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  1. the chain gang
    Fill Your Comically Oversize Glassware of Choice With a $1.50 Slurpee TodayAny vessel that fits “upright through a 10-inch hole” is fair game.
  2. Hillary Clinton Invites Chefs to Endorse Her With RecipesMario Batali, Dominique Ansel, and plenty of others are already onboard.
  3. factory farming
    Now a Chicken Producer Is Accused of Exposing Employees to ‘Amputation Hazards’As if all the animal cruelty weren’t enough.
  4. the chain gang
    Chipotle Is Desperate to Find a Nonwhite Board MemberThe chain could use a little top-level diversity.
  5. the chain gang
    New York City’s Third Chick-fil-A Opens in Two WeeksHow many more of these places do we really need?
  6. karma
    The Trump Hotel Can’t Find a Restaurant to Replace Geoffrey Zakarian’sHe just couldn’t “make a deal.”
  7. one-click planet
    Amazon’s New Cooking Show Lets Viewers Order the Food DirectlyBut it’s only in Japan, for now.
  8. marketing fails
    Restaurant Turned Its Tone-Deaf ‘Black Olives Matter’ Sign Into Merchandise“It’s gone so viral,” the owner brags.
  9. welcome to flavor town
    ‘Most-Hated Man in America’ Visits New York City’s All-Time Worst RestaurantMartin Shkreli visited Guy’s American Kitchen to livestream happy hour.
  10. the chain gang
    The Most Popular Restaurant in the Olympic Village Is … McDonald’sAthletes say the line has stretched farther than a football field.
  11. peak avocado
    Here’s One Big Reason to Avoid Avocado ToastBesides the fact that it’s totally basic.
  12. news you can booze
    World’s Greatest 102-Year-Old Says Beer Is the Secret to Growing Old“Have a beer, doctor’s orders.”
  13. sweet jesus!
    America Reacts to Walmart’s Deep-Fried Twinkies in a Box“I think it is safe to say this is peak western civilization. Was a good run, folks.”
  14. going for gold
    Final Five Forced to Snub Wheaties to Appear on Boxes of Special KKellogg’s hopes the Olympic champs bring the dying brand a different kind of gold.
  15. crime scene
    $5,000 Reward Offered for NYC Ice-Cream BanditsWon’t someone help catch the “Bonnie and Clyde” duo?
  16. food safety
    New York Will Start Labeling Food Grown in the StateHealthy, ecofriendly products that meet food-safety standards can soon get a “New York Grown & Certified” stamp.
  17. life-changers
    The Chopstick Fork Is the Eating Utensil of the FutureThank you, Panda Express.
  18. still sad!
    Brooklyn Restaurant Tempts Fate by Returning Autographed Trump Photo to WallAt least one patron has already tried defacing it with lipstick.
  19. barbaric yelp
    Yelp Is About to Let You Skip the Line at RestaurantsThe site just partnered with a start-up called Nowait.
  20. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Warns Pumpkin Spice Lattes Will Arrive This Very MonthIt’s broken the unwritten rule of never pumpkin-spicing anything before September.
  21. food policy
    Big Food Scrambling to Yank Added Sugars From ProductsMajor nutrition-label changes are coming in 2018.
  22. just stop
    End of Days: Nabisco Unveils Swedish Fish OreosSeriously?
  23. health concerns
    Italy Proposes Jailing ‘Reckless’ Vegan ParentsA new bill wants to punish adults with up to six years in prison.
  24. crime scene
    Subway Employee Arrested for Spiking Cop’s Drink With Meth and THCThe officer was hospitalized after nearly running a red light.
  25. the end of food
    Soylent’s Latest Product Is Basically a Metamucil FrappuccinoThe makers of everybody’s favorite food replacement have added coffee.
  26. food waste
    This ‘Avocado Time Machine’ Keeps Guacamole From Turning BrownThis magical new device keeps the notoriously fast aging fruit fresh for up to ten days.
