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Concert Review: Kid Rock at The Fillmore

Sweet Heil O' Mine

Miami Restaurant Musings

*After years of my pooh-poohing parsley-speckled plate rims and mindless squiggles of mango and raspberry purees on dessert plates, it seems that both fads have faded into oblivion. Thank you, but please hold your applause until after the column is finished. *Norman Van Aken has laid low of late, n ... More >>

Dude! Make Me a Rock Star!

With our simple course, you too can get laid, paid, and made!

Black Men Can't Swim

And other words to the whites about b-ball, side musicians, and racism

Denny's Adopts Rock Bands

The diner chain now serves up a little rock on the side.

Counting Sheep

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

Turn It Down a Notch

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

Meta-Rap Flow, Full Blast

Will Power plus a really big band

Pimpin' Ain't Easy

Will Power plus a really big band

Basshead

Rock Crap

Drive Time

The tourist strip gets some -- and somewhat -- down-home wood-burning cooking

What Curve!

Bambi knows what boys like -- boys like her

Ship of Fools

Bambi knows what boys like -- boys like her

Swelter

Bambi knows what boys like -- boys like her

Friday Food Funnies: Fast Food

What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

Miami's Chicken Busters are no more

What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

John Mayer Promises to Wear Cleveland Cavaliers Jersey at South Florida Concert

​John Mayer -- a man who makes music that sounds like Wonder Bread tastes -- has a sneaky little plan for his upcoming South Florida concert. Get this: He will wear a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey. LOLOLOLOL HAHAHA, so clever! What a comedic genius this guy is! Actually, no. Shut up, John Mayer.

Interview: Author Mark Kurlansky on Edible Stories

Sylvia Plachy​Journalist, author, and historian Mark Kurlansky's most well-known books are the international best-sellers Salt, Cod (which won a James Beard award), 1968, The Food of a Younger Land, and A Basque History of the World. His latest book, Edible Stories, is his third work of fiction.&n ... More >>

Doof Glob: The Food Blog For Dyslexics (Plus Other Niche Ideas)

​​There are food blogs aplenty in this land, and lots of niches have been covered. Locally, locavores can dig Mango & Lime, carnivores congregate at The Burger Beast, and French Fry Fairy appeals to fairies -- or maybe to those who like fried potatoes. I never have been able to figure that o ... More >>

Ten Great Miami Sandwiches, Part One

Michael McElroyThe name supposedly comes from the Earl of Sandwich, and we are supposed to believe that whenever someone in his court wanted meat between two pieces of bread, they would say "I'll have what Sandwich is having." That seems a bit far-fetched, no?Anyway, here are five fine sandwic ... More >>

Symcha's: solid but pricey

Michael McElroyThe name supposedly comes from the Earl of Sandwich, and we are supposed to believe that whenever someone in his court wanted meat between two pieces of bread, they would say "I'll have what Sandwich is having." That seems a bit far-fetched, no?Anyway, here are five fine sandwic ... More >>

Crumb On Parchment Serves A Crummy Sandwich

Lee KleinThis is the best bread in the house?​Fame is a treacherous double-edged sword. On the one edge: Had I walked into a regular diner or coffee shop, ordered a chicken salad sandwich and chicken pot pie, and received the equivalent of what I got at Crumb On Parchment, I would have been rather ... More >>

Could Jeb Bush Still Enter the GOP Presidential Primary?

​The Confederacy of Dunces that emerged to vie for the GOP presidential primary certainly must have some could-have-been candidates rethinking their decision. After the swift, and often surreal, rises and eventual falls of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain, the race is pretty much down ... More >>

Hostess Twinkies, Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?

"I like to stick my pinky into the cream filled hole, then dig out the cream, lick it off my finger and finally eat the whole fluffy thing."