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Taco Bell Corp.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    South Florida's Best Brunch

    Taco Bell may have invented "second dinner" as an utterly transparent way to sell more tacos to drunken college kids and stoners (happy 4/20, by the way), but whoever invented brunch -- essentially second breakfast -- deserves a tasty trophy constructed out of French toast, a croissant, and maple sy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    What Kind of Burrito Eater Are You?

    ​The opening of Lime has been pushed back one more day until tomorrow's dinner, Clean Plate Charlie learned when we stopped by the chain. Damn. We've been hankering for burritos all week. To distract ourselves from the disappointment, we sized up each burrito place on Federal Highway and paired ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2011

    Epic Meal Time Herman Cain Edition: Fast Food Pizza (Video)

    Republican Party? Pizza Party!​Since we're all impatiently awaiting Herman Cain's important announcement today, we decided to figure out possible public relations strategies for Cain to get back into the good graces of the American public.Cain has a background in managing a fast food chain and a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale's Dirt Cheap Happy Hour Eats

    ​Recession or no, it seems that everyone loves a deal, whether it's a happy hour buffet, dollar eats, or slashed prices on favorite items. Would you eat dinner for a dollar, or less? (I'd likely skip it, though I'm in the minority.) Here's a round up of recs for low brow fare on days when money's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale's Dirt Cheap Happy Hour Eats

    ​Recession or no, it seems that everyone loves a deal, whether it's a happy hour buffet, dollar eats, or slashed prices on favorite items. Would you eat dinner for a dollar, or less? (I'd likely skip it, though I'm in the minority.) Here's a round up of recs for low brow fare on days when money's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Trader Joe's Says "Ef You!" to Florida Tomato Pickers, Middle Class Eats the Most Fast Food, and More

    ​​Each week, we cull eclectic stories from the internets so you don't have to. 1. Author of Tomatoland Barry Estabrook reports that a 20-year old labor rights group representing tomato pickers in southwestern Florida marched to Trader Joe's headquarters in Los Angeles to ask execs to work w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Humiliate Your Dog For Halloween: Ten Terrible Food Costumes For Fido

    Costumesfordogs.com​Your dog gives you unconditional love every day of his life. Seriously! Has a human ever greeted you with such fierce devotion?  Sure, he peed on the carpet and he licks his butt, but if you want to punish your dog, take away his favorite chew toy. But in the name of all t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Not Just For Dessert, Fast Food Minis Are A Whole Meal

    ​USA Today reports on the mini-dessert trend, which includes today's rollout at Baskin Robbins of the four bite cake-and-ice-cream dessert that fits in the palm of a hand. While fine and mid-range dining restaurants have featured mini sweets for decades, the trend is finally hitting the mass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    The Ten Worst Food Tattoos... Ever

    Forget Mom....we love meat more!​The 16th-annual South Florida Tattoo Expo takes over the Marriott Coral Springs Hotel and Convention Center this weekend, filling the center with a cornucopia of talented ink artists and painted ladies and gentlemen. Tattoos are a thing of beauty. Dating back to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Taco Bell Nachos Supreme: Drunk Food For Under a Buck

    Taco Bell's Nachos Supreme - drunk food done right.​Sure when we're sober we turn our noses up at the thought of Taco Bell (eating it is neither good for our image as foodies nor good for fitting into our skinny jeans).But after a happy hour at Himmarshee Bar & Grille that turns into a late ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Taco Bell Nachos Supreme: Drunk Food For Under a Buck

    Taco Bell's Nachos Supreme - drunk food done right.​Sure when we're sober we turn our noses up at the thought of Taco Bell (eating it is neither good for our image as foodies nor good for fitting into our skinny jeans).But after a happy hour at Himmarshee Bar & Grille that turns into a late ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Real Food Products That Only Sound Like a Joke

    The (totally genuine, but now off-the-market) sports energy drink your 8-year-old self could only dream of.​Snack foods that all but promise to send you to the emergency room. Fast-food items that invoke natural disasters and use meat in place of grains. Bacon dishes that require weaving skills. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Interview With Chef and Owner of Nacho Bizness, Aaron Byers, Part II

    Laine Doss​Yesterday, we shared Part I of our interview with the chef and owner of Nacho Bizness, Aaron Byers. If you missed it, you can read it here. We continue with Part II. Clean Plate Charlie: What's a day in the life of a food truck owner like? Where do you prep the food; do you cook ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    Top Ten Drunchies

    andrew_mc_d​You get home from a long night out and what is the first thing you want to do? Crawl into your bed and hope tomorrow does not bring sickness from the night's mistakes? Yes -- but first, Must. Have. Grease.We all know the feeling. You just can't quite roll into bed until you stuff your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    An Open Letter to Taco Bell

    ​Dear Taco Bell:  I heard about the false-advertising lawsuit filed against you by a California woman alleging that the "seasoned ground beef" in your tacos, burritos, chalupas, etc., doesn't contain a whole lot of, you know... beef.  In fact, the woman's attorney is quoted as saying tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Fake Blueberries -- the Scandal !

