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Hell's Kitchen 5 - Chef Danny

  This dude is appearing on Hell's Kitchen 5 premiering tonight on Fox at 9pm. His name is Danny and he's from Edgewater, Florida. There are three Florida contestants this year on Hell's Kitchen 5. Danny is 23 years old and works as an executive chef. He's a self proclaimed redneck who studied ... More >>

Hell's Kitchen 5 - Chef Giovanni

Alright culinary-reality-fanatics, meet Giovanni, one of three Hell's Kitchen 5 contestants from Florida. Giovanni is the executive chef at Creehan's Copper Grill in Destin, Florida. Destin is a Gulf Coast beach town close to Pensacola. Pensacola's about as un-Miami as you can get in Florida, but it ... More >>

Swelter

Alright culinary-reality-fanatics, meet Giovanni, one of three Hell's Kitchen 5 contestants from Florida. Giovanni is the executive chef at Creehan's Copper Grill in Destin, Florida. Destin is a Gulf Coast beach town close to Pensacola. Pensacola's about as un-Miami as you can get in Florida, but it ... More >>

Over and Out

After three months of giddiness and glory, The Jim and Steve Show goes to that great broadcast booth in the sky

Whose Woods These Are I Think I Know

Miami Beach gets down to matters of substance and boardwalk repair

Pro Poker Hurts

It's not all glitz and glory at the table.

Counting Sheep

21 doesn't hit the jackpot. Doesn't even come close.

The Future Is Now

DVDJs bring audio and video together with Serato and Pioneer's newest inventions.

Bourbon Buzz

The latest Michael Mina venture is as fine as fine dining gets around here.

Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band

Live in Dublin (Columbia)

A Little More Respect

Synthpop legend Erasure returns to form with a superhopeful, superdanceable thirteenth studio album

Frequent Flyer Wiles

Terminal Baggage offers a mostly clever look at layover limbo

Strike Three, You're Out

Homestead balks at plans to sell its failed baseball complex

Contenders?

Pugilists battle for top spot

Wig Whammy

Trade for this merchant is hairy

Unlimited Movement

Dancers break through boundaries

Al Malschick

Personal Best

American Pie

Personal Best

De Palma Plays It Cage-y

Personal Best

No Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

Personal Best

If the Shoe Fits

Personal Best

The County Bully

Personal Best

MP3 of the Day: "Carl On" by DJ Chachi, at LIV on June 26

It would be enough of an accomplishment if 24 - year - old DJ Chachi simply spun at Tenjune -- after all, it is one of the Big Bad Apple's hippest hotspots. But that's not nearly enough for this go-getter, who also counts to his credit residencies at both Mur.Mur in the Borgata in Atlantic City and ... More >>

Get it, Chachi

It would be enough of an accomplishment if 24 - year - old DJ Chachi simply spun at Tenjune -- after all, it is one of the Big Bad Apple's hippest hotspots. But that's not nearly enough for this go-getter, who also counts to his credit residencies at both Mur.Mur in the Borgata in Atlantic City and ... More >>

Q&A With DJ Chachi, Spinning Tonight at LIV

Of all the out of town head-spinners to hit South Beach, the one who would seem most perfectly suited for LIV has gotta be DJ Chachi. Yeah, we know. His primary residency is at New York's ultra-hip Ten June, which might boast a similar clientele, but it in no way resembles the Vegas-like feel of The ... More >>

DJ Chachi

Of all the out of town head-spinners to hit South Beach, the one who would seem most perfectly suited for LIV has gotta be DJ Chachi. Yeah, we know. His primary residency is at New York's ultra-hip Ten June, which might boast a similar clientele, but it in no way resembles the Vegas-like feel of The ... More >>

Black-Market Cigarettes: Miami's New Vice

The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.

Fugitive Sounds

The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.

He Loves Sherry and So Do You

The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.

He Loves Sherry and So Do You

The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.

"The Reach of Realism": North Miami's MOCA looks at a media-saturated culture

The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.

Concert Review: Aretha Franklin Performs Short, Occasionally Sweet at Hard Rock Live on March 16

Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard Rock ​Aretha FranklinHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, March 16, 2010What doesn't become a legend the most? Well, for starters, a certain behavior pattern that leads the public to wonder if an artist has dived face-first off a 12-story balcony without considering a ... More >>

Remembering Guru: Photos of Gang Starr's Last-Ever Miami Show, Official Statements From His Family and DJ Premier

photo by William HernandezGang Starr headlining the 2003 Soulfrito Festival in Miami. ​My first memory of Gang Starr, the legendary duo of MC Guru and DJ Premier, comes from mid- to late 1992. I was living in Colombia and had a friend with a satellite TV who recorded hip-hop videos from BET's Rap ... More >>

Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn't mean it's good

photo by William HernandezGang Starr headlining the 2003 Soulfrito Festival in Miami. ​My first memory of Gang Starr, the legendary duo of MC Guru and DJ Premier, comes from mid- to late 1992. I was living in Colombia and had a friend with a satellite TV who recorded hip-hop videos from BET's Rap ... More >>

