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Clint Rainey

  1. The Chain Gang
    Chipotle’s Problems Dumped 3 Years of Growth Down the DrainThat’s a lot of lost burritos.
  2. The Chain Gang
    A New McDonald’s Will Offer All-You-Can-Eat FriesThe company calls it the “McDonald’s of the future.”
  3. Horrible Customers
    Truly Awful Customers Leave Hateful ‘Tip’ for Lesbian ServerThey wrote “Leviticus 20:13,” which casually notes gay people “shall surely be put to death.”
  4. The Future
    NASA Thinks Potatoes Can Legitimately Grow on MarsResearchers are planting 65 “resilient” spuds in Earth’s harshest desert conditions.
  5. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Eliminates Most-Loathed Menu ItemYou won’t be missed, McWrap.
  6. Science
    Yep, Coffee Probably Lowers Your Cholesterol Now, TooA new study says six cups a day could prevent liver damage.
  7. Paraphernalia
    Chill Inventors Unveil Pizza Box That You Can Use to Smoke WeedCreated by the same life-hackers of the “Push for Pizza” app.
  8. Gone To Pot
    Coffee Pot: Feds Say Family Laundered $1 Million of Marijuana Through Java StandThe business was “rarely open” and had “little to no coffee bean purchases.”
  9. Studies
    Disappointing New Study Says Fast Food Could Contain Industrial PlasticizersThe bonus ingredient is ‘probably’ carcinogenic.
  10. Gay Rights
    Restaurant Bans Alligator to Protest Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT LawA Utah deli says it won’t use any ingredients from the Magnolia State.
  11. Health
    The World Actually Grew Fewer GMOs Last YearData shows the number of acres dropped one percent in 2015.
  12. The Chain Gang
    Starbucks’s New Rewards Program Is Off to a Terrible StartCustomers can’t load the app or log in online.
  13. Bad Customers
    ‘Dissatisfied’ Customer Shoots Up Taco Truck With His ShotgunKeep this man away from Chipotle.
  14. The Chain Gang
    White Castle Threatens to Raise Prices to Offset New York’s $15 WageThe chain figures the hike would need to be “something like 50 percent.”
  15. The Chain Gang
    Chick-fil-A Is Testing Gluten-Free BunsThe fast-food first costs an extra $1.15.
  16. News
    North Korea-Run Restaurant Workplace Is HorribleEven Applebee’s would be an upgrade.
  17. The Chain Gang
    Whole Foods Will Sell an Invasive Fish Species Within 6 MonthsThe grocery chain believes appetites are growing for lionfish.
  18. Food Start-ups
    Here’s a Device That Will Finally Let You Raise Your Own Edible BugsThere’s never been a more convenient way to eat insects.
  19. Gay Rights
    MS Restaurants Plan ‘Welcome’ Signs for GaysThe state’s hospitality group is also compiling an online directory of participating restaurants.
  20. Deceptive Ads
    Progresso Implied Soups Were ‘Locally Sourced’Campbell’s helpfully brought it to the watchdog group’s attention.
  21. The Chain Gang
    Domino’s Is Building an Oven That Cooks Pizza in 3 MinutesThe chain claims the future will be oven-to-door service in ten minutes.
  22. The Future
    Restaurant Fires Robot Waiters After Learning They Can’t Even Pour Water“Their skills are somewhat limited.”
  23. Other Magazines
    People Are Furious Over a New Yorker Poem About Chinese FoodWriter Calvin Trillin says he was “making fun of food-obsessed bourgeoisie,” but few people see it that way.
  24. Risk Management
    Eating Healthy Is Now an Insurance DiscountJohn Hancock is offering an incentive.
  25. Under The Weather
    April’s Crazy-Cold Weather Is Ruining Fruit CropsSome farmers already report losses of 90 to 100 percent.
  26. The Chain Gang
    Domino’s Amateur App Let Hackers Order Unlimited Free PizzaThe company says the issue “was resolved very quickly.”
  27. Grill Marks
    Yet Another Reason to Worry About Barbecued MeatHow about swallowing a brush bristle and getting throat-stabbed?
  28. Lawsuits
    Trump Attorneys Hit Back at Chef Jose AndresThis is getting messy.
  29. Lawsuits
    Domino’s Sued Again for Allegedly Paying Workers Less Than Minimum WageEmployees might have worked more than 20 hours a week off the clock.
  30. The Chain Gang
    KFC’s Latest Marketing Gimmick: Making Its Food Taste GoodIt’s spent 100,000 hours teaching cooks to make chicken “the way the Colonel intended.”
  31. Stadium Concessions
    You Can Finally Get an Egg Cream at Yankee StadiumLinda’s Brooklyn Style Egg Creams will offer fans the treat for the first time.
  32. The Chain Gang
    Ramen Burger Inventor Surprisingly Cool With Red Robin’s Rip-offKeizo Shimamoto is mostly just flattered.
  33. Faux Controversies
    Starbucks Snubs Actor Who Put ‘Trump’ on CupAnd now people with nothing better to do are rallying around the conservative actor.
  34. Recoveries
    Blue Bell Finally Identifies One Source of Its Massive Listeria OutbreakAnd the ice-cream company assures everyone things are taken care of, even if it’s not precisely sure of every problem that caused a months-long shutdown.
  35. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Unleashes a ‘Giga’ Mac in JapanIt’s a real monster.
  36. The Chain Gang
    Chipotle Is Testing Out New CocktailsAnd not just because alcohol is proven to kill bacteria.
  37. Funny Business
    People Understandably Horrified by Yahoo’s Cruel Trader Joe’s PrankLet’s face it: It’s not an April Fools’ Day joke if it comes out in March.
  38. Studies
    Another Wondrous Study Says Coffee Helps Fight Another Form of Cancer“I would encourage coffee lovers to revel in the strong possibility that their daily mug may lower their risk of colorectal cancer.”
  39. Lawsuits
    Ruby Tuesday Accused of Underpaying ServersServers say they were required to do tons of side jobs for no tips.
  40. Food Waste
    Restaurant Feeds Homeless with Street FridgeThe owner says she can barely keep it stocked.
  41. Barbaric Yelp
    Food Network Will Give Yelpers Their Own ShowWhy?
  42. The Chain Gang
    Analysts Say Chipotle Won’t Recover Till 2018Those burrito coupons are reportedly worth $62 million of freebies.
  43. Queen Bee
    Adorable 11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Convinces Whole Foods to Sell Her LemonadeThe precocious preteen’s Bee Sweet line is coming to stores in five states.
  44. Bad Customers
    Livid Woman Calls 911 Over Wrong Pizza Order“That’s not a police matter, ma’am.”
  45. The Chain Gang
    A National Burger Chain Is Rolling Out a Knockoff Ramen BurgerBetter late than never.
  46. Big Ideas
    Starbucks Will Debut Alcoholic Frappuccinos in JapanIt’s about time.
  47. Health Concerns
    Sad Study Discovers Newborns Are Living on Junk FoodOne infant’s teeth reportedly came in black because it was fed bottled soda.
  48. Big Chicken
    Factory Farming Now Causes ‘Woody Breasts’It’s one of several unappetizing muscle diseases afflicting poultry.
  49. Calorie Crunchers
    FDA Now Says Calorie-Labeling Rule Won’t Go Into Effect Until 2017It’s the third delay to the deadline since 2015.
  50. War Zones
    PEZ Cancels Easter Egg Hunt After Unhinged Parents Bum-Rush Field“When my son left, he had a broken basket and was hysterically crying.”
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