It's no secret that St. Patrick's Day (March 17) revolves around consuming copious amounts of distilled beverages, but even for the most hardened Irish imbiber, Jameson and Guinness can get old after a while. So when you want to pay tribute to Irish tradition but you're over the Irish Car Bombs, s ... More >>
Valentine's Day is coming up and the holiday is like a growing fungus. Let us explain. The holiday, which has its roots in a saint's martyrdom, really got going in the middle ages. By the 15th century February 14th became much like the holiday we celebrate, with lovers presenting flowers and candie ... More >>
Happy Veteran's Day to all of the devil dogs, squids, airdales, boonie rats, coasties and active duty men and women. And a bravo zulu to all reservists too. Veteran's Day is this Sunday and what does that mean for our vets besides a parade and a marathon of war movies on The Military Channel? Free g ... More >>
For kids, trick or treating is a no brainer. Show up at people's houses in hastily assembled costumes, get free candy. Simple. But as grown ups, what do we get for donning a disguise every October 31st? A hefty tab at the local bar's Halloween shindig, most likely. But as it turns out, some local bu ... More >>
Burger King has seen 105% fan growth on Facebook since January. McDonald's follower growth on Twitter has seen a 118% growth in the same period. Mickey Dee's also responds quickest to tweets than any other chain -- an average of 29 minutes.Compare that to Burger King, which takes over 60 hours to re ... More >>
What does Krispy Kreme and our nation have in common? They both celebrate birthdays in July!While our nation is somewhat older, Krispy Kreme is turning a respectable 75 on July 13. To celebrate, the doughnut company, famous for turning ordinary people into sugar-crazed beasts over their warm, ... More >>
Everyone loves a doughnut. Want to test our theory? Bring a few dozen into the office and watch a crowd form as if gold bullion were being given away. We suggest standing back so as to not get caught in the stampede.These little fried cakes go back to the 19th century, when Dutch settlers brought th ... More >>
Read ex-Crossfade contributor and new music editor Liz Tracy's love letter to New Times Broward-Palm Beach readers on countygrind.com. I love Miami. I've been writing about it and living it for years. But last Friday, I told Miami New Times music editor S. Pajot that I would soon be leaving th ... More >>
Joni WilliamsAhhhh, the holidays. A most wonderful time of the year. And let's be honest, a most stressful one, too. Bake. Shop. Eat.It can be exhausting. You know how it goes. It gets down to the last minute and you can't stop yawning and trying to figure out how in the world you're going to get ... More >>
OMG, they do look kinda awesome, don't they?Krispy Kreme is more than a doughnut; it's an obsession to some people. Don't believe us? Bring a dozen Krispy Kremes to your office and watch grown men and women turn into sugar junkies as they push each other out of the way in an attempt to nab a warm ... More >>
Eating too much bad food kills us off early. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the annual obesity-related death count in the United States is around 325,000. That means you're nearly eight times more likely to die at the hand of a doughnut than in a car acci ... More >>
The latest edition of the Forbes 400 is out, and 21 of the most filthy rich scions in America call humble little South Florida their primary home. Micky Arison, Miami Heat owner and Carnival Cruises CEO has the biggest moneybags in Miami with a net worth of $4.2 billion. That makes him the 75th r ... More >>
All photos by Laine DossMatthew and Priscilla Kuscher are opening Lokal, a "clean" burger-and-beer joint in Coconut Grove.Matthew Kuscher believes burgers can be "clean" without being boring, and he has faith that Miamians will agree with him around Halloween, when his new restaurant, Lokal, open ... More >>
The 60th Anniversary of the Miami-Dade County Fair kicked off this weekend with the usual games, rides, shows and attractions. What wasn't usual this year was this food. Sure you could still get cotton candy or a hot dog, but the fair food was bigger and more creative. Call it the year of the "tras ... More >>
Miami-Dade County FairThe Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition opens today and runs through April 3. The Fair is celebrating it's 60th birthday this year and over half a million people are expected to show up for this 18-day long party. Attractions at the fair include a circus, live tige ... More >>
John ZurDunkin Donuts is peddling a curious, heart-shaped sweet. There are two variations of the "Cupid's Choice" (99 cents each): chocolate with a raspberry jelly filling and vanilla with a custard filling. The latter is painted with a strawberry frosting. The thing had stale, dry taste tha ... More >>
