Morocco

David Horowitz Has Made Taunting College Students a Spectator Sport

Confessions of a Meat-Eating Vegetarian

I recently accepted an offer to judge a burger competition, as I do from time to time.  Recently, our food critic Melissa McCart asked me a question about the deep, dark secret I usually keep from Clean Plate Charlie readers, "you're a vegetarian. How are you going to judge burgers?"Allow me to ... More >>

The Villa by Barton G.: A Singular Dining Experience for 1 Percenters

Scott Rothstein Alleges TD Bank's "Critical" Role in Ponzi Scheme; Explains Morocco Trip

Scott Rothstein claimed during his deposition that TD Bank played a "critical" role in furthering his billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, according to transcripts.When asked just how important the bank was to furthering his scheme, Rothstein said that on a scale of one to ten, "They were a ten."Rothstein c ... More >>

Help Talia's Tuscan Table in Boca Raton Become Guy Fieri's Next Drive-by on his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Talia's Tuscan Table owner, Chef Andy Bennardo, behind the bar at Baba's Shrimp Shack​How does Guy Fieri choose the restaurants he features on his Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?If it's anything like his upcoming prospect, Boca Raton restaurant Talia's Tuscan Table, it's got a ... More >>

Scott Rothstein's Watches at Auction: Even Better Than Bernie Madoff's Socks?

Sun-SentinelA man and his timepieces.​Ever since Scott Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi empire crumbled in late 2009, there's been a load of loot from his extravagant lifestyle sitting around. In a 2008 story, New Times visited his law offices and described his material wealth, including a bevy of ... More >>

Interview with Australian Celebrity Chef and Author Pete Evans, Part One

Pete Evans - set to invade America ​Pete Evans is a major celebrity chef in Australia, but if you don't know his name yet don't worry...you will because Pete is poised to take over the U.S. His first American book, My Grill, has just been released (at over 200 pages, this is the ultima ... More >>

Chef Allen Susser Talks Burger Battle And The Future, Part Two

Jade Mountain Chef Allen Susser at Jade Mountain resort​Yesterday, we presented part one of our interview with Chef Allen Susser. If you missed it, you can read it here. We now continue with part two. Clean Plate Charlie: You recently closed Chef Allen's after 25 years in business. What ar ... More >>

The Wek Shall Inherit Fort Lauderdale Beach?

The Wek is buying up Fort Lauderdale Beach. Who is The Wek? Wekerle​It's Canadian trader Michael Wekerle, who owns a winter home in Fort Lauderdale. He's a veritable legend on Canadian trading floors, a true financial animal. You can read all about him here. Then you have Swedish he ... More >>

New York Hedge Funds Strike Back In Rothstein Suit

We've heard all about how the Centurion and Platinum hedge funds in New York sank hundreds of millions of dollars into Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.  Fort Lauderdale attorney Bill Scherer is suing them, claiming they were privy to the fraud and now must cough up ... More >>

Chef Victoria Allman's New Book Mixes Yachts and Food

​Chef Victoria Allman does most of her cooking while traveling around the world on a yacht. Her first book, Sea Fare, was full of travel stories and recipes, which is what her new book, SEAsoned, is about as well.Actually, this is what it's about:"Add two inexperienced crewmembers, an anorexic div ... More >>

Restaurants with Fireplaces in Fort Lauderdale: Let's get Cozy!

flickr: tkw954​Hello South Floridians! What happened to our 80 degree weather? Now we frostbitten Floridians, bundled up in winter coats, need a few warm places to gather so that we don't end freezing booties off. New Times knows that all you subtropical inhabitants need to stay warm, so we' ... More >>

$10 Lunch: ZaZa's in Boynton Beach

ZaZa's​Where can you stop for lunch that's fast and fresh, with a made-to-order assembly line of local bought ingredients? It's not Chipotle, Moe's or Qdoba. And it's certainly not Subway.

