NEW / Skinny Menu at "The Cheesecake Factory"

NEWS / Butlers in the Buff bare almost all as franchise expands into South Florida

via Rod Hagwood @ Sun Sentinel
Butlers in the Buff is a male-order company (get it?) where the staff wear butt-baring attire while serving cocktails and hors d’ouevres bringing a wow factor to fundraisers, bridal showers, corporate events, wedding receptions, birthdays and private parties.
 “I was working this birthday party for a gay gentleman and this guy kept dropping his fork on the floor and asking me to pick it up,” laughed Kiraly. “They train you not to bend over. You have to kind of curtsey.”

>>> read Rod's entire article 

DEAL NEARBY / Five Cheap Restaurants on South Beach via New Times

Big Pink - South Beach

There are restaurants south of 23rd street that offer delicious food that won't empty your pockets.
5) Pizza Rustica "never run out of weird and tasty topping combos to try"
4) Puerto Sagua "tastes-like-home Cuban food"
3) Go-Go Fresh Food Café "The go-go pies ($2.25) are gringo empanada"
2) La Sandwicherie "All sandwiches ($5.40 to $8.95) are made on crispy French baguettes or buttery croissants"
1) Big Pink "The buckets of sides (like fries and wings) come to your table, overflowing from the tin containers"

>>> get all the details from Margaux Herrera @ New Times 

FYI / The Florida Avocado - How To Select & Prepare Them

Learn more about the Florida avocado from our Chef Justin TImineri! From how to select them in the store to easy ways to prepare for use in a dish!

DRINK / Whiskey Blue @ The W Fort Lauderdale Does "Ciroc Coconut Basil Gimlet"

Roxanne Vargas is a bar tender for a day! SHE stops by Whiskey Blue at The W Fort Lauderdale and chats with bartender Emily Clawson. What you'll need: 2 ounces of Ciroc Coconut Vodka2 shots sweet and sour mix (be creative) splash of lime juice splash of simple syrup 1 Large basil leaf 1 Martini Glass (or regular glass if you'd like to enjoy it on the rocks) Drink shaker Next: Muddle basil in shaker scoop of ice, pour in ingredientsmix wellpour into martini glass we mentioned earlier1 large basil leaf into cup (for fun!):-) enjoy responsibly!

LISTEN / Linda Gassenheimer’s Popular “Restaurant Roundabout” WLRN

8/4 - WLRN RADIO (50 min) - Linda and friends offer the latest South Florida restaurant information. ‎On hand are Miami-based restaurant critic and travel writer Jen Karetnick and Broward Herald restaurant reviewer Rochelle Koff.

>>> listen now 
>>> restaurants mentioned in the radio show 

NOW / Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House Opens TODAY. More from Clean Plate Charlie

MENU / " includes a variety of specialty items, many of which have a distinctly Floridian vibe. The Anchor Breakfast features oven-baked Florida grouper with eggs, toast, and cheese grits... uses free-range eggs, grass-fed sirloin, and, when possible, organic, locally grown produce. A nearby dairy farm provides the restaurant with dairy products"
BUZZ /  "We want to be the go-to place for breakfast during nonconformist hours,"
>>> read more from Misha Grosvenor @ New Times

ME / Anthony Bourdain on the Colbert Report

So where's Bourdain not eating? "I can't drive past a Chili's or an Olive Garden and not boil with rage."

DEAL / Spend $25, and get $50 worth of Greek-style food and drink at Athena by the Sea.

DEAL With a menu topped with tasty lamb chops, whole yellowtail snapper, and (of course) gyros, we know this Lauderdale-by-the-Sea restaurant will have you singing the siren's song. Pile your plate with Greek meatballs and spinach pie as you sit and watch some fine ladies work their belly-dancing magic on Friday and Saturday nights.
>>> get the deal

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WTF / California Mom Sues Nutella; Thought it was Nutritious

Athena Hohenberg used to serve her kid Nutella first thing in the morning. She says Ferrero’s labeling and television marketing convinced her that the chocolate-and-hazelnut spread could form part of a wholesome, balanced breakfast for her 4-year-old daughter....
In Nutella commercials, sun-kissed children wolf down Nutella-on-wheat-toast with their orange juice while their healthy, upper-middle-class mother sings Nutella’s praises. Do the commercials mention that one tablespoon of Nutella is 100 calories and 5 grams of fat?

>>> read the story via Nicole Ciandella @ Opposing views