Mr. Green Dean is quite elusive.It was hard to get the farmer of exotic vegetables to answer our interview questions. And forget about a picture of him or even his full real name beyond, “My name is Dean.”No matter–the important thing is that we know the name of his alter…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 55. Paul Tei Warning: Reading Paul Tei’s resume may cause seizures, facial tics, and temporary blindness…
We must have been good this year!There is a new website that offers major discounts (how does 30 percent off your bill sound?) at some of the best restaurants in Miami. BargainBite.com is kind of like Groupon (if you haven’t checked it out–do so) in that it presents its visitors…
This morning, when I first heard that a Food Network star had been arrested and sentenced to jail, I figured that either Rachael Ray or Guy Fieri had finally been charged with prostitution. Instead I find out that the crime is much more severe and that the passion it takes…
With New Year’s Day only a few weeks away, weight problems are on everybody’s mind. And, while normal folk have people who love, help, and support them through dietary lifestyle changes, most celebrities do not. Michael Moore, known for his controversial documentaries as well as his rugged good looks, is…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.61. Elena Maria GarciaLike thousands of their compatriots, actor Elena Maria Garcia’s parents fled the oppressive communist regime…
Local food maven Linda Gassenheimer’s new book The Flavors of the Florida Keys contains recipes for fish and Key lime cookies pulled from waterfront shacks and chichi dining rooms in the Keys. She got her start penning Dinner in Minutes, a column at the Miami Herald, and quickly became a…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.62. Summer Hill The early life of writer/director/actor Summer Hill sounds like a Lifetime Channel movie. Born in…
By now you may have heard of the 261 Burger King employees that were laid off in South Florida. Well, the private equity firm 3G Capital, which took over our beloved BK (McDonald’s = Death), has decided that it was in the best interest of their wallets, ahem, company, to…
Last month, Burger King gave away 2,688 Xbox Kinect packages. Why such an odd number? The company was delivering one prize package every fifteen minutes throughout November.When purchasing select products, you’d be given a code which you would then enter online. And presto! If you were the lucky wiener–you’d get…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.64. Juan NavarroBorn and raised in Hialeah (agua, fango y factoría), Juan Navarro is basically a fan boy…
Some opinions are still acceptable in our increasingly politically correct social climate. While most people wouldn’t dare make a joke about the handicapped, African-Americans, or newborns, it is safe to say that Carrot Top is a loser, Lindsay Lohan a coke head, and that network television sucks balls.A new food…
Artist Maria Builes wants to make sure you are tuned in to Twitter today. The location for her Art Basel pop-up exhibit, “Satiation,” will be announced only on the day of and only through tweets. Builes’s “Satiation” is a commentary on our obsession with food, weight loss, and appearance. She…
I miss the old News of the Weird column. It always made me feel better to read about the ludicrous situations in other people’s lives.A recent event in New Mexico had Chuck Shepard written all over it. A place called Amigo’s Mexican Food was robbed by a “slim, masked man”…
med some foodies and libertarians recently by banning food ingredients in order to make it healthier. Should the government be allowed to dictate what we can and cannot eat?It all started with trans fats. Plucked from relative obscurity a few years back, trans fats quickly became Public Enemy No. 1,…
When you think of an orchestra, you think of penguin suits and maybe even Centrum Silver. Well, how about an orchestra that you can bang your head to? The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has “the theatrical appeal of the Phantom of the Opera and the rock opera storytelling of The Who’s Tommy.”…
Not only are the French one-of-a-kind eccentrics, but they also have Americans completely beat when it comes to food fights. No, not those infantile shenanigans in your elementary school cafeteria. We mean those infantile reality competition shows on the Food Network. While shows like Hell’s Kitchen and Next Food Network…
When reading an article on the Sun Sentinel’s website this morning, we were excited to see words like ‘liquor,’ ‘bribery,’ and ‘strip club’ jump out at us. We read on, expecting a sordid corruption case involving strippers, booze, and cash. What we got, however, was more along the plot lines…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 66. David RohnForget Dana Carvey; artist David Rohn is the true master of disguise. From channeling Gretchen Bender…
Scientists were recently shocked to discover a new species of lizard in the Mekong River delta in Vietnam. There are two reasons why this species is particularly extraordinary. For one, all the lizards are female and reproduce by cloning themselves (daughters are just replicas of the mothers). The second reason,…
Our friend, the Cocktail Mia has done yet another public service. Apart from teaching us new and clever ways to imbibe, she has compiled a list of digestifs to help us deal with our bulbous T-Day bellies. These friendly beverages help turn your heavy stomach into a happy one…
We all grew up with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Whether we read the book, watched the movies, or caught a theatrical production of the age-old story, a holiday season didn’t get by us without Ebeneezer Scrooge making an appearance. And whatever your preferred method of dosing on Dickens was,…
