South Beach (Miami Beach)

Whole Foods Florida Hosting Best Butcher and Fishmonger Face-Off

We're not sure if you've heard, but butchering is kind of a big deal right now. Across the country butchers are teaching novices how to properly handle a nice piece of meat. We prefer watching the professionals to getting our hands dirty. There's just something about watching a man--or woman--worki ... More >>

Pain & Gain Writer Pete Collins' 15 Minutes of Fame Have Arrived

DJ Epps Has Something to Say About Power 96, G-Unit, and Rick Ross

Chef Steven Acosta Unveils New Menu at da Campo Osteria

After several years of cooking for some of Miami's most well-known hotel restaurants, including Cascata Grill at Turnberry Isle and the former Solea at the W Hotel in South Beach, chef Steven Acosta has returned to Fort Lauderdale's Il Lugano Hotel to take over the kitchen at da Campo Osteria.Since ... More >>

Top Ten Films Shot in Fort Lauderdale

Everyone knows Miami is the place Hollywood goes calling when it wants sexy done right. Various films, from The Godfather, Part II to Scarface to Pain & Gain, have been shot in the Magic City. But what many don't know is that a lot of films were also shot in Fort Lauderdale. And we're not just ... More >>

1111 Lincoln Road: Photographing Parking Garage Could Cost Artist Tens of Thousands

Words that are rarely combined in common nomenclature: parking garage, art, and intellectual property. But somehow a strange showdown on South Beach has brought them all together for local photographer, Hester Esquenazi. Who knew taking pictures of the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage, which has ... More >>

Buying the Vote: Don't Fool Yourself: South Florida's Richest Are Calling the Shots in This Election

Scott Kennedy: From Accountant to Co-Owner of Union and Creator of Candyfish Gourmet Sushi (Which Officially Opens Tomorrow)

Here in South Florida, sushi spots are as familiar as burger bars and taco food trucks -- and a lot of them have the same myriad interpretations of the spider and California roll at varying price points. First-time restaurateur Scott Kennedy hopes to stand out in the crowded sushi marketplace. ... More >>

Turntable Terror: A Brutal Murder Puts an End to South Florida's All-Ages Club Scene

Wayans' World: Marlon Wayans Is Set to Take on the World With His Newfound Passion: Standup Comedy

The Bazaar by Jose Andres Mesmerizes With Nods to Spain and Miami

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Andrew Zimmern Goes Glam at Lips, Hunts For Armadillo in the Everglades

Andrew Zimmern has done a lot of really cool things on Bizarre Foods and Bizarre World. He's hung out with Masai warriors, wandered the night markets of Hong Kong, and had fermented shark meat in Iceland. But when it comes to visiting Florida, Zimmern's favorite experience isn't cooking with Miami's ... More >>

Jose Canseco Bankruptcy: Blames Government, Would Like to Keep His Bowling Ball

Disgraced South Florida baseball player Jose Canseco is in debt -- $1.69 million in debt, to be exact, most of it in taxes. But don't worry -- it's not the former MLB all-star's fault."The issue is very simple: If you've got friends and family, the more money you make the more you spend on them. So ... More >>

Accused Killers James Ayers, Nicole Okrzesik Talked About Corpse on Facebook, Went to Wet Willie's After Murder

Nicole Okrzesik and James Ayers have been arrested in the March murder of 19-year-old Juliana Mensch.We've already brought you the creepy text messages between Okrzesik and Ayers after the crime and the homicidal Google searches Okrzesik allegedly made, but there's more: In addition to text-message ... More >>

Ink Wars: A New Law Pits Florida Tattoo Artists Against One Another

ActivistArtistA's Art Walk in Boynton Beach Flourishes

​A review of the ActivistArtistA's Art Walk at the Boynton Beach Arts District, AKA the District in Boynton Beach.Last summer, the warehouses off Industrial Avenue in Boynton Beach were full of machine parts, but now, they're full of art. To get to them, head to the street called Industrial Avenue ... More >>

SlutWalk South Florida Hitting the Streets in Early 2012

​The SlutWalk movement is finally coming to South Florida.SlutWalk South Florida has started to develop its online presence, hand out fliers, and begin planning demonstrations to curb sexual assaults and the blame sometimes associated with sexual-assault victims.There's no precise date set for Sou ... More >>

Suspected South Beach Shooters of NYPD Detective Caught After Broward Hospital Visit

