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Does Scott Conant Make the World’s Best Tomato Sauce?

TV toque Scott Conant (Chopped, 24 Hour Restaurant Battle) has been hailed as the god of tomato sauce for the (deceptively) simple "spaghetti tomato & basil" he serves at his Scarpetta restaurants in New York, Miami Beach, Las Vegas, and Beverly Hills.  Pretty much everyone who's tasted it says it...
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Broward Sheriff Visits Ocala to Pitch Sheriff-Controlled Fire Department

Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti was in Marion County earlier this week, singing the praises of his predecessor's decision to place countywide firefighting services under the auspices of the sheriff's office.Monday's two-hour session was the first time the panel heard first-hand from the architects and practitioners of the model [Marion Sheriff...
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Six Hangover Cures (Courtesy of Your Local Bartenders)

 With so many South Florida drinking establishments serving till the wee hours, it's easy to wrap up a seemingly good night, only to wake up with a nasty banging headache that feels like tiny angry elves are hammering away at your temples rudely reminding you that you've outdone yourself, again...
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Angus Bar and Grill in Hollywood: Tasty Meat, Bargain Price

Let's get something straight about Angus Bar and Grill: It's all about the chimichurri. That bright-green slurry of parsley, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil is all-important at the 3-month-old restaurant. Piquant and herbal, its flavor is something like a sharper, sunnier pesto. Slathered atop a massive hunk of charred beef,...
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It’s Kevin Bacon, Made Out of Bacon!

Ever wonder what Kevin Bacon would look like if he were actually made out of bacon? No, me neither. But artist Mike Lahue did. Lahue used seven bottles of Bacon Bits to cover a styrofoam bust of the star of Footloose. The result looks more like a Conan O'Brien made...
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The XX’s Wicked Treatment of Chris Isaak

Bitch Stole My Hook explores the current "indie" generation's lack of fresh songwriting ability, and its oft-blatant hook thievery from previous acts. For my first installment, I present to you British indie new wave band the XX's "Infinity." In this track, the fawned-over group manages to rob the chiseled, brooding...
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What’s Going On

-- Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco, a figure in the ongoing State Attorney's Office corruption investigation, was released from Broward General Hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery for a serious medical condition. The Pulp wishes her a speedy recovery to good health. What impact it may or may not have on her position in Tamarac...
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Scenes From the Cole Bros. Circus Protest This Weekend

Animal-rights activists have long decried circuses as one of the most blatant and correctable violators of animal rights. (Stampeding and screaming elephants have long agreed.)   And the Cole Bros. Circus, which was in Boca Raton this weekend and will travel around South Florida for the next month, is one...
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Karen Harrington: “We’ve Got This”

After weeks of television ads, door-to-door campaigning, and no fewer than four different town-hall events, Karen Harrington was in good spirits this morning. In a brief phone call, she told the Juice that internal polling over the last few weeks -- combined with a large, last-second get-out-the-vote campaign -- has...
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Amendment 4? What’s That? Citizen Campaign Struggles to Get the Facts Out

Can they flip the debate?​Amendment 4 to the Florida Comprehensive Land Use Plans (Still reading? Congratulations!) is fairly simple: It would require that any changes to local land-use plans, such as those requested by developers, be put before voters before approval. Unfortunately, that information is hard to come by. After...
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The Best Thanksgiving Turkey Ever

Awhile back, I wrote plugging the Best Chicken Ever, a dry-brined bird based on a recipe developed by Judy Rodgers of San Francisco's Zuni Café.   Rubbed with salt and pepper and stuffed under the skin with fresh herbs, then left to "brine" in the fridge for 24 to 48 hours...
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Fort Haunted

We’re all familiar with the traditional haunted house experience: You go in, things jump at you, you scream, and finally you exit. We’re not saying it’s not fun; we’re just saying it’s been done. But there’s a South Florida way of doing most everything differently — and scaring the crap...
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Jared Lee Loughner’s Lunatic Rantings Prove That Politically He’s…

It's amazing how people are trying to figure out Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner's political philosophy. He's a registered Republican, they say (hoax). He's a liberal pot smoker (according to a former classmate who didn't know him well). He was predisposed to right-wing rants that echo Tea Party rhetoric and paranoia (The Guardian). So which...
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Florida Cheesemakers: Hani’s Organics and Winter Park Dairy

John Paul Kline is a local chef and proprietor of John Paul Custom Cuisine in Delray Beach. He also leads the monthly food and wine events at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale. Here, he shares his thoughts about two Florida cheesemakers he recently discovered. It was probably around...
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Drink Locally-Made Mead, Monday at the Coffee District in Delray Beach

At first glance, the Prawlockis seem like your average couple.The two met at Florida State University, where 28-year-old Natasha majored in anthropology with a minor in museum studies, while 30-year-old Adam followed a fine arts major with a focus in sculpture.By day, Natasha works for the Palm Beach County school...
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Ghost Arm Brings Gritty Hip-Hop to Flaunt Thursday

Miami hip-hop duo Ghost Arm comes out of the shadows for only its second official performance as part of Flaunt Thursday at Respectable Street. With rhyming schemes this varied, absurdist, and somnambulant, it's hard not to get a full-on Definitive Jux flashback churning. FIU students Robert "Rolodex" Hodgkins and David...