Maryland

Snowbird Dining Guide: Ten South Florida Restaurants to Hit Up

My local friends, we're only weeks away from the snowbirds flocking to South Florida to clog our roads, retail stores, and restaurants. You'll start to fill your bumper-to-bumper mornings by counting the Quebec license plates and wondering if you can teach our French-Canadian guests enough English s ... More >>

Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar to Open at Village at Gulfstream Park

South Florida culture is deeply rooted in Latin American culture. Which is why we're a little intrigued by the announcement of the opening of Paladar Kitchen & Raw Bar at the Village of Gulfstream Park fall of 2012.Why does the idea of a restaurant with influences from "Central & South Ameri ... More >>

Was Bistro Mezzaluna's Move to a Bigger Space a Smart Idea?

Rudy Eugene Not the Only Guy Who Ate People This Week: Charges Against Alleged Cannibal Alexander Kinyua

Everyone in the country has heard about the case of Rudy Eugene, the Miami man who was killed by police as he, without any clothes on, ate a homeless man's face under a bridge. But it wasn't the only case of cannibalism this week.Maryland 21-year-old Alexander Kinyua was denied bail yesterday aftern ... More >>

Boca Man Arrested on Maryland Pill Mill Charges May Have Run Deerfield Beach Clinic

A Boca Raton man arrested last week on accusations he was running a pill mill in Maryland may be the vice president of a Deerfield Beach clinic that was raided by the DEA last year.Gerald Wiseberg is a 78-year-old from Boca Raton resident currently free on bail outside of Baltimore. He was arrested ... More >>

Gerald Wiseberg, Old Guy From Boca, Accused of Running Baltimore Pill Mill

Pill mills might be a South Florida trademark, but a 78-year-old Boca Raton man is accused of taking the trade to points north.Gerald Wiseberg posted bond Friday after being arrested on charges that he ran a narcotics operation outside of Baltimore, Maryland, according to the Baltimore Sun.

How Coffee and Beer Geeks Are More Alike Than You'd Think

We're still a ways from touting baristas and roasters as beer nerds celebrate Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. Yet we're on the way, with baristas joining the festival circuit to make a name for themselves in the coffee world. Here in South Florida, our standout ... More >>

It's A Good Week To Skip the Spicy Tuna Roll

Over 140 people in 20 states have been stricken with salmonella traced to yellowfin tuna meat scraped from bones and organs. One person in Florida has been sick, with the bulk of illnesses clustered in New York (28), Maryland (14), Wisconsin (14), and Illinois (13). The Centers for Disease Control p ... More >>

Jim Bobick Creates Landscapes of the Mind at Gallery 101

Does Raw Milk Make You Sick? We'll Soon Find Out.

"Wow, that's pure, concentrated milk," said my co-worker when I offered her a sip of raw milk. Like me, she's a 2%-er, so any whole milk is going to be especially, well, milky: even when I poured cream off the top. It's delicious, though. I want to cook with it, or add it to a cup of Counter Culture ... More >>

New Times Beerfest Countdown: Five Beers for Spring

​Congratulations to Lisa Melegari for weighing in on her favorite bar food to win a pair of VIP tickets to Beerfest. The New Times 15th-annual Beerfest will be on Saturday, March 31 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Huizenga Plaza in downtown Fort Lauderdale.  Don't miss a minute of the Final Four games, ... More >>

Cops Respond to Report of Children Being Tortured, Discover Child With Fingers Burned Off

​Update, 1:56 p.m.: In a new post, we look into whether Chevelier is a Maryland hip-hop artist with a criminal record.Fort Lauderdale Police went to a home on Saturday to investigate reports that children at the house were being tortured. There, they encountered 22-year-old Irma Mustamu and a youn ... More >>

Kenneth Chevelier, Caretaker of "Grotesquely" Burned Child, May Be a Rapper With a Long, Long Rap Sheet

​Police arrested a couple on Tuesday after a child in their care was found to have what police called a "grotesquely deformed" hand as a result of untreated burns that left her missing an entire finger and parts of two other fingers. Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Travis Mandell said he couldn't ... More >>

Dean Max of 3030 Ocean and Paula DaSilva of 1500 Degrees at Eden Roc: Talking Shop

​As a food nerd, I like to research how celebrity chefs train cooks up the line and out the door to open their own places that complement and enrich the dining scene in cities around the country.Take Charlie Palmer and Bryan Voltaggio, the high-end steak-house restaurateur and the chef w ... More >>

