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Florida

  1. tips
    Woman Leaves $5,000 ‘Revenge’ Tip With Boyfriend’s Credit CardAltruism but make it petty!
    By Chris Crowley
  2. hell yeah
    The Frye Fest Is the Summer Festival America DeservesWho wouldn’t love “an immersive fried potato festival”?
    By Chris Crowley
  3. crime scene
    Extremely Florida Woman Attempts to Steal Live Lobster From RestaurantConsider the lobster bandit.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. florida
    Florida Restaurant Forced to Cancel ‘Monkey Mondays’ After Monkey Bites ChildNothing gold can stay.
    By Nikita Richardson
  5. health concerns
    Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort Racked Up 15 More Food-Safety ViolationsWord of advice: Don’t eat the hot dogs.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. huge tips
    These Crazy-High Tips Greatly Improved Christmas Eve for Restaurant WorkersAn NFL player tipped an entire Applebee’s, and five Waffle House workers walked away with $700 each.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. the chain gang
    Florida Pizza Hut Threatens to Punish Workers Who Flee IrmaEmployees were given a 24-hour “grace period” to leave town.
    By Clint Rainey
  8. immigration
    The Manager of a Landmark Restaurant Near Mar-a-Lago Is Also Facing DeportationAn online petition has already been signed by 5,400 people, including prominent Palm Beach residents.
    By Clint Rainey
  9. lawsuits
    Woman Burned by Starbucks Coffee Wins $100,000 in CourtThe lid popped off in the drive-through, spilling coffee onto her lap.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. terrible receipts
    A Wendy’s Employee Got Fired for Yet Another Predictably Racist ReceiptA black state trooper found a receipt with “a form of the ‘N’ word” on it.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. burger king
    World’s Coolest Hoarder Has a Home With 3,724 ‘Hamburger-Related’ ItemsHamburger Harry also sleeps on a burger water bed and rides a burger Harley.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. terrible customers
    Someone Complained About ‘Offensive’ Christmas Music on a Restaurant ReceiptSurely America has almost reached peak angry receipts.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. shortages
    Brace Yourself for an Orange-Juice ShortageThis year’s harvest is the worst since records started 100 years ago.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Gay Couple Told They Can’t Kiss in ‘Patriotic’ RestaurantA manager reportedly said their PDA “offended” the other customers.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. horrible customers
    Florida Man Legally Banned From Ordering PizzaHe made “at least” $667 worth of fake pizza orders.
    By Clint Rainey
  18. crime scene
    Cops Arrest Florida Man After Mistaking Doughnut Glaze for Crystal MethHe was driving while under the influence … of Krispy Kreme.
    By Chris Crowley
  19. dumb criminals
    Taco Bell Customer Rages So Hard Cops Have to Taser Him 3 TimesDude was reportedly unhappy with his order.
    By Clint Rainey
  20. Exposes
    Tampa Newspaper’s Fantastic Farm-to-Table ExposéTampa Bay Times food critic Laura Reiley uncovered dishonesty, misrepresentation, and outright lies across the board.
    By Chris Crowley
  21. The Big Leagues
    Brooklyn’s Acclaimed Ample Hills Will Open a Disney LocationIt’s the company’s first outside New York City.
    By Chris Crowley
  22. Accidents
    Beer Truck Crashes Into Chip TruckNobody was hurt, and junk food spilled everywhere.
    By Clint Rainey
  25. The Chain Gang
    ‘World’s Largest’ McDonald’s Gets Even BiggerTwelve thousand square feet of games, karaoke, and gator shows wasn’t enough.
    By Clint Rainey
  26. The Chain Gang
    Arby’s Offers Miami Police Free Combos After Staff Refused to Serve anThe company has also fired the manager who was responsible.
    By Clint Rainey
  27. The Chain Gang
    Arby’s Is in Big Trouble for Refusing to Serve a Police OfficerThe employees argue it was a bad joke gone wrong.
    By Clint Rainey
  28. Bad Ideas
    Florida Man Sees Zero Danger in His Gun-Range RestaurantCustomers drinking onsite is “no different than them leaving here and going to Outback,” he says.
    By Clint Rainey
  29. Sure
    Prospect Heights Neighborhood Joint Curiously Expands to Palm BeachBringing the Brooklyn brand to the bubbes.
    By Chris Crowley
  30. The Chain Gang
    America’s Last Dunkin’ Donuts Diner Will CloseThe end of an era.
    By Clint Rainey
  31. Bans
    Starbucks Won’t Ban That Handicap-Parking Vigilante After AllHe’s welcomed back, but he’s not satisfied.
