South America

PM Buenos Aires Fish & Steak House: Grilled Steaks at High Prices in a Gorgeous, Bicultural Setting

"Death and the Maiden" at Mosaic Theater: Mysteries Shroud This Prescient Study of Torture, Tyranny, and Democracy

Roger Scotton Stole Five Years of Shipping Services by Pretending to Be Walmart, Prosecutors Say

​A 41-year-old Boca Raton man was indicted on federal mail-fraud charges Friday after authorities say he got free shipping for his internet businesses by setting up accounts with UPS, DHL, and FedEx and saying he was a representative of businesses such as Target, Walmart, and Apple, according to p ... More >>

Rick Scott Pretends a Foreign Vacation Brought a Company to Florida... Again

​Wow! Gov. Rick Scott just left for Brazil a few days ago, and he's already announced that he brought over a Brazilian company to create 75 whole jobs at an average salary of $62,000!Just like he waited until he went to Canada to announce a months-old deal he wasn't even a part of, Scott decided t ... More >>

David Britto Fired From the Boynton Beach Police Department

David Britto, who's been in Brazil for nearly a month, was fired from the Boynton Beach Police Department.​Alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto has officially been fired from the Boynton Beach Police Department.Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater tells the Pulp that the former cop ... More >>

Texas de Brazil Opens in Fort Lauderdale

Photo: Manuel Miranda​ Good news carnivores! Fort Lauderdale's newest steakhouse, Texas de Brazil, opened this week!  Located directly across from the Galleria Mall, the new Brazilian steakhouse is easy to miss from the road even if you are looking for it! A word of advice- once you hit Galle ... More >>

Flavor of Peru in Fort Lauderdale: You Must Try the Ceviche at This Authentic Peruvian Restaurant

Photo: Manuel Miranda​ Good news carnivores! Fort Lauderdale's newest steakhouse, Texas de Brazil, opened this week!  Located directly across from the Galleria Mall, the new Brazilian steakhouse is easy to miss from the road even if you are looking for it! A word of advice- once you hit Galle ... More >>

Latin Talk-Show Host Jaime Bayly, Loathed and Loved, Is Dying

Photo: Manuel Miranda​ Good news carnivores! Fort Lauderdale's newest steakhouse, Texas de Brazil, opened this week!  Located directly across from the Galleria Mall, the new Brazilian steakhouse is easy to miss from the road even if you are looking for it! A word of advice- once you hit Galle ... More >>

Valentine's Day Delights @ Texas de Brazil

Milky Way Martini​It is that time of the year again when happy couples find an excuse to tell each other how much they care while the rest of us pretend that Valentine's Day is a conspiracy for the greeting card companies to make a killing. The good thing is that Texas de Brazil is offering somet ... More >>

Learn to Make a Caipirinha, Other Brazilian Cocktails

​You never could pronounce it, and you sure as hell didn't know how to make it -- but those days are over. Finally, learn to make a caipirinha -- and a bunch of other sexy Brazilian cocktails -- 

I'm Eating What?! Guilty Candy Grab Bag

Photo by Riki AltmanThese "treats" should be locked up and put away. Forever.​Have you seen these felons? Be on the lookout -- they're impostors. They look like tasty, unique snacks, but really they're just boring, flavorless sugar bombs.We found them at an Argentine market and were filled with ho ... More >>

Chima Brazilian Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale

Photo © carlaarena/Flickr​Of all Brazil's contributions to world culture--Carnival, bikini waxing, those swimsuits--I think my favorite is delivered on a sword. Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco, is a uniquely South American kind of grilling, and thanks to Broward's huge Brazilian popul ... More >>

Joyeria de Walmart No Cumple con las Promesas Verdes

Photo © carlaarena/Flickr​Of all Brazil's contributions to world culture--Carnival, bikini waxing, those swimsuits--I think my favorite is delivered on a sword. Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco, is a uniquely South American kind of grilling, and thanks to Broward's huge Brazilian popul ... More >>

Walmart's "Love, Earth" Jewelry Line Doesn't Live Up to Green Promises

Photo © carlaarena/Flickr​Of all Brazil's contributions to world culture--Carnival, bikini waxing, those swimsuits--I think my favorite is delivered on a sword. Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco, is a uniquely South American kind of grilling, and thanks to Broward's huge Brazilian popul ... More >>

