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Unhappy Meal: 91 Percent of Kids' Plates Unhealthy

The nutritional content of children's food at restaurants should be government-regulated. As I've said before, I believe there's no need to give in to "your whiny brat's tirade." The National Restaurant Association's Kids LiveWell menu standards, a voluntary initiative, recommends meals for children ... More >>

McDonald's New McWraps Debut in South Florida

McDonald's has entered the lighter-fare-for-spring game with the launch of its new chicken McWraps.Although the fast-food chain has offered Snack Wraps for some time, these new McWraps are meal-size, using ten-inch steamed flour tortillas. They're available in three varieties: chicken 'n' bacon, swe ... More >>

Beer, Bacon, Spam, and Pickles: Ten Wacky Xmas Ornaments

For foodies like us, the holiday season is all about eating, drinking and well, eating some more. Seriously, it's why we wear stretch pants for the entire month of December. To carry the tradition past the table -- there are all kinds of funky food and drink themed decorations to give your home tha ... More >>

The Year In Insane Florida Food Fights: From Picnic Decapitations to Pork Rind Stabbings

What is it about an empty stomach that leads to so much crime in the Sunshine State? Regular readers of Riptide already know that Florida is well known for its bizarre, sometimes incomprehensible news stories about bungled robberies, bizarre murders, and drug deals gone bad. But a bizarre number of ... More >>

Regina Spektor at Fillmore Miami Beach November 17

Dunkin' Donuts to Offer Cage-Free Eggs: Five More Chains Make the Pledge

Dunkin' Donuts recently pledged to start using cage-free eggs and eliminate gestation crates for its products. While the chain will move slowly to transition out the crates and cages, it will cut back by 5 percent by the end of next year. A final goal is yet to be determined. In the meantime, h ... More >>

McDonald's To List Calorie Count In Restaurants (Here Are The Worst Offenders)

McDonald's president Jan Fields has announced that starting next week, the mega-restaurant chain that features clowns and Happy Meals will list calorie information on restaurant and drive-thru menus nationwide. This is a step in the right direction for all fast food chains in providing real informat ... More >>

McDonald's Tops on Twitter and Facebook, Plus Other Fast Food and Social Media Findings

Burger King has seen 105% fan growth on Facebook since January. McDonald's follower growth on Twitter has seen a 118% growth in the same period. Mickey Dee's also responds quickest to tweets than any other chain -- an average of 29 minutes.Compare that to Burger King, which takes over 60 hours to re ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Being Vegan Is Patriotic

This Fourth of July, many Americans will be going out to pick up the hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken carcasses they like to throw over the fire pit while the fireworks screech overhead. The head of the household will man the grill, bragging about his or her ability to rotate the meat at precisely ... More >>

Mark Zuckerberg Eats McDonald's, Tips Nothing on His Honeymoon

Like many lovebirds throughout the ages, Mark Zuckerberg and his new bride Priscilla Chan are celebrating their honeymoon in the eternal city of Rome.Ahhh, Rome. What we could do in Rome if we were young billionaires. Just think of all the amazing restaurants we could eat at....Harry's Bar, Il Palia ... More >>

Indie Game: The Movie at O Cinema May 24-27

Dating Vegans: Enlightening or "Very High Maintenance and Kind of Annoying?"

I ran into an optometrist we'll call "Richard" at Ultra and then a month later at Arkadia. Thanks to his unrelenting persistence, I agreed to go out with him. But I knew we might have some issues when he told me he was working on eating healthier by consistently ordering the chicken sandwich with th ... More >>

Florida Woman Trades Sex For Cheeseburgers: Five Dishes Better Than Sex!

Riptide reported yesterday that a 47-year old woman was arrested in a prostitution sting operation in southwest Florida.  That sounds like a typical evening for any police department. Except the woman requested a very specific trade-off for her services. According to the police report, Christin ... More >>

McDonald's Shamrock Shakes: Not For Humans or Leprechauns

​The other day, on my way home from a meeting, I saw the sign from the road. The local McDonald's was touting their elusive Shamrock Shakes ($2.09 - $3.19, depending on size).This green concoction is, like the McRib, a limited-time-only treat, designed to capitalize on the St. Patrick's Day holida ... More >>

McDonald's Will No Longer Use Pink Slime in Its Burgers. Wait ... Say What? (Video)

McDonald's has declared that it will no longer use "pink slime" in the manufacturing of its food products, ABC News reported yesterday.Much like you're probably doing right now, when I first heard the news I asked myself, What the hell is pink slime?And much like most Americans, I had no clue about ... More >>

