South Florida

Footwork4Self Showcases Fresh Additions to Hip-Hop Roster at Propaganda

On Best Ofs, Burgers, and Gilbert's 17th St. Grill, Part 1

Note to the editors: Maybe we should start calling them the "Best-er Ofs"?​I have to admit, I'm completely over "Best" lists. The raging -- sometimes infuriating -- argument over who makes the best burger, tacos, pizza, French fries, or fried bologna sandwiches is a hopelessly futile one to me. Wh ... More >>

A Complete Guide to Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Food Trucks - UPDATED

​We've updated the thread this week with some menu images, external links and reviews, and new trucks. Check it out. There's nothing as tasty as nabbing a taco from a converted laundry truck at two in the morning, splashing it with fiery red salsa, and popping the whole thing in your mouth wi ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

To quote Don Draper, "It's like eating a mermaid."​South Florida's hot chefs, including Talay Thai's Charlie Soo, get the calendar treatment. Oysters that clock in at eight inches long? We're gonna need a bigger boat.Food trucks are back. Here's a comprehensive list of South Florida's kitchens on ... More >>

Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill Opens in Boca Raton

Wikipedia Commons​If you want to catch a game on TV, drink a few beers, grab a burger or a pizza or some wings, you head to your neighborhood sports bar, right?  Or you can head to Boca to the new Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill, which staged its grand opening party yesterday. New owner M ... More >>

Kitchen Ink: South Florida Chefs, Cooks, and Restaurant Workers Show Off Their Tattoos

Wikipedia Commons​If you want to catch a game on TV, drink a few beers, grab a burger or a pizza or some wings, you head to your neighborhood sports bar, right?  Or you can head to Boca to the new Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill, which staged its grand opening party yesterday. New owner M ... More >>

Why Must My Dim Sum Go on Summer Vacation?

by Lisa Rab​It was 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, and I was starving. I'd just finished an extremely sweaty yoga class and was eagerly speeding off to Sunrise to meet some friends for dim sum. Toa Toa, the highly acclaimed Chinese-food institution in a strip mall, would surely be worth the half-hour sc ... More >>

Weed Seekers Need Online Update -- Stat!

​Wanted -- a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is ser ... More >>

Art of the Party

​Wanted -- a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is ser ... More >>

Between the Trees Leads Enormous Talent Farm Show

​Wanted -- a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is ser ... More >>

The Dangerous Durian: Stinky as It Wants to Be

​South Florida abounds with tropical fruit, crazy, exotic fruit many American citizens have never seen (or smelled). You've no doubt encountered guava, carambola, dragonfruit and guanabana -- all yummy fruits, to be sure.But a recent report from Southeast Asia generated some worry: what if weird, ... More >>

The Nine Circles of South Florida Restaurant Hell

​In the early 14th Century, the Italian writer Dante Alighieri penned an epic poem called The Divine Comedy. In it, he imagined himself on a journey through Hell, Purgatory and finally into Paradise (aka, heaven). Hell, he found, was composed of nine concentric circles, each representing a sin mor ... More >>

The Sugar Monkey Speaks: Five Favorite Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants in South Florida

flickr: sundaykofaxWill vegetarianism fix this? ​Jennifer Reed is a pastry chef based in South Florida, and owner of The Sugar Monkey. Every week, she'll share her insights about life, local food and the people who cook it. I've been a hardcore vegetarian for two days now. What reason do I have ... More >>

High Stakes Poker Comes to South Florida

flickr.com​Six years ago, if you wanted to play poker in a casino in Florida, you were playing small-stakes limit poker. Each bet was $2 to $4, and unless you only had a few bucks left, you never said the words "all in." Then the state adopted no-limit Texas Hold 'Em, the kind they play in big tou ... More >>

Now That Pilots Are Back, So Is Spirit Air's Swagger, but Is It Too Soon for Gulf Spill Humor?

