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Spadini's Mizner Pizzeria in Boca Raton: Owner Tom Sellick has Magnum PI Tattoo (Photos)

We're not sure why, but mustachios are all the rage right now. Whether its a Handlebar, Fu Manchu, or the Pancho Villa, there is one person who is best known for his perfect 'stache: the legendary Tom Selleck. Recently, Clean Plate Charlie received word that Tom Sellick opened a new pizza place in ... More >>

New Food Truck Alert: Red Zeppelin Rockin' Lobster Rolls

The next time you're in the mood for an authentic Maine lobster roll, look for South Florida's new mobile kitchen, the Red Zeppelin Rockin' Lobster Roll. After hitting the streets last November, the crustacean-focused food truck based out of Dania Beach has been handing out some of the best around. ... More >>

Bartender Q&A: The Modern Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim on Pairings, Negronis, and Adventurous Females

This past weekend was a busy one for South Florida foodies. Broward had some porcine deliciousness at Baconfest. Miami featured the epic South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Fortunately, for us, we got to do a bit of both.While we were there we got to sample some amazing food, drink some darned good ... More >>

Tap 42 Beverage Director Paige Nast Talks About Tricking Customers, Cosmos With Olive Juice

For whatever reason the culinary industry as a whole tends to be a man's game. Of course there are many amazing female chefs and mixologists, but the ratios tends to lean toward the guys.One local beverage director has turned that male-dominated stereotype on its head. At twenty-two years old, Paige ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: New Times Pairings and More

There's this little thing happening this week called the Fifth Annual New Times Pairings. Perhaps we've mentioned it? And as if you need any other activity (you don't) to keep your spirits up as you slog through another week at the office, there are plenty more wine, beer, and dining events from For ... More >>

Food and Beer: A Pairing Made in Heaven

Amy Fisher Is Coming: Is She the Worst "Celebrity" Ever?

Amy Fisher Moving to Florida: Five Facts About Palm Beach's Newest Pile of Human Trash

South Florida is littered with washed-up celebrities, from Vanilla Ice to Donald Trump. And while it's easy to riff on these past-their-prime peddlers of spectacle, they at least possess a modicum of some redeeming quality. In other words, they're not total failures. But the newest edition ... More >>

Allen West Argues Against Amendment to Ban Indefinite Detention of People Arrested on American Soil (Updated)

Original post, 2:37 a.m.:Legislation was considered late Thursday night to specifically ban the indefinite detention of persons detained on American soil on suspicion of terrorism.It was an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, and would settle the most controvers ... More >>

Russell's Blue Water Grill Super Bowl Battle: New England Versus New York

​Who's it gonna be -- New England, with its creamy chowders, lobster rolls, and clam bakes? Or New York, home to hot dogs, pizza, and wings?Oh, sorry. You thought we were talking about the Patriots and the Giants?  We're looking forward to the game, sure, but we gotta admit, it's all about th ... More >>

Amy Fisher, Former Lover of Joey Buttafuoco, Dancing in West Palm

Facebook.comFisher's all grown up now.​If you fancy a little '90s nostalgia with your lap dance, be sure to stop by T's Lounge in West Palm Beach this week to catch the featured dancer. Amy Fisher, who was Jersey Shore trashy before it was cool, is bringing her stripping talents to South Flor ... More >>

Trader Joe's Says "Ef You!" to Florida Tomato Pickers, Middle Class Eats the Most Fast Food, and More

​​Each week, we cull eclectic stories from the internets so you don't have to. 1. Author of Tomatoland Barry Estabrook reports that a 20-year old labor rights group representing tomato pickers in southwestern Florida marched to Trader Joe's headquarters in Los Angeles to ask execs to work w ... More >>

13 Billy Joel Lyrics Lindsay Lohan Should've Tattooed On Herself

"EXTREMEly bad decision, Lindsay."​Now everyone is remembering a middling Billy Joel hit called "I Go to Extremes" because Lindsay Lohan tattooed some of its lyrics on her torso. (She's apparently not a Xiu Xiu fan.) The lines, "Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife/ I feel like I'm in the prime of ... More >>