Top Ten Gambling Movies: Rounders, Cincinnati Kid, and More

Americans love gambling movies almost as much as they love gambling itself. What's not to like? You get the thrill of a high-stakes cards game from the comfort of a multiplex. Over the last few years, though, something happened. ​The gambling movie was replaced by ESPN. Suddenly, with the broadcas ... More >>

Miami Ranked First Among Cities Long Overdue for a Major Hurricane

​The grim weathermen of Weather.com have put together a list of the vulnerable cities that are long overdue to fall victim to a major hurricane, and guess who took top honors? Yes, that's right, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Besides Hurricane Andrew, a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) ha ... More >>

Art Noriega Spent Your Parking Fees On Fancy Trips, Posh Lunches and (Gag) Free Parking

Where is this meter maid taking your cash?​Next time you pony up for one of those $6-per-hour parking meters downtown, consider this: That cash has helped the guy running the Miami Parking Authority avoid his own parking fees for years. It also bankrolled stays at top-end Vegas hotels, ritzy meals ... More >>

MPA head Art Noriega "living la vida loca," Regalado says

Where is this meter maid taking your cash?​Next time you pony up for one of those $6-per-hour parking meters downtown, consider this: That cash has helped the guy running the Miami Parking Authority avoid his own parking fees for years. It also bankrolled stays at top-end Vegas hotels, ritzy meals ... More >>

The Fighter: a predictable fairy tale

Where is this meter maid taking your cash?​Next time you pony up for one of those $6-per-hour parking meters downtown, consider this: That cash has helped the guy running the Miami Parking Authority avoid his own parking fees for years. It also bankrolled stays at top-end Vegas hotels, ritzy meals ... More >>

Geoffrey Zakarian To Helm Dream Hotel South Beach's F&B Operations

Laine Doss Geoffrey and Margaret Zakarian -- poised to storm South Beach.Geoffrey Zakarian, restaurateur, Michelin star winner and Food Network celebrity is overseeing food and beverage operations for the soon-to-be-opened Dream South Beach hotel. According to his PR rep, Zakarian will spearh ... More >>

Plum TV's Jerry Powers Settles More Than $2.2 Million in Gambling Debts

C. StilesJerry Powers (right) with fashion designer Calvin Klein (center) and Jason Binn​​Old habits die hard, it seems. Between 1977 and 1984, Ocean Drive founder and current Plum TV exec Jerry Powers was sued 13 times for money owed."I was dependent on drugs when I did those things," he told N ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye Announce The Throne Tour Stop in Miami November 15

​There's no doubt that Jay-Z -- even as hip-hop's retired-unretired elder statesman -- still balls like the best of 'em. Just last night Hova was makin' it rain at the Fountainebleau's LIV in Miami Beach, dropping more $100,000 on a single bottle of champagne in celebration of the release of his n ... More >>

Resorts World Miami Includes Plans For Over 50 Restaurants

Resorts World Miami rendering shows lots of little people eating at lots of restaurants.​Resorts World Miami, the mega resort/casino/condo/convention center being planned by Genting may not be finished for a few years, but one thing's for sure -- it's going to add a hell of a lot of dining options ... More >>

Adele Cancels Entire US Tour Due to Vocal Cord Hemorrhage, Including Miami Concert

​It's happened again. On June 3, Brit songbird Adele was forced to cancel nine US tour dates due to a nasty bout of laryngitis. "I'm really frustrated. I was hoping with a weeks rest I'd be better to sing again straight away," she said at the time. "However there is absolutely nothing I can do bu ... More >>

Frank Nero and Luther Campbell: Great Minds Thinking Alike?

Beacon Council President Frank Nero​The head of Miami-Dade's semi-public economic development arm is in tune with Miami's raunchiest columnist. Beacon Council President Frank Nero told the Miami Herald today that he believes plans by companies from Malaysia and Las Vegas to build mega-casino resor ... More >>

Erislandy Lara: Robbed in a boxing scandal, he's coming back

Beacon Council President Frank Nero​The head of Miami-Dade's semi-public economic development arm is in tune with Miami's raunchiest columnist. Beacon Council President Frank Nero told the Miami Herald today that he believes plans by companies from Malaysia and Las Vegas to build mega-casino resor ... More >>

Newly Crowned Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian Admits He Loves Microwaves

Food NetworkVictory is sweet and savory.After Sunday night's epic holiday meal battle in Kitchen Stadium against chef Elizabeth Falkner, Geoffrey Zakarian -- who recently opened the Tudor House restaurant in South Beach -- prevailed using the secret ingredients as his allies (beef crown roast, candy ... More >>

Pot smuggler schools seniors on medical marijuana

Food NetworkVictory is sweet and savory.After Sunday night's epic holiday meal battle in Kitchen Stadium against chef Elizabeth Falkner, Geoffrey Zakarian -- who recently opened the Tudor House restaurant in South Beach -- prevailed using the secret ingredients as his allies (beef crown roast, candy ... More >>