    ​Just in time for national Blueberry Pancake Day (Friday, Jan. 28) and just on the heels of the Taco Bell faux beef scandal comes a report that those "blueberries" you think you're eating in many cereals, pastries and muffins actually aren't blueberries at all, but rather chemical concoctions of s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Hey, Taco Bell -- Yo Quiero Meat, Not Mystery!

    Flickr/The Impulsive Buy Taco Bell - Meat or Mystery?​Taco Bell is the universal staple food of teenagers and stoners everywhere. While no one ever claimed that Taco Bell was good for you, it's been the go-to cheap hangover food for years, and since most people eat Taco Bell only ... More >>

  • Film

    October 7, 2010

    "Buried" Features Ryan Reynolds and an Oddly Powerful Cell Phone

    Flickr/The Impulsive Buy Taco Bell - Meat or Mystery?​Taco Bell is the universal staple food of teenagers and stoners everywhere. While no one ever claimed that Taco Bell was good for you, it's been the go-to cheap hangover food for years, and since most people eat Taco Bell only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere

    Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we'll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere.  Here's a little diatribe on why now, more than ever, it's important for journos to stick to the SPJ Code of Ethics.The Burger Beast braves the new Taco Bell cantina tac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Top 10 Grossest Foods We Eat Everyday

    Walls and walls of yuck.​On Bizarre Foods, host Andrew Zimmern travels the world eating eyeballs, testicles, bugs, and rotted meat. But the show isn't just Fear Factor with a balder, plumper version of Joe Rogan. The program is supposed to illustrate the difference in foodways between us and other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Been Drinking? Think Meat.

    flickr user: wharman​I'm relatively sure that I'm not the only person who, after an evening of cocktails with friends who recently headed home, has stood in his kitchen looking desperately for an easy, late-night, meat-based meal. But cooking abilities are questionable for someone who's holding on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Anatomy of a Bad Meal at Latitudes Beach Cafe

    John LinnMiso sea bass at Latitudes: Oh, the humanity.​Last week I checked out Ron Duprat's restaurant in the Hollywood Beach Marriott, Latitudes Beach Cafe. I high hopes for Duprat's food after catching the Haitian-born chef on this season of the Bravo series Top Chef, even if longtime critic Gai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Has Dog; Needs Nickname

    Flickr: "Kendall"There's a dog pirate terrorizing South Florida.​The week after the gayest dog ever was stolen in Wilton Manors by a man with the gayest tattoo ever, the case is a national sensation -- following the original Sun-Sentinel article, there's this Huffington Post article and then this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    My Brother's Keeper: Second Suspect Caught in Taco Bell Murder

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeTesfaye Ritchie​After 20-year-old Karari Ritchie was arrested Tuesday in the homicide case of a Taco Bell manager, Broward Sheriff's detectives say he told them about a partner from Miami -- but that was a red herring. Detectives believe he was trying to protect his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Reviewing the Chains: Bacon Cheesy Potato Burrito at Taco Bell

    ​I'm certainly not the first person to notice that Taco Bell primarily has about five ingredients: Beef (sometimes ground, sometimes in larger chunks and called steak), chicken, tortillas, rice, and cheese. Every couple weeks, the powers that be at Taco Bell headquarters will come up with a new co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    BSO Report: Foul Play in Death of Taco Bell Manager

    Tikkitress Johnson, the 39-year-old manager of a Taco Bell on Oakland Park Boulevard did not die this morning from an accidental fall. Rather, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives believe she was murdered. From the BSO release: Just before 9 am, Oakland Park Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Booze Hound - BYOBooze

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Over a Barrel

    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 >>

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    Prodigy

    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 >>

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Kerala Killer

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Reality Bites

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Lily Allen

    Alright, Still (Capitol)

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Don't Call Me Italian

    Why do some people still think Mexican is an insult?

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2006

    Chain-Scape

    It's a mall world after all

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    Arrest His Development

    Damn it, Beck gets older with Guero

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2005

    Midway Madness

    Damn it, Beck gets older with Guero

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2004

    Oom Paw Paw

    Damn it, Beck gets older with Guero

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2004

    27 Holes on the Fourth

    Damn it, Beck gets older with Guero

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 2004

    Best Late-Night Dining

    Sande's Restaurant

  • News

    November 20, 2003

    Anarchy in a Briefcase

    Radicals plan to flood Republicans with mice, locusts, and chicanery

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Brazilian Summer

    Carnival comes to Hollywood

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Shakin' tha Foundation

    A pair of South Florida rappers takes on Cheney, Ashcroft, and Taco Bell

  • Foodstuffs

    May 16, 2002

    Best Takeout Chinese

    Henry's China House Restaurant

  • Dining

    January 3, 2002

    A Fresh Start

    The upcoming year looks to be a weird one in the South Florida culinary scene

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Gimme an A!

    Anarchists in Lake Worth have spread their subversive good cheer from Seattle to Québec City and beyond

  • Arts and Entertainment

    May 17, 2001

    Best One-Act Play

    Iphigenia in Orem

  • Dining

    October 7, 1999
  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Undercurrents

    No fast-food drive-thrus

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