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Clint Rainey

  1. Calculated Risks
    Man Vows to Take Own Life in Hands and Eat at Chipotle for 366 Days StraightHe’s on day 315.
  2. Grains Of Salt
    FDA Urges Food Companies to Use Less SaltFor the first time, it’s urging companies to reduce the amount they cram into food.
  3. The Chain Gang
    Petition Demands Starbucks Terminate All Leases at Trump-Owned Properties“Starbucks is a bold company that values belonging, inclusion, and diversity.”
  4. Empire Building
    Oprah Wants to Start Her Own Food Line“You get a carrot! And you get a carrot!”
  5. Meat Alternatives
    Meat-Free Food May Soon Include Vegan OystersHampton Creek stands to become a billion-dollar company with more than 600 products.
  6. The Chain Gang
    Olive Garden Stakes Its Future on ‘Spaghetti Pie’The decidedly not-Instagram-worthy noodle glop in a pie crust arrives this summer.
  7. Lawsuits
    NY Says Domino’s Helped Owners Steal WagesIt’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s latest attack on the low-paying industry.
  8. Bans
    Sweetgreen Bans Bacon and SrirachaSweetgreen is launching a campaign to “Make America Healthy Again.”
  9. The Chain Gang
    Dairy Queen Gives America ‘Ultimate Frappé’ Coffee DrinksBecause there aren’t already enough places to get mediocre coffee.
  10. Forgeries
    Pastry Chef Says SFMOMA Stole Her Cake IdeasBlue Bottle is no longer at the museum, but the new desserts look strangely familiar.
  11. Lawsuits
    Cherry Mogul’s Family Sues NYPD for Pot RaidIn a $50 million lawsuit, they accuse the NYPD of illegally “bum-rushing” the factory.
  12. Crime Scene
    Restaurateur Jailed for Serving Cheap Curry That Killed a CustomerMohammed Zaman got six years for his cost-saving peanut substitution.
  13. Food Fights
    New York Times Demands Sheeple Wake Up and Quit Worshipping BreakfastThe paper tries to argue the meal has “no mystical powers.”
  14. Meat Alternatives
    Beyond Meat Debuts Its First ‘Fresh’ Veggie Burger at Whole FoodsThe plant burger that bleeds rolls out today in a Colorado store.
  15. Mergers
    German Drug Company Offers $62 Billion for Monsanto to MergeThis would create the world’s largest agricultural supplier.
  16. Video Feed
    McDonald’s Workers Brawl Over Apple PiesIt’s clearly time for the weekend.
  17. The Chain Gang
    Taco Bell Warns Fried-Chicken Taco Shells Are Going National“Dare we say even the creation of the wheel probably seemed a little odd at first.”
  18. Recalls
    CDC Re-Warns About Massive Listeria RecallThe CDC re-warns consumers to check freezers for the 400 tainted products.
  19. Plating Fails
    Fancy Restaurant in Germany Now Sprinkles Dessert Onto a Flip-FlopNothing like ending your meal by scraping crumbs off a sandal.
  20. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Figured Out the One Way to Make Its Burgers GrosserMake them the color of fluorescent mold!
  21. Food Waste
    Congress Suggests Legitimate ‘Sell By’ Dates Might Curb Food WasteA new bill says a national labeling standard would keep safe food out of the trash.
  22. Record Breakers
    ‘World’s Longest’ Pizza Actually Doesn’t Look That BadIt’s more than a mile long, and it’s still more appetizing than Papa John’s.
  23. News You Can Booze
    Super-Chill Governor Cuomo Wants to Let Brunchers Drink Before NoonHe calls the current rules “the most bizarre, arcane, frustrating, maddening law that you could imagine.”
  24. Voter Rights
    Ben & Jerry’s ‘Empower Mint’ Gets Political“We all deserve an equal serving of democracy.”
  25. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Is Giving Away Gold Fries in JapanTo win, all you have to do is take photos with a special McFry filter.
  26. Studies
    Top Scientific Panel Says GMOs Aren’t RiskyThey’re not harmful, but they’re also not yielding more crops.
  27. Horrible Things
    Food-Truck Owner Claims Devil Made Him Barbecue the Family DogPolice suspect it may have been the drugs he used.
  28. The Chain Gang
    Taco Bell Is Testing ‘Upscale’ Store DesignsYou can feel fancy while inhaling that 2 a.m. Chalupa.
  29. Junked food
    The BBC Is Closing Its Massive Food Website As Part of Budgetary CutsFans say the 11,000-recipe archive is “part of our cultural heritage.”
  30. Delivery
    Amazon Expands Its Restaurant Delivery Service to New York CityIt’s also permanently waiving all delivery fees nationwide.
  31. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Beer Bar in New YorkThe four places every hop head needs to visit immediately.
  32. Empire Building
    Shake Shack’s New Chicken Sandwich Is Killing ItThe “long-term game changer” helped the chain smash quarterly sales forecasts.
  33. Suds Of Freedom
    Brewery Mocks Budweiser by Announcing Freedom-Flavored ’Murica BeerPeople took it seriously, of course.
  34. The Chain Gang
    Against All Odds, McDonald’s Begins Testing Beef That Isn’t FrozenThe chain cautions it’s “very premature to draw any conclusions” yet from the 14-store test.
  35. Priorities
    Man Wakes Up From Coma and Immediately Demands Taco Bell“He actually said, out loud, ‘I want Taco Bell.’”
  36. Receipt Drama
    Peter Chang Fires Servers for Insulting Diners’ Penis SizeHis daughter is also out as general manager.
  37. Crime Scene
    New York’s Drugstores Are Being Targeted by an Ice-Cream Crime RingOfficials say ten CVS and Duane Reade stores have been hit in the last year.
  38. Grocery Wars
    Here’s What to Expect From Whole Foods’ Low-Price 365 ChainRobots, for one.
  39. Food Policy
    The FDA Moves to Fix Its Broken Definition of ‘Healthy’ FoodRight now Pop-Tarts qualify, but salmon does not.
  40. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Beer Store in New YorkFour perfect shops to hit when you need outstanding, and sometimes obscure, bottles.
  41. Food Safety
    Your Burger Might Have a Little Rat or Human in ItA new study could convince you to call off that cookout.
  42. Looks Like A Drowned Rat
    Seeing a Rat Inside a Dr Pepper Bottle Is More Effective Than a Soda Tax“See?” say critics of soda everywhere.
  43. Tipping
    Joe’s Crab Shack Says Its No-Tipping Policy Isn’t WorkingCustomers “spoke very loudly” and “voted with their feet.”
  44. Empire Building
    Chick-fil-A Is on Pace to Become the Country’s Next Fast-Food TitanThe southern chicken chain is “one of the biggest” threats to McDonald’s.
  45. Studies
    A New Study Comes Down Hard on the Actual Benefits of Urban FarmingA reality check to the yuppie dream.
  46. Crime Scene
    Restaurateur Accused of Killing Customer With Cheap CurryHe allegedly tried saving a few bucks by substituting peanuts.
  47. Delivery
    Amazon Will Launch a Meal-Kit Delivery ServiceThe retail giant has partnered with Tyson Foods.
  48. ‘Murica
    Budweiser Will Just Straight-Up Call Its Beer ‘America’Tell us what you really think of your product, Bud.
  49. The Chain Gang
    Chipotle Blames CDC for ‘Panic’ Over E. ColiA complaint argues the agency’s reports “unnecessarily intensified the public’s concern.”
  50. New York Values
    Christians Aren’t Happy About Mayor de Blasio’s Chick-fil-A Slam“Doesn’t this sound like bullying, intolerance, and discrimination?”
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