I'm Lovin' You: McWeddings at McDonald's

​Forget Las Vegas, get married at McDonald's! The world's largest fast food burger chain has a lot of, shall we say, interesting items on their menu, such as the McLobster, or the McAfrica burger. But three McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong offer something altogether different: weddings and enga ... More >>

The McRib Is Back: My Chihuahua Is McLovin' It

​McDonald's announced it was re-releasing it's mystery-meat sandwich the McRib at all of its stores through November 14. Immediately, people went wild on Twitter to comment on the sandwich that causes such a devoted frenzy whenever the fast-food giant takes the pork-like sammy out for a spin. In f ... More >>

Florida Woman Dies From Being Exposed to Toxic Fumes at a Georgia McDonald's

Yesterday at a McDonald's restaurant in Pooler, Georgia a woman died and nine people had to be taken to the hospital after inhaling toxic fumes inside the restaurant.I know what you're thinking, and no, the chemical fumes were not coming from the kitchen. So far, police believe chemicals from c ... More >>

Five Reasons Steve Albini Thinks Odd Future Are Assholes

​Over the weekend, famed producer and seasoned independent rock veteran Steve Albini had some choice words for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. OFWGKTA and Albini's own Shellac were both booked for Primavera Sound in Barcelona and ended up sharing some time together on an airport shuttle. A l ... More >>

BK Tops the Dollar Cheeseburger Derby

Spoiler alert: None of the burgers are this one.​Ah, the dollar menu -- the primary source of sustenance for many a student and hobo. Each has its own strong points, but all that we visited had one thing in common: a cheeseburger. (For argument's sake, we are defining "burger" as any roll-ba ... More >>

McDonald's Should Dump Its "Cafe con Leche"

I'm over it.First Pollo Tropical decides to Americanize the menu of its restaurants in the Northeast to attract more Anglo diners, then Dunkin' Donuts comes out with the "Cuban Flatbread Sandwich," and now, in what just might be one of the most derogatory forms of flattery I have ever seen, McDonald ... More >>

McDonald's Hoax Trends on Twitter, We Wonder Why

Courtesy of McServed​Since when did the place that promises $1 double burgers for all get so un-American? Apparently it hasn't.Over the weekend, a photo circulated through the Twittersphere of a "McDonald's sign" that read, "As an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies, Afri ... More >>

Burger King Dethrones Creepy Mascot

The Burger King is out of a job.​A recent Miami Herald article reports that Burger King is planning a major overhaul of its image and menu, attempting to appeal to a broader spectrum of people, including women and families. What's the strategy? Be more like rival McDonald's!New menu items wi ... More >>

The Six Worst Fast Food Burgers

The McDonald's Angus Burger -- the "best" of the "worst."​In honor of National Burger Month, Short Order featured some great burgers in Miami, but, thus far, has totally ignored the way most people get their burger -- at the drive thru. Yes, there are wonderful places to enjoy a quality bur ... More >>

"McRunner" Joe D'Amico Finishes 29th at L.A. Marathon Eating Only McDonald's

You want fries with that PR?​On Sunday, Joe D'Amico, the self-proclaimed McRunner, finished 29th at the Los Angeles marathon with a time of 2:36:13 (which translates into just under 6 minute miles on average). What's so amazing about this feat is that D'Amico, a runner from Palatine, Indiana ... More >>

Movie Theaters Lie: Large Popcorn Equals Three Big Macs

via Flickr CA_JimNot so cute and innocent once you know him inside and out. ​I long ago stopped eating the offerings at movie theater concession stands. So long ago that I can't remember when I started loading up at Walgreen's and sneaking in healthier, fresher, and better-priced snacks. The reaso ... More >>

In Honor of the McLobster: Five Foods We'd Like to See McDonald's Screw Up

McLobster? We've got some better suggestions Mr. Ronald McDonald.​​There's furious internet chatter about McDonald's McLobster sandwich, the elusive menu item that, like the McRib, is available to only a few select lucky (or unlucky, depending on how you look at things) markets. The McLobster is ... More >>

Japanese McDonald's Introduces "Miami Burger" Which is Actually a Taco Burger

McDonald's "Miami Burger."​You're driving home from South Beach over the Julia Tuttle Causeway after a long night out, and once you get to Biscayne, you're struck with a dreaded choice: Do you want to make a late-night meal of McDonald's burger or Taco Bell's tacos?It is a decision that racks us a ... More >>

McOatmeal Is Here: Bring Out The Trough!

