Western Europe

Quiche Branding Gone Wrong: Petite Bites Means "Little Dicks" in French

Oh mon dieu. Petite bites means "little dicks." Leave it to a set of skilled brand developers to screw up and make all of our neighbors across the pond in France laugh hysterically at us. Those stupid Americans... they probably thought. Yep. Right they are. Because much to your likely surprise ... More >>

Berlin Discoveries: Greatness Emerges at the Year's First Major Film Festival

David France on the Plague Years: The History and Survival of ACT UP

Julie Delpy Rocks New York

"2 Days in New York": Julie Delpy Brings the Paris Gang to NYC

Julie Delpy Rocks New York

Always more than an ingenue, she's taking on everything that's wrong with movies — and she's bringing Chris Rock.

Foreign Buyers Totally Into South Florida Real Estate

Popular real-estate website Trulia.com has been tracking you, international real estate buyers. And now it's telling everybody.While a study released earlier this week found that searches for U.S. homes from other countries has dropped 10 percent on the website since 2011, there was other informatio ... More >>

39. Spain Cheese Course from The Cheese Course in Boca Raton

We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 39. Spain Cheese Course from The Chees ... More >>

Lex One on Starting a Label, Evading the Law and His Favorite Black Jews

​​If you know one thing about South Florida rapper/producer Lex One it probably has to do with his penchant for donning wizard costumes and rapping to high energy electro beats. If you know two things it's probably that this dude never stops hustling for a second -- that and the wizard thing. Bu ... More >>

Rick Scott Going on Yet Another "Trade Mission" -- Spain's Up Next

farragutband.org​Gov. Rick Scott confirmed that another vacation "trade mission" is in the works, with Spain being the next target.This would be "trade mission" number four with Enterprise Florida, after already hitting up Canada, Brazil, and Israel.How much "trade" is actually being done is hard ... More >>

Feds Seize 500-Year-Old Painting Stolen by Nazi Cohorts During World War II

ICE"Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rascal" -- not exactly stolen by Nazis.​"Nazis. I hate these guys." -- Indiana JonesGovernment agents seized a 500-year-old painting from the Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science in Tallahassee on Friday, a work of art the U.S. Attorney's Office says w ... More >>

Doner Pocket Opens on Clematis (Video)

​German kebab joint Doner Pocket has infiltrated America with the opening of its first shop in West Palm Beach. The restaurant serves meats slow-cooked on rotating skewers, served on platters and pitas. Doner Kebab is based on the many "kebab shops" in Germany -- small restaurants that serve do ... More >>

Oktober Fest in Okländ Park

Carpe Diem in Delray Beach: Bigger Kitchen, Less Frenchie Menu

​When Jamie Long reviewed Carpe Diem by Cafe de France earlier this summer, she wrote of the restaurant's old world charm and the menu's adherence to French classics: croque monsieur and pate sandwiches for more casual fare, foie gras and coq au vin as the heavy hitters. The name change back in Ju ... More >>

The Generous Pour Event Returns to the Capital Grille

Wine.com ​​It's summer and that can only mean one thing over at The Capital Grille- it's time for The Generous Pour Event. In its 3rd year, the program launches TODAY and runs well through the end of summer concluding on Sunday, September 4.

Paris In Town Now in Palm Beach Gardens

​Paris in Town Le Bistro (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., 561-622-1616), the younger brother to North Palm Beach's popular Paris in Town Le Café, has opened its doors in the resurgent Downtown at the Gardens mall in Palm Beach Gardens.  The 1920s-style bistro boasts indoor and outdoor seat ... More >>

Carpe Diem by Cafe de France in Delray Beach: Traditional French Restaurant With $1 Mimosas!

