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Effectively Eating is Harder Than it Looks

Roly Masferrer's winning burger. Photo by: Marcela Gonzalez

Now that I’ve awaken from my Memorial Day fat kid coma, I can clearly and consciously say that judging food is a lot more difficult than judging people.

For my first official seat on a panel of judges for Monday’s Burger Throw down, I got to pick apart [...]

Well worth the water talk at Brooklyn Water Bagel Co.

Photo by: Michele Boyet

You’d think as a Jew I would care about the water, but I never cared about the water. Growing up, I ate pizza, hot dogs, pretzels and bagels like every other piece of food that entered my mouth: without thinking. Chains like Einstein Bagels, Offerdahl’s Café Grill, and yes, even the [...]

Miami Dolphins Run on Dunkin’

What could be a better combination that coffee and the Miami Dolphins? In the spirit of a new partnership, South Florida Dunkin’ Donuts are giving away more than 1,000 tickets to the Miami Dolphins-Houston Texans game on December 27.

With multiple chances to win, Dunkin’ Donuts customers have from now through Dec. 19 to win either [...]

Sun-Sentinel bans microwavable popcorn

First popcorn, then what? Do you take away their Hungry Man dinners? What did Orville Redenbacher ever do to the Sun-Sentinel that Publisher Howard Greenberg had to send out a memo on Thursday afternoon to his staff telling them microwaving popcorn was banned from the building?

Did Greenberg ever make popcorn in the alleged “hazardous” microwave? [...]

Team Mike LaMonica wins the first Great Pizza Cook-off

Winner Mike LaMonica had a total of 31 votes (including himself) out of nearly 70 that were cast at the First Annual Great Pizza Cook-off.

With a not-so-surprising, overwhelming majority, Team Mike LaMonica took home the inaugural victory of the Great Pizza Cook-off on Tuesday night. The contest was sponsored by Worst Pizza and the [...]

Deerfield Bar helps Deerfield Boy

Known for great drink specials, burgers and infamous bike nights, Deerfield Beach restaurant and bar Crabby Jacks isn’t afraid to be something else: fundraisers.

Beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, Crabby Jacks will be raising money for the Brewer family with contests, live music, drink and food specials, and giveaways. Among the many prizes [...]

Fat Kids for a Good Cause

Ruthie Medina, then 6, with "Mami Zoila" - as she called her, and younger sister Raquel.

In the spring of 1988, 4-year-old Ruthie Medina was just happy to be an older sister to newborn Raquel. She didn’t think that one of her mother’s follow-up appointments at the doctor was going to turn into a breast [...]

Pumpkin in Mexican food? Ay dios Mio!

If you’ve been reading along, you may be familiar with South Florida’s lack of seasons. Besides sports, Floridians know that fall is arriving when pumpkins emerge on street corners, grocery stores and front lawns across the tri-county area.

In my search to satisfy everyone’s cravings with varied Fat Kid days of the week, I discovered that, [...]

For the love of guac

At times I wonder if I was born into the wrong family. Normal white Jewish girls do not eat as much Hispanic food as I do. I think black beans and rice are delicious, plantains are fabulous and, to be honest, I can comfortably eat guacamole 3-4 times a week. Sickness? Probably. But it tastes [...]

What I’m totally craving: Stuffed zucchini

Stuffed zucchini

I know what you’re thinking… “Zucchini? Is this chick for real? What kind of Fat Kids Club President is she?” Well before you go on, you may or may not have read what the Fat Kids Club is all about. Here’s a refresher: it’s about answering your craving – whatever that craving is [...]