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Allen West Blames Obama for Results of 2007 Housing Crash

​Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality. In case you were wondering, they usually don't.President Obama came to South Florida on Tuesday, giving Congressm ... More >>

Red The Steakhouse, Rosso Italia: Boca Raton Gets Two New Restaurants

Boca Raton diners are about to be hit up with two new restaurants this week when Red The Steakhouse and Rosso Italia open. Both restaurants are owned by Cleveland-based Red Restaurant Group.Successful South Beach restaurant Red The Steakhouse, which also has a Cleveland location, opens its newest di ... More >>

Farm-to-Table Isn't Easy in Florida, but a Few Pioneers Are Pulling It Off

Boca Raton diners are about to be hit up with two new restaurants this week when Red The Steakhouse and Rosso Italia open. Both restaurants are owned by Cleveland-based Red Restaurant Group.Successful South Beach restaurant Red The Steakhouse, which also has a Cleveland location, opens its newest di ... More >>

PETA Coffee: A Cruelty-Free Wake-Up Call

​People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that's pesticide and beast of burden free.  The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically-correct java. PetaCoffee.com sells three differen ... More >>

Allen West Thinks a Lobbying Organization Is a Government Agency

​Rep. Allen West is looking for cuts to make in the federal government to spare the defense budget, so he thinks there's no reason for the Department of Commerce to exist since there's a lobbying group with a similar name.West seems a bit confused on this one.He says we need to take a hard look at ... More >>

Two Miami Hotties Coming to Boca Raton

Philippe Chow​Lately it seems that Delray and West Palm Beach have been getting all the restaurant glory but now it appears that Boca Raton is cutting itself a slice of fine dining glam.  Expecting to debut in mid-August is the second SoFla outpost of New York-based high-end Chinese eatery Ph ... More >>

Le Tub Saloon: We Demystify the Urban Legends

Philippe Chow​Lately it seems that Delray and West Palm Beach have been getting all the restaurant glory but now it appears that Boca Raton is cutting itself a slice of fine dining glam.  Expecting to debut in mid-August is the second SoFla outpost of New York-based high-end Chinese eatery Ph ... More >>

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: Pink Slime for Everyone!

If you're a fan of chef Jamie Oliver, you may have tuned in to ABC's premiere of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution expecting that same young buck messing around with food to feed his mates and having a jolly good time. No, no, no -- Jamie is older now, a father of four, and looks downright miserable ... 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 >>

Hey, Taco Bell -- Yo Quiero Meat, Not Mystery!

Flickr/The Impulsive Buy Taco Bell - Meat or Mystery?​Taco Bell is the universal staple food of teenagers and stoners everywhere. While no one ever claimed that Taco Bell was good for you, it's been the go-to cheap hangover food for years, and since most people eat Taco Bell only ... More >>

Amerijet Won't Stop Shipping Research Monkeys

​Last month we told you about a letter from local animal rights activists to Amerijet, the Fort Lauderdale-based cargo airline, asking the company to shop shipping primates used for research -- specifically the ones used for controversial vivisection experiments. Several South Florida groups, incl ... More >>

The Dirty Dozen: 2010's Most Despicable People

​Last month we told you about a letter from local animal rights activists to Amerijet, the Fort Lauderdale-based cargo airline, asking the company to shop shipping primates used for research -- specifically the ones used for controversial vivisection experiments. Several South Florida groups, incl ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale's Tokyo Blue Could Exercise a Little Restraint

​Last month we told you about a letter from local animal rights activists to Amerijet, the Fort Lauderdale-based cargo airline, asking the company to shop shipping primates used for research -- specifically the ones used for controversial vivisection experiments. Several South Florida groups, incl ... More >>

Rachel's Strip Club in West Palm Beach: The Girls Are Nice, but How's the Steak?

www.rachelspalmbeach.com​For the more frugal diner, the idea of lavishly throwing inordinate amounts of moolah at women and meat may seem a bit superfluous. Patrons of Rachel's Adult Entertainment & Steakhouse in West Palm Beach don't seem to mind, though. Perhaps this is where winning recip ... More >>

Nova Will Stop Doing Business With Primate Products

​Nova Southeastern University in Davie will no longer do business with Primate Products, the controversial animal research facility in Doral, according to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.After the release of several disturbing photos depicting monkeys with serious injuries, local activists ... More >>

Huge Dogfighting Bust Went Down Only After Cops Brought Their Pit Bulls to the Fight

​Nova Southeastern University in Davie will no longer do business with Primate Products, the controversial animal research facility in Doral, according to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.After the release of several disturbing photos depicting monkeys with serious injuries, local activists ... More >>

