A fisherman recently texted from his boat to ask Boynton Beach chef Jimmy Everett if he was interested in the 80-pound swordfish the captain had reeled in that night. 

Everett happily acquired the serendipitous fish and — after calling a couple of other local chefs to take what he could not use — then set about adding a swordfish dish to the next day’s menu at his well-regarded restaurant, Driftwood. 

Since opening the restaurant in Boynton Beach in 2018, Everett’s menu has been a dynamic document. When you are committed to hyper-fresh ingredients sourced from local farmers and local anglers, you are dependent on the whims of nature and your own ability to organize and improvise. 

The Driftwood menu changes daily, or every other day: A Loxahatchee farmer’s crop of eggplant…

By Emma-Victoria Farr

LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity firm Oakley is looking to sell its majority stake in German cloud hosting platform Contabo as it seeks to capitalise on demand for cloud computing fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, two people familiar with the situation said.

The Munich-based company could be valued at between 700 million euros and 800 million euros ($762.6 million and $871.5 million ) as part of an auction process expected after the Easter break, those people said.

London-based advisory firm Arma Partners is handling the sale, which is mainly focusing on private equity bidders, one of the people said.

The company has already drawn interest from several tech-focused buyout funds including Hg, Montagu, Vitruvian, Cinven and IK Partners, another source said.

Oakley, Arma…

Amidst swirling speculation sparked by a Detroit radio report, the Detroit Sports Commission has issued a statement refuting claims of actively preparing a bid to host WWE WrestleMania in 2027.

This potential bid would have marked the 20th anniversary of WrestleMania 23 in the city and the 40th anniversary of WrestleMania III, which took place in Michigan.

In response to these rumours, the Commission clarified its stance in a statement to The Detroit News, firmly denying the ongoing preparation of a bid for WrestleMania 43. However, the Commission expressed unwavering enthusiasm about the possibility of hosting future major WWE events, affirming its commitment to actively pursue bids for potential future events and leveraging…

A video is being shared online with the implication that it shows “Rafah actors” preparing to pretend to be dead or injured in Gaza. This comes amidst reports Israel appears to be set to launch a large-scale assault on the city in the south of Gaza.

In the clip, which is circulating on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and shared over 4,000 times on X (formerly Twitter), a man lies on a stretcher while a woman applies makeup to his chest and neck, and another man sits in what appears to be a body bag—while smoking a cigarette. 

Text overlaid on the video says “Make-up Gaza Style” and has a watermark of an account which shares what it claims are “Pallywood” videos—a portmanteau of Palestine and Bollywood. 

Full Fact has written several times about this…