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​   Wolfing down bowls of garlic-flavored ice cream isn't for everyone. If you're  skipping Delray's Garlic Fest this weekend but still want to chow down,  Deck 84 hopes to entice you with their  new, breath-friendly brunch menu items.

 

 

  
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The Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House (O-B House) wants to help you rise and shine when it opens for business this Friday. "We want to be the go-to place for breakfast during nonconformist hours," said the restaurant's owner, Rodney Ely. The O-B House, located on Himmarshee Street in downtown Fort Lauderdale, will serve breakfast and brunch menu items until 3 p.m. daily.
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The Balancing Act

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"Wake me up!"

​When in Miami, it's common to hear caffeine junkies say, "Café con leche, por favor." But what about the rest of the South Florida community; where can residents north of the 305 go to get their café Cubano fix?  At Dunkin' Donuts, amigo. As of last Friday, DD is serving café con leche at all the South Florida locales.

Read on after the jump to get the scoop on how it all started.
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Creamy and Refreshing...and FREE!

​Many people think that Twitter is just a means to learn too much about overexposed celebrities. Granted, when John Mayer talks about his "little friend" or when P.Ditty shares his love for tantric sex many people question the value of Twitter.

So what exactly is Twitter good for?  Tweetups that involve FREE FOOD!

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Waffle House Sign

​Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the only time most people will generally eat only carbs and sugar and call it a meal (come on, unless you're a stoner you probably don't eat donuts or pancakes for dinner).  Enjoy a recession-friendly free breakfast with one of these amazing coupon offers.

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​Bringing in the New Year mainly consists of copious amounts of alcohol, mass texting, and food. Lots and lots of food.

To celebrate the New Year, Chick-fil-A is giving out their new spicy chicken biscuit a week before they are officially on the menu. Visitors get to taste the new breakfast sandwich Jan. 3-8 at any Chick-fil-A, as long as they have made a reservation. The 37-second registration process is here. The confirmation email is required for proof upon visit. Registration ends Jan. 1.

The spicy chicken biscuit makes its official debut on Jan. 10. Chick-fil-A's spicy chicken sandwich hit stores earlier this year, generating mouth-watering madness and constant soda refills. The spicy chicken biscuit is sure to continue the trend of drooling delight. Only this time, for breakfast.

​ "Tellric the Invoker here. Just the other day, my party and I were caught deep in the bowels of the Underdark facing a mob of rabid duergar, when an uncontrollable thirst struck me like a +3 Staff of Command. So, I did what any wise adventurer would do: I reached into my Bottomless Knapsack of Nimm and produced a crystalline bottle of Jones Spellcasting Soda. Lest you dismiss my endorsement like a familiar with a bladder problem, allow me to elaborate: Jones Spellcasting Soda is the only soda specifically designed with the D20 adventurer in mind. The fizzy brews come in six flavors such as Dwarven Draught, Eldritch Blast, and, my personal favorite, Potion of Healing. Have you ever tasted an actual potion of healing? It's like licking the floor of an umber hulk's den! Yuck!

"Refined corn syrup sodas will leave your constitution dwindling through a long play session. Not so with Jones. Each of their specially packaged imbibes are made with pure cane sugar and natural flavors. Not to mention Jones is a sustainable company, which means I can feel safe knowing the monsters of the Forgotten Realms will always be around for me to slay. With Jones Spellcasting Soda in hand, I'm ready to take on anything the DM throws at me, from mind-flaying illithid to marauding ogres.

"So next time you're deep in some gnoll-infested dungeon and out of action points, conjure up some Jones Spellcasting Soda. It'll help you get your healing surge on!"

Tellric the Invoker is not an employee of Jones Soda, he's just a fan of shameless marketing. Order your Jones Spellcasting Soda ($10.99 six-pack; $18.99 12-pack) here.       

​After nearly two solid decades of heavy caffeine consumption, I count myself nearly immune to the wonder drug. With a thousand different kinds of energy drinks on the market, I've decided to find out which ones work, and which should just be mixed with vodka and evacuated a few hours later. This week, I gave NOS Energy Drink a shot.

This drink is available almost everywhere now, so you won't have a hard time picking it up. It comes in a couple different flavors, orange and grape. I went with the original orange flavor, for no other reason than I liked the look of the bottle. I'm a sucker for marketing I guess. Inspecting the label, I see the NOS energy drink is labeled as a dietary supplement. I'm not sure what diet calls for 3000 mg of Taurine, 400 mg of caffeine, and 90 grams of sugar, but I've officially signed up for it. To NOS's defense, it does contain 300% of your daily B6 and B12 vitamins, so that should make you feel better.

Just to make NOS even more awesome, it's not filled with simply "ingredients." No, you see NOS only has "Power Ingredients" like carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, and taurine. Wow, taurine is the fourth listed ingredient. Beneath the power ingredients, there's a warning that children, nursing women, and people sensitive to caffeine should avoid this product.


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After nearly two solid decades of heavy caffeine consumption, I count myself nearly immune to the wonder drug. While my morning coffee/Diet Mountain Dew regimen gets me back to normal, sometimes that's simply not enough. So I've decided to start trying out the bevy of energy drinks on the market to see which ones actually work, and which ones are just awful tasting excuses for vodka mixers. This week, I gave Rockstar's Zero Carb Energy Drink a shot.

The bright blue can clearly states "Double Size, Double Strength." The 16-ounce can feels massive in my hands, like it could be used as a bludgeon if the contents don't do the job. The labeling along the top of the can promises a blend of caffeine, green tea, yerba mate, b-vitamins, and taurine. I convince myself, thanks to the b-vitamins, that this will be good for my health.

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