U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos that Spurred Big Ag's Censorship Crusade

This week's story, "The Ag Gag War," goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between animal rights groups and Big Agriculture. For years organizations like the Humane Society and Mercy for Animals have being going undercover at America's largest farms, using hidden cameras to show exactly how ... More >>

Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon Planning to Push 'Monsanto Protection Act' Repeal

In case you haven't heard: a couple months ago the Senate and President signed off on a little piece of legislation entitled the Farmer's Assurance Provision, section 735 of the Continuing Resolution Act--the bill that was signed into law to keep the government from defaulting on its bills. Known t ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Hen Project Petitions City Commission to Allow Backyard Chickens

Josephine Jones loves chickens. "They're awesome pets," says Jones. "They're friendly. They're not aggressive. I consider them productive pets. They're very sociable - they're just awesome." Jones, along with co-organizer Melissa Melissa Kloepfer and her daughter Lindy Kloepfer, are the forces beh ... More >>

Locavore Index 2013: How Does Florida Stack Up?

Since the Alice Waters and Chez Panisse came into the scene in Berkeley in the 1960's, there has been a huge movement to localize our food systems. Obviously, some areas caught on a bit quicker than others. Some areas do make it easier. Iowa, for example, is pretty much one big farm. Right? As the ... More >>

Steak and BJ Day: Here's How to Celebrate it Tonight

Clean Plate Charlie interrupts our regularly scheduled blog to remind our readers of one of the most important days of the year -- Steak and BJ Day.Listen up, folks. It's March 14. One month after Valentine's Day, Steak and BJ Day is tonight! Basically payback for any man who treated his date well o ... More >>

Dog and Cat Sales Regulation Bill Up for Vote

If you want to sell a cat or dog in Florida, you may have to whip out a certificate proving that you're allowed to do so, because a bill up for a vote in the Legislature regulating the sale of dogs and cats in Florida is a go. The bill (House bill 1257 and Senate bill 1614), drafted by Rep. Jared ... More >>

IKEA U.S. Meatballs Do Not Contain Horse Meat

If you're heading to IKEA in Sunrise to pick up some cheap furniture and a snack, don't worry too much about finding remnants of Trigger in your lunch.Earlier in the week, authorities in the Czech Republic detected horse meat in IKEA meatballs. Initially, the furniture company removed meatballs from ... More >>

Ziggy Marley Introduces Organic Hemp Seeds at SoBeWFF

Ziggy Marley comes from musical royalty. His parents are Bob and Rita Marley, who, with the Wailers, brought Jamaican reggae from the Kingston ghettos into the mainstream. Being the eldest son of musical icons has rubbed off on Ziggy. At age 44, he's already had a musical career spanning three decad ... More >>

Jungle George's Exotic Meats Returns to the South Florida Fair

Are you wild? Wild enough to eat chocolate-covered scorpions and crickets? If you are, Jungle George's Amusements will be serving up a variety of exotic meats and animals for you to try at the 101st South Florida Fair next week.This will be the rare and exotic food vendor's second year at the fair, ... More >>

Bettencourt Dairies: Burger King Supplier Exposed Abusing Cows (Grueling Video)

Over the past few years, consumers have become increasingly aware of the abuse that takes place in the industrial food system. Public outrage has reached a fever-pitch. Due to consumer demand, many corporations and state governments (including Florida) have even begun banning gestation crates--those ... More >>

Organic Brewery in Hollywood: 3-for-1 Beers and a Russian Hot Chick Bartender Exchange Program

While the Germans get ready to rage across the pond for Oktoberfest (the real one in Munich begins this Saturday, September 22), the Organic Brewery in Hollywood Beach is gearing up for the flood of tourists that will soon inundate the beach for winter and parts of spring. Situated directly on the b ... More >>

Father's Day in Palm Beach County: Where to Take Dad on June 17

It's damned near impossible to locate a Father's Day card that doesn't somehow incorporate neckties or power tools (is that really the only thing that greeting card companies can think of when they think "dad"?) but your options for Father's Day meals in Palm Beach County restaurants are a tad more ... More >>

Onto the Kill Floor: Here's What It's Like to Watch a Pig Turned Into Pork

The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, the owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. "They can't see anything. There's nothing to hear. I don't think they have any idea what's going on."I was handed a long lab coat and a hair net. I could feel my hea ... 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

NYY Steak in the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek: First Look

Meet your meat at NYY Steak. ​Would a former New York Mets star dine in a Yankees themed steak house in a casino in Coconut Creek? This is the question my dinner guest and I mulled over for the latter part of our meal at NYY Steak in the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek on Thursday night. For the ... More >>

Win Tickets to Delray Garlic Festival February 10-12

​We've got a pair of tickets to give away to Garlic Fest, the quirky Delray Beach event that celebrates the odiferous vegetable. Why celebrate a flavor that keeps away vampires and ensures trench mouth breath that rivals the taste of stale cigarettes?Like other maligned foods, garlic has an intere ... More >>

Florida Republican Socialists Piss Off Los Angeles Over Food Stamps

​Florida Sen. Ronda Storms is causing an uproar all the way to L.A. -- as seen in today's Los Angeles Times -- with her proposal to forbid Florida food stamp recipients from using the program money to buy junk food. Storms' bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elde ... 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 >>

Florida Designates Special Hunting Areas for Wounded Veterans

Hunting and fishing trips are becoming more popular for vets.​Stalking alligators in a swamp is not the only way veterans can bond and heal during outdoor adventures in Florida. In May, the Legislature passed a bill designating certain portions of state forests hunting areas for injured activ ... More >>

Grilled Cheese Pizza: A Cheesy Trend?

thisiswhyyourefat.tumblr.com​Grilled cheese pizza was the winner of the Pizza Inn's in-house contest across the chain to come up with new types of pizza for its national menu.  Though a variant abomination is portrayed on This is Why You're Fat  --with quarters jutting from a single crus ... More >>

Is Pork the New Lobster? Looks Like It's Destiny

mealsonabudget.blogspot.com​In 2010, we saw a rise in the price of bacon. For 2011 and beyond, it's the whole hog.In the past two months, the price of pork shoulder Crumbaker gets from Grand Western and other national suppliers has risen from a wholesale price of 89 cents to 1.40 a pound: a 40% pr ... More >>

Animal-Rights Activists Trying to Ban Circus in Margate for Messin' With Elephants

lahoridanda.blogspot.com​A circus in Margate is probably the most exciting thing to happen in that city for a while, but animal-rights activists plan on showing up to the city's commission meeting tonight to ask them to ban the Cole Brothers Circus from Margate.Why? Cole Brothers seems to have a p ... More >>

South Florida's Top Four Prix Fixe Picks for Summer

​Before there were one-night pop-ups, followed food trucks, and celebrity-chef-preferred dives, the best way to get a taste of something unique and fleeting was a sampling of a restaurant's creative favorites culled to create a tasting menu.In France, it's referred to as a table d'hôte. In Japan, ... 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

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 >>

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 >>

Fort Lauderdale's Tokyo Blue Could Exercise a Little Restraint

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 >>

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

The Humane Society's Battle With Farmers Began Right Here in Florida

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

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 >>

Vintage Jackson's

Ye olde steak house could use an update

Meat Me In Miami

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.

Tailpipe

Magnificent Moths

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Foodstuff

Chained Meat

No Payne

The Doctor and the Rabbits

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

Don't Mess with Tex-Mex

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

West Palm's Next Mayor Speaks

Forget Joel Daves. Lois Frankel rules.

Meat Market

Rachel's

The Burgermeisters