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Vatican Cardinals Elect Pope Francis I; Ten Best Twitter Reactions

The Vatican cardinals finally decided to agree on who the new pope is going to be and elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to be the new pontiff.He will be called Pope Francis I. Francis is 76 years old and reportedly only has one lung. Because, if the last pope taught us anything, it's that ... More >>

Atkins-Grad Lives to See Another Day, Jordan Gets Hitched, LeBron Is LeBron

The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times' crack research department using a highly scientific algorithm.  

Christmas 2012 in a Restaurant: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County Restaurants Open on Christmas

Be honest: Cooking that elaborate Thanksgiving feast last month really took it out of you and the thought of going through all that work again on Christmas is a total bummer. Save the energy for gift opening (and possibly, gift returning the following day) by having a restaurant do the labor for you ... More >>

Three Creepy Cocktails Made With Lucid Absinthe

Crime. Social disorder. Chaos.Absinthe has been blamed for them all. The spirit -- originally made as an herbal tonic -- was once thought to produce medical conditions like epilepsy, and illness like turberculosis, and was eventually banned in countries like Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, France ... More >>

Brunch for Boobs: Salsa Fiesta to Host Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch This Sunday

Salsa Fiesta, the Broward and Miami-Dade-based fast and casual Mexican concept of South Florida that originated in Venezuela, is getting geared up to fight breast cancer this month. Since opening its first location in Miami in 2009, the restaurant's new location in Pembroke Pines will be hosting the ... More >>

Boca Bacchanal Is March 23 to 25: A Look at the Events

​The Boca Bacchanal, a party paying tribute to the glory of food and drink, is set for March 23 to 25 in various locations throughout southern Palm Beach County, with funds going to the Boca Raton Historical Society's Historic Preservation and Heritage Education programs. Named as it is for the Ro ... More >>

Should Shark Fin Soup Be Outlawed?

Paul Hilton​The other night while having Chinese at Silver Pond with a friend, we debated about ordering the shark fin soup. "If you were in the ocean, the shark wouldn't think twice about eating you," my friend rationalized. He was hell bent on ordering a bowl. His response didn't move me. Is sha ... More >>

Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival This Sunday: The Ultimate Jerk Off!

Laine DossJerk chicken cooking the traditional way..​OK, we had to get that jerk-off pun out of the way. But seriously, if you like your meat hot and spicy, then you want to head over to Markham Park in Sunrise for the 10th annual Jamaican Jerk Festival, sponsored by Grace (which, by the way, make ... More >>

South Florida's Ten Best Beer Bars

​All this talk about New Times' Beerfest has us craving craft brews. The event, on Saturday, November 12, in Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale from 7 to 11 p.m., offers festgoers the opportunity to try hundreds of pours for $30 ($40 at the door) or $70 ($80 at the door), with a portion of ... More >>

NEW! Cha Cha's Opens on the Island in West Palm Beach

Nicole Danna​Here's something Palm Beach County hasn't seen in awhile: A well-executed tapas restaurant.Whether you call it pinchos, chopitos or tapas -- derived from the Latin word "tapar," meaning "to cover" -- doesn't much matter. All you really need to know is that Cha Cha's certainly has ... More >>

Janiber Vieira, Mother of Former Boynton Beach Cop David Britto, Gets a Trial Date

​Janiber "Jane" Andrade Vieira -- mother of former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto -- is set to go to trial November 14.Vieira, 51, is accused of helping arrange her son's escape to Brazil, where he can live freely as a Brazilian citizen.Vieira faces charges ... More >>

David Britto, Federal Fugitive/Alleged Meth Trafficker, Left for Brazil Two Weeks Ago

David Britto, federal fugitive, has been in Brazil for two weeks.​Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto has been on the run since August 24, and according to a filing submitted yesterday by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Britto hopped on a flight to Brazil that same ... More >>

Five for the Fourth, Wines for Holiday Grilling

​We all know that beer is not just for breakfast any more, but it's equally true that wine is not just for expensive meals of unpronounceable dishes at snobby restaurants.  Actually, it's perfect for your Fourth of July barbecue. After all, beer only fills you up and cuts down on stomach spac ... More >>

Florida Loses 636 Private-Sector Jobs During Rick Scott's Vacation to Canada

See you guys in Brazil!​While we were busy adding up all of those jobs Gov. Rick Scott brought from Canada to Florida during his "trade mission" last week -- zero -- big layoffs were taking place across the state.Now, aside from slaughtering government jobs from the state budget, private businesse ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for April 2011