Lee KleinOatmeal: Any time of day.​It's been almost three years since McDonald's has introduced a new breakfast offering, but it isn't as though the company was sitting still. Since 2008, Mickey D's Research & Development teams have spared no time or expense to come up with the next big breakf ... More >>

San Francisco Says "No" to McDonald's, "Yes" to Children

via Flickr sylvarHappy Meal toys conveniently packaged in easy-to-use body bags.​Chalk one up for the good guys. San Francisco has struck a blow to one pillar of the Unholy Trinity (McDonald's, Jerry Springer, and Family Guy). The Golden Gate City has instituted a ban preventing McDonald's from in ... More >>

Immokalee Workers Win $$ for Farm Laborers

​The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Pacific Tomato Growers, one of the biggest U.S. tomato firms, has agreed to pass on a penny per pound surcharge to workers.McDonald's and others had offered to pay the charge after federal authorities compared the lot of Central American workers in tomato ... More >>

Foodborne Illnesses 101: Eat and Run (To the Bathroom)

Nina Mathews on flickr Eat me at your own risk.​Last year it was peanut butter. Last month it was eggs. Who knows what food-borne illness outbreak will hit us this month. Seems like outbreaks are coming at us faster than New Jersey-based reality TV shows these days. But besides satisfying ... More >>

McDonald's Big Loser In Consumer Reports Burger Survey

Consumer Reports recently polled 28,000 online subscribers and asked them to rate hamburgers from 18 fast food restaurants around the country. Those surveyed were asked to rate each burger from 1 to 10, the scale going from least delicious burger ever eaten to the most delicious. McDonald's finished ... More >>

Miami Heat 2010-11 Schedule Released

​The Miami Heat released their 2010-11 season schedule today. Why other teams will even bother to show up to these games is beyond us. They should just forfeit now. Or maybe arrive to the arena late and blame it on the crazy McNugget lady ahead of them in the McDonald's drive-thru. Or just show up ... More >>

Hialeah McDonald's Robbed by Employee Dressed as Ninja

​A McDonald's in Hialeah was robbed not once, but twice by a man dressed like a ninja, in head-to-toe black. Turned out the robberies were perpetrated by Michel Quiroz, an 18-year-old employee at the restaurant. He even continued to show up for work after the robberies, but eventually his co-worke ... More >>

Miami family crosses country on Fortune 500's dime

Dinner Party, You Say?

FFF: Fast Food, Tuna, and Turkey Bologna

​I was just walking down the street, and I saw this restaurant called McDonald's Express. Let's see if we can try to wrap our brains around this concept -- this is a McDonald's, only faster. So, obviously, the McDonald's corporation thinks there are people out there saying to themselves, 'God, I'd ... More >>

Luna Returns, Shing Wang Retreats, Maitardi Opens, Bancroft Stumbles

​Luna Rises Again"Back by Popular Demand" declares the banner across the re-rechristened Luna Cafe at 4770 Biscayne Boulevard. Short Order had reported in July that Luna had changed its name to L'artista Restaurant and tweaked the menu towards a more fine dining experience. We noted that it "Seems ... More >>

Local Dance Team Will Make You Simultaneously Crave Cake and Contemplate Suicide

Last year, Miamian Tamien Bain -- an ex-con who had served time for robbing a McDonald's -- crafted a rap that nearly won a marketing contest for that same fast-food chain. Now some local high schoolers are finalists in a national dance contest for Baskin-Robbins. Maybe our city has an industry besi ... More >>

Friday Food Funnies: Silly Stuff

Sign on bakery window: Cake 66 cents; upside-down cake 99 cents.Diner: Waiter, do you have any lobster tails?Waiter: Certainly, sir. Once upon a time there was a little lobster...Sign at dairy farm: You can whip our cream, but you can't beat our milk.One thing is for certain about organic farms: The ... More >>

The McDonald's Rationalization

"Where you been, bitch?"Last week, I did something bad. Really, really bad. It was Wednesday, and I was very hungry. But I was also very busy, and short on cash. And so I decided, with a sorrowful resignation, to do something I hadn't done in ages: I went to McDonald's.  It was $.59 cheeseburge ... More >>

Ex-Con Raps for McDonald's

A Miami man goes from gunslinger to bun-slinger.

Add Tomatoes To The "Do Not Eat" List

McDonald's Has a New Ad Campaign

The Real Thing

Xixon delivers an authentic taste of Spain

McVersity for Money

McDonald's adds a Latin touch, or just a cynical one

Best Funky Neighborhood Restaurant

Delicias del Mar Peruano

Trip to the Big House

Need to visit a loved one doing time in one of the many state prisons up near the Georgia line? Who you gonna call? Right. Prison Connection.

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