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Anonymous Hacked Burger King Twitter Yesterday Because of Horse Meat

The hacker group Anonymous -- that sallow group of individuals ensconced somewhere in their parents' basements -- yesterday took down the King of Burgers. Sometime in the afternoon, Anonymous assumed control of Burger King's Twitter feed, putting up a McDonald's logo, tweeting that the company had b ... More >>

Lacey Byrd Allegedly Beats Down Husband, Does His Laundry, Drops Out Of Riviera Beach City Council Election

So that was fast. One month after Lacey Byrd, a West Palm Beach fashionista, announced she was running for Riviera Beach City Council, she thrashed her husband, got tossed in jail for a night, and upon her exit last Saturday immediately dropped out of the race. "After careful consideration, I hav ... More >>

Wheelchair-Bound Man Stabbed at Orlando McDonalds

Are we safe anywhere anymore? Orlando's Wesh.com is reporting a wheelchair-bound man was stabbed a handful of times in the abdomen at a McDonald's restaurant late Christmas Day.

Another Burger Chain? Burger 21 Sniffing Out South Florida Market

Google the terms "burger" and "Fort Lauderdale" and more than four million results pop up. Even if you don't count the Big Three burger chains -- McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's -- there's still Five Guys, CG burgers, Energy Kitchen, BurgerFi, the soon-to-open Shula burger, Elevation burger in ... More >>

Voluntary Recall of Fast Food Sliced Apples

The company that supplies fresh apple slices to many fast food outlets, including Burger King and McDonald's, has voluntarily recalled several products after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes on equipment at the Missa Bay, LLC processing plant.Missa Bay's parent company, Ready Pac, has issue ... More >>

The Olympics Are Coming: SAIA Offers Patriotic Menu Items

The 2012 summer Olympic games kick off on July 27 in London. So far, there's been talk of the usual Olympic-related madness -- McDonald's getting a French fry exclusive, our team's uniforms being made in China (and what's with those berets?), and the totally weird, one-eyed mascots Wenlock and Mande ... More >>

Four Cliches to Consume on St. Patrick's Day in South Florida

​Pulling on the "Kiss Me, I'm Wasted" T-shirt and a green-and-white striped top hat for St. Patrick's Day won't score you any points for creativity, but on a holiday that's become as mainstream and boozy as this, does it really matter? Hell no. So down those green Jell-O shots and "dance" to Irish ... More >>

Taco Bell is Marketing the Hell out of the Doritos Locos Tacos: Have you been sold on it?

​Taco Bell, everyone's favorite drive-through to hit after a night of serious drinking, released its  Doritos Locos Tacos nationwide (including throughout South Florida) with a midnight debut last Thursday. A story on forbes.com begs the question of whether the new product -- essentially a ta ... More >>

Patrick Davis, Man With "Super Strength," Fights BSO Deputy; Two Old Guys Help Take Him Down (VIDEO)

​Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Kevin Meyer arrived at a Pompano Beach McDonald's this morning in response to a report that a man had tried to steal a backpack. The suspect, 29-year-old Patrick Davis of North Lauderdale, had for some reason decided to stick around and was just standing near the r ... More >>

Bacon Infused Milk Shakes? Make Your Own -- With Vodka

Wearenotmartha.comThere's booze (and bacon) in the blender.​It's almost a crime that there are no Jack-In-The-Box restaurants in Florida.  The whole creepy child's toy concept used to scare the living daylights out of me when I was a kid.There were three fast food restaurants in a row where I ... More >>

Are McBites the New McRib?

​McDonald's has released McBites, made of chicken breast -- and rib -- meat, nationwide, along with 20 additional ingredients, not including breading. The chain's version of popcorn chicken debuted in Fort Lauderdale about three weeks ago.Served in a Chinese-takeout-inspired container, they're ava ... More >>

Ashamed To Admit Your McDonald's Addiction? Try The Shame Mask (Video)

McDonald's: Billions and billions of shameful eaters.​We admit it. Clean Plate Charlie eats fast food. We're human, too.  Even with all the good food that we eat and write about, sometimes we're in a rush...or on the turnpike...or dreadfully hungover.When that happens, like you, we don't want ... More >>

Dinner Theater and Burgers Dominated 2011, So What's Coming for 2012?