Recipes for Holiday Drinks at Texas de Brazil

​If you are in the mood for the flavor of Brazil to go along with your holiday festivities, then Texas De Brazil is the place for you. This Brazilian Steakhouse is now offering holiday martinis with great names such as Misseltoe Delight, Christmas Dream, and Candy Cane Martini to go along with its ... More >>

"Only When I Dance" Documents Struggling Would-Be Brazilian Stars

​If you are in the mood for the flavor of Brazil to go along with your holiday festivities, then Texas De Brazil is the place for you. This Brazilian Steakhouse is now offering holiday martinis with great names such as Misseltoe Delight, Christmas Dream, and Candy Cane Martini to go along with its ... More >>

This Ain’t Your Daddy’s MMA

​If you are in the mood for the flavor of Brazil to go along with your holiday festivities, then Texas De Brazil is the place for you. This Brazilian Steakhouse is now offering holiday martinis with great names such as Misseltoe Delight, Christmas Dream, and Candy Cane Martini to go along with its ... More >>

Next Week: Greater Everglades Community Food Summit

​Helping the environment can be as simple as shopping from local farmers. Just think of all the gasoline, packaging, time, and energy we waste by importing oranges from Brazil or avocados from California, when those foods grow right here close to home. To advance the idea of a locally-based and su ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Santa Julia 2009 Torrontes

​Here's a tip: The next big white wine thing will be. . . Torrontes.  Oh, probably not.  But it should be, because the Torrontes grape makes a quite lovely, easy to drink, affordable wine that's particularly suited to the South Florida climate and palate. Think a less complex but still e ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Colores del Sol 2008 Malbec

'Tis the season of the ritual charring of the flesh--aka, barbecue season--(check out John Linn's review of Sheila's here) so a young man's fancy turns to what beverage of the alcoholic persuasion is best to wash down some killer 'cue.  Many of you (philistines) will say beer, and while it's tr ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Copa Del Rey 2008 Chardonnay

​Everybody's looking for a good deal on wine nowadays, and anybody who's been paying attention to the wine market knows that some of the best deals around are coming from Latin America. Or to put it more succinctly, Chile and Argentina.  The quality of their grapes, skill of their winemakers ... More >>

A Lot Like a Rolling Stone

​Everybody's looking for a good deal on wine nowadays, and anybody who's been paying attention to the wine market knows that some of the best deals around are coming from Latin America. Or to put it more succinctly, Chile and Argentina.  The quality of their grapes, skill of their winemakers ... More >>

I'm Eating What?! Jamaican Country Style Corned Beef in a Can From Brazil

Riki Altman​Let's start this one off with the label's conundrum. First we've got corned beef "with juices" from a brand called Jamaican Country Style. Do Jamaican country folk eat this stuff? Anyone? Bueller? And it's labeled "Product of Brazil." Hmmm. Do Jamaican country folk living in Brazil eat ... More >>

The Meat of the Matter at Texas de Brazil in Hallandale Beach

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Dance Party, But Thankfully Not U.S.A.

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Beer Around the World

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Don’t Sweat the Thunder

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Walk the Skank

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

She Came From the Jungle

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

It’s Hot Out! Gimme Some Cool Jazz

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

This Ain’t Gilliam’s Brazil

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Local Yokels Armed With Brushes

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Reading Miranda

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Livin' la Lima Loca

Bye-bye, sushi; hello, ceviche at Las Totoritas

Power Lunch

Bye-bye, sushi; hello, ceviche at Las Totoritas

Meat Stroke

At Gol!, the temperature's risin'

Satanic Silver

At Gol!, the temperature's risin'

Don't Cry for Me

At Gol!, the temperature's risin'

Best Key Lime Pie

River House

Just Like the Rest of Us

"Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills

Moos, Views

"Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills

Meat the Best

You won't want to miss this carne-ivorous joint

Best Group Art Exhibition

"Reality and Figuration: The Contemporary Latin American Presence"

Emperors of Ice Cream

South Florida offers a veritable world tour of frozen goodness

Best Restaurant Row

Gateway Plaza

The Magic Touch

Inca Grill offers enchanting Peruvian cuisine

Blame It on Pizza

These pies from Brazil will drive you nuts

Battle of the Buffets

When faced with the quality of Kyojin Buffet, the Mongolian Grille goes up in smoke

Winds of Change

When faced with the quality of Kyojin Buffet, the Mongolian Grille goes up in smoke

Food Stuff

When faced with the quality of Kyojin Buffet, the Mongolian Grille goes up in smoke