​"Check out the oil on our beaches," invites the latest titillating advertisement from Spirit Air, the Miramar-based bargain flier that only recently settled a strike by its pilots.Spirit enjoys sprinkling sex and controversy into its advertising campaigns, so we shouldn't be surprised at this lat ... More >>

Daybreak

Flickr: gabrieleteleA South Florida photographer shoots the good side of a dragonfly.​

Morning Juice: As Pilots Strike, Spirits Cancel Flights; Dog Fight in Broward Over Kill Policy

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Monday morning:With its pilots on strike, Miramar-based discount airline Spirit has canceled flights through Tuesday, forcing local air travelers to scramble for another way to get to their destinations. [CBS4]In a much more uplifting story about air ... More >>

Daybreak

Flickr: melepixA great white egret in the South Florida wetlands.​

Morning Juice: Homicide Numbers Fall; Embezzling CEO Gets a Decade in the Slam

​A glance at the headlines for this Tuesday morning in South Florida:Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood are reporting that they had only half the  number of murders in 2009 that they had in 2008. That should lead to an increase in the number of political figures claiming credit for decreasing crim ... More >>

Little People in South Florida

​A glance at the headlines for this Tuesday morning in South Florida:Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood are reporting that they had only half the  number of murders in 2009 that they had in 2008. That should lead to an increase in the number of political figures claiming credit for decreasing crim ... More >>

The Pretty Dragling

​A glance at the headlines for this Tuesday morning in South Florida:Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood are reporting that they had only half the  number of murders in 2009 that they had in 2008. That should lead to an increase in the number of political figures claiming credit for decreasing crim ... More >>

Morning Juice: An Eyelash Triggers a Fire; Two Sides to Accused Killer

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Monday morning:Make room for another lucrative South Florida industry overrun with fraudsters: the time-share telemarketing business. For all their character flaws, these guys are creative about giving gifts to their girlfriends, like the dude who tri ... More >>

Past Rock, Present Tense

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Monday morning:Make room for another lucrative South Florida industry overrun with fraudsters: the time-share telemarketing business. For all their character flaws, these guys are creative about giving gifts to their girlfriends, like the dude who tri ... More >>

Something Rhymes With Oasis

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Monday morning:Make room for another lucrative South Florida industry overrun with fraudsters: the time-share telemarketing business. For all their character flaws, these guys are creative about giving gifts to their girlfriends, like the dude who tri ... More >>

Legislators Hope To Take On Pill Mills

flickr.com​We'd like to think of it as some sort of response to our extensive expose of South Florida Vice, though maybe that's presumptuous. Either way, the "pain clinic" problem is simply too big for anyone with a conscience to ignore. A Florida Medical Examiners Commission report estimated that ... More >>

Vice Guide: Scoring Coke Like a Local

Everything that makes South Florida the Vice capital of the country--the drugs, the sex, the gambling--is amplified during the week of the Super Bowl. But nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So this week we'll be presenting The Juice Vice Guide to South Florida. ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Skirt Steak Executive Lunch From Beefeater Steakhouse

Photo by flickr user awungfoo.​ As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com.

Irresistable Temptation

Photo by flickr user awungfoo.​ As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com.

100 Favorite Dishes: Beer Muenster Cheese Soup From Big Bear Brewing Co.

​ As a countdown to the Best Of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.

A Nice Cuppa Soup

​Seeing as South Florida has at least temporarily morphed into Buffalo with palm trees, the ability of a cup (or bowl or railroad tank car) of soup to ward off the cold has never been more important.  And though we don't have our normally gorgeous, balmy weather, we do still have access to al ... More >>

New Year's Resolutions for South Florida Tech Geeks

​So whether you're a Geekus of a Suavicorn, you've likely made some New Year's Resolutions already. Well, dump 'em because this is a much better and more fitting list."Lose weight?" "Eat better?" "Give more to charity?" Blah, those are so cliche. You're a damn tech nerd, for cripes sake. Act like ... More >>

"Time+Temp" at the Art and Culture Center Proves That Painting Is Not Dead

​So whether you're a Geekus of a Suavicorn, you've likely made some New Year's Resolutions already. Well, dump 'em because this is a much better and more fitting list."Lose weight?" "Eat better?" "Give more to charity?" Blah, those are so cliche. You're a damn tech nerd, for cripes sake. Act like ... More >>

Our Five Favorite New Restaurants of 2009

​This week in Dish we walk down memory lane and revisit the crazy year that was 2009. Our year-end wrap up answers the following: What notable newcomers made their way onto South Florida's eager palates? What restaurants fell victim to the stagnant economy? In 2009, restaurateurs turned to trends ... More >>

World Salsa Championships Heat Up Chilly South Florida

That's Cristian Oviedo and Liz Lira, who traveled from their home in Los Angeles to Dania Beach this weekend, where they were named the Salsa Champions of the World.The event, previously held in L.A. and at Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, was canceled in 2008 due to the economy. This year, the ... More >>