The C-9 Basin Serves as a Last Bastion of Lawless South Florida

​Nova Southeastern University in Davie will no longer do business with Primate Products, the controversial animal research facility in Doral, according to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.After the release of several disturbing photos depicting monkeys with serious injuries, local activists ... More >>

Some of Broward's Best Bartenders Are at Café Maxx, Cancun Bar, and City Pub

​Nova Southeastern University in Davie will no longer do business with Primate Products, the controversial animal research facility in Doral, according to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.After the release of several disturbing photos depicting monkeys with serious injuries, local activists ... More >>

Two Florida Farmers Opt Out of Animal Rights Battles

Matt Thomas' little pigs range freely.​This week's feature story details the escalating battle between Big Agriculture and the Humane Society, the organization behind a nationwide campaign to legislate the safety and comfort of farm animals. The Humane Society helped push through Florida's "pregna ... More >>

Hollywood Animal Rights Protesters Get Protested

Tara Nieuwesteeg​ Many people were very confused as they drove down Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday. There was a full-on protest on both sides of the street, replete with colorful signs, matching T-shirts, chanting, music, and adults wearing large, heavy dog costumes. Some drivers thought it was a ... More >>

Callaro's Prime in Manalapan Serves Up Old-Fashioned, Beefy Indulgence

Tara Nieuwesteeg​ Many people were very confused as they drove down Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday. There was a full-on protest on both sides of the street, replete with colorful signs, matching T-shirts, chanting, music, and adults wearing large, heavy dog costumes. Some drivers thought it was a ... More >>

New York Prime in Boca Raton Apparently Bucks the Downward Steak-House Trend

Tara Nieuwesteeg​ Many people were very confused as they drove down Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday. There was a full-on protest on both sides of the street, replete with colorful signs, matching T-shirts, chanting, music, and adults wearing large, heavy dog costumes. Some drivers thought it was a ... More >>

The Day the World Came to Wellington

John SotoGuarding the entrance to the Lechuza Caracas estate in Wellington is a gate at least eight feet high, topped with iron spikes and emblazoned with the golden emblem of an owl. An electronic keypad out front is the only way to make the doors swing open, but for now they remain firmly shut. Th ... More >>

Petland Faces Puppy Mill Lawsuit; Dog From Davie Store Raised by Rat Bastard

From Nebraska, to Davie, to the arms of Anthony from Petland.The Humane Society of the United States has filed this class-action lawsuit against Petland, which has several local stores, claiming Petland buys dogs from puppy mills. This actually comes as some good news to my landlord, because now I a ... More >>

Hog Huntin'

A lost art or a horrible slaughter? It's all in the eye of the hunter.

Vintage Jackson's

Ye olde steak house could use an update

Split Decision

Our meal at Limoncello ended in a draw

Letters for November 16-22, 2006

Our meal at Limoncello ended in a draw

Eat My Meat

Most Uruguayans chomp down that stuff grilling on the parrilla — and little else.

Hot Enough for Ya?

When at Peppers, do as the Chinese do.

Dangerous Designs

That temporary tattoo could be with you for a long, long time

Business on the Edge

If you want to get PAID, it helps to have friends on the board

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Foodstuff

Chained Meat

No Payne

Chained Meat

The Doctor and the Rabbits

A Broward dentist saved hundreds of rabbits and became a national celebrity. Why do so many people fear him?

The Last Governor

A Broward dentist saved hundreds of rabbits and became a national celebrity. Why do so many people fear him?

The Show Must Go On

Animal-rights protests and changing audience tastes beg the question: Will this generation of the Hanneford circus dynasty be the last?

Don't Mess with Tex-Mex

The South Florida outpost of the Cafe del Rio chain doesn't explore any culinary frontiers

Net Free

A whimsical journey on the wings of a butterfly

By Susan Eastman

West Palm's Next Mayor Speaks

Forget Joel Daves. Lois Frankel rules.

Dispiriting Service

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

State of the Garden

A plot of land at Nova Southeastern offers remedial answers to what ails you

Letters to the Editor

Letters for September 28, 2000

Meat Market

Rachel's

Flipped Out Over Flipper

Dolphin activist RussRector will do just about anything to make swim-with-dolphins programs extinct

Flipped Out Over Flipper

Dolphin activist Russ Rector will do just about anything to make swim-with-dolphins programs extinct

The Burgermeisters

Dolphin activist Russ Rector will do just about anything to make swim-with-dolphins programs extinct

Weird Science

The Life Extension Foundation claims it'll add years to your life with pills and cancer profiles. As long as you have the money.

Big Chief Moneybags

Part CEO, part shaman, Seminole leader James Billie has his tribe charging toward economic independence.