Saturday, January 29, 2022

McDonald’s sales haven’t been this good since Bill Clinton was president

(CNN) — Higher prices and chicken sandwiches are helping boost McDonald’s sales. But earnings disappointed Wall Street Thursday morning. Last year, sales at US stores open at least 13 months jumped 13.8%, the largest annual increase since McDonald’s started reporting comparable sales in 1993, the company said Thursday. In the fourth quarter, US sales jumped 7.5%, thanks in part to menu price increases, powerful digital sales and menu items like the crispy chicken sandwich and the limited-time McRib, which became available for purchase on November 1. Last year, McDonald’s made McRib NFTs to mark the product’s 40th anniversary. McDonald’s, along with other restaurants, has been hiking prices as inflation grows. 

The new Morea adds a touch of the Mediterranean to Fort Lauderdale beach

“I was in Greece,” recalls owner Lou Moshakos. “And while I was driving ... I had to stop at a toll booth and I saw the name, MorĂ©a. I thought that sounds like a great name. And that’s how we chose the name. You know, sometimes we toss around a name, and no one seems to agree. And this one, it was very easy to come up with. We all agreed.” 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

From Montreal, a new Greek restaurant to open next to Gateway Cinema in Fort Lauderdale

The answer to the buzz about what’s happening behind the papered windows next to Fort Lauderdale’s historic Gateway Cinema is in: A new Greek restaurant is under construction with a goal to open in April. The 120-seat eatery — including 45 seats on a remodeled sidewalk in the shadow of the movie theater’s iconic marquee — is by Montreal-based restaurateur Ted Dranias, well known across Quebec’s largest city for his four Petros Taverna restaurants. 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

What's The Best Canned Soup? (Taste Test)

Today, we're tastin some mm mm good Campbell's and determining which is the best cheesy soup.  

Monday, January 24, 2022

WATCH / The Best Pastrami Sandwich In NYC | Best Of The Best

INSIDER’s Herrine Ro and Alana Yzola visit four of the best places to get pastrami sandwiches in New York City. They visit Harry & Ida’s, Katz’s Deli, David’s Brisket House, and 2nd Ave Deli to see how each restaurant makes their famous pastrami sandwich. The two hosts try each one and ultimately decide which one is the best of the best.

Oysters: The pearls of Cape Cod

In the chill of winter, when most tourists have migrated, you'll find professional and amateur shellfishers alike uncovering oysters from the waters of Cape Cod Bay. Correspondent Seth Doane returns home to Massachusetts, where his father, Paul, an 11th-generation Cape Codder, harvests oysters by the bucket in the town of Wellfleet, to be shared with friends and family during the holiday season.

All Espresso Drinks Explained: Cappuccino vs Latte vs Flat White and more!

What's the difference between popular espresso drinks like Cappuccino, Latte, Flat White or Cortado? We also covered all black coffee options based on the single or double espresso shot. You will see all the coffee drinks side-by-side!

Two Delray Beach restaurants named in Yelp’s Top Restaurants of 2022

Two of the best restaurants in the country live in Delray Beach – and a third lives in West Palm Beach – if you believe this week’s Yelp rankings of its Top Restaurants in 2022. While we’re loathe to dignify yet another national website claiming to know our restaurants better than we do, in this case, the Yelpers are right, even if their choices are a bit head-scratching.