and Vanligs was bustling with slightly confused families trying ... More >>

Morton's the Steakhouse Food Porn Pic Helps Feds Nab Identity Thieves

Two South Florida identity thieves the feds have been trying to nab were caught after one of them couldn't resist Instagraming a picture of his food at Morton's the Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale. Nathaniel Troy Maye, 44, who claims to have stolen 700,000 identities, and his lady friend, Tiwanna Ten ... More >>

Tim Tebow to the Dolphins! How We Trolled Twitter to Believe a Crazy Rumor

Enter Your Mom in Duffy's Mom of the Year Contest

Have you told your mom just how awesome she is? After all, she stood by you when you were suspended from 11th grade for setting all the frogs loose from the biology lab and cheered you on when you received a degree in "the history of animated films" from that correspondence school in Latvia. Clearl ... More >>

Bobby Lee: The Other Asian Guy From Harold & Kumar (and a Panelist on Chelsea Lately) Hits the Improv

Pain & Gain: Michael Bay Injects Potent Absurdity Into an Unbelievable True Story

First Look: Barrel & Grain Comes to West Palm Beach

When beloved downtown West Palm Beach gastropub Gratify closed their doors last July, a little piece of champagne brunch died along with it. Where most of us saw a fleeting memory of happy hours past, however, Chase Woolard saw an opportunity. Already the Managing Partner of successful restaurant Th ... More >>

New Times Beerfest: Winning Beers, Good Times (Pictures)

On Saturday evening, hundreds of beer lovers in south Florida came together in Esplanade Park to sample the finest beers, enjoy great live music and have a great time at New Times' Beerfest. Even the weather cooperated. Mother Nature is clearly a beer lover, because the evening was cool and clear -- ... More >>

Ten Best New Times Beerfest Photos on Instagram

Coffee? Check. Aspirin? Check. Beerfest fill? Half-check, because we could always go for more. Hopefully you took Sunday to recover from the intense craft beer-drinking that took place at Beerfest Saturday night at Esplanade Park. Then again, hopefully you just kept the party going for the rest of ... More >>

Ex-Prime Minister Magaret Thatcher Dies at 87: Five Places to Raise a Farewell Pint

At 87 years of age, the former Prime Minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher passed away from a stroke today. Known as the "Iron Lady," Thatcher is best-known for her staunch conservative ways -- the female British counterpart to Reagan.Whether you agree with her political stance or not, being the fir ... More >>

Catch a Lionfish, Get a Shirt in New Contest

Lionfish are beautiful. They're also taking over Florida waters. These nonnative, invasive fish are aggressive and prey on native saltwater species. They also compete for food with some of our local food species, like grouper and snapper.Luckily, lionfish are also very tasty, though parts of the fis ... More >>

Five Things to Do With Leftover Easter Eggs

Making Easter eggs with the kiddos is fun, but most kids are done with the eggs after they've found them all and quickly move on to their baskets o' candy. So, what do you do with those color dyed, hard boiled creations after the day is over? We came up with five ways to get rid of those damn chicke ... More >>

Donald Trump Photobombed by Tyler, The Creator

The Daily Look At This! is our daily video and/or gif of the day. According to Donald Trump's Twitter feed, Donald Trump was approached back stage of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon by a guy who called himself Donald Trump's biggest fan. It wasn't until later that Donald Trump realized he was the vi ... More >>

BaconFest: MORE TICKETS RELEASED for Sold-Out Event

Bummed out that this weekend's pork-a-palooza (AKA BaconFest) is sold out? Turn that frown upside down. As of Friday morning, a limited number of entertainment-only tickets will be released for a price tag of $15 a pop. Note: these tickets are for entertainment only. They don't include the sampling ... More >>

Ten Best Chocolate Beers -- Seduce Your Valentine!

For beer snobs, their love of beer comes in a close second only to their true loves. But there is nothing that says "I love you" more on Valentine's Day than getting them a six'er of chocolate beer. Brewers make chocolate beers in a variety of ways, whether adding chocolate to the brewing process or ... More >>

Cowboy's Saloon in Davie: Gettin' My Country On

Once upon a time, there was a bar. Said bar sat in a nondescript strip mall in a semi-suburban neighborhood, its door guarded by burly bouncers in cowboy hats. It was home to a mechanical bull, line dancing lessons and lots of camo. And in what far away land did this bar reside? Why Davie, of course ... More >>

Should Florida Judges Be Allowed to Facebook Lawyers?

So like we were totally in traffic court the other day and who comes up as the presiding robe on my docket but ugh omg Judge Sanders -- right, the same creep-o who was jamming up my Facebook page with friend requests last spring break. I know, totally f-king awkward, right? Hellz no I never accepted ... More >>

Team Kerouac

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund chat about the film version of On the Road.

Rage Against the Machinima: As YouTube Becomes Increasingly Wealthy, Its Stars and the Networks Who Contract With Them Battle for Money and Creative Control

VooDoo BBQ & Grill Opens in Pembroke Pines: Free BBQ For a Year For First 99 Customers

VooDoo BBQ & Grill is opening their first south Florida location in Pembroke Pines this Sunday, January 13 at Pembroke Lakes Square (151. N. Hiatus Road). This location is the first of 26 locations planned for Florida. The fast casual restaurant with a Cajun vibe features slow-cooked ribs, pulle ... More >>

Fancy Camping on Las Olas

Team Kerouac: Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund Chat About the Film Version of On the Road

Rapper Drake Thinks He Owns the Term YOLO -- But Did He and Rick Ross Crib the Phrase from the Fort Lauderdale Restaurant?

