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January 14, 2009
Rainn Wilson Hosts a Party for Broward's Own Ghandi, Aaron Jackson
As you can read in the cover story of this week's "print product," Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute from The Office - threw a party last month for Aaron Jackson, a local 27-year-old rich kid living as pauper, giving everything he has to orphanages in Haiti. Aaron's charity, Planting Peace, has sh ... More >>
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June 4, 2009
Shining Starr
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January 15, 2009
With the help of Rainn Wilson, Aaron Jackson tries to cure a country.
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April 30, 2009
New York Prime in Boca Raton Apparently Bucks the Downward Steak-House Trend
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November 18, 2004
SoBe Up North
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June 8, 2009
Local Paparazzo Shoots Celebrity Llama
Flickr Users: az29c and Rich66~That's one Lively llama!With Gossip Girl star Blake Lively attending its grand opening party Thursday night, the W Hotel of Fort Lauderdale looked to make a big splash on the celebrity headline circuit. But it seems the luxurious scene was stolen by a single paparazzo ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
New TV Gig, New Lauderdale Location for Celebrity Stylist
Ted Gibson, the celebrity stylist who just joined the cast of What Not to Wear, a TLC show, is opening his third salon in September at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, the city that Gibson declares to be "the new Miami."He'd better hope Lauderdale's the new Palm Beach if he's serious about getting $9 ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Fort Lauderdale's Cool 'Cause It's So... Flaming?
Photo: youbebettyTed GibsonSo says our incoming celebrity stylist, Ted Gibson, who I told you about yesterday. Today we find him pimping Fort Lauderdale to W Magazine in an effort promote his salon at the W Hotel. Here's an excerpt from the Q&A:And then you're also opening a salon in Fort Lau ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
My Love Is Blue
In search of tourists at the hip and glitzy hot spot inside the W.
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September 24, 2009
Head Spins: Dean Michaels
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October 1, 2009
Big Promises from Whiskey Blue
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December 18, 2009
Celebrate New Year's Eve at These South Florida Restaurants
I don't know about you, but I want to ring in the New Year in style, guzzling champagne and slurping down caviar like a 19th century robber baron. Preferably wearing a top hat and monocle. And riding a pony. And eating something endangered, like a mountain lion. (Just kidding about that last part ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
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 >>
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December 24, 2009
Thank God It's Over, but 2009 Does End With the Promise of Better Things to Come
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 >>
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February 15, 2010
From San Francisco, a Nostalgic (and Airbrushed) View of Fort Lauderdale
Flickr: R MoncadaFor those who live in Fort Lauderdale, the best tour guide is a person who doesn't live in Fort Lauderdale. Like the San Francisco Chronicle's travel editor, who must not have ventured far from his extravagant perch at the new W Hotel.No mention of how the city's housing market w ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
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 >>
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March 18, 2010
Big Promises From Whiskey Blue
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 >>
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March 23, 2010
New Afternoon Treats and Drinks at Steak 954
If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. If you haven't wandered past the mesmerizing glow of jellyfish gracing the entrance of Steak 954 because you're put off ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
John Offerdahl's Gridiron Grill-Off Pits Chefs Against Football Stars
Offerdahl hits the grill as the Gridiron Griller.Do you know the Gridiron Griller? That's John Offerdahl, former Dolphin's linebacker and owner of Offerdahl's restaurants. For a few years now, the backyard cook has been producing small segment videos for local TV and his website that shows home c ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Talking to Chef Carlos Jorge at W Hotel and Steak 954, Part 1
Chef Carlos Jorge, who gained fame for his tropical-inspired menu at Solu in The Resort on Singer Island in 2006, has taken over as executive chef at the W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach, where Steak 954 is the signature restaurant. We chatted with him for the Verbal Nosh, and here's an excerpt.N ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Talking with Chef Carlos Jorge, Part 2
Yesterday we started our interview with Chef Carlos Jorge of the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Today, he tells specifics of how he'll change the menu at Steak 954, the signature restaurant at the hotel.New Times: You spoke of recharging the seafood menu. Will you be using any new fishes?I used diff ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
Electronic Artist-Producer Amtrac Adds Local Flavor to the Dancegiving Music Festival
Yesterday we started our interview with Chef Carlos Jorge of the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Today, he tells specifics of how he'll change the menu at Steak 954, the signature restaurant at the hotel.New Times: You spoke of recharging the seafood menu. Will you be using any new fishes?I used diff ... More >>
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February 6, 2011
Truffles: They're in Everything Now (But Beware: Most Truffle Oil is Synthetic)
John LinnDeviled eggs, with paprika and chives, is one of a trio of truffle selections at The Office in Delray Beach.Picture a breath-taking restaurant perched on the edge of a dramatic gorge in a tiny town in southwest France. The menu, posted beside the door, recently featured a four-course tru ... More >>
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February 6, 2011
Truffle Fries in South Florida
Rok:BrgrYou decide: Are Rok:Brgr's hand-cut truffle fries, with Parmesan Reggiano, cripsy? By now, you've probably ordered truffle fries or at least seen them on restaurant menus. The trend started a couple of years ago and has been picking up momentum. But as with everything, some are better -- ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
W Hotel Fort Lauderdale Trendier Than Every Other American Hotel, Says TripAdvisor
The Epitome of Trendiness. Did you know its towers were built to resemble a sailboat?The W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale is the trendiest hotel in the country, according to TripAdvisor -- an upscale win for the changing face of Fort Liquordale (Fort Martinidale?). So why, with the bounties of trendy i ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Tonight: Zombie Jam at Mai-Kai
Last week, we told you about tonight's Zombie Jamboree at Mai Kai. It begins at 5:00 p.m. Are you going? We met with Tommy Merolla, brand ambassador of Botran Rum, over the weekend and got a sneak peek at what he's mixing for the competition and talked cocktails and South Florida. A first look at ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Get Schooled by Steak 954's Chef de Cuisine!
Publix.comSteak 954 Chef de Cuisine-Jason Landon Smith.Resist the urge to ask pressing questions about the 15-foot jellyfish tank or the current availability of West Coast oysters at Steak 954 and let the restaurant's chef de cuisine, Jason Landon Smith, do the talking. This Thursday, July 21, Sm ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Eat Your Salad and Go: Food Critic Kicked Out of the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale
Lounge chairs: so close yet so far.Last week, I had reported a craving for rooftop dining with a side of swim that was sated by the untzy Sunday scene at The W Hotel's rooftop. In the comments, a few of you weighed in on poolside seats with a view. Commenter RJ Petrucci suggested to "play it cool ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Calling All Servers, Line Cooks, Bartenders, and Hosts: Burger Bar, Steak 954, Old Calypso, and Sugarcane Need You
Burger Bar by Chef Allen, slated to open November 15, seeks servers, bar backs, hostesses, runners, line cooks, and dishwashers. The space is across from Scripps, offering indoor and outdoor seating. It's the second of his burger restaurants, with the first located in the airport. Susser's custom ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Christmas 2011 in a Restaurant: Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Broward Restaurants Open on Christmas Day
Allison.Hare via Flickr Creative CommonsClass up your Christmas meal by leaving it entirely up to someone else to handle. Here's the deal: For whatever reason, you don't feel like making your own damned Christmas meal this year. Maybe you're on vacation with the fam, enjoying a subtropical sojour ... More >>

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