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Dada: After Ten Years in Business, Its Kitchen Needs an Overhaul

One of the great things about Dada is its texture. Every facet of this historic house turned restaurant is layered with visual flavor. The hip, the eclectic, the tattooed, the wacky — for ten years, they've gathered here to quaff cocktails on Dada's lounge-like front stoop and sip beers on...
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Fourth of July Grilling Tips, Part 2

Is it the Fourth yet? Because I'm ready to grill!Charlie is bringing you a batch of grilling tips leading up to Independence Day. Yesterday we covered how to set up and light your fire in Part 1. Today we'll talk about tips for grilling different types of meat to great...
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Steinbrenner’s Fort Lauderdale Freakout

As soon as we heard about the death of George Steinbrenner, we couldn't help but think about his Fort Lauderdale connection. After all, the Yankees did spend 33 spring-training years down here. Not all of those were good years, if memory serves, since more than once did ol' George pull...
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Beer of the Week: Aging Your Brew

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you...
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Q&A: How Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss Ended Up at Chuck E. Cheese

"I always wanted to work with a female vocalist; I generally prefer them."  -- Sleigh Bells guitarist Derek Miller. Indeed, Alexis Krauss' tough-as-spikes vocals are preferrable -- be it for amplifying bracing shoulder workouts, or turning an ordinary automobile into a mobile nightclub rivaling Flaunt Thursdays. Rest assured, this punk-edged...
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Alfred Phillips Is an Artist Who Just Can’t Stop Painting

Alfred Phillips is feeling rejected — not dejected, exactly, but a little passed over. The judge for an art show at an area gallery just turned down a canvas from his current body of work, and he's still smarting. "It stings," he admits cheerfully, even though he has dealt with...
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Five Mad Men Soundtrack Staples

The dominance of Mad Men -- the almost annoyingly best show on TV with Party Down now out of the way -- owes some of its rep to the music selections that provide bumpers and interludes in every episode. With the fourth season's premiere looming Sunday, July 25, on AMC...
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Top Five Gifts for Ringo Starr’s 70th Birthday

The opportunity to see a Beatle in person should be regarded by all of us as nothing short of a big, fat gift from the British version of Apollo, the god of music. Tonight, Ringo Starr will dazzle a blessed SoFla audience at Hard Rock Live with a slew of...
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Five Best Store-Bought Vanilla Ice Creams for National Ice Cream Month

Some people love rocky road. Others love chocolate chip or even Superman (remember that flavor?). But me? I love vanilla. Something about the purity of flavors in a good scoop of vanilla ice cream is irresistible. You can taste everything: the velvety cream, the sweet sugar, the lightly floral vanilla...
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Mr. Entertainment Makes Unceremonious Return With July Gigs

From his longtime Hollywood hideout, Mr. Entertainment (Steve Toth) makes this announcement: He's coming out to play. And you know what that means, kids. He's got the Pookiesmackers with him, that gleeful glop of glee-mongers. The band isn't promoting a new record; in fact, it's out helping Tongues of the...
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Best Guacamole

Rocco's Tacos and Tequila BarSimplicity is the key to avocados, and Rocco’s understands this. They don’t mess with mayo or blenders or any such absurdity. A waiter wheels out a cart loaded with fresh avocados and a mortar and pestle. He throws in some cilantro, tomatoes, onions, and a dash of Rocco’s secret spice mix, which includes paprika and […]
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Nevin Shapiro Is the Caligula of South Florida’s Ponzi Empire

Nevin Shapiro reclines on a deck chair, pulls his plush bathrobe tight, chews a cigar, and grins. All around him on the wooden deck, hundreds of drunken revelers shout, dance, and ratchet up the sexual tension. They're framed by downtown Miami's silhouette, which glitters atop the black depths of Biscayne...
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Best Beer

Double Diablo Amber AleBig Bear Brewing Co.Sweet yet hellaciously bitter. Full bodied yet smooth. Drinkable yet ultrapotent. Big Bear’s Double Diablo is both the devil on your shoulder and the angel sent from heaven. Double Diablo is the creation of brewmaster Matt Cox, who has fashioned a strong amber ale made from intensely rich caramel malt. That sweet base is balanced […]
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MP3 of the Day: Young Jeezy – “And Then What (Sumsun Remix)”

Sumsun's Judson Rogers has been busy with two upcoming releases detailed here, and taking his sparkling, R&B-inspired magic (thanks to syrupy vocals by Cleverly Hustle, AKA Beverly Russell) to more northern sects of the state. Still, he found the time to remix Young Jeezy's "And Then What" featuring Mannie Fresh.Considering...
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Alternative Eating With Wild Alaskan Salmon Burgers

The life of a restaurant critic isn't always healthy. And lately, I've been feeling the effects of a rather luxurious diet. A couple of weeks ago, I came down with a case of food poisoning so severe it knocked me flat out for four days. And just a week before...
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Palm Beach Fur Retailers, Beware: This Man Is Coming for You

In this video, made last Friday on what activists deemed "Fur Free Friday," a local animal rights crusader named Josh Durden takes a camera into several high-end clothing stores to ask the employees selling fur what they think of the disgusting animal-skinning processes used to procure most fur.He visits the...
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Concert Review: Goolsby, Lavola, and the Clementines at Propaganda, June 9

AEG Showcase for Silversun Pickups ConcertWith Goolsby, Lavola, and the ClementinesPropaganda, Lake WorthWednesday, June 9View a slideshow from the concert here.Always a good sign when you and your photographer are arguing the merits of which band was the best at the end of a concert. Wednesday's showcase of local talent...