Samba Room Closes in Wake of E-Brands Bankruptcy

​Samba Room, which for ten years brought Latin fusion to Las Olas Boulevard, closed its doors on Friday. The closure follows last week's news that E-Brands, the parent company behind Samba Room as well as Timpano's Italian Chophouse & Martini Bar (also on Las Olas), filed for Chapter 11 bankru ... More >>

The Top Chef Interview With Kenny Gilbert, Bravo Star and New Executive Chef at PGA National Resort

Chef Kenny Gilbert, star of Bravo's Top Chef and new executive chef at PGA National Resort and Spa.​Watch any of this season's episodes of Top Chef and it's clear that the level of competition has been raised higher than ever. There have been furious quickfires with crab parts exploding across the ... More >>

Morning Juice: LeBron Joins the Miami Hate; Narcy Novack Charged in Husband's Murder

​Surely there's news in South Florida besides the Heat winning The Decision? Let's take a look.Narcy Novack, the widow of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., has been arrested and charged with arranging his murder last July 12 in a Rye Brook, N.Y. hotel room. She allegedly gave one of the killers her husba ... More >>

UPDATED: Scott Rothstein Ends Ponzi Scheme Saga With 50-Year Sentence

​Scott Rothstein will spend 50 years in prison, a federal judge decided this morning. The sentence ends a seven-month saga since Rothstein's empire crumbled. Once one of South Florida's most politically connected lawyers, he swindled more than a billion dollars in perhaps the biggest fraud case in ... More >>

"Sex and the City 2" Ages Disgracefully

Morning Juice: An Eyelash Triggers a Fire; Two Sides to Accused Killer

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Monday morning:Make room for another lucrative South Florida industry overrun with fraudsters: the time-share telemarketing business. For all their character flaws, these guys are creative about giving gifts to their girlfriends, like the dude who tri ... More >>

Scott Rothstein's Work as Mafia Rat May Help Him in Ponzi Case

Morning Juice: A Dramatic Day at Court With the Rothsteins; Are Rubins the Next Couple Headed for Federal Court?

​The headlines this morning in Broward and Palm Beach:Following his guilty plea to fraud charges in connection with a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein received a sentencing date of May 6. He's hoping for leniency based on his having returned from Morocco and helpin ... More >>

[UPDATED] On Morocco Eve, Rothstein Met Obama?!?

Flickr: The White HouseObama speaking at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach last October.​That's what former Rothstein business partner Roger Stone is reporting on his blog this morning. He says that former Heat center Alonzo Mourning played matchmaker in an encounter that took place in Miami Beach ... More >>

LOLA in Delray Beach Is Entertaining, but the Menu's Also for Real

Rothstein to Plead Guilty (Duh! Right?)

If you've been following the Scott Rothstein case at all, this forthcoming guilty plea had all the suspense of a Harlem Globetrotters game. Yes, the guy who voluntarily flew back from Morocco, who was quite obviously speaking to federal prosecutors about what evidence he could offer in exchange for ... More >>

Still Dancing On the Ceiling

Morning Juice: Rothstein Story Never Sleeps; Dolphins Buried by Buffalo Stampede

​If you don't bother to pick up a paper over the long, luxurious holiday, here's what you missed in the local news:Let's try to sum up the weekend's offerings on Daily Pulp, which remains ground for all things Rothstein. The Ponzi schemer is said to have treated his law firm as his personal harem. ... More >>

Scott Rothstein's Emails Reveal His Mindset and Dependence on Debra Villegas

Rothstein's $5 Million Mistake

Flickr: rubber rat productions​It's a good thing Scott Rothstein isn't a more diabolical criminal mastermind. On Tuesday, I pulled county documents that show how he transferred several Fort Lauderdale properties -- whose total value came to about $13 million -- into the hands of individual private ... More >>

On the Waterfront

At Serafina, every night is a "fine night."

Laika & the Cosmonauts

World Bank: Biofuels Caused Food Prices to Soar 75%

Trolling the Waters

From Israel, With Love

Who put the cranberries in my falafel?

Group Doueh

Guitar Music From the Western Sahara (Sublime Frequencies)

Mangiare Bene

Eleven ways of looking at Italian

O Say Can You... What?

This is not what Francis Scott Key had in mind

While It's Hot

Saba Gallery offers a mixed bag of French art — for now, at least.

Honk If You Love Foie Gras

Duck and Cover

Star Search

What's a girl to do when a guy is a charging bull?

The Angel Has Landed

Serafina ups the ante in Victoria Park

War: What Is It Good For?

In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege

Size Matters

Gettin' through the night can involve strapping on one of the meanest-looking dongs in Fort Lauderdale

Political Therapy

Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

Wangled Angles

Dippy Amanda Bynes invades zany olde England to show us What a Girl Wants

Lumin

Hadra (World Class)

Fear of Failing

Au-Bar

All Roads Lead To…

Finjan Bar & Grille

The Straight Dope

Currying Favor