Middle School Teacher Charged With Battery After Allegedly Hurling Hash Browns

Polk County Sheriff's OfficeSimone Paolercio​Simone Paolercio teaches children during the week at Lakeland's Highlands Middle School, but this Saturday, she was allegedly tossing hash browns at a McDonald's employee.According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Paolercio, 39, rolled through t ... More >>

Is Gilt The Next Living Social?

​Founded by former execs from DoubleClick, E-Bay, and Louis Vuitton in 2007, e-commerce site Gilt.com has been called "the darling of of luxury-obsessed shoppers," by Fast Company. How does it relate to food? Gourmands with expensive tastes who become members shop for high-end seafood, meat, chees ... More >>

Lady Gaga's A Very Gaga Thanksgiving: A Preview

​Here are a list of things we thought would never happen:Wildebeest found on MarsMcDonald's turns all-veganLady Gaga Hosts a Thanksgiving SpecialGuess McDonald's is going veg and NASA's going to find animal tracks any day now, because Lady Gaga's A Very Gaga Thanksgiving is airing tonight (Thanksg ... More >>

Five Songs: Let's Rap About Food, Baby

​Rap music is often viewed as the ode to gang violence. Ask Florida millionaires and they might tell you that rap music has no place in a gentrified society.Of course, Tupac, Lil Wayne, and even Eminem would disagree with you. In fact, Tupac would say "I don't give a f**k," Lil Wayne might sneer, ... More >>

Happy Hour: Duffy's Sports Bar On University Drive

​Duffy's on University Drive is the mega-center for mega-sports. Upon entering you're smacked by flat screens everywhere you look. I counted thirty, got dizzy and gave up (a hostess saw me struggling and informed me there are 70 ). Its decor is clean combination of football fanatic frat boy ... More >>

No Reservations: Anthony Bourdain's Radioactive Trip to Ukraine

Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain and friends at the radioactive wonder wheel.​In last night's episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain once again goes to places people only dream of going (if you happen to dream about nuclear holocaust).Our intrepid traveler, always in search of a good meal and ... More >>

Buy One, Get One Free Smoothies and Frappes at McDonalds!

flickr/terraforthewin​Summer is calling, or maybe it is just that talking lemon.

"Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" Advocates Embracing One's Idiosyncratic Spirit

The Secret Behind Georgie's Alibi's Championship-Winning Burger

​The votes are in, folks, and for the second year in a row, Wilton Manors' Georgie's Alibi claimed victory in the Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle, held Friday on Las Olas Boulevard. For Georgie's, winning this competition two years in a row proves it can't be a fluke. This burger, a deceptively simp ... More >>

Floridians Do More Dope Than Anybody

​Legitimate pain clinics should probably stop grousing over the state's shock and horror over Florida's mortal oxycodone addiction.Did you read Bob LaMendola's story over at the Sentinel last night? Well, do. It's the one that says "newly obtained federal figures" show that Florida is the pain pil ... More >>

Chef to Chef: Q&A With Raoul Valle, Owner of Green Wave Cafe

Photo provided by Green Wave Cafe Over the past few years, there has been a heightened focus on food and where it comes from. Books like Fast Food Nation and Kitchen Confidential have been huge popular hits. If you're having nightmares about where your food comes from and how it's been proce ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Police Erect Surveillance Tower in Homeless-Friendly Park. What's Next?

