Peak Interest
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Dream Team
Jack Jackson and Johnny Vinczencz were both already well known in the Fort Lauderdale restaurant world. What would happen when they partnered on a new place? It happens in sports…
Paisley Power
Editor’s Letter: September 2018 Everybody got a nickname in the bar down at the proletariat end of Las Olas. On any given night, you could run into Smashley, Joker, Peaches,…
Sea Change
Editor’s Letter: August 2018 The Fort Lauderdale neighborhood I grew up in, and where my parents still live, is called Knoll Ridge. It’s not a name anyone ever really used…
The Red Zone
A new Asian fusion place brings tastes from all over the Far East – by way of the Hamptons. The red doors you pass by as you enter Red Door…
Cracking Smiles
Benedetti Orthodontics spent time and money getting their new, custom-built office just the way they wanted it. The results are evident from the moment you walk in. You walk into…
The Inevitable
Editor’s Letter: July 2018 I remember not feeling particularly lucky, but knowing that I was. Hurricane Andrew coincided with the start of my high school football career. It made landfall…
Live Oak at 30
In three decades, Camp Live Oak has gone from a small operation in a troubled state park to a Fort Lauderdale institution spanning several parks. As the camp celebrates its…
Vincent’s Gamble
More than a decade ago, Vincent Foti reckoned Fort Lauderdale restaurant patrons were ready for something a little different. Today his advice for restaurateurs weighing similar options is: Go for…
A Rolling Scone Gathers No Moss
Editor’s Letter: May 2018 Scones can’t be that hard. I mean, they can’t be that hard to make. Screw them up and they can most certainly be that hard. Hockey-puck…