    By Clint Rainey
  32. Crime
    Waitress Caught Pencilling In Extra Tips on Hundreds of BillsShe allegedly scammed just a few bucks at a time.
    By Clint Rainey
  33. Health Concerns
    Here’s a Burger King Employee Casually Dumping Cooking Oil Into a StormA truly appalling way to save a few bucks.
    By Clint Rainey
  34. Nuptials
    Guy Fieri Officiated a Massive Gay Wedding in Miami#101GayWeddings got a dose of love, peace, and taco grease.
    By Clint Rainey
  37. LGBT Rights
    Restaurant Allegedly Boots Lesbian Couple for Dancing With Each OtherAccording to the manager, it was “making customers uncomfortable.”
    By Clint Rainey
  38. Save The Date
    Chef Art Smith Is Catering a Wedding for 101 Gay Couples in FloridaIt’s free — all they have to do is tweet at him.
    By Clint Rainey
  39. Heists
    The Most Patriotic Thief Ever Stole a Big Rig Full of High Life44,000 pounds of the Champagne of Beer is enough to power a large party in a small country.
    By Clint Rainey
  40. Strike A Pose
    Brave Chili’s Cook Vows to Capitalize on Shirtless Viral Photo Shoot That“Trust and believe I’m capitalizing.”
    By Clint Rainey
  41. Flame-On
    Albert Trummer’s New South Beach Bar Sounds Even Nuttier Than ApothekeThe creator of “fantastic medicinal cocktails” is at it again.
    By Hugh Merwin
  42. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Tests Out Giving Free Food to Drive-Through Customers Who WaitThere are a few catches.
    By Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
  43. Feats Of Strength
    Florida’s State Capitol Getting Six-Foot Festivus Pole Made of PBR CansLet’s hope the tree-lighting ceremony and airing of grievances don’t overlap.
    By Belle Cushing
  44. Playing Chicken
    Chick-fil-A Customer Shoots Car That Cut in Front of Him in Drive-through LineAnd we thought they stopped feeding chickens steroids a long time ago.
    By Hugh Merwin
  45. Video Feed
    Unhappy Dunkin’ Donuts Customer Pistol-Whips Drive-Through WorkerHow bad could that vanilla iced coffee possibly have been?
    By Hugh Merwin
  46. Win Win
    That $600 Million Powerball Winner Maybe Bought 180 People LunchNext up: IHOP and Denny’s.
    By Jessie Cacciola
  49. Video Feed
    Introducing The Poor Porker Pop-Up, Coming Saturday to EspionageThe couple is bringing beignets and chicory coffee from their stand in Lakeland, Florida.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  50. Mediavore
    J Restaurant and Lounge Closing in Downtown; Where to Get Feet Wet in KoreatownMatt Kang offers a primer on eating in the eatery-dense sub-city.
  51. Mediavore
    Salmonella Scare Strikes Philly Area; China Shuts Down 5,000 Businesses In aPlus: London’s Indian restaurant Tamarind wants to do for Indian food what P.F. Chang’s did for Chinese; and Kenya considers camel milk as a solution for food shortages, all in our morning news roundup.
  52. Mediavore
    Pepsi Still Can’t Beat Coke; Bigger Forks Mean Less EatingTry as it might, the perennial runner-up can’t exceed its competition in gaining shares.
  53. Foodievents
    Pickled Sausages! Barbecue! and Two-Headed Cows at the Kings County FairFried Oreos, funnel cake, and chicken on a stick, too!
    By Daniel Maurer
  54. Mediavore
    Dodger Stadium Reviews Beer Policies; Woman Driven To Eat SofasAfter a Giants fan is beaten into a coma, The Dodgers consider whether we really deserve half-off beers.
  55. Coming Soon
    Fort Lauderdale’s Tossed Off To CaliforniaFranchisees of the sandwich chain are looking to bring the business Downtown.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  56. Mediavore
    PA’s First Congressional District Is Home to One of the Country’sThe widow of Benihana’s founder is suing the restaurant chain, and meat’s about to get tagged with nutrition labels, all in our morning news roundup.
  57. Mediavore
    Former San Gab Mayor Evades Purse-Snatching Charges; The Derby Will Become ChaseAlbert Huang’s bao-fight at a CHinese restaurant doesn’t lead to more serious charges, while a sign of the times hits Los Feliz.
  58. Mediavore
    Bimbo Buys Sara Lee; Calling Out The Twinkie DietThe Mexican food giant buys a big baker from the U.S., while a Kansas nutrition professor claims the Hostess snack helped him lose 27 pounds.
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