Wonder Bread

German Bread Haus Bakes Bavarian Delights in Fort Lauderdale

The pink-and-red gingerbread-looking house on East Commercial Boulevard could have been plucked out of Epcot Center's German pavilion and dropped in the middle of Fort Lauderdale. Sure Norma and Dieter Dauer sell apple and cherry strudel, poppy-seed cake, and crumb cake out of the pocket-sized hous ... More >>

New York Grilled Cheese Co.: Wilton Manor's Newest Grilled Cheese and Frozen Yogurt Shop

Grilled cheese, America's favorite childhood after-school snack, has been a trendy adult meal for the past few years now. What was once a Kraft single melted between two grilled slices of Wonder Bread has been upgraded to gruyere, brie, and onion jam. But it doesn't seem like the trend has really g ... More >>

Twinkies to Be Resurrected?

Prepare your Costco-sized box of Kleenex for that friend who gleefully shelled out fistfuls of cash to obtain some of the last packages of Twinkies on earth. First because a U.S. bankruptcy court in White Plains, N.Y. on Monday gave Hostess Brands Inc. permission to auction of its Twinkie and Wonde ... More >>

Twinkies in Danger: Hostess May Liquidate Today

Growing up in Brooklyn, there were only two kinds of bread available at any given day -- fresh baked loaves of Italian bread for the grownups -- and Hostess Wonder Bread for us kids. Read Also: Bankrupt Twinkie Manufacturer Warns of Hundreds of Florida LayoffsIn fact, Hostess was pretty mu ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Wins Miami Cochon 555

​Michelle Bernstein of Michy's won last night's Cochon 555 at The Four Seasons in Miami, an event in which five chefs each cooked a whole heritage pig --offal and all-- for judges and a several hundred adventurous guests. At the announcement of the win, the crowd held up flutes of sparkling r ... More >>

A Veggie Round at Energy Kitchen

​Look at that forlorn veggie burger.After a weekend plus of double dinners, today seems to have warranted a meatless Monday. Inspired by a commenter who sent me a note about Energy Kitchen's burger as "a bitter disappointment," I ran over for a late lunch to try the vegetarian options. I second gu ... More >>

Reviewing the Chains: The Bacon Melt at Checkers

​It's a classic example of the bait and switch. During one of my recent late night television binges, I found myself drawn to a commercial that seemed to repeat during every break. It was for some kind of cheesy, bacony, Texas toasty burger at Checkers. Despite seeing the commercial at least a doz ... More >>

A Love Story With Bologna Sandwiches

Photo by Flickr user dtredinnick13​There's an episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse in which Pee-wee is talking about how much he loves fruit salad, and Miss Yvonne says that if he loves it so much, maybe he should marry it. So he does. Now, I like a guy with the courage of his convictions, but for me, w ... More >>

Canyon Southwest Café Is Worth Its Wait in Gold Dust

Miami Restaurant Musings

*After years of my pooh-poohing parsley-speckled plate rims and mindless squiggles of mango and raspberry purees on dessert plates, it seems that both fads have faded into oblivion. Thank you, but please hold your applause until after the column is finished.*Norman Van Aken has laid low of late, no? ... More >>

Smith & Jones Doesn't Live Up to Johnny V's Name

Counting Sheep

21 doesn't hit the jackpot. Doesn't even come close

Dessert Hearts

Canyon is worth its wait in gold-dust

Concert Review: Kid Rock at The Fillmore

Budweiser: El Rey of Beers?

Why don't Mexicans in America drink Tecate?

Oh Phyllis G, Riddle Me a Riddle

To the Max

Gone fishin' with 3030's Chef Dean, and a revisit to Café Maxx

Songs of Innocence

Georgia Got a Gun

The accused stalker of newscaster Kristi Krueger is still fighting childhood demons

Bandwidth

Bandwidth reviews local CDs

The Darling of Gay Porn

Homme Fatale

A Real Pickle

Metropol

James Cameron, Eat Your Heart Out