Practitioners of Quack Autism Treatment in Trouble With Governor

David Geier, (not an) MD.​Two weeks ago, the Pulp published a small item about Mark and David Geier -- a father-son team of self-proclaimed autism experts who treat the condition with a powerful chemical castration agent called Lupron. They're from Maryland, but their interests run deep in Florida ... More >>

Governors in the Castration Business

For the chemical castration of abnormal youths.​Governors should stay the hell out of the autism wars.Their intrusion leads to naught but embarrassment and the enfranchisement of questionable characters. Example: In 2009, Charlie Crist appointed anti-vax chiropractor Dr. Gary Kompothecras to his A ... More >>

Which NFL Team to Root for in the Playoffs? Let Your Food Cravings Decide.

nfl.com​Perhaps no one is truly shocked that the Miami Dolphins have failed to land a spot in the playoffs, leaving South Floridians without a team to support this weekend. It's been ten years since our last Divisional Playoff game, for Christ's sake. I suppose we will have to dry our tears on our ... More >>

Cell Phones in Prison: A Former Inmate Explains the Real Deal

flickr.com​A former long-serving federal inmate living in South Florida says the real reason for the proliferation of cell phones in prisons has more to do with privately owned institutions gouging inmates and their families with ridiculously overpriced phone time than it does organized crime.The ... More >>

Boardwalk Fresh Burgers to Debut in Boca

​The latest shot in our ongoing Burger Wars is chambered and ready to fire with the coming debut of Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries, set to open in November in Boca Raton's Shops at Boca Grove.  The Maryland-based chain of patty purveyors, which seems to be a Five Guys-ish knockoff, has b ... More >>

Shell Games: The Ins and Outs of Eating Crab in South Florida

Order Up: We've Got Crabs!

​This week in Dish, it's a crab adventure. But not just any crabs -- blue crabs from Florida's Gulf and East coasts, prepared Maryland-style or doused in garlic oil. To get this fix, we ate at two local institutions of crabbery -- Riggins Crabhouse in Lantana and Rustic Inn in Fort Lauderdale -- a ... More >>

Morning Juice: Jupiter High Grad Kidnapped by Escaped Convicts, High School Just Got Harder

​Here's what's going on in your South Florida neighborhood this morning:1. Three escaped Louisiana convicts who were arrested in Miami are being accused of kidnapping 29-year-old Vincent Binder, a Jupiter High School graduate. Apparently Binder approached them asking to buy marijuana at a gas stat ... More >>

Fear Factory's Metal Massacre's at Culture Room

Side Dish: Giorgio's Brick Oven Pizza

After Police Chase, Wig-Wearing Foursome From Broward Busted for Identity Theft Spree

Four Broward County residents were arrested at a hotel in Elkridge, Maryland, after police there found evidence suggesting they were part of an identity theft ring.The arrests, which occurred on August 10, were not without incident. The Columbia Flier reports that three of the suspects pulled up to ... More >>

Dine Out, Wine Pairings, and More Upcoming Events

​There are so many food-related events going down in the next couple months, it almost makes you wish you had a doppelganger clone that you could send to do your bidding, er... tasting. At the very least, two stomachs could come in handy. You might need to outfit your clone with some kind of shock ... More >>

Count Your Blessings

Pass the Butter

And suck on stone crab at Nikki Beach.

4 White Dudes in Tighty Whities = Suspension!

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Humpday Birthday

Best Seafood Restaurant

Brooks

Best Prepared Food

Fernanda's International Gourmet Foods

High-Steaks Dining

Personal Best

John Zieba & Cliff Mulcahy

Greek and Good

Big and fat is the way you'll leave

A Mustard-cutting Market

Fresh. Reasonable. Harvest has a cupboardful

They Shoot Up Horses, Don't They?

The record breakers of Gulfstream got shafted but kept winning

Two Slices of East Coast Deep Dish

Spinning those tasty dishes

Letters for January 16, 2003

Rick Is a Wreck

Best Raw Bar

Southport Raw Bar

Simply Smashing

Jen gets crabby and happy at the same time at a Fort Lauderdale seafood institution

Beyond Pub Grub

When it comes to pub fare, the George and Dragon proves that bigger is better

Almost Worth the Wait

Waiting for Baredo might just be worth it someday

Citrus Tree Removers Leave Sour Taste

Letters for July 20, 2000

In Search of the Mach Turtle

A reporter tags along as a South Florida PI searches for a missing trawler in Cuba, then finishes the job by battling with the boat's owner

Into the Woods

The Blair Witch Project

Horror Vérité

The terrifying Blair Witch Project was made with a hand-held camera, three actors, and one brilliant concept

Tender Is the Night

Human Engineering