YOLO: love it or hate it, it's the new 'in' acronym. It's become the catchphrase excuse for all things ridiculous: drunken sorority girl hook-ups, speeding, frat boy public urination, Darwin Award-like behavior, or any other insignificant experience deemed to be worthy of a hashtag by social media u ... More >>

Mayan Calendar Predictions Versus Reality

Donald Trump And Company: South Florida Celebrity Christmas Tweets

Christmas Day. Now is the time to spend time with family, read a book, listen to Christmas jams, open gifts, and, if you're a South Florida celebrity living in a postmodern age, reach for your Twitter feed to dispatch the good tidings. Because apparently it's not Christmas unless it's an Instagram ... More >>

#ArtTogetherNow

Off the iPhone and onto the Gallery Wall

South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your News and Palm Beach Blogging Nominees

To say the web bridges worlds together seamlessly through invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. In any case, New Times is well aware of the importance of the web, and we're celebrating with our first South Florida Web Awards. We've scoured the internet in search of the best of ... More >>

South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your Twitter, Instagram, and Arts/Culture Nominees

To say the web bridges worlds together seamlessly through invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. In any case, New Times is well aware of the importance of the web, and we're celebrating with our first South Florida Web Awards. We've scoured the internet in search of the best of ... More >>

South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your Food Blogging Nominees

To say the web bridges worlds together seamlessly through invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. In any case, New Times is well aware of the importance of the web, and we're celebrating with our first annual South Florida Web Awards. We've scoured the Internet in search of the ... More >>

Tap 42 Hosting Dogfish Head Tap Takeover and Pumpkin and Pints This Week

Tap 42 creative director Lauren Bowen knows what she's talking about when she talks beer. And when she talks beer, she's talking 'bout the good stuff; craft brews. "Once you go craft, you never go back," she said with a laugh during a recent phone interview. A previously scheduled conversation had ... More >>

Padma Lakshmi Lets Man Eat Ham Off Her Body (Video)

Some lucky bastard got to eat a piece of Iberico ham off of Padma Lakshmi's body last evening.No, it's not some lame Top Chef dream sequence. This really happened. In front of thousands of people. And that man was some stranger. OK -- he did donate $1,000 to charity, so we guess it's all good.Accord ... More >>

South Florida's Best Hotel Restaurants

Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012 online. Hotel restaurants; they're the bane of any food lover's existence, no? ... More >>

New Times' South Florida Web Awards 2012: Vote Now!

We've spent the past few weeks scoping out South Florida's social media landscape in search of the best of the web. Our eyes are a bit bleary from staring at our computer screens and iPhones, but here it is: our first annual South Florida Web Awards. From the apps you can't live without to the blog ... More >>

Animated Hotel Transylvania Succeeds as Entertainment

Win VIP Tickets to Pairings 2012, New Times Food and Wine Event

The kids are finally back in school and out of your house after a long hot summer vacation. And while school might not be a child's favorite way to spend a day, most kids at least find the first week back to be exciting. It's kind of like the way you look forward probably look forward to New Times' ... More >>

Dining Inside Neiman Marcus at The Little Mermaid Bar (Spoiler Alert: There's No Caviar)

When thinking about Neiman Marcus, a few things come to mind -- tanorexic MILFs, elderly women dripping in diamonds, and that gorgeous, cherry-colored Marc Jacobs bag that I would sell my soul for. Recently, a friend suggested that I join her for a bite to eat at the famed department store's café, ... More >>

The Royal Pig Pub & Kitchen: A Sneak Peek (Photos)

In just a few days all eyes will be watching as hundreds of Americans compete... to find parking spot on Las Olas. It's hard to deny that over the past few months, there has a considerable amount of intrigue and buzz surrounding the opening of The Royal Pig Pub & Kitchen. If everything goes ... More >>

Best Ice Cream Food Trucks in Fort Lauderdale and Miami

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.Summer means sweating in mysterious places, ... More >>

The Great Con

Need More BBQ Ideas? Vanesa Fedak of Bravo! Gourmet Sandwich Talks Peruvian-Style Parrilladas

Over the past few years, Peru has definitely become the hot gourmet travel destination. Serious foodies from across the world have been looking to Peru for inspiration. With that in mind, we decided to chat with Vanesa Fedak of Bravo! Gourmet Sandwich to get her take on a Peruvian-style Father's Day ... More >>

Memorial Day Cocktail Recipe from SAIA in Fort Lauderdale

It's not a requirement that you serve festive, thematically-appropriate cocktails at your Memorial Day bash this weekend, but in this Instagram- and Pinterest-obsessed culture of ours, giving your guests something more interesting to behold than a bottle of Corona may help give you the edge on all t ... More >>

32. French Toast at Cafe Auribeau

We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 32. French Toast at Cafe AuribeauTwo thi ... More >>

The Secret Shame of the Restaurant Chain

Sometime later this year, the Italian chain with two annoying Texans in its commercials is expected to open a location on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale. It'll appear among a mile strip of local favorites, places like Gilbert's with their great burgers and Grateful Palate with their terrific everyth ... More >>

#ADifferentKindofGallery

Is Anyone Up? Founder Hunter Moore Hosting New Year's Eve Party at Speakeasy Lounge

Love, French-Canadian Style in "Heartbeats"