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Twist Lick & Dunk For Oreo's 100th Birthday at BJ's Warehouse in Boynton Beach

It's hard to believe the Oreo is 100 years old.  In a world where people are obsessed with the "next new thing", this simple chocolate sandwich cookie is still favored by everyone who needs something to go with their lonely glass of milk.Oreo has gone all out at birthday time. Manufacturer Nabi ... More >>

South Florida's Best Milk Shake

​In a region that is home to dozens of burger joints and seaside shacks, it was no easy task to narrow down the choice of best milk shake in South Florida. That being said, we've complied a list of ten of the best spots to score a creamy, rich, and cold sugary treat in Broward and Palm Beach. As a ... More >>

South Florida's Best Food Trucks

​ With dozens upon dozens of trucks and a rally or roundup many, if not most, days of the week, South Florida has loudly proclaimed its affection for the food truck. Whether you dig on the savory or the sweet, there's probably a roving kitchen that can make it happen for you. It was no easy feat, ... More >>

Pembroke Pines Parties With Fair, Taste of the Pines, Indian Festival

​Pembroke Pines is turning 52, which is pretty young for a city. Obviously the Pines is feeling quite spry, because instead of the usual one-day anniversary celebration with a cookout and parade, this city is celebrating for 11 days.  On the agenda is a golf tournament, 5K race, kiddie beauty ... More >>

Ten Decadent Dishes To Eat Right Now

​I'd been thinking about Ruth Reichl's blog on a decadent breakfast: a coddled egg on top of potato puree with chives and grey sea salt. It came from the L.A. food truck called Eggslut."This is a perfect way to start the day - a tender egg, held together with no more than a wish, on top of butter ... More >>

Pool Party's "Discotech Valentimes," Perfect for the Miserable People Out There

You can't have a miserably awesome Valentine's Day without a new song by Pool Party! Download their sad lil' tune "Discotech Valentimes" right here. Lead singer Creep Guirdo told us, "I wrote this valentime song because I know many people have a broken heart." That was sweet of him. Guess this ... More >>

Allen West on Lois Frankel: "Maybe She Likes Running Against Black Guys"

​Rep. Allen West was the only politician to place in the contest for Washington, D.C.,'s Funniest Celebrity Contest on Wednesday, drawing most of the attention to his jokes about being a black conservative.West's suggestion that former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel -- his possible opponent in ... More >>

Halloween 2011: Events in Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach County/South Florida

By http://heatherbuckley.com.uk via Flickr Creative CommonsBraaaiiiiinnnnsssss...Er, beeeeerrrrrrrr, on the Zombie Crawl​You know the fate of Halloween procrastinators, don't you? It looks a little something like this: bags of that terrible orange and black peanut butter wax-like taffy to hand out ... More >>

Not Just For Dessert, Fast Food Minis Are A Whole Meal

​USA Today reports on the mini-dessert trend, which includes today's rollout at Baskin Robbins of the four bite cake-and-ice-cream dessert that fits in the palm of a hand. While fine and mid-range dining restaurants have featured mini sweets for decades, the trend is finally hitting the mass ... More >>

Merlot Ice Cream This Saturday at Under the Stars Food & Wine Festival

Brett Jordan via Flickr Creative Commons"Oh, why, hello, Merlot. I believe you've met ice cream?"​While New Times' intrepid food critic explores her local options for beer-flavored ice cream -- and while we're on the subject, I say this without judgment, but Budweiser?! -- and other assorted goods ... More >>

Maggot Burgers, Raccoon on a Stick Are Big Hits at State Fairs

Jungle George's Exotic Meats and BugsAnd we thought maggots on your burger was a bad sign...​Remember when fried Oreos and pork parfait were the most outrageous food items at the fair? In an effort to outdo fried butter, fried bubblegum, and Krispy Kreme burgers, Jungle George's Exotic Meats and B ... More >>

Vegan Cooking Series: Dreamy Desserts

​What do Oreos, 7-Eleven apple pies and those Dollar Store staples Mrs. Freshley's Oatmeal Creme-filled Cookies all share in common? Besides their empty wrappers stuffed between my car's backseat? That's right, all three are vegan. But while these PETA-approved snacks can satisfy a sugar ... More >>

5 Gummy Worm Cocktails to Celebrate National Gummy Worm Day

Photo:Flickr/TayorKoa​You have a secret, a skeleton in your your closet. Brace yourself, you are about to be exposed. You! yes you, love "vintage" candy. What is vintage candy? Like you don't know! Let's face it, you're not getting any younger but we'll indulge you...just for today. Vintage candy ... More >>

Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day Is Friday: Five Flavors to Try

Joyosity via Creative CommonsCarrot cake ice cream? Yes. Please.​Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day -- timed perfectly with the impending three-day holiday weekend -- is Friday, giving dessert lovers time to indulge in any number of strange and/or unusual frozen flavors. Forget vanilla (bor-ing) -- hea ... More >>

Real Food Products That Only Sound Like a Joke

The (totally genuine, but now off-the-market) sports energy drink your 8-year-old self could only dream of.​Snack foods that all but promise to send you to the emergency room. Fast-food items that invoke natural disasters and use meat in place of grains. Bacon dishes that require weaving skills. A ... More >>

Carnival's Bruise Cruise Lets Loose 400 Garage Rock Fans Onto a Cruise Ship

The (totally genuine, but now off-the-market) sports energy drink your 8-year-old self could only dream of.​Snack foods that all but promise to send you to the emergency room. Fast-food items that invoke natural disasters and use meat in place of grains. Bacon dishes that require weaving skills. A ... More >>

The Manor in Wilton Manors: Like a Gay Dave & Buster's -- With Gargoyles

The (totally genuine, but now off-the-market) sports energy drink your 8-year-old self could only dream of.​Snack foods that all but promise to send you to the emergency room. Fast-food items that invoke natural disasters and use meat in place of grains. Bacon dishes that require weaving skills. A ... More >>

Fair Food and More at the South Florida Fair

Laine Doss Make sure you go on the rides before you start to pig out.​It's that time of the year when the South Florida Fair comes to town, bringing with it Ferris wheels, cows, baking contests, shows, and monster trucks.  All that entertainment is great, but let's face it -- you don ... More >>

Fried Oreos and More at the Broward County Fair: Q&A With Rene Piche, "King of Fried Food"

Click here to see more photos of food from the Broward County Fair.​For half a century, Rene Piche has been bringing delicious fried food to fairgoers throughout the country and even Canada. Piche, who claims to be the inventor of fried dough, will be one of the many food vendors found at the Brow ... More >>

National Ice Cream Month: The Finest Fast-Food Fixes

Flickr: barkStep 1: Remove the lid. Step 2: Ponder National Ice Cream Month.​Bet you can't say that three times fast. And even if you can, so what: You're wasting precious time that could be spent eating ice cream. After all, it's National Ice Cream month, a true cause for celebration -- and where ... More >>

The Green Room in Fort Lauderdale: a Club Inside a Club at America's Backyard 

Flickr: barkStep 1: Remove the lid. Step 2: Ponder National Ice Cream Month.​Bet you can't say that three times fast. And even if you can, so what: You're wasting precious time that could be spent eating ice cream. After all, it's National Ice Cream month, a true cause for celebration -- and where ... More >>

The C-9 Basin Serves as a Last Bastion of Lawless South Florida

Flickr: barkStep 1: Remove the lid. Step 2: Ponder National Ice Cream Month.​Bet you can't say that three times fast. And even if you can, so what: You're wasting precious time that could be spent eating ice cream. After all, it's National Ice Cream month, a true cause for celebration -- and where ... More >>

Video Highlights From Last Week's Broward Tea Party

flickr.com​It's almost impossible to describe the sights and sounds of last Thursday's Tax Day Tea Party without making it seem like it was a crowd of angry, government-hating, probably-racist religious nuts willing to exploit their children to convince people the federal government should stop sp ... More >>

Deep-Fried Oreos Are the Chocolate Bomb

​Ever bite into a deep-fried Oreo? A favorite treat of fairs and carnivals from Texas to Tequesta, these battered and fried versions of the classic cookie are stellar. They're coated in funnel cake batter and fried so that the batter forms a balloon-like crust. The chocolate part of the cookie mel ... More >>

Can You Guess This Stripper's Age?

Photo: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office​On the right, pictured beneath the unforgiving fluorescent light in the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, that's Ann Marie Fletcher, a dancer at Platinum Showgirls. Or at least she was a dancer as recently as October 30, when the Boynton Beach club was raided b ... More >>

NuVal System Separates the Good From the Bad

Yogurt: full of calcium, vitamins, and candyA new online site called the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System gives you the skinny on your favorite fatty snacks, using  an easy 1 to 100 scoring system to rate those Pringles and the YoCrunch cookies and cream Oreo yogurt you've been stuffing your fa ... More >>

Fried, Smoked, Dipped, and Fried Again at the Broward County Fair

The fair is a veritable smorgasbord...                Photos by C. StilesIf there's one thing to be said about the traditional county fair, it's that they're perfect testing grounds for new foods; prime places to push the bou ... More >>

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