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Clint Rainey

  1. a real catch
    This Man Might Actually Be the World’s Worst Dinner DateL.A. police are after a man who keeps dining and dashing on his dates.
  2. making america great
    Restaurant Celebrates Staff by Printing Pro-Immigrant Messages on Every ReceiptThey “make America great” and “also cooked and served your food today.”
  3. lawsuits
    ABC News Is Headed to Trial Over Its 2012 ‘Pink Slime’ ExposéBeef Products, Inc.’s lawsuit is headed for an unprecedented trial.
  4. feeding tube
    Watch Jimmy Kimmel Celebrate Thomas Keller and Team USA’s Bocuse d’Or VictoryAnd Kimmel learns how to prepare the world’s most complicated carrot.
  5. show me the maki
    MLB All-Star Negotiates ‘Unlimited Sushi’ Into Japanese Baseball ContractThis may be the best contract demand of all time.
  6. military rations
    Army Bans Soldiers Stationed Near Russia From Eating Fast FoodWhoppers and lattes apparently don’t put troops “in the right mind-set to fight.”
  7. funny receipts
    Customer Begs Restaurant Not to Judge After Buying 3 Orders of Mozzarella Sticks“I’m having a bad week and was so excited they were back on the menu.”
  8. recalls
    Whole Foods Expands Recall of Vulto Creamery’s Raw CheeseIt’s pulling it from eight additional stores.
  9. sauced
    Heinz Turned Don Draper’s Mad Men Pitch Into a Real AdA fictional pitch that was just ahead of its time.
  10. c’mon man
    Grocery Chain in Hot Water After Chairman Labels White Men ‘Endangered Species’Female minorities are “in an extremely propitious period.”
  11. crime scene
    Italian Restaurant Gets Flooded With Business After Elderly Chef Shoots IntruderEvery table was booked by locals after he killed a burglar.
  12. news you can booze
    Budweiser Is Figuring Out How to Brew Beer on MarsFor some reason.
  13. lawsuits
    3 More Domino’s Franchisees Will Repay $480,000 in Stolen WagesThis makes 71 franchisees that have settled labor violations with New York State.
  14. balls of fire
    Restaurateur ‘Dares’ Teens Who Set Restaurant on Fire to Come Work for Him“Come see inside, what we do, the real lives of the men and women who work here.”
  15. the chain gang
    Who Will Be the First Person to Draw Something Rude on Starbucks’s New Cups?Once again, the chain will invite customers to doodle on a blank canvas.
  16. tributes
    The Supermarket Where Biggie Smalls Worked Gave Away ‘Biggie Bags’ YesterdayThe family-owned store wanted to pay tribute to the legacy of its most famous employee.
  17. video feed
    Michael Ian Black’s Theory About Trump’s Victory Involves Subway SandwichesWatch and learn.
  18. stunt foods
    Mexican Chef Can’t Get Anyone to Eat His $25,000 TacoWait, a gold-infused tortilla filled with Kobe beef, caviar, and truffles doesn’t sound good to you either?
  19. recalls
    Whole Foods Recalls Raw Cheese Over Listeria ConcernsThe soft cheese is made by Vulto Creamery.
  20. robots
    The Robots Have Finally Arrived to Take Our Burger-Flipping JobsThe chain CaliBurger is swapping its human cooks with a robot named Flippy.
  21. yessss
    Ben & Jerry’s Now Sells Cereal-Milk Ice CreamThe flavors include riffs on Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Cocoa Krispies.
  22. immigration
    The Owner of a Popular Houston Taco Truck Is Being DeportedHe’s fed the locals under three previous presidents.
  23. meal kits
    Tom Brady Has Launched a Meal-Kit Delivery ServiceThey still follow his ultrarestrictive diet, but don’t look half bad.
  24. not so sweet
    Oh, Great, So Now We Have to Protest Candy?The industry’s lobby is conveniently doing “a lot of business” at Trump hotels.
  25. rip
    Waffle House Co-founder Joe Rogers Has DiedThe patron of the Southern roadside diner was 97.
