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Clint Rainey

  1. New You Can Booze
    Canadian Ax-Throwing Club Warns It Nearly Has a Liquor License“We received glowing reviews on safety.”
  2. Bad Ideas
    Chain Fires Manager for Giving ‘Best Butt’ AwardThe owner tells employees to expect more sexual-harassment training.
  3. Health Concerns
    Even the Maker of M&M’s Thinks Americans Eat Too Much CandyMars wants fast-food chains to quit adding its products to their already-unhealthy desserts.
  4. Video Feed
    So, a Truck Hauling Deli Meat Crashed Into a Truck Full of BreadFree lunch!
  5. Rent Hikes
    That $8-a-Bottle Artisanal-Mayo Store Is Getting Priced Out of BrooklynSNL’s follow-up skit practically writes itself.
  6. Soda Taxes
    Philadelphia Is America’s First Big City With a Soda TaxResidents will pay 1.5 cents per ounce.
  7. Wardrobe Malfunction
    Pizzeria Tells Black Guy Pants Are ‘Too Street’There is more than one downside to a pair of sweatpants that cost $250.
  8. The Chain Gang
    Joe’s Crab Shack Admits Its Beach-Kitsch Thing Isn’t Working in NYCIt’s closing its final NYC location because of a lack of “urban appeal.”
  9. Guns Out
    Maine Restaurateur Bans Customers Who Own Assault Weapons“If you own this gun, or you condone the ownership of this gun for private use, you may no longer enter.”
  10. Lawsuits
    Chipotle Executives Accused of Dumping Stocks Before the E. Coli OutbreakA new lawsuit filed by shareholders claims they made hundreds of millions of dollars.
  11. Dining While Drunk
    Drunk Man Generously Tips $1,000, Then Begs for It Back the Next DayHe thought he was giving $1 bills, not $100s.
  12. Crime Scene
    A Man Accidentally Shot Himself While Buying Breakfast at Zabar’sThe poorly timed incident shut the café down for hours.
  13. Health Concerns
    FDA Warns Whole Foods to Fix ‘Serious’ Food-Safety ViolationsThe grocery chain has 15 days to fix leaky ceilings and other sanitization problems at a food-prep plant.
  14. New You Can Booze
    It’s Official: New York Will Let Sunday Brunchers Booze Before NoonAlbany has agreed to push first call up to 10 a.m.
  15. Kudos
    Orlando Chick-fil-A Opened on Sunday to Feed Blood Donors“We came together as a community to lift those in need.”
  16. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Is Moving Into Oprah’s Old Chicago StudiosRenting cooler offices is apparently a “significant step” toward building a better McDonald’s.
  17. Snap Crackle Plop
    Teen Says Dead Bat Fell Out of Her Box of Rice Krispies“I screamed the house down.”
  18. Discrimination
    Restaurant Refused to Serve Family in Trump Gear“Everybody was laughing, giggling.”
  19. Street Food
    NYC’s Black Market for Food Carts Is Seriously Out of HandVendors are now reportedly paying as much as $20,000 for a permit.
  20. Food Politics
    Trump’s Immigration Policies Would Probably Cause a Milk ShortageA new study estimates dairy prices would double if undocumented-immigrant workers got deported.
  21. Animal Welfare
    Egg Industry Promises to Stop Destroying Its Baby Male ChickensThe controversial practice will end by 2020.
  22. Naked Lunch
    Japan Now Has a Naked Restaurant, TooIt’s taking things a step further by banning old and overweight customers.
  23. The Chain Gang
    Starbucks Apparently Has More Money Stored in Customer Accounts Than Many Banks$1.2 billion in cash.
  24. Fraudulent Activities
    Wendy’s Card Breach Just Grew ‘Considerably’The problem might have never been contained.
  25. Soda Taxes
    Philadelphia Is About to Pass America’s First Tax on Diet SodaThe measure adds 1.5 cents per ounce of every soda or sugary drink.
  26. Sorry Not Sorry
    Restaurant’s Crass ‘Apology’ for Deadly Curry“We are now in the process of launching a new dessert menu.”
  27. Crime Scene
    Taco Bell Employees Attack Littering Customers With a Knife and Boiling GreaseAn errant bottle turned into a brawl that gave a teen severe third-degree burns.
  28. Theft 101
    World’s Worst Dine-and-Dashers Leave Daughter Inside RestaurantPolice say alcohol was involved.
  29. The Chain Gang
    Canadians Tell Burger King’s Bros to Diversify Their All-Male BoardShareholders blast the company’s relocation up north as “a step backwards for diversity.”
  30. Pod People
    Keurig Finally Admits $300 Soda Machines Were a Terrible IdeaIt has discontinued Kold and will offer full refunds to buyers.
  31. PR Nightmares
    Dunkin’ Donuts Backlash Over Worker’s RacismThe incident is getting international attention, but the chain still hasn’t formally apologized.
  32. Crime Scene
    ‘Butcher Knife Bandit’ Robs His 7th Fast-Food Joint in QueensPolice say he’s hit multiple Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Carvel stores.
  33. So, You’re Going to Be ‘First Gentleman’Dos and don’ts for Bill, from guys who’ve been there.
  34. beta male
    So, You’re Going to Be ‘First Gentleman’Dos and don’ts for Bill, from guys who’ve been there.
  35. Minimum Wage
    Washington, D.C., Is Latest City to Pass a $15 Living WageA big victory for fast-food workers living in the place with the nation’s highest income disparity.
  36. Crime Scene
    Robbers Hold Up McDonald’s Full of French Special ForcesThe two-bit criminals picked a store where 11 of France’s most elite police were dining.
  37. Bagmen
    Lawmakers Are Fighting to Prevent a Plastic-Bag Fee in NYCA bill outlawing the surcharge is reportedly gathering momentum in Albany.
  38. Studies
    Researchers Warn of New E. Coli Strain That Can ‘Survive Cooking’It can apparently resist temperatures up to 160 degrees.
  39. Video Feed
    Cute Baby Gets Very Excited by FoodAny tray of food gives Milo all the feels.
  40. Sweet
    Now You Can Gorge on Deep-Fried Twinkies in the Comfort of Your Own HomeHostess has given the world a prepackaged version, and it’s available at Walmart.
  41. Lawsuits
    Trump’s Lawyers Say Business Is Up at His Hotels’ RestaurantsJust trust them!
  42. Grocery Wars
    Report: The D’Agostino Grocery Chain Is for SaleKey Food is rumored to be interested.
  43. Video Feed
    Watch Guy Fieri Eating to Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’“What have I become, my sweetest friend?”
  44. Empire Building
    Anheuser-Busch and Starbucks Are Joining ForcesThey’ll sell bottled Teavana tea, but can Budweiser Frappuccinos really be that far behind?
  45. Barbaric Yelp
    Restaurateur Admits Yelper Didn’t Poop PantsTalk about a Friday-afternoon news dump.
  46. Seafood Struggles
    Ocean’s Fish Now Addicted to Eating PlasticThis can’t be good.
  47. The Chain Gang
    Pusha T Wrote McDonald’s ‘Lovin’ It’ JingleThey don’t seem to be lovin’ it.
  48. Surprise!
    Kid Scores Bag of Crystal Meth As His Kinder Egg SurpriseThis definitely wasn’t the Breaking Bad–themed edition.
  49. Lawsuits
    Man Claims McDonald’s Drive-Through Discriminates Against Blind PeopleHe’s filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the chain.
  50. Barbaric Yelp
    Restaurant Owner Accuses Angry Yelper of Pooping Her Pants During Happy Hour“Never return to any of our establishments until you are potty trained.”
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