Suite 100 Father's Day Brunch With Jack, Johnny, and Jameson

Suite 100's Ted Inserra wants to feed your dad!​Skip the tie and the power tools and give Dad something he could really use for Father's Day -- a brunch with you and his closest friends -- Jack, Johnny and Jameson at Suite 100 Riverfront. Executive Chef Ted Inserra has put together an insan ... More >>

"3 Backyards": A Mood Movie on Long Island

This 102-Year-Old Doesn't Look a Day Older Than Fort Lauderdale

George Sims in the library of Willow Wood.​George Sims, a resident of Fort Lauderdale assisted-living facility Willow Wood, is two years older than the city in which he lives. Sims celebrated his 102nd birthday November 11, two weeks before the lights at the Las Olas beach entrance were illuminate ... More >>

Sweet Greens Opens in Palm Beach Gardens

Tim McGowan​Looking to hit that "gourmet but affordable" sweet spot, according to proprietor Tim McGowan, is Sweet Greens Market (4807 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 561-624-0857), which snuck open on Wednesday but is hosting a weekend grand opening party this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7.&nb ... More >>

Order Up: SoLita Restaurant and Ultra Lounge

John LinnWhole bronzino, one of the "good ones" at SoLita on Las Olas.​If you're still wondering why the cast of MTV's Jersey Shore is filming in South Florida, pay a visit to SoLita on Las Olas. The new Italian restaurant/nightclub started by a bunch of ex-Cafe Martorano employees is so full of G ... More >>

Are South Florida's Experienced Servers the Victims of Ageism?

These ladies are service industry professionals. ​Anyone who regularly dines out will tell you professional service is an issue in South Florida. In a recent column, I had some pretty harsh criticism for the service at Wild Olives by Todd English in Boca Raton. The service just wasn't up to snuff ... More >>

2010 Zagat South Florida Restaurant Guide Released

​And according to Zagat, the best food in Broward is at.....LaSpada's Hoagies. Yep, a sub shop beat out Eduardo de San Angel, Casa d' Angelo, La Brochette, and Canyon for the honors of top food rating in Broward County. Surely, that's a sign of the times.Of course, if it had to be any sub shop, La ... More >>

Don't Kick the Tires: Ferraris Strike a Glamorous Pose for Grand Opening

Courtesy of David SabinExclusive look inside Fort Lauderdale's Ferrari-Maserati ​Prada, Fendi, Gucci -- but no Louis V. They're laying the luxury on thick at tonight's grand opening party for Fort Lauderdale's new Ferrari-Maserati shop. Promoters say the invite-only, catered event will attract so ... More >>

The Rock of the Aged

Nakie Fest ΄09

Ouzo Blue and Skorpios II Restore the Glory That Is Greece

When the Satire Is Blunt

The terrible failure of Lying in State at the Caldwell

Put on the Blue Light

Bill’s Filling Station whores itself out for $5

Concert Review: Envy on the Coast at Culture Room

Because No Man is a (Long) Island

Cloud 9 Lounge

Last Night: As Tall As Lions at Culture Room

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself.

Crisis in Suburbia

Little Children, Dreamgirls: Showstopper Edition, The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Diggers

Boca News Goes National

Absinthe-minded

We'll do anything to get the green stuff. Even go to Boca.

The Petit Dejeuner Club

The Impressionists is born in a time, a place, a moment.

New York Babylon

Those 1970s sure were strange

Last Year First

From First to Last remembers last year's January First.

Columbus Day Unplugged

We skip the parade and head for the fettuccini

Tailpipe

The Riot Wasn't

The Mideast Moves West

Cabana Fever

Spike It!

Dead Again

There's fresh meat for the reaper in Final Destination 2

And It Feels So Good

The Reunion Show's long road trip out of limbo

Bowowow --yippyoyippyay!

The Norton Museum takes the phrase "dog days of summer" quite literally

Best Centenarian

Al Ross

Thrill Mexicano

Anita’s Grill Mexicano, the sibling of Eduardo de San Angel, is also heaven-sent

Blowin' Smoke

Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven

Best of Both Broadways

The Off-Broadway, On Center Series

The World Is Her Oyster