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If you've had your fill of Donald Trump burning up your television set with talk of walls the derision between the Democratic and Republican parties, perhaps it's time to consider Rod Silver, an independent who's thrown his hat into the ring. Like quite a few candidates running for president, Silva...
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Recently, the Huffington Post published a whiny rant a blog post decrying the decline of food journalism. In it, the author (himself a chef/restaurateur turned writer) takes issues with many of the common threads of today's (mostly online) food media coverage. Not being a millennial, he also (predictably) treads the...
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South Florida has a love affair with food shopping. We wait in line during season at Whole Foods, not-so-patiently await the opening of each new Trader Joe's, and have enough upscale Fresh Markets to keep our pantries routinely stocked with specialty grocery items. Which makes it easy to forget about...
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The lengths to which some companies go to protect their image can sometimes be, well, ridiculous at best. In the olden days, before chefs and foods became trendy and marketable, when mom-and-pop operations staked their claims and reputations on their family name, you found real quality control. Since larger culinary...
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It's officially Autumn now, but you could be forgiven for not having noticed if you live in South Florida - though, relatively speaking, 87 is actually a nice break from the tortuous heat of summer. While "Food Holidays" are a fun and trendy way of enjoying certain foods we might...
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Starboard Value is a New York-based investment adviser that "invests in deeply undervalued small cap companies and actively engages with management teams and boards of directors to identify and execute on opportunities to unlock value for the benefit of all shareholders." In other words, this hedge fund is all about...