Eight Trappist Monks Uphold the Faith in "Of Gods and Men"

French Corner Bistro: Traditional French Fare in a Romantic Eight-Table Eatery

Bar Talk with Simon Allen from the Lion and Eagle English Pub in Boca Raton

The Lion and Eagle Pub in Boca Raton​While any old-world-style pub around can bill itself as the "real deal," few places in South Florida actually deliver the sights, sounds -- and taste -- of the actual thing. The Lion & Eagle English Pub, however, does it all. Forget that it's hidd ... More >>

Keeping the Faith in "Of Gods and Men"

International Encore

"Kings of Pastry" Is the Cream Puff of Documentaries

Art Basel Miami Beach's Masterful Slate of Music Performances

French Railway Launches Sensitive Website to Address Its Nazi Past

Before and after.​The state-owned French railway company that hopes to supply Florida with high-speed trains launched a publicity campaign recently to help combat criticisms of its Nazi past. The campaign includes a web page titled "Heritage" that claims to detail the Societe Nationale des Chamins ... More >>

Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Festival at Gulfstream Park

​On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate one of our most important national holidays, Thanksgiving. On the third Thursday in November, France celebrates too. But instead of busting out the turkey and cranberries, the French break out barrels and bottles for "Beaujolais Day." It's the cele ... More >>

Café de France to Become Carpe Diem

​A new look, new menu, and new name are all in the cards for Delray Beach's popular French bistro-bakery Café de France.By the end of the year, chef-owner Olivier La Gloahec aims to have completed a major expansion of the chic but tiny eatery, adding some 70 seats on a covered patio and upgrading ... More >>

Chef John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine: Q&A, Part Two

​Today, we continue our interview with John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine, whose food- and winetasting series at the Museum of Art has been selling out. So what did you do after culinary school? I attended Johnson and Wales in Providence when I was 25 or so. I worked at the Back Eddy in ... More >>

Happy Hour at Tryst

Celebrate Spain's World Cup Win With Spanish Tortilla

​After Spain's narrow World Cup victory yesterday, it's likely folks in Madrid are still partying hard. Not only do the Spanish have the World's best football team; they also have the World's best hangover cure. It's called a Spanish tortilla, and it's essentially a thick omelet eaten either on it ... More >>

Michael Caine's Company Not Enough to Carry "Harry Brown"

Hallandale Commissioner Asks for Public Records, Gets Kicked Out of City Office

Photo: City of Hallandale BeachLondon, far left, is at odds with the other commissioners about the city's dealings with a local realtor.​Hallandale Beach Commissioner Keith London appears to be the only city official bothered by the ethics of doing land deals with Joe Kessel, a realtor who's also ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

​Oops, I did it again.  Last week, you may recall, I threw a minor temper tantrum over wines with stupid, cutesy names and stupid, made-up backstories, then went ahead and recommended one. Well, just to show I'm nothing if not consistent in my hypocrisy, this week I'm touting another one.&nbs ... More >>

Paradiso Goes French

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

​Grenache is a grape in search of a bandwagon.  It's one of the most widely planted grapes in the world, but most wine drinkers know it--if they know it at all--as one of the varietals that make up the blends of France's Rhone and southern regions and of Rioja in Spain. Domestically it's almo ... More >>

Free Rider Problem: Will Tamarac Program Succeed Where Paris' Failed?

Flickr: aptronymRental bikes in Paris​This Thursday, Tamarac residents will be able to hop on a bike for free, then take it for a spin, all at the expense of Humana, a health-care corporation that's out to encourage bicycle riding as an alternative to driving cars. But "Freewheelin," a program tha ... More >>

A Twisted Love Story

The Dub Club

Hoppin' Glad

Tryst turns this snarky wine snob into a baby beer buff.

Too Much of Us is Dangerous

Monet and Courbet Make An Impression

Look Back in Hunger

Relax, have a glass of organic plonk: It's time to assess the year

Industrial Factory

Cheers to You, Wino

Viva La Festival!

“Otra Vino, Por favor”

Spanish lessons never tasted so good

Vassman, Huh?

Vhere are ze papers?

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

Two restaurants where yum nua and tom yum are yum-yum

Best Bread and Best Bakery

The Baguette at Le Petit Pain and Celebrity Cheesecake

Tap into Two Plates