It begins before I even cut into my burger at Grease Burger Bar in West Palm Beach: A nervous swelling fills my stomach, the same mixture of fear and anxiousness I get every time I order a hamburger at a restaurant I’ve never been to before, knowing it’s probably going…
This week’s column had me trekking alongside local pizza blogger Lapp of Worstpizza.com as we took on three pie-slinging joints in one night. You can check out the article for my conclusions on La Fontana Pizzeria in Coral Springs, Nino’s Restaurant & Pizzeria in Boca Raton, and Tucci’s Fire N…
Months after it first kicked off, Angelo & Maxie’s Thursday night craft beer tasting hosted by Fresh Beer Inc.’s Chris Montelius is still going strong. And tonight’s holiday-centric entry should be particularly fun. Everybody knows that beer and barbecue go together like Schlitz and a hangover. Shoot – you’re not…
Shake, shake, shake your way into Land Shark stadium tonight for a special Fourth of July version of the Florida Marlins’ Super Saturdays starring disco/funk purveyors, KC & the Sunshine Band. Following the Marlins/Pirates game, the stadium will come alive with a fireworks display and the sounds of the band…
Ah, college. That immutable, coming-of-age period so accurately depicted in films like Old School and Animal House is supposed to be the best time of our lives. And thanks to events like Tuesday’s College Night and Hot Bod Contest going down at Cheers, it certainly is. Undulating bodies will converge…
Time in Florida goes by in dog years – when some place turns 80 here, it’s actually the equivalent of 200 somewhere else. Which is why the city of Oakland Park’s 80th birthday is cause for celebration. The little town that could has a bright musical heritage, and so music…
Sooner or later, the impracticality of the Fourth of July is going to come crashing down, and America is going to lose one of its most revered pastimes: the ignition of dangerous explosives in close proximity to small children and stunted adults drinking too much booze. It will be a…
The snap-crackle-pop of fireworks jibes great with another American pastime, the crack-a-lackin’ of bats, at Roger Dean Stadium, where the Palm Beach Cardinals take on the Jupiter Hammerheads tonight at 6 (4751 Main St., Jupiter). Following the game at 9, a massive fireworks display will demand your attendance — at…
You know what sounds better than a whole string of Black Cats popping off? The nearly epileptic frequency at which hip-hop superstar Lil’ Jon repeats his infamous catch phrase, “YEAAAHHH!!” Join him for an Independence Day gig at Opium at the Seminole Hard Rock (5729 Seminole Way, Hollywood) where, assuredly,…
Pizza expert Craig “Lapp” Agranoff sits across from me at La Fontana Pizzeria in Coral Springs, inspecting a warm cheese-only slice. He lifts the thin triangle by its crunchy lip with one hand and pokes at the underside of the crust with the other. It sags in the middle like…
Throughout her career, Tera Patrick has been used to taking shots. Tonight, you’ll take a few shots of your own at Pangaea and Gryphon’s Sixth Annual Lingerie Party, headlined by the porn goddess herself, Patrick. DJs Kimball Collins, Willie Morales, Edgar V., RioTGeaR, and Matt Spector will command the decks…
What’s better than seeing a 50-foot-tall robot on the big screen? Well, that would be a 50-foot-tall robot on the really, really big screen. This week, you can catch Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen at IMAX theaters, which, by the way, is the only way to see every bit…
MadTV alum Aries Spears is no stranger to South Florida – he’s toured down here quite a bit, and has a sordid history of promotions in these parts as well. A few years back, Spears was a guest on the Paul and Young Ron morning radio show on Big 105.9…
Saturday I was wandering around Publix looking for sundries for a Father’s Day brunch I was having at my place for my girlfriend’s father. He’s a real dad’s dad: He enjoys motorcycles, power tools, target shooting, good booze, and, of course, meat. So whatever brunch I put together had to…
As the axiom goes, if there’s a way to a man’s heart, it’s through food. If that man happens to be your father, chances are that pathway is paved with gold foil-wrapped chocolate bricks and snakes in and out of a lush wood, where streams of beer whisper promises and…
The 12-week nationwide fighting series, Bellator Fighting Championships, is putting Hard Rock Live in a head lock this Friday for the latest in its exciting nights of fighting. This go around, Toby Imada takes on one of the lightweight elites, Eddie Alvarez, in a three-round showstopper. The middleweight belt will…
For a long time, you’ve thought of your dog as an artist: she’s a master of texture, weathering and deconstructing couches, fabric, and wood with a deft tooth. In her soul is a performer waiting to break loose, to entertain your friends and family with such high-skill acts as launching…
Auteur Explosion — that monthly carnival for all things artistic and off-kilter — is back in action Saturday night at 9 p.m. for the latest in its series of local, indie gatherings. This time around, local jazz-funk outfit the Seeds of Evolution open up the night with a set of…
You’re a consummate student of pop culture, able to pull quotes from the films of Spielberg and Scorsese at twice the speed of any normal mortal. You spend your down time reading Ain’t It Cool News, and you’ve also been known to watch back episodes of Lost in slow motion…
May God bless Hooters, that imitable representation of American sex at its most digestible. For 26 years now, the chain of eateries has been dishing out bar food served by saucy gals clad in form-fitting orange and white spandex — and pent up males with indigestion all across the world…
Sven Vogtland is the Advanced Sommelier at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, and a 13-year veteran of the craft who has recommended bottles in the sunny Virgin Islands and in far-away Vietnam. In this column, Vogtland will discuss the latest trends in wine, from what bottles and regions are blowing up…
This year’s Best Of winner for Best Cheese Steak went to Mr. Nick’s, a sandwich stand that’s held its ground along Andrews Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale for more than 30 years now. You can read the description of Mr. Nick’s award-winning cheese steak here, or just take a look at…