  27. food fights
    Burger Chain Says Chipotle Stole Its Name and LogoTasty Burger argues the burrito-maker’s new “Tasty Made” brand looks suspiciously similar.
  28. the chain gang
    Almond Milk Finally Arrives at Starbucks Next MonthIt will cost an extra 60 cents.
  29. the chain gang
    Burger King’s Whopper Burrito Launches Nationwide Next WeekEnjoy your final seven days of burger-burrito-less freedom.
  30. food waste
    This App Lets Restaurants Easily Sell Unused FoodAnother way to curb food waste.
  31. puff piece
    Japanese Company Claims It’s Developed Nonlethal Puffer FishIt argues a farmed species means laws regulating the dangerous dish can be relaxed.
  32. dumb ideas
    New Jersey Might Actually Outlaw Eating While DrivingA new bill would fine violators up to $400 for even a sip of coffee.
  33. marketing fails
    Sprite Releases ‘Brutally Refreshing’ Ads That End Up Just Being MisogynisticSome of the winning lines include “She’s seen more ceilings than Michelangelo” and “A 2 at 10 is a 10 at 2!”
  34. server screwups
    Waiter Arrested for Serving Fish to Customer With Deadly Seafood AllergyThe patron went into a coma after his beef tartare turned out to be raw salmon.
  35. Prominent Food Blogger Says Burger King Stole Mac N’ Cheetos Idea From HimThe Vulgar Chef wryly notes the chain copied “basically an Internet food troll.”
  36. sad!
    Brooklyn Restaurant Removes Trump Photo, Because of CourseThe owner says they’d reached the point where the signed picture was “taking food off my family’s table.”
  37. news you can booze
    ‘Wine Terrorists’ Flooded a French Town With 10,000 Gallons of VinoNotorious shadow group CRAV calls it an “act of sabotage” to protest cheap Spanish wine.
  38. food waste
    A New Start-Up Says It’s Solved Meal-Delivery Services’ Biggest ProblemIt’s replaced kits’ tremendously wasteful packaging with a single reusable cube.
  39. caffeine headache
    Someone Invented Water Specifically Meant to Be Used for CoffeeThird-wave pretension reaches new heights with Aquiem.
  40. the chain gang
    Starbucks Promises to Make Its Baristas’ Jobs Less Soul-CrushingIt will give them more “consistent and reliable” work hours.
  41. dropped calls
    This Bar Blocks Cell-Phone Signals So Customers Have to Talk to Each Other“Rather than asking them not to use their phones, I stopped the phones working.”
  42. news you can booze
    Here’s a Tour of the World’s First Commercial Rooftop Vineyard in BrooklynThe first harvest is set for 2017.
  43. end of an era
    New York City’s Last Remaining Dairy Plant Is ClosingIt will mark the first time since the Dutch arrived that milk won’t be bottled inside city limits.
  44. the chain gang
    A Taco Bell Franchisees PAC Gave the Max Donation to Trump’s CampaignMaybe this was the fast-food enthusiast’s secret plan all along.
  45. uncharted waters
    Bottled Water Will Outsell Soda for the First Time This YearThe nation’s lead-water crises brought the turning point sooner than predicted.
  46. shortages
    Northeast Braces for Devastating Peach ShortageThe region’s crop was decimated by a mid-February freeze.
  47. cutting edge
    Restaurant Labels Its Brownies Based on Which Part of the Pan They Came FromBet they’re always running out of corner pieces.
  48. the chain gang
    This Is Literally the Unhealthiest Thing You Can Order at a RestaurantUno Pizzeria’s “Whole Hog” boasts 2,850 calories.
  49. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Will Roll Out ‘Cleaner’ McNuggets NationwideThe long-mocked item is losing its artificial preservatives.
  50. food policy
    Renewed Demands for FDA to Improve Food-Recall ProcessChuck Schumer is the latest to blast delays as a “recipe for disaster.”
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