A Family Score

That's Cristian Oviedo and Liz Lira, who traveled from their home in Los Angeles to Dania Beach this weekend, where they were named the Salsa Champions of the World.The event, previously held in L.A. and at Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, was canceled in 2008 due to the economy. This year, the ... More >>

Name that Restroom

John Linn​ Walk into the men's room at this South Florida restaurant, and you'll find a cadre of scantily-dressed women hanging out by the urinals. Some will even by trying to sneak a peek at your naughty bits as you do your business. Talk about an invasion of privacy. This mural is painted above ... More >>

Local Poker Players Excited About Increasing Limits

flickr.com​If you get to one of South Florida's poker rooms early in the day, you might witness something pretty odd. Around opening time (for the casinos that aren't  24 hours yet) at the $5/$10 no-limit tables, you might find a group of regular players going all in on every hand -- sometime ... More >>

Big Poppa E and the E Band

flickr.com​If you get to one of South Florida's poker rooms early in the day, you might witness something pretty odd. Around opening time (for the casinos that aren't  24 hours yet) at the $5/$10 no-limit tables, you might find a group of regular players going all in on every hand -- sometime ... More >>

Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

flickr.com​If you get to one of South Florida's poker rooms early in the day, you might witness something pretty odd. Around opening time (for the casinos that aren't  24 hours yet) at the $5/$10 no-limit tables, you might find a group of regular players going all in on every hand -- sometime ... More >>

Follow the Art, Then the Music

flickr.com​If you get to one of South Florida's poker rooms early in the day, you might witness something pretty odd. Around opening time (for the casinos that aren't  24 hours yet) at the $5/$10 no-limit tables, you might find a group of regular players going all in on every hand -- sometime ... More >>

Swine and the Seniors: A Frightening Couple

flickr user: Brent and MarilynnSwine fear has arrived.​South Florida's senior citizen population has had a rough few months. What with the fear-mongering about death panels in Obama's health care plan, and worries that cuts in Medicare will leave them penniless on bingo night, the news has not bee ... More >>

Morning Juice: Cancer Cluster Claims Pet Lives; Foreclosures Mire the Courts

​On a chilly Monday morning, here's what's in the news in South Florida:A family that lives in The Acreage, where experts have been seeking to explain a cancer cluster, report that three different pets died of the same kind of cancer, hemangiosarcoma. [Palm Beach Post]Homicide detectives are inves ... More >>

Taza Mediterranean Kitchen and Lounge

​On a chilly Monday morning, here's what's in the news in South Florida:A family that lives in The Acreage, where experts have been seeking to explain a cancer cluster, report that three different pets died of the same kind of cancer, hemangiosarcoma. [Palm Beach Post]Homicide detectives are inves ... More >>

You Deserve a Laser to the Groin

​On a chilly Monday morning, here's what's in the news in South Florida:A family that lives in The Acreage, where experts have been seeking to explain a cancer cluster, report that three different pets died of the same kind of cancer, hemangiosarcoma. [Palm Beach Post]Homicide detectives are inves ... More >>

Angry Pudding with a Cherry on Top

​On a chilly Monday morning, here's what's in the news in South Florida:A family that lives in The Acreage, where experts have been seeking to explain a cancer cluster, report that three different pets died of the same kind of cancer, hemangiosarcoma. [Palm Beach Post]Homicide detectives are inves ... More >>

Morning Juice: Nearly a Wrap for Dunbar Village Case, While Case Against Commissioner Warms Up

​This morning's news contains hope for justice and renewal.It's traumatic just to read about the Dunbar Village trial, which Susan Spencer-Wendel is covering for the Palm Beach Post. I can't imagine what it's like to be at the trial and for the victims to have to re-live that terrifying night. Her ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.It's hard to call The Amateur Gastronomer anything but a professional. Well, maybe she's not getting paid for the blog, but with posts ... More >>

Save Me, Mr. Firefighter

​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.It's hard to call The Amateur Gastronomer anything but a professional. Well, maybe she's not getting paid for the blog, but with posts ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Whisk​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.The South Florida page of Dine Mag is packed with news of upcoming chef related events and plenty of reviews of eateries. Most ... More >>

Causing A Maga-scene

via Whisk​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.The South Florida page of Dine Mag is packed with news of upcoming chef related events and plenty of reviews of eateries. Most ... More >>