NEWS / A 1,500-seat McDonald's - Serving more than 1.75 million people in 29 days...

For the 2012 London Olympics, fast-food giant McDonald's will be building its biggest restaurant ever.The 32,000 square-foot, two-story facility will have seating for 1,500 hungry spectators - and athletes. It's one of four temporary McDonald's to be constructed for the Olympics, including one in the athletes' village.
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LOL / Food Truck Names That Should Be Banned Slideshow...

The Greasy Wiener (Los Angeles)
Great Balls On Tires (Los Angeles)
The Dump Truck (Portland, Ore.)
Hit n' Run (Houston)
Shut Up And Eat (Portland, Ore.)
Truckin' Good Food (Phoenix)
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HOW TO - Local chef / restaurant owner Steve Martorano makes fresh mozzarella...

EPISODE 1: FRESH MOZZARELLA
I always thought fresh mozzarella was difficult to make. But I decided if I was going to make a great product everything I put in it had to be great. So I asked my friend Peter (who's been making it for years) and that's when I realized this shit is pretty easy. So at my restaurants we now make fresh mozzarella, every hour. 
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LOL / Eating Other's People Food Again

Shannon loves seafood. When she sees YOUR food, she eats it.

OMG / Cheesecake Factory On List Of Most Calorific Menu Items....

Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake
Take a slice of red velvet cake, top it with a layer of cheesecake and then throw a second layer of red velvet cake on top of that. Oh, and add another layer of cheesecake. Not dead yet? Probably not, but you have consumed 1,540 calories and 59g of saturated fat. According to CSPI, that's the equivalent of eating one Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizza plus two Quarter Pounders with cheese... with an additional days' worth of saturated fat.

Also on the list IHOP: Monster Bacon 'N Beef Cheeseburger, Morton's: Porterhouse Steak, Denny's: Fried Cheese Melt, Applebee's: Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs With Fettuccin, The Cheesecake Factory: Farmhouse Cheeseburger

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DEAL / Bongos Cuban Café – Hollywood - Groupon - 7/20

$25 for $50 Worth of Authentic Cuban Fare
Bongos Cuban Café pays tribute to vintage Cuban supper clubs while distinguishing itself with chic décor and a menu packed with authentic Cuban fare, including family recipes from co-owners Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
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DEAL / Arby's Classic 64 cents on Saturday

Arby's Deal 
In celebration of its anniversary, this Saturday, July 23, Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is offering customers nationwide its signature sandwich, the Classic Roast Beef, for just 64 cents all day long, with purchase of a 22 oz. drink (coupon required).* To receive a coupon, people must “like” Arby’s at www.facebook.com/arbys.
Arby's Trvia 
- The first Arby’s, in Boardman Ohio, had just 10 seats and was shaped like a Conestoga wagon
- In addition to the Classic Roast Beef sandwich, potato cakes and Jamocha shakes are two other original menu items that remain among the most popular today
- The Raffel Brothers originally wanted to name the restaurant “Big Tex,” but settled on Arby’s, which stands for R.B. (Raffel Brothers); to this day, many people still believe it stands for roast beef

The high-tech cocktail: Future happy hour is now!

It's no surprise that when award-winning modernist cooking maestro Grant Achatz opened a bar, The Aviary in Chicago, its menu was devoid of appletinis and vodka tonics. The chef decided to rethink everything about the cocktail, as he had done with food at his celebrated restaurant Alinea.

EVENTS / Food Trucks In Fort Lauderdale

via South Florida Food & Wine 
Food Trucks will be pulling into Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday July 27th at Esplanade Park at 5:30pm. The trucks in attendance will be CheeseMe Mobile | The Fish Box |Nacho Mama’s Grill | Ms. Cheezious | Sugar Rush | Latin Burger | Sugar Yummy Mama | Nacho Bizness | SFT Slow Food Truck | Big Kahuna | The Rolling Stove | Dim Ssam A Go-Go
Esplanade Park 20 North New River Drive East Fort Lauderdale, 33312

OMG / Fear of frying? Raw bacon hogs spotlight at Fancy Food Show

This new bacon is meant to be eaten uncooked...
“I like to eat it raw or just very lightly cooked,” he said. “You don’t want to crisp it or you’ll lose the fat. You want the fat to just melt in your mouth.”
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