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Website: http://www.natnibbles.blogspot.com

Location: Fort Lauderdale

About: I’m a native Floridian who loves to cook, dine out, chill at the beach and travel.

Favorite foods: Top 3: Sushi, Cheese, Chocolate

Last bite on earth: Lobster Mac & Cheese!

The Ten Most Recent Comments By natalie2040

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

I'm not sure if it looks good or disgusting?

From Talk

What do you bring to lunch to eat at your desk?

I usually go to the grocery store on Monday during lunch and get food for the week. I usually buy a package of whole wheat tortillas, deli meat (usually turkey or ham), light cheese and some fresh fruits and veggies. I make wraps at work and it takes no time at all. Once in a while I buy the Amy's Organic frozen burritos which I like. I agree with the NO tuna rule! It stinks up the office.

From Slice

Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide

I'd like to add one in Florida...Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. They are a local chain that's the top choice for coal oven pizza in so fla. The toppings are fresh and I love the "burnt" crust! www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com

From Eating Out

San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer: Five Great Bay Area Dining Experiences

I visited Napa and had the pleasure to dine at Bistro Don Giovanni (Unfortunately French Laundry was a little out of my budget). It was delicious, and they had an extensive wine list (what else can you expect in napa I guess). They also had the best dessert ever, The Bosconi Trifle...it was so good..I still remember the name!

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I miss Fluffernutters! It was a college staple of mine.

From A Hamburger Today

On Smashburger and Smashed Burgers in General

I'm a huge fan of The Counter, so I hope I get a Smashburger near me sometime soon. I love a good competition.

From Eating Out

Serious Sandwiches: Merguez Frites

Looks like the best "hot dog" ever! Everything is better with french fries.

From Eating Out

Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken

I became a die hard Chick-fil-a addict in college as well. As a true Chick-fil-a lover...I'm very glad to see it beat McDonalds.

Responses to Comments by natalie2040

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

That's a double Jucy Lucy (aka 15 ounces of pure beef pleasure). It;s not on the menu but they'll make it for you if you ask.

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

As a Minneapolis native...don't forget about The Nook.

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

As someone from Mpls, I can vouch that they're good.

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

I think I had a a bit of a heart attack just by looking at that video :D

From Eating Out

Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken

Just thought of something else.... I bet CFA's Sandwichs are less fats then mcdonalds, im not sure on that one, i forgot how many calories and fat is in a CFA but know that its really not to bad considering its fried and its fast food.

I just noticed all my spelling errors on those comments, i spelled sandwich wrong like 100 times. sorry

From Eating Out

Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken

Oh yeah and the CFA that i work at uses homemade biscuts, i know that some CFA's use frozen biscuts but not all of them.

From Eating Out

Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken

I would just like to comment to the person who said that the secret to the CFA sandwhich is that they marinate the chicken in pickle juice. I have worked at a CFA for 6 years now i have been a manager for 3. We do not marinate are CFA Sandwhichs in pickles juice. Our Grills and our old strips are marinated in pickle juice but the regular CFA is not. The secret to our Sandwhich and what makes it 100 times better then Mcdonalds is that its FRESH! not frozen, we bread ALL of our chicken (except the Chargrills of course). When i think of Country fried Chicken Sandwhich, i think of fresh chicken, not a frozen patty that gets reheated. We also have a timed holding system, if the chicken has been sitting for to long we can't serve it. I dunno that all Chick-Fil-A's follow this holding system but i know that they are supposed to and the CFA that i work at in Kentucky does follow the rules.Also, our bun is evenly buttered, the mcdonalds sandwhich above looks as if they used a squirt bottle to spray the butter on. Something i did notice about the CFA sandwhich above is the pickles, they are supposed to be evenly placed on the bun, not over-lapping. Something else that makes the CFA sandwhich is the foil steam bag that we put are sadwhich in, it keeps the sandwhich hot and very moist. I do find it alittle bit weird that the Mcdonalds sandwhich costs more then our CFA sandwhich though considering that its a frozen patty and also its MCDONALDS arn't they supposed to be really cheap? Well with the quality of there food the whole menu should be 99 cents. I have worked at CFA for 6 years now and yes i am tired of eating there 5 days a week, (i eat chargrills everyday almost) i would still, hands down, chose CFA over mcdonalds.
We do have a new limited time coffee carmel milk shake that is out of this world and you should try it. Also we have new chicken strips (no longer marinated in pickle juice) that are amazing as well. Oh and our new Chicken Salad recipe! yummy!

Side note- KFC is the only other place that i know that breads their chicken but i know that not all of their chicken is breaded, i know that the popcorn chicken is frozen, not sure about the rest.

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

Definitely disgusting. It actually made me a little nauseated.

That said, I'd still eat the thing. Just don't want to watch videos of it.

From Eating Out

Serious Sandwiches: Merguez Frites

Having to see the picture for this entry makes me overcome with sadness because I WANT THAT SANDWICH.

From A Hamburger Today

Best Three Seconds: Watching a Jucy Lucy Ooze Cheese

I think the screaming baby is the perfect soundtrack for the ooze.