{"id":362709,"date":"2026-08-04T18:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362709\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:40:10","slug":"florida-steakhouse-touts-clothing-optional-nude-dining-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362709\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida steakhouse touts clothing-optional &#8216;Nude Dining Experience&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aug. 4 (UPI) &#8212; A Florida restaurant is inviting guests to disrobe on the first Monday of every month for a &#8220;Nude Dining Experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maurad Ali, chef and owner of the C.L.A.S.S. Soiree Steakhouse in Hollywood, came up with the idea of the monthly event as a means of attracting attention to the eatery in an unusual way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As a restaurateur in this rough environment, we have to be remarkable, and remarkable means people are talking,&#8221; Ali<a data-ylk=\"slk:told Axios.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/hollywood\/2026\/06\/25\/hollywood-chef-nude-dining-interview\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> told Axios.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The chef said the servers, who remain clothed in their usual attire during the private dinners, have been trained to be respectful of unclothed customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m the chef and owner, my crew, we are all professionals,&#8221; Ali<a data-ylk=\"slk:told WPLG-TV.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/03\/nude-dining-launches-at-south-florida-steakhouse-yes-its-legal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> told WPLG-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets for the dinners cost $250 for men, $150 for women or $300 for couples. Special rules for the events include <a data-ylk=\"slk:no admission to anyone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/nude-dining-experience-tickets-1992995588455\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">no admission to anyone<\/a> under the age of 18 and no touching another person without consent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Once you walk through the door, I&#8217;ll most likely be nude, no clothes on, so when you come in you do feel more comfortable,&#8221; hostess Tashaeba Hart said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each diner will be given a robe, a soft towel and a seat cover, Ali said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood, said the &#8220;Nude Dining Experience&#8221; dinners are perfectly legal, as they are billed as private events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aug. 4 (UPI) &#8212; A Florida restaurant is inviting guests to disrobe on the first Monday of every&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[147477,28,30,29,147475,147476],"class_list":["post-362709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-dining-experience","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-maurad-ali","tag-soiree-steakhouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}