NEW / Fancy South Florida vending machines dispense raw steaks, $30 champagne and cake - Sun Sentinel

“[Restaurants] are suffering from labor issues, so this is a way to solve that dilemma,” Siegmann says. “It’s a huge gamble right now to invest a million dollars in a full-service restaurant. Or you could spend $15,000 on a vending machine, get it branded and install it, and if doesn’t work, just unplug it and put it somewhere else.”

The machines are also heavier and stuffed with gadgetry that prevents customers from bear-hugging and rocking the machines in frustration. Yes, food still gets stuck, but “much less often” than break-room snack machines of yesteryear, Siegmann adds.

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EVENT / Latin Restaurant Weeks coming back for seconds at over 30 Miami-Dade locations - Ch7 News

Restaurants in South Florida are a melting pot of flavors, and our stomachs get to benefit from it. For the next two weeks, you’re gonna want to eat out, because Latin Restaurant Weeks is back for the second year in a row. 

 Foodie alert! Eat to your heart’s content during Latin Restaurant Weeks. Aymara Lucero, Latin Restaurant Weeks: “For Latin Restaurant Weeks, we are highlighting and supporting Latin-owned food businesses.” 

 Mark your calendar. Nov. 1 through the 15th, there will be yummy meal deals all over Miami-Dade.

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