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Check out all of Rick Karlin's restaurant reviews here.

Savor SoFLO Returns to Hollywood Beach

What Makes a Restaurant Gay?

Milk Money Delivers: Taking Another Look at A Best Of Winner - Best Vegetarian

Rick's Reviews: Goin' Hollywood

The Pub Delivers: Taking Another Look at a Best Of Winner

What to Eat: Heart-y Dining

Rick's Reviews: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Taking Another Look at a Best Of Winner: Stork's Delivers

Rick's Reviews: Golden Spoon Awards Part 2

Rick's Reviews: Golden Spoon Awards Part 1

Taking Another Look at a Best Of Winner: Everything's Coming Up Rosie's

Quick and Easy Holiday Appetizers and Desserts

Taking a Closer Look at a Best Of Winner: Papa Duke's Deli

Rick's Recipes: Regional Favorites

What to Eat: It's called Thanksgiving, Not Thanks-wasting

What to Eat: Sage Advice

Rick's Reviews: Check Out These Upcoming Foodie Events & News

Rick's Reviews: Going Places

Taste of the Island & Other Tidbits

Pompano & Circumstance

Rick's Reviews: Bunches of Brunches

Dine Out Lauderdale Offers Dining Deals During the Dog Days of Summer

Rick's Reviews: That's Italian

New Kids on the Block: Smiling Empanadas and Batch

Baker's Dozen: LGBT Cookbook Authors

What to Eat: Pride News and Chews

Rick's Reviews: The Match Game

Rick's Reviews: Veg Out at Planta Queen

Rick's Reviews: Playing with the Big Dogs

Rick's Reviews: Broad Shoulders & Full Mouths

Rick's Reviews: Familiar Places, New Faces

What to Eat: M is for (Cinco de) Mayo

'Pup-ular' Dining Spots

Rick's Reviews: Juicy Meat & Nice Buns!

Rick's Recipes: Passover and Easter Recipes

What to Eat | Eaters Digest: Signs of Recovery

What to Eat: Sip, Savor and Sun

Ya Mas! Celebrates Mediterranean Life

Rick's Reviews: Hello Deli!

What to Eat | St. Patrick's Day: Green Genes

Rick's Reviews: See-Side Dining

Dining Trends 2022

Rick's Reviews: Mangiamo Italiano

Rick's Recipes: Pre-Theater Cocktail Party

Rick's Reviews: Nothing Fishy About Corvina Seafood Grill

What to Eat: Love is in the Air

Rick's Reviews: Good Morning, Vietnam!

Brooklyn's 'Woodstock of Eating' Comes to Miami

Rick's Reviews: Hog-Tied

Rick Karlin's Annual Golden Spoon Awards

Rick's Reviews: Double Trouble

Rick's Reviews: Holiday Rush

Rick's Recipes: Quick and Easy Holiday Apps

What to Eat | Flipping the Bird

Rick's Reviews | A Perfect Union

Rick's Reviews | Cuba Libre Shows Us What Could Have Been

Rick's Reviews | New Indian Restaurant is a Trip Abroad for your Tastebuds

Rick's Reviews | Casa Sensei Needs an Attitude Adjustment While Papa Duke's Brisket Sandwich is Perfection

Rick's Recipes | Pumpkin Spice, Girl!

Rick's Reviews | Cheeseburger in Paradise

Rick's Reviews | The Early Bird and The Night Owl

Best Of the Fests

SFGN's Food Editor Takes a Look at the 5 'Best Restaurant' Finalists for Best of 2021

Rick's Reviews | Gettin' Some Deck

Check Out this Foodie News from Hamburger Mary's, Union Kitchen & Bar and More

Rick's Reviews | South of the Border, North of the Border

Rick's Reviews | Take a Culinary Trip to Key West at this Restaurant in Boca Raton

SFGN's Food Editor Interviews Owner of Hamburger Mary's

What to Eat | Sizzling Summer Savings!

Rick's Reviews | Kraft Corner

Rick's Reviews | Sun of a Beach

What to Eat | Night of the Living Vegans!

