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• Dining Q&A | Florida-style seafood in Broward

  Q: I'm looking for a local, old Florida-style seafood restaurant in Broward to take some friends visiting from Cleveland. Nothing fancy. Can you help?

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  Sophisticated fare on Las Olas at Riley McDermott's

  The third time's the charm, the saying goes. But the folks behind Riley McDermott's have left little to luck at their swank Las Olas steak and seafood restaurant. Following Red Coral and then Zucca in the Bank of America Building, McDermott's has been the hottest reservation in Fort Lauderdale since opening in January.

• Dining Q&A | Fort Lauderdale birthday bashes

  Q: My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I'm looking for a fun restaurant in Fort Lauderdale that isn't too expensive. He eats anything!

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  Brunch in the round at 'new' Pier Top

  It all revolves around the view. The iconic Pier Top restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 is again open to the public -- this time for Sunday brunch, a new venture for the Fort Lauderdale landmark.

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  Dinner leaves a golden glow at Saffrón

  At twilight, we're sipping a glass of Spanish wine while watching a row of ducklings glide by in a tranquil lake. It's a lovely spot to savor a balmy Florida night, so already, we're feeling good about Saffrón.

• Dining Q&A | Great places for drinks and conversation

  Q: Help! We are four moms of toddlers in need of a night out. We want a good restaurant that's not too noisy, where we can order cocktails, sit and talk without being rushed. We live in Hollywood, but wouldn't mind driving.

• BROWARD ROUNDUP

  Comfort Italian close to home

  We set out looking for comfort -- the kind you find in a big bowl of pasta or a pizza dripping with gooey mozzarella cheese. Here are our scouting reports on three neighborhood Italian restaurants around Broward. Mangia!

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  A La Turca serves cuisine of Turkey with charm

  We were in downtown Hollywood, sitting at a sidewalk table outside A La Turca, where there are hookahs at the bar and kebabs cooking in the kitchen. A friend who grew up in the city was getting nostalgic, remembering the corner drugstore and her beloved five-and-dime.

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  Family-owned Vignetos feels like home

  We love neighborhood Italian restaurants. Why else would there be hundreds of them in Broward County? There's probably one in every strip shopping center -- and with good reason. Sometimes we just want homey, not haute. Good food, affordable prices, comfort. Warm bread, and a warmer welcome.

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  Sophisticated Christine's lives up to the hype

  ''The whole place could have been plucked from a hip Museum of Modern Art soiree during the 1960s,'' gushed a press release extolling the virtues of Christine's, a new Fort Lauderdale restaurant. It sounded like a lot of hype.

• Dining Q&A | Restaurants in Coral Springs

  Q: I live in Sunrise but I often meet a friend in west Boca Raton and would like to know of some nice restaurants about halfway where we could have dinner.

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  Eateries offer zesty tastes of Mideast fare

  Not many of us can afford a trip to the Mediterranean or the Middle East these days, so here's a culinary journey around Broward County that will satisfy your appetite for baba ghanoush and baklava.

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  Milk & Honey a sweet surprise tucked away in Pines office park

  In just two years, Timothy Boyd built a loyal following at his tiny Upper Crust Café in Plantation before selling the place in 2006. For fans who have missed the chef's eclectic cuisine and personal touch, there's good news: Boyd and his wife, Lara, have a new restaurant, Milk & Honey, in Pembroke Pines.

• Dining Q&A

  Q: I love to have breakfast overlooking the ocean. Any suggestions on oceanfront restaurants in the Fort Lauderdale or Hollywood area?

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  Food, service and setting shine at Diplomat's Aizia

  If you think hotel restaurants are boring, let me introduce Aizia. This newest stunner at the lavish Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood is hidden in a corner of the mammoth hotel lobby.

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  Jib Room hooks with island food, good prices

  The Jib Room brings new meaning to the concept of ''bar food.'' The Fort Lauderdale hideaway is reeling in regulars with dishes like escargot with Bordelaise sauce, filet mignon and island seafood stew. But then, the Jib Room has multiple personalities.

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  Neighborhood hot spots offer Asian to Italian

  Every neighborhood needs restaurants that locals can call their own -- the kind of spots where the servers recognize you, there's no hour-long wait for a table on a Saturday night and they don't complain if your child spills a drink on the floor.