Our Story
Fort Lauderdale restauranteur, Fred Milton is set to revolutionize the city’s bar and restaurant scene with the opening of his very own – Laudy Bar. Hip and contemporary, with superior customer service at its core, ‘Laudy’s’ is coming to life in the heart of Fort Lauderdale’s up and coming hip FAT Village. Its urban warehouse aesthetic, delicious menu, and generous cocktail offerings are set to attract customers, no matter their age or style. So there is no doubt, Laudy’s will be the local hangout.
MEET FRED
Fred Milton comes with over 30 years of experience working in Fort Lauderdale’s trendiest establishments; Mango’s, Tarpon Bend, O’Hara’s, and YOLO. His legacy has been known on Fort Lauderdale’s main strip, Las Olas for almost 3 decades. Armed with a strong following of loyal Fort Lauderdale customers of all ages, Fred’s passion, legacy and superior knowledge of the bar and restaurant business comes to life at Laudy’s. The place where the booming city meets the beach vibe. The Laudy Vibe!
the team
CFO
YULIYA VARABEI
Highly effective organizational leader with expertise gained from 20+ years of experience in public and private sectors across multiple industries; executive management roles in audit, accounting, finance, treasury, operations, supply chain and procurement, IT, HR, legal, contracts and risk management, lender and investor relations, mergers and acquisitions.
EXECUTIVE CHEF
SERGIO VELAZQUEZ
Motivated Executive Chef with both craft food and cocktail menu design and execution experience; committed to reinventing Here & Now into the new Laudy Bar concept value.
MARKETING & OPERATIONS MANAGER
NICOLE FOWLER
Comes from a hospitality
and design background with experience in the restaurant
and yachting industries as well
as New York City digital advertising agencies.
We're in the
neighborhood
There is more to Fort Lauderdale than Las Olas Boulevard! You can find us in the up and coming FAT Village neighborhood, just north of the Brightline station and only a 15 minute walk from the NSU Art Museum in Downtown.