Letters from the Issue of March 27, 2008

Sleazy docs have no problem pushing useless drugs (whether HGH or antibiotics) for profit. Where does New Times stand on pitching sleazy docs and their fake services for profit?

Miami Beach

Forget the Walls

Remember the food: Lee Klein's March 13 review of Abokado, "Chain Reaction," sounds a little overjudged. Who cares about the walls of the restaurant and what they are made of? I don't understand why so much time was spent on writing about that. Also, I believe the shrimp Mr. Klein tasted was more like apricot than orange. I have visited this place a handful of times, and this article seems a bit rushed. There were some things that went unmentioned — among them the chopstick aids. I was there for lunch with my seven-year-old son and he enjoyed being able to eat his veggie sushi with chopsticks like the grownups. I would hope Mr. Klein's next article spends less time describing the walls and more about the food, flavors, dining room, and service. It's not a secret in Miami that the service is the worst ever!

Lazaro

Via web commentary

The Educated Winner

Miami New Times staff writer Rob Jordan took first place in feature writing in the recently held Education Writers Association national contest. His story "The Missionary," about renegade Miami-Dade teacher Shawn Beightol, was named best in the category of newspapers with less than 100,000 circulation.