Lots of people who happen to be homeless eat, sleep, and socialize in the shady comfort of downtown's Stranahan Park. But the city is constantly trying to send them elsewhere, spurred by the complaints of business owners. A recent move by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department seems downright si ... More >>

Rok: Brgr Gastropub in Fort Lauderdale Good Enough to Survive Burger Trend

Photos courteys Rok: BrgrBurger joints live or die on one dish, and this one's a good one.​There's a scene from a 1981 episode of "Little House on the Prairie" (my sister made me watch it) with a man in a white suit, hat, and Fu Manchu goatee who pulls up to the town's restaurant. He proposes turn ... More >>

McDonald's Robbery: I Am So Not Lovin' This

​It's shaping up to be a bad month for national fast-food franchises. First Pizza Hut gets a visit from a pair of towel-wearing banditos. Now this.A very similar crime happened Monday at the McDonald's just west of I-95: Another dude with a gun places his order, as in orders a cashier to give him ... More >>

Morning Juice: Couple Arrested in Davie Woman's Murder; School District Asks for Tax Hike

​Your daily tour of the local news:Davie police have arrested two homeless women after they confessed to the murder of  Jill Dornbush, who worked at a local McDonald's. The 62-year-old allowed Delia Padron and Lazard Falcon to stay at her home but wouldn't let them use the shower, which led t ... More >>

Prized South Florida Recruits Create Quandary for College Coaches

Flickr: JonathanBachmanPhotography.comCousins and Wall won't be wearing Kentucky colors next year.​Maybe the best high school basketball players in the country come with a curse. Those elite players tend to stay in college for only one year, which isn't much time to develop the kind of team dynami ... More >>

How to Convert a Vegetarian by Hiding the Meat in "Authentic" Dishes

Photo by Flicker user JadydangelHide your meat in baked ziti.​It's no secret that I'll eat pretty much anything made from, made with, or made in the same room as a meat or meat byproduct. Oddly, not everyone feels the same way. Occasionally, someone around here whom I won't name because she knows ... More >>

Reviewing the Chains: The Cheeburger Cheeburger Classic

via Flickr user newsongNY​It's about three hours into a four-hour road trip, so I'm finally hitting the home stretch, but I can't wait another hour to get home and eat. So I pull off the Florida Turnpike into the Lake Worth Rest Stop (mile marker 94 for those deranged enough to follow along my gas ... More >>

Are Animal Rights Activists -- and Local Multimillionaire -- Behind the McDonald's-Causes-Cancer lawsuit?

flickr user: nukeit1​Today, newswires were abuzz with the information that a Washington-based nonprofit group called the Cancer Project, on behalf of two plantiffs in Connecticut, filed a class-action lawsuit against Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's.  The lawsuit alleges that chicken s ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Good Is​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. And some people don't like to read at all. This post is for you! This week, we're highlighting food blogs which focus on pretty pictures.Fast Food Ads vs. Reality puts the ... More >>

McJunque Goes Upscale: A Taste Test of the McDonald's Angus Burger

Photos by Bill CitaraThe world's most omnivorous, omnipresent purveyor of junk food is now crashing the rather more upscale salons of junque cuisine.  That would be McDonald's, which last week spat up a trio of 100 percent Angus beef burgers. Launched to compete with the tonier patties of eater ... More >>

Rich Man Seeks Gold-Digger Wife. Welcome to Palm Beach.

Flickr user: diamond girl 77You, too, could be a gold digger.He's rich. He's getting on in years. And he seems to have no idea that The Bachelor thing is sooo 2003.Meet Palm Beach millionaire Tom Feltenstein, the man behind the "Have Maid... Have Money, Would Love a HONEY!" billboard that recently b ... More >>

Interview with Beer Wars' Director Anat Baron

Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening o ... More >>

For Ponzi Victim, One Last Luxury: A Trip to Fort Lauderdale

Allen Stanford Yeah, depressing isn't it? Today's Houston Chronicle reports on one victim of that slightly lesser (alleged) Ponzi, the Stanford Group. A North Carolina man named William Allen couldn't close his Stanford account before the Feds froze it. Among the last things he bought before the com ... More >>

Fast Food Fiascos!

The fast food news is as hot and heavy this Monday morning as a Big Mac with a side of fries. In England, the Sunday Sun reports an exploding rat population (there are currently more rats than people living in the Queen's Realm) explained by fast food trash thrown in the street. Rats are becoming no ... More >>

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