Rick's Reviews | Delray of Sunshine

From Grampa’s Bagel Bakery to Fat Tap Beer Bar, Here Are Some New Local Hot Spots to Try Out

Rick’s Reviews | Same Plates, New Places

Check Out These Hot Spots in Wilton Manors

What to Eat | Pride Sweet Pride

Some Local Foodie News You Can Digest

Rick's Reviews | Pieces of Dreams at Sushi By Bou

Rick’s Reviews | Check out the Burgers and Deals at GYM Bar

Rick’s Reviews | Market Places

The Restaurant Biz Slowly Returns to Normal

Rick’s Reviews | It’s Easy Being Green

What to Eat | Back to the Future Dining

Rick’s Reviews | A Tale of Two Cities

Rick’s Reviews | That’s Phat with a P-H

Rick’s Reviews | A Tale of Two Brunches

What to Eat | Smarter Than the Average Bear

Rick’s Reviews | An Even-Keeled Seafood Joint

Rick’s Reviews | Another Openin’, Another Meal

What to Eat | Check These Restaurants Out for a Damn Good Brunch

What to Eat | Two of Hearts

Rick's Reviews | Mason Jar Pub is Even Better Than the Original

Pandemic Pleasures: What the Celebs Indulge In

Comings and Goings: Some Local Restaurant News

Rick's Reviews | Tulio’s Tacos and Tequila

Coping With COVID: Wilton Manors Restaurants Adapt to Survive

What to Eat | Glorious Food for the Holidays

Rick's Reviews | It’s De-Lightful, It’s De-Lovely, It’s De Luxe

What to Eat | Skip the Dinner and Check Out These Thanksgiving Packages Instead

What to Eat: Snacks For a Tight End

SFGN's Food Editor Ranks Local Grocery Stores

Dining Out: Some Changes That Might Become Permanent

Rick's Reviews | Sistrunk Marketplace Offers A Little of Something For Everybody

SFGN's Food Editor Takes a Look at the Five Eateries Nominated for Best Restaurant

What to Eat: Specials Happening Around Town to Try Out

Rick's Reviews: Ocean Grill Breezes Into Dinner 

What to Eat: Swapping Out Unhealthy Treats for Homemade Goodies

Rick's Reviews: Comfort Food Recipes for A Pandemic

Rick's Reviews: Over IT!

Rick's Reviews: Raising the Bar, Rita

Rick's Reviews: Lemongrass Hot Pot is Worthy of A Visit

To Market, To Market…

Package Deal

Totally Baked

Turkey Trot

Do You Peru?

Ramen? Amen!

Stork’s Delivers Good Food and Memories

Eating Well and Doing Good

Pita, Pita, Pita

T is for Taco

Rating the Asian Buffets

A is for...

Doin’ A Backflip for Summer

Mangia

Summer Specials

Fast Friends

Sea and Olive on the Drive

M is For...

Batter up!

Eat Like A Pig

South Florida’s Wine Country

Fusion Fare

News You Can Use

Java Jive

These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Rants & Raves: Goodbye Humpy’s; welcome back free parking and more

The Brunch Bunch

East Meets West

Magically Delicious?

Worshipping at the Temple

To Market, To Market…

Curry in a Hurry

Give it to Me Raw

What’s For Brunch?

What to Eat Before the Show? 

The Best Happy Hours 

A New Spin on Pizza

Beach Dining 

Taco Loco 

Weird Dining

Ragin’ for Cajun 

Go Nuts for Doughnuts

Dim Sum and Then Some

Dives, He Said! 

BBQ-Tips: The best and not so best 

Farm to Table Dining 

Mexi-Can (and Can’t) 

Steaking a Claim

Top 5: Bagels 101

Top 5: 24 Hour Diners 

Veg Out


Rick Karlin is a freelance journalist (South Florida Gay News, The Mirror, Palette, NewTimes, Chicago Free Press, Bay Area Reporter, Windy City Times, Chicago Tribune’s Metromix and Out.com) covering food, dining and travel for more than 30 years. He was the Entertainment Editor for Gay Chicago Magazine for 10 years. He is also a playwright ("Witches Among Us", "Moving Day", “Spin Cycle”) and novelist ("Show Biz Kids," "Tales of the Second City," "Death on the Rocks)."


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