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Plantation's Emron Khan a Finalist in PETA's Sexiest Vegan Contest

Attention people of south Florida. You may want to put down your pastrami sandwiches for a moment (or forever) after we introduce you to Emron Khan, who has been chosen as a finalist in PETA's Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest. The annual contest pretty much shatters all those "milk - it does a body ... More >>

Beef Jerky Milk Chocolate Bar? Amazing Flavors from Wild Ophelia

Over the years, we've seen some pretty random things swirled into milk chocolate bars and dark chocolate chunks. What began with safe and acceptable pairings like fruit, nuts, candy and cookies has over the past decade graduated to bold new flavors. Now, you'll find chocolate loaded with bacon, spic ... More >>

PSY's "Gangnam Style" Dominates YouTube and Pop Culture

Kratom Comes to Florida: Is the Next Big Drug Craze Dangerous?

Tee-Jay Thai Sushi: Middling Asian in Wilton Manors

S3 on Fort Lauderdale Beach: New Beach Restaurant Coming from Owners of YOLO and Tarpon Bend

The Restaurant People, the company known for some of downtown Fort Lauderdale's busiest establishments--Tarpon Bend, Yolo, Vibe-- are expanding their empire. Their next plan? A restaurant and bar at the base of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. S3--short for sun, surf, sand or steak, seafood, ... More >>

Trend Alert: Lava Grills at Coco Asian Bistro

There are two main reasons to visit The Harbor Shops on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale: A) to stock up at Total Wine and B) to dive headfirst into the red bean and coconut sticky rice dessert from Coco Asian Bistro, the shopping plaza's chic, pan-Asian restaurant. The extensive menu is anchored with ... More >>

Five New Dining Options in West Palm Beach

Several recent restaurant additions -- all newly-opened within the past six months -- are bringing more dining options to West Palm Beach. From a dive that's not quite a dive, to a few new Asian-themed eateries, downtown's Clematis St. in West Palm Beach is finally on its way.Here, a list of We ... More >>

Roy Villacrusis, Chef at Studio, Plays Fill in the Blanks With Us

In South Florida, restaurateurs can take a good, innocent trend...and beat it to death. Haven't we heard enough about beer bars, farm-to-table fare, and good ole' gastropubs?But it's nothing but new at Roy Villacrusis' latest pop-up, the Studio, where a different menu is served up each night. Inside ... More >>

Stick This On Your Dog: Five Creative Hot Dog Toppings

As you know, The Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the day when American colonists adopted The Declaration of Independence, a document which, effectively, told the British monarchy to shove it. As with any holiday, Americans have certain Fourth of July traditions like drinking heavily, calling ... More >>

Chef Roy's Studio at Bangkok O-Cha: New Pop-Up Opens July 5

Chef Roy Villacrusis is quickly gaining a reputation as the pop-up king of south Florida.  The poster chef for ADD seems to have a new concept restaurant opening up every week -- which makes us happy beyond comprehension.Fresh on the tails of his pop-up dinner with chef Eric Grutka this past Su ... More >>

No. 18: Mango Sticky Rice From Coco Asian Bistro

We're counting down our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, email them here. No. 18: Mango Sticky Rice From Coco Asian BistroIn Thailand, moms don't make Jello for the kids, they make mango sticky rice. It's almost as easy. Soak sticky ric ... More >>

If Climate Change Melts Greenland's Ice Sheet, Will South Florida Drown?

A giant sheet of ice that covers most of ​Greenland might be a serious problem for South Florida in a few hundred or few thousand years, give or take. A new study in Nature Climate Change warns that a 1.6 degree Celsius jump in global temperatures could completely melt&nbs ... More >>

Rock Out With Your Crock Out on Wiener Wednesday

Photo:Misha GrosvenorKyle Schmitt chows down on a tasty wiener.​Due to our current recession economic downturn, there has been a resurgence of potluck groups nationwide. Wiener Wednesday is just of many new potluck groups popping up all over South Florida. When I first found out about Wiener We ... More >>

Drink and Food Events This Week in Broward, Palm Beach Counties

This magical bus -- or one kind of similiar to it -- is waiting to take you away. See Friday events for details. ​As the great fall migration marches ever nearer, it's a good time to enjoy that sweet spot for dining out in South Florida. The temperature is comfortable enough at night that it's not ... More >>

SAIA at B Ocean Fort Lauderdale: Modern Asian Fusion Arrives on the Beach

Order Up: SAIA

Candace WestTamari scallops: Rich, premium, soy-moistened scallops and crabmeat wrapped in tuna.​ This week's review in Dish, we check out Asian fusion restaurant SAIA at the newly refurbished B Ocean Fort Lauderdale Hotel. The new eatery located just off the beach on the corner of A1A and Sun ... More >>

SAIA Opens in Ft. Lauderdale

Laine Doss Sushimi Platter at SAIA​SAIA, the new South Asian-inspired restaurant at the B Ocean Ft. Lauderdale Hotel opened this weekend. The restaurant features modern decor and a direct oceanfront view.  The menu is an ecclectic mix of sushi, hot and cool dishes, getting much inspir ... More >>

Top Movies to Watch Out for in 2011

"Formosa Betrayed" Dismisses the Taiwanese Truth

Golf Course Developers Unworried About Honduras Coup

Theodore ScottRoatan: snorkeling, sailing, diving, dolphins... and now golf!Pete Dye has modestly dismissed his own career as "digging up other people's property," but in truth, he elevated the act of golf course design from a mere landscaping job into an art form.  When Dye was inducted into t ... More >>

When Peacocks Attack

You can't get anything past that Mark Potter. To report on the booming black market for pain meds, the NBC correspondent charged fearlessly into the belly of the beast: Broward County. At the 1:25 mark in this video, the NBC reporter accuses a local bench and one familiar-looking newspaper.Visit msn ... More >>

Reoriented

At Origin, the beautiful room is no longer empty.

Boca-Based Office Depot: More Screwed Up Than Dunder Mifflin?

Office supplies giant Office Depot, based in Boca Raton, is the latest major American corporation to get itself in trouble with federal regulators. The company, which claims $14.8 billion in annual sales, is being investigated for improper contact with business analysts. Specifically, representative ... More >>

When Animal Activists Attack

Bitten on the set of a Rick Ross video, Mark McCarthy now squares off against animal activists.

Booze Hound - BYOBooze

Mano a Mano Against Poverty

Planting Seeds of Hope

Cold War Reheated

Red Dawn: Collector's Edition

Letters for May 17-23, 2007

He's Really Doing That

The Protector May 6th The Animation Show, Volumes 1 & 2 Border Radio

Make Yourself Useful

The objets d'art at Spirit of Asia don't just stand there.

Walk on the Wild Side

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

The Jung and the Restless

Tiësto proves that sometimes rock 'n' roll archetypes are true

Bombs & Bikinis

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Film Aid

FLIFF, WLRN, and UNICEF... get the picture?

Fusion Conclusion

Artbeat

Burning Bright

Twin tigers light up the screen in Two Brothers

Feels Like 160 Days

Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new

The Spirit of Vietnam

Eat, Drink... and All That Jazz

Divided Borders

Brutality and romance make odd bedfellows in Beyond Borders

Good Moon Rising

In an already crowded Thai-food field, Moon Thai & Japanese rises above the competition

I Wok the Line

Stir Crazy Cafe

Sweetly Hybrid

Eddie Hills and Sushi Thai

Davids and Goliaths

"Scale Matters: Mega Vs. Mini"

Sheesh Kebab

Yes Surrey