  26. candy
    Starburst Gives the World What It’s Been Asking for With ‘All Pink’ PacksSounds like the company feared a popular revolt if it didn’t act.
  27. food waste
    Just a Buck Invested in Reducing Food Waste Can Save Companies $14Some hard data on why curbing waste is a smart business plan.
  28. freebies
    It’s the One Day a Year You Should Eat at IHOPFreebies for National Pancake Day.
  29. food art
    These Fruit Carvings Will Make You Feel Terrible About Your Knife SkillsJapanese mukimono master Gaku eats his art once he’s done, too.
  30. shortages
    Get Ready for a Maple-Syrup ShortageThat crazy-warm February has harvests down by as much as 75 percent.
  31. fake news
    The Super Bowl Scandal of Rat-Meat Chicken Wings Is Another Case of Fake NewsA claim that China had exported thousands of pounds came from a fake-news website.
  32. the chain gang
    Bride in Burrito-Wrapper Dress Better Win Taco Bell’s Wedding ContestNo one could deserve this more.
  33. Hard-Core Brunchers Can Now Relax in Japan’s Maple-Syrup BathsAfter your coffee bath, but right before your ramen bath.
  34. food police
    School Sends Kid Home With Note Shaming Mom’s Homemade Chocolate Cake“Your child has chocolate slice from the Red Food category,” it warned.
  35. food scandals
    Subway Releases Own Study Allegedly Proving Its Chicken Is Chicken“The allegation that our chicken is only 50 percent chicken is 100 percent wrong.”
  36. twitter beefs
    Anthony Bourdain Politely Offered to ‘Rearrange’ David Duke’s KneecapsThe ex-Klansman tweeted that Bourdain supports white genocide.
  37. news you can booze
    A Brewery Wants to Open an Entire Hotel Dedicated to BeerObviously, there’s a beer tap in every room.
  38. terrible customers
    Group of 120 Diners Celebrating a Baptism Dines and Dashes at Spanish Restaurant“They left in a stampede,” the owner says.
  39. veggie burgers
    The Vegan Burger That ‘Bleeds’ Goes Mainstream at BareburgerIt marks Impossible Burger’s debut at a restaurant chain.
  40. the chain gang
    Pizza Hut’s Baffling Pizza-Ordering Shoes Raise a Lot of QuestionsPressing the Pie Tops’ tongue automatically orders a large pizza.
  41. marketing fails
    Pizza Hut Commemorated Taiwan’s Bloodiest Massacre with ‘Killer’ Combo DealsAn ad invited customers to “celebrate” the day Taiwan’s infamous White Terror period began.
  42. Subway’s Chicken Scandal Is a Reminder to Not Trust Fast-Food ChainsLocations in Canada got caught selling “chicken” that’s not 100 percent chicken.
  43. workplace stress
    One of the World’s Best Restaurants Now Makes Staff Attend TherapyEl Celler de Can Roca’s employees meet with a psychologist once a week to “try to defuse emotions.”
  44. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Is Putting a Doritos Locos Taco Inside a QuesalupaAt last.
  45. food politics
    Congressman Warns He’s Bringing Chef José Andrés as His Guest to Trump’s SpeechHe and the president’s legal arch-nemesis “intend to respect the decorum of the House of Representatives.”
  46. René Redzepi Gave His Longtime Dishwasher a Partnership in NomaHe says Ali Sonko is “the heart and soul” of the restaurant.
  47. immigration
    Pro-Trump Town Not Pleased ICE Is Detaining the Local Mexican Restaurant ManagerEven the mayor calls him a “great asset” who “doesn’t ask for anything in return.”
  48. health concerns
    Philly’s Soda Tax Has Cut Soft-Drink Sales by As Much As HalfRetailers say sales have dropped significantly in the first two months of the tax.
  49. the chain gang
    Starbucks Is Closing the Last Two Locations of Its Evolution Fresh Juice ChainThe chain’s future with cold-pressed sweet greens will live on in the supermarket bottles.
  50. peeps show
    Peeps Oreos Are Apparently Dyeing People’s Saliva PinkOne reviewer called it “horrifying” and said his toothbrush even turned bright pink.
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