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Cayman Islands

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    SoBeWFF: Hedy Goldsmith and Diet Pepsi Team Up at Trucks on the Beach

    ​Hedy Goldsmith and Diet Pepsi have teamed up for a trucking excursion to the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. You can catch them at Sunday night's "Trucks on the Beach" event, where Hedy's signature chocolate chunk cookies (with a hint of Maldon salt on top) will be handed out - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Mitt Romney's Tax Forms' Craziest Revelations: Swiss Accounts, Mormon Payouts, Low Taxes

    ​Mitt Romney released his tax filings late last night as he desperately tries to run down Newt Gingrich's ballooning lead in Florida, telling a Tampa audience: "I'm proud of the fact that I pay a lot of taxes."But in the harsh light of morning, it's hard to see how Floridians will be swayed by see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Time for Miami Tax Evaders to Come Forward, Warns Local Attorney

    The days of hidden offshore accounts are drawing to an end, it seems​Not everyone in Miami is on the up & up. Sure, your neighbor could have bought that brand-new Mercedes-Benz with the Christmas bonus. Or it could have been that narco slush fund in the Cayman Islands. The truth is that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Gigi's, Jimmy'z, Tapas y Tintos: Can Second Restaurants Equal Their Forebears?

    ​For a popular restaurant to spawn a second locale is nothing new. Indeed, some restaurateurs claim that this is the only way to start seeing any real profits. Until recently, however, this phenomenon hasn't happened much in these parts. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Le Sandwicherie, Sushi Maki and nu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    The Strange Boys Talk Bruise Cruise, Urinating in Public, and Future Plans

    Photo by Jose FloresStrange Boys, bred in Austin, Texas.​When the Strange Boys played Churchill's last September, our review was, well, a bit harsh. "The band appeared to be catching a cold," we wrote, "seemingly disinterested in their songs, and even less interested in the crowd." But in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Ortanique in Grand Cayman, Ducasse in Puerto Rico

    File under "So Near And Yet So Far"...Ortanique opened in Grand Cayman last week, joining Michael's Genuine Food & Drink as well as Eric Ripert's Blue (in the Ritz-Carlton). Executive chef is Sara Mair, a Caribbean native best known as a contestant on Top Chef: Miami, but who was also chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Plato Royale: Hummus at Mykonos and Books & Books

    Hummus was around during ancient Egyptian times. Cleopatra was probably hand-fed the stuff between grapes while men fanned her. So how is it that after thousands of years of practice, so many eateries prepare crappy renditions of the simple dish? Locally, you can find plenty of spots that need new h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Photos: Michael's Genuine Food & Drink Cayman Islands Grand Opening

    Photo by Jackie SayetMichael Genuine Food & Drink Cayman Island outpost.​South Florida foodies food people already know that James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz has been busy opening a second outpost of his popular Design District restaurant Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Better Halves: Interview with Ottavia Busia Bourdain

    Ottavia BourdainOttavia and her husband, Anthony Bourdain, relax with some banana daquiris at the Raleigh Hotel pool on South Beach.​If you're familiar with food porn, Ottavia's last name should ring a bell. Her husband is print, television, and most recently Martha Stewart Living radio food porno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Weekend Blog Watch: MGFD, NAOE, Broccoli Raab, Slow Fish, and Ounce Math

    Gut reaction to Michael's opening in the Caymans. [PowerRankings]NAOE continues to rock worlds, point, blank, period. [Chowfather]Local CSA member ruminates on broccoli raab, and how to prepare it. [EatingLocal]Shooting Michael's Genuine cook book. [GenuineKitchen]Exploring local seafood sourcing fo ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    Dalia Dippolito might have tried to kill her husband, but he was no saintly victim

    Gut reaction to Michael's opening in the Caymans. [PowerRankings]NAOE continues to rock worlds, point, blank, period. [Chowfather]Local CSA member ruminates on broccoli raab, and how to prepare it. [EatingLocal]Shooting Michael's Genuine cook book. [GenuineKitchen]Exploring local seafood sourcing fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Cayman Cookout Chef Interview: Host Eric Ripert Shares How to Eat Local On-Island, Proves Chivalry is not Dead

    If you have your pointer finger on the pulse of the global food community and its star chefs, you would know this past weekend was the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman's second annual Cayman Cookout.  We're speaking of the island rendezvous of illustrious professional cooks including Jose Andrés, Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Weekend Blog Watch: Alta Closina, More Dim Sum, Texas Fries, The Caymans, Momofuku, and TV

    South Miami's Alta Cocina is closed, closed, closed. [PowerRankings]Another report from Hakkasan dim sum, words and pictures. [Gagit]French Fry Fairy finds pretty good fries at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, Texas. [FFF]Michael's local cabbage kimchi production in the Caymans. [GenuineKitchen]Frodnesor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Cayman Correspondence: Post-Flight Sushi at Taikun, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman

    Jackie Sayet​Taikun is an ancient Japanese term of respect from which the English 'tycoon' is derived.At The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the sushi at its Japanese lobby bar, Taikun, didn't live up to its name or make for a remarkable meal by discerning standards, but it filled a void left from fli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Is It Just Us, or Does This Boston Globe Story Look Familiar? (Updated With Response from the Globe)

    ​They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We haven't been quite this flattered in a very long time.Three weeks ago, Riptide published a story about the very drastic fall of former pro basketball player Rumeal Robinson. We used court documents filed in Miami-Dade court and a revealing in ... More >>

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson lost his Maserati, machine gun, and mom

    ​They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We haven't been quite this flattered in a very long time.Three weeks ago, Riptide published a story about the very drastic fall of former pro basketball player Rumeal Robinson. We used court documents filed in Miami-Dade court and a revealing in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    How Hoops Hero Rumeal Robinson Lost His Guns, Cars, Stripper Girlfriend... and Even his Mama's House

    Robinson blew $20,000 a night on strippers, his brother claims.With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA Division 1 basketball title hung in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Patrick Bachelier, a Gary's Seafood Salesman, Talks High Quality Fish Product

    image via GarySeafood.comCold....so cold Patrick Bachelier sells fresh, high quality seafood and specialty products to some of the finest, quality minded chefs in South Florida, like Michelle Bernstein. He is the tri-county and Caribbean salesman for Gary's Seafood, an Orlando company that has been ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2009

    Renegade Road

    A woman perishes in a collision with an Indian leader's kin. Her family cries coverup.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Feds Bust Yacht Pimped Out With Endangered Animal Hides, Tusks

    Listen up, foreign billionaires who enjoy pimping out your pleasure yachts with the finest in endangered African animal skins: You might want to keep that luxury boat away from Florida.You won't find Acosta's pad decorated like this, apparently.Surrounded by stuffed lions, mounted, roaring tiger hea ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Pint-Size Preacher

    Terry Durham might be some kind of prophet. The question is: Who profits?

  • Music

    August 2, 2007

    Back on the Sun

    Curt and Cris Kirkwood reunite the Meat Puppets

  • Culture

    September 28, 2006

    Killer Creativity

    Miami-Dade's Forensic Art Unit draws a bead on crime

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Forever Missing Part 2

    Donna Weaver hoped to get help from the FBI in finding her husband. Instead she got crooked agents working with violent drug dealers

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    The Last Deep Dive

    Pipin Ferreras and his wife Audrey repeatedly challenged the deep blue deadly sea. Finally the sea won.

  • Dining

    December 26, 2002

    The Honker Is Cooked

    What's in a name? Not much when talking about the jet-setting Goose Club diners

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Swimming with the Sharks

    An eight-year-old's severed arm and a broker's chewed-off leg aren't enough to convince Florida to ban interactive diving

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Pain & Gain, Part 2

    Miami's Sun Gym gang developed a taste for blood and money. The police could have stopped them before they killed somebody. But they didn't.

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Pain & Gain

    They were local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture.

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Bum Voyage

    Six passengers were kicked off a cruise ship in a foreign land. Their crime? Tobacco possession.

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Nice Indictment, Nobody Home

    When there's a huge drug trial in Miami and no one watches it, does it even matter?

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    The Telltale Corpse

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • Calendar

    July 9, 1998

    Wet Sounds

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Mortgaging His Future

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Bruce Kaplan's Big Heart

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • Calendar

    August 21, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • Culture

    October 12, 1995

    Blurred Vision

    Ed Whittaker, Dade's leading criminalist, finds a lively story in every dead body

  • News

    October 6, 1993

    By Appointment Only

    What could be more exciting and fulfilling than the life of a consul? Well, lots of things, actually.

  • Film

    June 30, 1993

    Repel A Law

    What could be more exciting and fulfilling than the life of a consul? Well, lots of things, actually.

  • News

    June 23, 1993

    A Tale of Tent City

    Last spring, when Dade County united with a local charity to help the hurricane's homeless, the partnership sounded too good to be true. It was.

  • Culture

    April 21, 1993

    Science Affliction

    Last spring, when Dade County united with a local charity to help the hurricane's homeless, the partnership sounded too good to be true. It was.

  • Music

    March 10, 1993

    The Island Club

    So the Mavericks are a hit in the Caymans. What's wrong with America? Could it be A radio?

  • News

    May 20, 1992

    Program Notes

    So the Mavericks are a hit in the Caymans. What's wrong with America? Could it be A radio?

  • News

    December 19, 1990

    My Ship of Fools

    So the Mavericks are a hit in the Caymans. What's wrong with America? Could it be A radio?

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