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  1. raw deal
    Pure Food & Wine Owner Gets Offered Lenient Plea Deal for Grand-Larceny ChargesOne to three years is what prosecutors have suggested.
  2. heartwarming stories
    This New Restaurant Chain Serves Free Dinner to the Homeless Each NightA new Spanish chain is the brainchild of a Catholic charity that wants to give people back “some dignity.”
  3. video feed
    Is This the Worst Artichoke Dip Ever Made?“It burns!”
  4. news you can booze
    One Online Beer Reviewer Is Getting Absolutely Owned by a Craft BrewerThe maker of Evil Twin has spent the past five days mocking him on Facebook.
  5. horrible things
    49 People in Russia Are Dead After Drinking Poisonous Bath OilOfficials say it’s the deadliest mass poisoning in years.
  6. food policy
    Michelle Obama’s Health-Food Nonprofit to Continue After She Leaves White HouseThe First Lady’s Partnership for a Healthier America promises her legacy “is going to continue.”
  7. A U.S. Marshal Pulled His Gun on a McDonald’s CashierPolice say he thought the food was taking too long, so he involved his service weapon.
  8. barbaric yelp
    Obama Officially Protects Yelpers’ Right to Leave Terrible ReviewsHe signed the Consumer Review Fairness Act, banning lawsuits against customers.
  9. news you can booze
    State Liquor Authority Say $1 Happy Hour Is Probably IllegalTurns out that New York bars are prohibited from discounting drinks by more than half.
  10. tie-ins
    Chicago’s Saved by the Bell Pop-up Will Tour NationwideThe announcement comes from Mr. Belding himself.
  11. recalls
    Woman With Season’s Unluckiest Number Flooded With Cuisinart Hotline Phone Calls“They need to compensate me for sitting here answering the phone.”
  12. bad news
    China’s Seafood Is Seriously Plagued by SuperbugsA quarter of the world’s supplies are potentially carrying an alarming amount of antibiotics.
  13. gmos
    FDA Concludes New GMO Pink Pineapples at Least Won’t Kill YouDel Monte got the all-clear to sell its mutant fruit.
  14. meatpacking
    New USDA Rules Make It Harder for Big Meat to Screw Small FarmersTyson and other companies have promised to fight this “overregulation.”
  15. sad!
    Of Course Vanity Fair Trashed Trump’s Restaurant, and of Course He RetaliatedHe hears the circulation numbers are “way down, big trouble, dead!”
  16. recalls
    ConAgra Fined $11 Million for Its Peanut-Butter Salmonella OutbreakIt sickened hundreds in 47 states.
  17. can’t handle the truth
    What If Starbucks Misspells Everybody’s Name on Purpose?A video that jokes it’s a trick to get free advertising has really struck a nerve.
  18. This Organic Edible Coating Can Quintuple the Shelf Life of FruitApeel creates an “imperceptible” barrier from plant by-products that slows down decay.
  19. shortages
    Devastating Whipped-Cream Shortage Arrives Just in Time for the HolidaysThe nitrous used to make spray cans is in very short supply.
  20. video feed
    Somebody’s Trying to Make a Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic ‘Challenge’ HappenThey just need to master the part where somebody’s head spins in a circle.
  21. lawsuits
    Lean Cuisine Sued for Putting ‘No Preservatives’ on Products Full of ThemMultiple “healthy” frozen dinners actually contain citric acid.
  22. horrible products
    Walmart Yanks ‘Got Retard?’ Coffee Mugs From Its WebsiteIt also decided shoppers can do without a “Got Hitler?” option.
  23. pizzagate
    Comet Ping Pong’s Neighbors Want a Pizzeria Date With Mike PenceThey think it will put “an end to this madness.”
  24. terrible customers
    Someone Complained About ‘Offensive’ Christmas Music on a Restaurant ReceiptSurely America has almost reached peak angry receipts.
  25. hold your horses
    Dutch Restaurant Serves Up ‘My Little Pony’ Burgers Made From Actual PonyProbably not ideal for 5-year-olds’ birthdays.
