Jorge Ramos, executive chef at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Paula DaSilva, executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale Edgar Beas, executive chef at Dune, Auberge Beach Residences & Spa, Fort Lauderdale Jorlian Rivera, executive chef at S3, Fort Lauderdale Alex Becker, executive chef at Kuro, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood What’s the
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It’s a career that, by his own admission, might not exist in today’s music industry. Thankfully, for Rick Springfield, patience was still a virtue four decades ago when, after three releases that “did nothing,” the 1981 album “Working Class Dog”—and its chart-topping hit, “Jessie’s Girl”—put the native of Australia on the rock-n-roll map. Of course,
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Pictured from left to right: Jorge Ramos, executive chef at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Paula DaSilva, executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale Edgar Beas, executive chef at Dune, Auberge Beach Residences & Spa, Fort Lauderdale Jorlian Rivera, executive chef at S3, Fort Lauderdale Alex Becker, executive chef at Kuro, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &
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Photography by Eduardo Schneider When Danielle Dattile left South Florida for New York City at age 21, she had visions of a life similar to Sarah Jessica Parker’s character in “Sex in the City.” Sixteen years later, as CEO of Onze Importers in Fort Lauderdale, Dattile is living a life that Paul Giamatti’s character in
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As part of this season’s holiday festivities at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, pastry chef Carlos Salazar and his team are preparing a gingerbread house for the hotel lobby that’s destined to become a social media sensation. Given the philosophy that’s guided his culinary career, it’s no surprise that Salazar is looking forward to erecting the
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It started in 2014 as a kitschy pop-up in New York City, a way to keep holiday spirits bright and potential customers intrigued while owner Greg Boehm put the finishing construction touches on Mace, his hip cocktail establishment that wasn’t quite ready to open in the East Village. Only the monthlong novelty didn’t wear off.
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Where: Acqualina Spa by ESPA (17875 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach) The treatment: Sound Care Ritual The lowdown: In its ongoing effort to stimulate all the senses as part of its ever-expanding menu, Acqualina Spa has unveiled a music-enhanced treatment that incorporates Sound Care, a French-based application with science behind it. Neuroscience researchers have demonstrated
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Photo by Eduardo Schneider Noel Glacer walked into a seminar earlier this year being hosted by a fledgling nonprofit in Parkland. His son, Jake, then a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, had witnessed four classmates being shot (one of whom died). Like so many other parents in the aftermath of the Feb. 14
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For the record, Sally Kohn does not claim to be perfect. She has no interest in being chief of the hate police. And despite the playful jabs she takes at Kenny G in her book, The Opposite of Hate, she has nothing against him personally. (She just isn’t a fan of his music.) But after
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Photo by Eduardo Schneider As much as it helps having Suzanne Somers as an advocate—and talking about sex being better than ever after 50, no less—the best advertisement for LowTE Florida might well be the esteemed nurse practitioner who runs the Fort Lauderdale-based business. Five years ago, Carolyn Zaumeyer came home at the end of
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When asked about the most challenging part of transitioning to stand-up comedy after gaining fame as an actor on the TV situation comedy “Community” and as host of “The Soup” talk show on the E! Entertainment channel, Joel McHale notes that it’s all about finding your comfort zone. “It’s really about whether the clubs are
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Profession: Actress/improvisational comedian/breast cancer activist Residence: Hollywood Age: 35 Diagnosed: September 2014, age 31 Treated at: University of Miami Health System’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center The Discovery “My mother passed away at age 63 from ovarian cancer in July 2013. After she died, I decided to get a preventative double mastectomy. I had tested for
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