Jamie LongB'stro on the Beach, B Ocean Fort Lauderdale​It's that time again for our monthly restaurant roll call. April brought restaurant openings such as Peruvian eatery, Flavor of Peru in Pompano and Parisian-inspired B'stro on the Beach at newly renovated B Ocean Fort Lauderdale Hotel. And the ... More >>

Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger's "Restrepo" Memorialized a Local Soldier; Now the Soldier's Mom Has Her Own Fight

"Rio" Can't Last on Flimsy Parrot-Sex Premise

Those Unseen

FAU Christens Living Room Theater With Impressive Indie Lineup

Kosher Classics

Thanksgiving Wines: Six Under $12

​You really want something to be thankful for?  Be thankful you don't have to pick one wine to go with everything in the traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner. Something that pairs with 18 dishes from mashed potatoes to sweet potatoes to Brussels sprouts to pumpkin pie... it's enough to give ev ... More >>

Giant, Affordable Dishes at Medellin Colombian Fusion

Crown Samples South American Wines

​Who says $25 can't take you far?Stop into Crown Wine and Spirits Boynton Beach this Saturday, October 23 and that admission price will take you all the way to South American wine country.Frank Reider, author of Wines of Passion: The Best of South America, will be in attendance at this extensive t ... More >>

Cirque du Soleil on Elm Street

Goyo El Pollo Peruvian Rotisserie Takes Over Old Alligator Alley Spot

See you later, Alligator.​I remember those narrow halls well -- navigating the crowds of acid-jazz heads that packed all the way to the front door. Sidling up to the crowded bar to order La Fin Du Mondes and alligator tenders. Listening to the Pastorius brothers belt out hours of non-stop riff-age ... More >>

Two Latin American Shows Take the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale Beyond King Tut

Paula DaSilva Bids Fond Farewell to 3030 Ocean

It's time to kiss the chef goodbye​, folks. Paula DaSilva, Hell's Kitchen season 5 contestant and longtime Executive Sous Chef at Fort Lauderdale's 3030 Ocean, is packing up her knives and heading to Miami. DaSilva, who's worked at 3030 Ocean under Chef Dean James Max for over 10 years, will becom ... More >>

Juarez: The Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

Paradiso Goes French

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

John LinnA pork sandwich from Rock 'N' Roll Ribs, reviewed this week in Dish.​This week on the blog:Make your own corn tortillas at home with Maseca Corn Masa. Our new columnist Patty Canedo has another edition of Half Baked.We start off this week's 100 Favorite Dishes with sliders from Zed451.Cha ... More >>

Film It

Los Perros and Borojo Make Hot Dogs the International Language of Lunch

Fusion & Flavors Shows Off Peru's Eclectic Influences

Photos by Eric BartonSkip the marsala and go for the chicken saltado.​Peruvian food isn't the standard beans-and-rice fare so common in South America. It has influences from the country's Asian, Italian, and Spanish immigrants, and that shows on the menu of the new Fusion & Flavors. The tiny s ... More >>

Taurus Steakhouse in Tamarac Puts the Peru in Parrillada

Che Guevara Ordered His Father's Death, So Gustavo Villoldo Promised Payback

Keeping Dance Kosher

We’ll Be Summering in the Springs

Did Drug Money Fund Renovation of Mayor's Home?

The answer: Maybe, maybe not. But it's a fair question. Mutual Benefits, the fraud-filled firm that employed Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter's husband and paid $117,000 to renovate her Parkland home, was just a moderately successful (and moderately dirty) firm in 2001. Then it made its ... More >>

Beauty and the Beast

Buckle up for Hard Knocks at the Hard Rock

Steaking a Claim

Can Amazonia survive the glut?

I.R.A./Hellhounds

Side by Side (Buds/SoFla)

It’s Tango Time!

Well, you can watch, at least

Best Wine List

Harrison's Wine Bar

A Touch of Charm

This Argentine eatery is anything but mundane

Shall We Dance?

If you've got the time, Argentango Grill has the beef

Barnacled Bargains

Come sift through the salvage at the Dania Marine Flea Market

The Praising of Grill House

Overall quality and a willingness to fix what’s broken set the Grill House apart

Festival Teatral

Spanish-language theater finally reaches the Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Best South American Restaurant

Kona Kai