Miami-Dade CorrectionsMustafa Lee (left) and Francisco Henriquez​Two men have been arrested in the weekend shooting in South Beach of an off-duty detective from the New York City Police Department after one of the men dropped by Broward General Hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound.Mustafa Co ... More >>

Interview With PGA Resort's Chef Gordon Maybury

Gordon Maybury Gordon Maybury keeps busy at the PGA Resort.​Gordon Maybury has traveled the world as a chef, seeking to find a challenge large enough for his liking. A Dublin native, Maybury has worked at the tony Peninsula Hotel in New York and the Loews in South Beach and is now at the h ... More >>

Ten Best Parties for Winter Music Conference 2011, March 10 to 13

BurgerFi to Open in Delray... and Beyond

​The "Burgerfication of the nation" marches onward, or at least the expansion of SoFla restaurateur David Manero's soon-to-be-not-so-fledgling upscale hamburger empire. On July 4 (there's something else special about that date, but I can't quite remember what it is), the second BurgerFi is slated ... More >>

Interview with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian - Part I

​Over the past 20 years, Geoffrey Zakarian has built up one impressive resume. He's been the Chef de Cuisine at New York's legendary Le Cirque, Executive Chef at "44" at The Royalton Hotel and "21". He's opened Blue Door at The Delano Hotel in Miami Beach and opened both Town and Country, bac ... More >>

Eating Through Emeril's Empire in The Big Easy

Laine Doss Chicken and waffles at Emeril's​There are few people in the world who are so famous that they don't need a last name - Cher, Madonna, Gaga and.....Emeril!  Known as much for his catch phrases "Bam" and "Kick it up a notch" as his food, Emeril is a television celebrity and a ... More >>

Interview with Il Bacio and Prime Executive Chef, Peter Masiello

Chef Peter Masiello​Prime and Il Bacio in Delray Beach are two of the area's hottest restaurant, but with different vibes, Prime's roots are in a classic steakhouse experience, while Il Bacio combines Italian food with a sophisticated yet fun nightclub. The one thing these two restaurants h ... More >>

Chef Jamie DeRosa of Atlantic Ocean Club and Buddha Sky Bar: Interview, Part II

DeRosa's Florida Pompano ​ We're continuing our conversation with Chef Jamie DeRosa, who is opening the Atlantic Ocean Club and Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach in January and February. Part I is here .How did you make your way back to Florida after your global adventures?In 2009, after the Olympics ... More >>

Broward Is Turning Into Miami-Dade, Says the Census. Here's How to Embrace It

Wikimedia Commons​Nobody takes more sectarian pride in county lines than Florida -- where you would normally find city rivalries and geographic landmarks, we have a patchwork quilt of little sovereign empires dividing up the swamps. Heck, we even named our paper after some counties.So when the lat ... More >>

Art Basel Satellite Fairs Outshine the Big Fair on the Beach

Restaurant Revival: This Past Year Has Seen Several New Dining Gems

Footwork4Self Showcases Fresh Additions to Hip-Hop Roster at Propaganda

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Crimes and HIV

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeLawrence Hunt has been charged with second-degree murder.​L.C. Swain Middle School teacher Calvin Williams, 41, was allegedly shot and killed this May by a lover who believed Williams had HIV.The lover, Lawrence Hunt, 20, told police he fired his gun because Willi ... More >>

The Dark Side

A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

A South Florida Dominatrix Indulges in the Gray Area of the Law

Cobra Starship Lands at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

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

Chefs Zach Bell and Dean Max Among South Florida James Beard Nods

James Beard Award semi-finalist, Zach Bell.​Nominees for this years' James Beard Awards were announced yesterday, and South Florida has a few representatives in the list. Zach Bell of Cafe Boulud and Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean were both nominated in the Best Chef: South category. In recent years ... More >>

South Florida Restaurants Admit to Serving Counterfeit Kobe Beef

Jose Carrera Inks His Way to Fame at OchoPlacas

Welcome Back, Norton

Reoriented

At Origin, the beautiful room is no longer empty.

Drive-Through Cinema

Rise of Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein has town talking

Joley Good

I see London, I see France... in Boca

Hocus Opus

For Rapoport and company, the fifth time's the charm.

Café What May

Establishing a restaurant beachhead in Palm Beach can be a gamble

Johnny V.'s New Kitchen

Back to the earth in Delray Beach

Dispiriting Service

Scary service puts a steak through the heart of Bones & Spirits

This Is Not a Restaurant Review

The look and taste of Dada flirt with absurdity but still somehow work

Seafood With a Splash

City Oyster

Worth the Wait