  26. the chain gang
    Chipotle’s Burger Chain Already Stopped Using ‘Responsibly Raised’ BeefNinety percent of customers said they either didn’t know or care.
  27. war on christmas
    Yikes, McDonald’s Holiday Cups Look X-RatedThe pair of overlapping mittens definitely resembles a bent-over butt.
  28. shortages
    American Tourists Are Eating All of Cuba’s Already Scarce Food“There is generally a lot of chaos and disorder in the market.”
  29. probably not
    New Coke Ads Suggest Pairing Your Soda With Sushi and Lobster“It’s an Amateur Move to Limit Coca-Cola to Fast-Food.”
  30. the chain gang
    It Got Even More Impossible for New Yorkers to Avoid Dunkin’ Donuts in 2016It’s now got more locations citywide than Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Papa John’s combined.
  31. crowdfunding
    Comet Ping Pong’s Owners Have Started a GoFundMe to Pay for Restaurant SecurityThey’re asking for $28,000.
  32. video feed
    Italy Asserts Its Culinary Supremacy With This 121-Scoop Ice-Cream ConeIt’s a new Guinness Record.
  33. Trump Expected to Name Pro-Robot Fast-Food CEO As His Labor SecretaryCarl’s Jr. head Andy Puzder is about as anti-labor as they come.
  34. obviously bad ideas
    Brewery’s ‘Date Grape’ Beer at Least Leads to a Rape-Crisis-Center DonationYet another reason never to put new products to an online vote.
  35. food safety
    Another Deadly Superbug Has Shown Up on America’s Pig FarmsExperts say the death rate for bloodstream infections “is up to 50 percent.”
  36. mashups
    Burger King Celebrates Hannukah With the ‘Miracle’ of a Whopper Doughnut BurgerThe chain admits this was “inevitable.”
  37. workers’ rights
    NYC Is Rushing to Protect Fast-Food Workers From Trump’s AdministrationLawmakers have proposed six separate bills as part of a “preemptive attack.”
  38. the chain gang
    Starbucks Is Reportedly Releasing a Pokémon FrappuccinoA leaked memo says the rollout’s timed to cafés becoming either PokéStops or Gyms.
  39. joy to the world
    Muslim-Run Restaurant Offers Homeless and Elderly People a Free Christmas DinnerA sign out front reads, “No one eats alone on Christmas Day. We are here to sit with you.”
  40. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Will Make McCafé Coffee All Fancy NowProbably better steel yourself now for single-origin McCafé cortados.
  41. news you can booze
    Fireball Whiskey Is Finally Available to Purchase in Giant Wine BoxesThe hangovers are going to be brutal.
  42. tie-ins
    Bob’s Burgers Launches a Real, 10-Day Burger Pop-upPun-tastic burgers inspired by the popular Fox show are just part of the multi-day art show.
  43. news you can booze
    Your Prosecco Habit Might Be Giving Italians AsthmaVineyards’ neighbors claim heavy pesticide use is taking a “dire toll” on heath.
  44. health concerns
    New York Lawmakers Want to Put Letter Grades on School CafeteriasJust like restaurants!
  45. video feed
    Get Ready for the Return of the Jolly Green GiantHe’s basically Godzilla now.
  46. wtf
    Misguided Bar Staff Asks Patron to Remove Hijab to ‘Ensure Safety’ of CustomersThe lounge, a Vegas Strip hot spot, has since promised to change its headwear policy.
  47. recalls
    Maybe Don’t Eat That Trader Joe’s HummusThe company has recalled two types in 30 states for possible listeria contamination.
  48. news you can booze
    This Beer Advent Calendar Is What We All Need for the Holiday SeasonA festive box of 24 beers? Yes please.
  49. whoops
    Vegans Are Livid Because Britain’s New Currency Includes Animal FatThe government argues it’s just an “extremely small amount.”
  50. terrible customers
    Another Horrible Restaurant Customer Left a Hateful Receipt MessageWhy does this keep happening?
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