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Best Falafel

Greek ExpressFalafel platters and pitas are not usually something you order as a main course at a swanky restaurant. The best falafel dishes are most often found at “faster” food eateries where the food is fresh but simple. Greek Express, located in the midst of the cheesy tourist shops that dominate the west side of the […]
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List Five: Great Places to Get a Cup of Coffee

It's harder than you might think to find a good cup of coffee. I mean, straight-up, regular old coffee-flavored coffee. There are plenty of places to get your coffee drowned in milk or laced with sugary syrups, but finding a decent cup of black coffee can seem impossible if you...
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Eat Like the Scots, If You’re Man Enough

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe.The Scots find it a treat to take a sheep's stomach, fill it with sheep liver, heart, and tongue, mix...
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Best Cheese Steak

Mr. Nick's Sub ShoppeCheese steaks are one of those foods that incite furious debate, turning friends into enemies and enemies into nemeses. Folks hailing from Philadelphia claim that only sandwiches adhering to a strict code of ethics even earn the right to be labeled as such. And shouldn’t they have the right? Cheese steaks have been bastardized throughout […]
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Rough Weekend for International Athletes From Boca

Yesterday, just before leaving to represent the U.S. in its only appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Boca Raton native Jozy Altidore tweeted: "Do you believe? I know I do!!!"On Wednesday, the 19-year-old striker scored the first of the two goals (video above) that toppled the...
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United Way Uncovers “Gay Agenda” in Broward

So. United Way has posted the "first ever web-based census and needs assessment" of Broward's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 'and questioning' community." They put a poll up at www.lgbtcensus.com on June 21 that they say takes about 15 minutes to answer, but I've completed the survey and I can tell...
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Ron Duprat’s Top Chef Recap, Episode Three

Welcome back to the Ron Duprat Top Chef Las Vegas recap, folks. To take a peek back at episodes one and two, click the links. Otherwise, read on to find out what episode three had in store for our Haitian homeboy.Episode three:The show starts off with the cast commiserating on...
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A Conversation About Zoophilia

The feature story I wrote this week about zoophiles has attracted some controversy, here and in our sister paper, the Miami New Times. That's not surprising -- it's a touchy subject. I didn't have time to respond to all the comments and emails, but I did want to share a...
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Winter Weather Equals Braised Sausages and White Bean Puree

With all that rain the other day, it dipped down to what, mid-70s? That's sweater weather in South Florida, and that meant breaking out a winter recipe. This is something of a take on the classic English bangers and mash, a dish that, if you eat it enough, will make...
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Best Album

Rachel Goodrich,Tinker Toys (Yellow Bear Records)It has been a good year for South Florida’s quirky local indie darling Rachel Goodrich, what with a glowing shoutout from the New York Times this past December and her official debut appearance at SXSW this past spring. It was all well-deserved and timed with the October 2008 release of her debut full-length, Tinker Toys. […]
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Best Music Festival to Die in the Past 12 Months

Langerado Music FestivalThe sudden cancellation of the Langerado Music Festival this year was one of the sadder events of the local scene. Critics, however, would say it was expected. Long ago (well, in 2003), Langerado began as the brainchild of hometown promoters Ethan Schwartz and Mark Brown. In its earliest form, it was an informal jam-down at […]
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Food Server Fired for Being Too Flamboyant?

[jump] "He applied as Scott," Tiffany says. "He was hired as Scott. Everything was Scott. Then as soon as he started, he wanted to go by a different name. We asked him not to introduce himself to guests as Alexis. We didn't want guests to feel awkward." Asked if Alexis...
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Wine Guy: Pairing with Pizza

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...
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Dog Scratch Fever

When I tell you the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood's big summer show features the work of a Jack Russell terrier, you'll probably expect a string of dog puns: "It's the dog days of summer!" "The Art and Culture Center has gone to the dogs!" Well, you're barking up...
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Ask the Critic: How to Grill Fish?

Dear Insufferable Know-It-Alls:Grilling fresh local fish outside on the old Weber is my own private Waterloo, except unlike Napoleon's humiliating defeat by Wellington and the Prussians, mine keeps happening over and over like a recurring nightmare -- the only thing that changes are which guests are witnessing the battle and...
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Sheriff Lamberti Under State Investigation Too

Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter isn't the only official facing a state campaign investigation; so is her WWF-lik archrival on the budget front, Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti. Remember the patrol car that hung from a tall crane off Interstate 95 during the sheriff's race? It was an eye-catching endorsement for Lamberti in his...
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MP3 of the Day: “Junkyard Dog” by ¡Mayday!, Playing Transit Tonight

From the moment local hip hop crew ¡Mayday! got their first DSL hookup, the self-described "sound bombers" have proven themselves to cunning manipulators of modern internet technology. Like a half-feral band of dystopian techno-guerillas, they've managed to sidestep the bombed-out remains of the post-Napster music industry -- YouTubing, MySpacing, and...
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Review: Death Print Movie Premiere and Afterparty, August 8

Photo by JipsyNastie flanked by TM Sisters.Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the event.Aiden Dillard's Death Print Movie PremiereThe Colony Theater, Miami BeachAfterparty at the Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 7, 2009Better Than: Whatever the leathery South Beach cliches at Segafredo next door were up to after they...
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The Most Amazing Playoff Comeback… That Wasn’t

  If you're anything like me, you turned off last night's playoff game at halftime. The Hawks already had a 23-point lead and Dwyane Wade probably had a concussion. Plus, Lost was on. I didn't even want to see the results. I figured if John Locke can somehow summon the...
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Best Of 2009 Preview: Best Album

Photo by HectorRachel Goodrich, Tinker ToysIt has been a good year for South Florida's quirky local indie darling Rachel Goodrich, what with a glowing shoutout from the New York Times this past December and her official debut appearance at SXSW this past spring. It was all well-deserved and timed with...