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When You Say Tomato, Say San Marzano

You say to-may-to, he says to-mah-to. I say San Marzano.  San Marzano tomatoes are, not to put too fine a point on it, simply the best sauce tomatoes in the world. Better than any other canned tomato. Better than 99.9 percent of the fresh tomatoes out there. Accept no imitations...
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Dish Deconstructed: Brined Pork Roast

I made this pork loin last week while staying with my fiancee's family in cold, western Colorado. I wanted to cook something that would feel special, so I bought a six-pound pork loin that still had a nice layer of fat attached to the top and decided to brine it...
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Johnny V’s Duck Meatballs Deserved Better

A few days have passed since YOLO's Moonlight, Meatballs, and Martinis event last Thursday, and I'm still blown away by the judging results. It wasn't who won -- Noodles Panini took first, followed by YOLO at second, and Mancini's at third.But what I couldn't believe: Johnny V's didn't even place.I...
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Fort Lauderdale Tea Party Fight Caught on Tape

Most weekends, at the corner of Oakland Park and Federal Highway, there are some colorful protests. This is a regular spot for self-proclaimed "tea partiers" to tell the world (and the luxury cars going to and from Galt Ocean Mile) about their conservative beliefs (like Obama is a socialist Muslim...
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Records Suggest Broward Health Investigating Itself for Fraud

The North Broward Hospital District has hired a national law firm to conduct what appears to be a wide-ranging investigation of whether the district has violated federal laws against health care fraud, according to records recently made available to Juice.The investigation likely focuses on points of concern described in a...
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A Year in South Florida SoundsA Year in South Florida Sounds

Below is a selection of New Times music writers' favorite local albums from 2009. This is by no means exhaustive and appears in random order. For the full list, visit Crossfade, New Times' music blog, at blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade. The Pretty Faces Another Sound (self-released) myspace.com/theprettyfaces Another threesome leading the new fresh...
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UPDATED: Boca Woman Alleges Michael Dippolito Fathered Her Child

Eleven years before he married the woman who allegedly tried to have him killed, Michael Dippolito admits he "may have" fathered a son with another woman who lives west of Boca Raton.According to a paternity suit filed by the child's mother, Karen Tanne, Dippolito acknowledged that he was the father...
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Depressing Thanksgiving Wishes From the Palm Beach Post

The Palm Beach Post has had a rough couple of years, watching its pages shrink, its revenue decline, and its newsroom crippled by the loss of 300 employees to buyouts and layoffs. Still, the paper's top execs have tried to remain indomitably positive. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Chuck Girardi,...
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Miami Hurricanes Football Told by Rakontur Filmmakers

It's just before the start of the Cotton Bowl Classic at Fair Park Stadium in Dallas on the morning of January 1, 1991. The University of Texas Longhorns line up against the University of Miami Hurricanes, the most reviled college football program in the nation. There is not an empty...
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Wes Anderson Finds Perfect Fit With Animation in Fantastic Mr. Fox

Given his preference for static, symmetrical, scrupulously color-coordinated and art-directed compositions, it's less surprising that Wes Anderson has gotten around to directing an animated feature than that it took him this long to do it. Likewise, if Anderson — a nostalgia merchant whose ostensibly contemporary films always seem to be...
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A Cold Winter Means Fewer Butterflies This Spring in Florida

It's like some sort of child's fable, or maybe a Virginia Woolf essay. It is both poetic, and a sad reminder of modern woes.After the coldest South Florida winter in more than 30 years, this spring will see a sharp reduction in the number of butterflies fluttering about.The Clay Glass...
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Soba Sushi Lounge Is Why People Hate on Fusion

What attracted me to 2-year-old Soba Sushi Lounge in Mizner Park is that its menu is unlike those at your average sushi joint. On it, you'll find rainbow rolls, sashimi, and sushi platters; gyoza, miso soup, agedashi tofu, and ginger/miso-drenched salads. But you'll also find quail's eggs topped with caviar,...
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Time Accuses Palm Beach Post of Online Pandering

In case you missed the 28 billion pounds of ink that have been spilled on the topic, daily newspapers are dying. And as they gasp and sputter on their breathing tubes, many are reaching desperately for something, anything that will allow them to live another day. The results are often...
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The Year’s Top Ten Picks in “Indie Rock” – Whatever That Really Means

Yeah, pal, that's "indie rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "college rock," "alternative," "hipster," etc. Let's not overthink this. Here we have ten splendid records with an amorphous rock 'n' roll designation, albeit in a perhaps slightly more experimental and thoughtful vein than...
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Yo, Lardass!

Wanna know why your gut hits your ankles when you walk? Why your thighs have more ripples than the Gulf of Mexico in a hurricane? Why your ass is big enough to blot out the sun?  The "Twinkie Casserole" (24 Twinkies topped with caramel, mini marshmallows and brown sugar, topped...
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Local Motion

Jacuzzi Boys/Woven Bones "The Countess"/"Grown Crazy" split Needless Records myspace.com/jacuzziboys  Here's another quality split from South Florida's super-infectious Jacuzzi Boys and Orlando's Woven Bones. More edgy, surreal guitars propel this 45 into the ne'er-do-well regions of the mind with solid results. Is it a coincidence that I've been singing Jacuzzi...
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Soul Do Mato at Bougie’s This Thursday

​Let's talk for a minute about Soul Do Mato. Because I feel like you don't hear enough about this Miami-based band. While enjoying their vids on YouTube, I did find that they have at least one metric shitload of views though, so it's entirely possible I'm just preaching to the...