Lee KleinDynamo's apricot cardamom and maple bacon donutsI am no donut aficionado, but I happen to be married to one. Miami is not a good place to be a donut aficionado. It's like being a fan of live American bluegrass music and living in Zimbabwe. Miami is not a good place to be married to a don ... More >>
Courtesy of Janis OwensAuthor Janis Owens's great aunts Annie Lou and Ethel in Georgia in the 1940'sThese recipes are courtesy of Janis Owens, author of The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook in Celebration of Cornbread-Fed, Down-Home Family Stories and Cuisine. These are from her Cracker Kitchen ... More >>
Courtesy of ScribnerThis is a cookbook that I really enjoy, especially during this holiday season, when butter and pork -- which are staples of the cracker pantry- -- seem most enticing. This is how Janis Owens defines the original, pioneer crackers: "We mostly settled along the south ... More >>
Photos by Christine BorgesTruBlood CupcakeNestled right off of SW 97th Avenue and Sunset Drive in an unassuming shopping center lies Miami's latest cupcake addiction: The Sweetness Bakeshop and Cafe. Opened just a few months ago by a mother/daughter team, the family-run business sells pretty much ... More >>
Free donuts today. A while back I wrote about how donuts are the new cupcakes. Well, today you can try out my theory for free. That's right, in celebration of National Donut Day (what a great holiday!) both Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme are giving away complimentary donuts.You can get a free do ... More >>
Photo by Christina StaalstromFried doughnuts are truly an overindulgence that has become an American breakfast staple. This airy piece of dough with a hole in the center is about as close to a healthy breakfast as a beer. But what if you have it as a dessert after a beer? A friend recently introd ... More >>
Jacob KatelAlright, so earlier this week we showed you the Pork Parfait, but that's really just meat and potatoes in a cup. When it comes to culinary advancement in the genre of "fair food" the over the top double Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger is a great innovation.You can find the donut burger ... More >>
via Neil TDonuts, donuts, they're the bestGive me pain inside my chestHope to donuts I don't dieFrom their skin: fresh, hot, and friedHere are our Top Ten Weirdest Donuts from Around The World.
Riptide put up somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 posts this year, so before we get started on writing 3,000 more it's time to sit back and look at some our successes: Our top ten posts by pageviews.Yeah, it's a collection of slightly seedy stuff, with abortion doughnuts, rape tunnels, and XXXra ... More >>
Jacob KatelAbout 3/4's of the buffet spread. The Bakehouse Art Complex (561 NW 32 Street) is a studio compound for over 70 professional, full time, working artists that has stood in Wynwood for the past 23 years. The 33,000 square foot facility houses indoor and outdoor studios, and exhibition ga ... More >>
You wont be hungry for art.
Obama was actually inaugurated! And one of those three billion people in attendance was a New Times writer! Most of us just watched in the conference room, though. Outgoing president Bush has left us speechless (in a bad way), but nut nearly as much as Aretha's hat (in a good way). Git'mo! Git'mo! G ... More >>
Despite the fact that just about every reasonable person on either side of the debate who read the American Life League's breathless press release about Krispy Kreme doughnut's liberal use of the word "choice" in a press release thought they must be either insane or joking, ALL persisted. And now, ... More >>
Some fanatical pro-life group got itself all worked up because Krispy Kreme dared to use the word "choice" in some dumb Inauguration promo. This weekend I choose to eat one Krispy Kreme doughnut for every page view that post received. I will probably be dead by Saturday. Meanwhile the Hollywood Fore ... More >>
Krispy Kreme, being the genial purveyor of glazed goodness that it is, decided to get in on the Obama inauguration craze and is offering one free doughnut to every costumer on January 20, Inauguration day, and released this seemingly innocuous press release: "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: K ... More >>
Scottish indie rock act Bis' overtures were expressed rather neatly in its 1997 single "Tell It to the Kids": "And now, coming through the airwaves into your home/Introducing the new transistor heroes." San Francisco's hey willpower lacks a similar expressive salutation, but it shares Bis' affinity ... More >>
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