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A Real Nice Clambake

Coming to a beach near you.This is a weird time of the year for transplanted New Englanders. On the one hand, Florida's balmy wintertime tropicality is the reason we came here. On the other, wintertime in Florida always feels like a bit of a gyp. We get a little home sick, and we know it's illogical ... More >>

Lost at Sea

Coming to a beach near you.This is a weird time of the year for transplanted New Englanders. On the one hand, Florida's balmy wintertime tropicality is the reason we came here. On the other, wintertime in Florida always feels like a bit of a gyp. We get a little home sick, and we know it's illogical ... More >>

Best Place To Eat Walleyed Pike

Eddie D's

And You'll Get Lobster in Delray

Linda Bean, granddaughter of Maine's L. L. Bean, is bringing us lobster. Though new to the foodie business, she's got her own warf, her own fishermen, and now her own concept: lobster rolls, each with a full ¼ of meat, fresh and perfect and dripping butter on your grateful lap, all over the country ... More >>

Best Place to Cool Off

Coconut Cove Water Park

Howitzer

Coconut Cove Water Park

Pedal to the M-E-T-A-L!

Coconut Cove Water Park

Fly Me to the Moon

It's a beer lover’s dream in Jupiter

The Potato Chip Chronicles

Fine dining ends not with a bang but a crackle

Force of Nature

Hurricanes be damned — this time, Faber will take on Brown

Very Like a Whale

Don't like the fried clams? Try the coal oven pizza.

Tangled Web

The Spiderwick Chronicles is both a smart children's fantasy and a CGI-dependent weepie

Home is Where Your Art Is

The Spiderwick Chronicles is both a smart children's fantasy and a CGI-dependent weepie

Fish Photo Op

The Spiderwick Chronicles is both a smart children's fantasy and a CGI-dependent weepie

Autumn Sex Comedy

A Marriage Minuet is a funny ejaculation that ends a little prematurely

Legal Aid

Local attorney serves more than subpoenas at the Jib Room

Sidelines

Local attorney serves more than subpoenas at the Jib Room

Pleasure Principle

Planeside

Hold the Turkey

What does a Seminole "living village" mean?

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Rave Against the Dying of the Light

Lumonics goes bye-bye

Last Dish Effort

Our food critic bids a sweet farewell

Don't Drink the Water, Seriously

Another health threat. Another cover-up. More incompetence. Welcome back to Pompano.

Lobsterlicious

It's that balmy soft-shell season

Book 'im

This volume is so good, it should be illegal

Hoppy Together

If you love great pub fare, the Frog & Toad will be your friend

Bleu Moon

This year¹s Halloween garb comes in the hue of Bleu

Boston Sea Party

Just clam up and chow down at this maritime buffet

Street Eats

Guess which town's coming to dinner?

Medianoche's Children

Midnight Sandwich/Medianoche

Hard Times

Outside Providence

Greyhound Racing Suspended in Rhode Island; Racing Opponents Eye Florida

"Wouldn't you rather pet me than bet on me?"​Last weekend, greyhound racing was suspended at Twin River, the only active track in Rhode Island. The track is bankrupt, in part it says, because of the cost of dog racing. The state assembly there is trying to revive the moribund industry, but ... More >>

Quahog Clambake? No, Hollywood!

"Wouldn't you rather pet me than bet on me?"​Last weekend, greyhound racing was suspended at Twin River, the only active track in Rhode Island. The track is bankrupt, in part it says, because of the cost of dog racing. The state assembly there is trying to revive the moribund industry, but ... More >>

Terra Madre, Boston's Birthday, Lola's Cooking Demos

​I know many of you were looking forward to celebrating Festivus this year, but Slow Food has an even better winter holiday to take part in. Terra Madre Day is being held around the world on December 10 with the basic goal of celebrating food diversity. The grassroots campaign is asking its member ... More >>

On the Second Go, Cafe Sharaku in Fort Lauderdale Makes French-Japanese Fusion Work

​I know many of you were looking forward to celebrating Festivus this year, but Slow Food has an even better winter holiday to take part in. Terra Madre Day is being held around the world on December 10 with the basic goal of celebrating food diversity. The grassroots campaign is asking its member ... More >>

Greyhound Racing Ends in New England, Opponents Focus On Florida

Tara NieuwesteegJailamony enjoying her new backyard.​This time last year we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning ... More >>

A Guide to South Florida's Cheap Seafood Dives

Tara NieuwesteegJailamony enjoying her new backyard.​This time last year we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning ... More >>

“Grown Ups” Review: It Must be Fun Making a Crap Movie With all Your old “SNL” pals

Tara NieuwesteegJailamony enjoying her new backyard.​This time last year we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning ... More >>

Chillax, Bird-Watchers! Those Dead Shearwaters Are Not BP's Fault.

Flickr: Callocephalon PhotographyThis is what a shearwater looks like when it's alive.​For those fretting about the effect of the Gulf spill on seabirds, fret not for the greater shearwaters. Yes, some 35 of those majestic birds have been found dead along the South Florida coast, from Delray to C ... More >>

Five Weird Ice Cream Cone-Related Inventions (It's National Ice Cream Cone Day! )

Today, September 22 is National Ice Cream Cone Day. It evokes for me the memory of a sweltering New England summer day, circa 1978.  I was a sweaty fat kid, brimming with predatory hunger. I gazed impatiently at the soft serve machine which was swirling chocolate and vanilla into a stick-to- ... More >>

Reef Road: "We Don't Suck Anymore"

​If you ever went to the old Reef Road Restaurant and Rum Bar and thought it, well... sucked, Tarik Solomon is here to tell you it no longer inhales the fat one.  Solomon and partner Alexander Tomasso, two nightclub operators who split their time between ventures in Rhode Island and South Flo ... More >>

Chef John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine: Q&A, Part Two

​Today, we continue our interview with John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine, whose food- and winetasting series at the Museum of Art has been selling out. So what did you do after culinary school? I attended Johnson and Wales in Providence when I was 25 or so. I worked at the Back Eddy in ... More >>

Falcon House Hosts Acktobeerfest This Sunday

Chef Jimmy Dean will host the Falcon House's Acktobeerfest craft beer celebration.​Triple Eight Lounge at the Falcon House is hosting a decidedly New England-style Oktoberfest party this Sunday starting at 2 p.m.Proper pronunciation is key: "Awk-toe-beer-fest" will feature chef Jimmy Dean's own ta ... More >>

"Harvest" Movie Review: When Good Cheer Isn't Enough to Stave Off Death

Chef Jimmy Dean will host the Falcon House's Acktobeerfest craft beer celebration.​Triple Eight Lounge at the Falcon House is hosting a decidedly New England-style Oktoberfest party this Sunday starting at 2 p.m.Proper pronunciation is key: "Awk-toe-beer-fest" will feature chef Jimmy Dean's own ta ... More >>

Interview With Baba's Shrimp Shack Owner Chef Andy Bennardo

Courtesy of Baba's Shrimp ShackOwner/Chef Andy Bennardo and co.​Chef Andrew Bennardo is the owner of Boca Raton's Talia's Tuscan Table, a Bronx-style  restaurant popular for its homemade mozzarella, giant deli sandwiches and server-free dining room (complete with an on-the-honor system pay-as ... More >>