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  1. the chain gang
    Pizza Hut Is Now Making Vegan PiesBut you’ll need to go to the U.K. to get one.
  2. mental health
    Guardian Story Sparks Real Talk on Chefs and DepressionAccording to a new survey, a quarter of chefs now drink to get through shifts.
  3. bans
    London Bans Fast-food Restaurants From Opening Near SchoolsMayor Sadiq Khan calls the city’s child-obesity epidemic a “ticking time bomb.”
  4. video feed
    José Andrés Says Puerto Ricans Deserve ‘One Plate a Day of Hot Food’The chef tells 60 Minutes that his World Central Kitchen’s paella is cheaper than an MRE.
  5. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Seems Shocked That People Actually Want to Eat Its Chicken TendersThe mega-chain needs to resupply its successful new menu item.
  6. bad ideas
    People Are Understandably Horrified by This Shop’s Charles Manson Doughnut“Their creative team needs help.”
  7. grocery wars
    Ongoing Price Wars Give Grocery Shoppers Lowest Thanksgiving Prices in 5 YearsJust about everything is cheaper this year, from turkeys on down.
  8. the chain gang
    White Castle Wants People to Stuff Burgers Inside Their Thanksgiving TurkeysThey even thought to provide a recipe …
  9. food fights
    Americans Unite Against the Times’ ‘Brussels Sprouts Sliders’ RecipeThe country disagrees that it’s our “new favorite Thanksgiving appetizer.”
  10. news you can booze
    Gordon Ramsay Endorses Korean Beer Described As ‘Worst in the World’“Hope they paid you well enough to lose all credibility.”
  11. grocery wars
    Walmart Is Making Punch-Flavored Pickles to Compete With AmazonThe war over groceries moves to a “secret” Arkansas food lab.
  12. the chain gang
    TGI Fridays Is Serving ‘Extreme’ Milkshakes That Are Black Tap KnockoffsThat’s one way to “take dessert to the next level.”
  13. bad ideas
    Start-Up Unveils Plan to Eliminate Tipping That Will Definitely WorkIt involves a Yelp-style rating system tied to a blockchain and cryptocurrency.
  14. food waste
    London Will Start Powering Public Buses with Coffee GroundsIt’s found a way to turn coffee waste into sustainable biofuel.
  15. grocery wars
    People Are Forming iPhone-Length Lines to Get Into a New Grocery ChainGerman discount grocer Lidl has found many fans in the U.S.
  16. science
    Study Confirms Women Are Also Better Than Men at EatingThe CDC says their diets are likelier to include enough fruits and vegetables.
  17. christmas scandals
    Bakery Chain Apologizes for Using Sausage Roll As Jesus in Nativity SceneIt even includes bite marks.
  18. recoveries
    José Andrés Says Armed Guards Booted Him From FEMA BuildingThe situation was tense in Puerto Rico.
  19. just stellar
    United Arab Emirates Unveils Plan to Grow Lettuce on Mars“When we get there, we’ll have to eat.”
  20. the chain gang
    Carl’s Jr. Will Open Its First New York Location in Midtown Early Next YearIt will be near Madison Square Garden, followed by “more Manhattan locations.”
  21. war on christmas
    People Accuse Starbucks’ New Holiday Cups of Having a ‘Gay Agenda’The hand-holders depicted on them are supposedly lesbians.
  22. The Pioneer Woman Is America’s 23rd-Largest LandownerHer family owns a plot of land half the size of Rhode Island.
  23. grocery wars
    Amazon Cuts Whole Foods’ Prices Again Ahead of ThanksgivingIt’s also rewarding Prime members with an extra 20 percent off turkeys.
  24. the chain gang
    Papa John’s Tweets Middle Finger at Neo-Nazis in Latest Attempt to Regain SalesIt finally issued a formal apology for its NFL comments.
  25. news you can booze
    Famous Liquor Store Says French Bandits Stole $800,000 Worth of Fine WhiskeyThe heist included a 1960 Karuizawa, the world’s oldest Japanese single malt.
  26. empire building
    Here’s the Craziest Stuff You Can See at Eataly World When It Opens Tomorrow“You can pay €20 for that truffle hunt and €60 for a class that teaches you how to ‘recognize fruit trees.’”
  27. science
    Another Study Suggests Coffee Is Really Great for Your HeartA cup a day is linked to lower risk of heart failure and stroke.
  28. boycotts
    Hebrew National and Reddi-wip Also Pull Ads From HannityWill they face a boycott as strong as Keurig’s?
  29. tie-ins
    The 6 Most Ridiculous Things About Tiffany’s New RestaurantThe new café includes $48 finger sandwiches and is meant to feel like being “inside” a Tiffany box.
  30. health concerns
    63 Percent of New York Restaurants Have Been Cited for Rodent InfestationLatin cuisine tops the list, with sightings at 80 percent of all restaurants.
  31. scandals
    De Blasio Staffer Shocks NYC, Declares Chicago Deep-Dish the Best Pizza in U.S.“It’s like salisbury steak vs. actual steak.”
  32. boycotts
    Hannity Fans Smash Keurigs to Punish Company for Pulling Ads From ShowKeurig is one of several advertisers to leave as a result of the host’s Roy Moore coverage.
  33. lawsuits
    Walmart Has to Pay $7.5 Million to Shopper Who Broke His Hip Buying a WatermelonThe produce-aisle incident left him walker-bound.
  34. tipping
    Restaurant Adds 18 Percent Tip to Tables of TeensA mom is protesting it because her daughter paid 90 extra cents.
  35. lgbt rights
    Coffee Pros Blast Their Top Trade Group for Terrible New Position on LGBT RightsThe Specialty Coffee Association awarded three of its top tournaments to the United Arab Emirates, a country with a history of human-rights abuses.
  36. lawsuits
    New York’s Best Slice Shop Is Suing Copycat PizzeriasIf you’re knocking off Joe’s, probably need a better name than “Joe’s Pizza of the Village.”
  37. seasons greetings
    This Holiday Season, You Don’t Not Need Cake-Flavored White PepsiChristmas Cola is coming to town in Japan, even if you’ve been nice this year.
  38. empire building
    Milk Bar’s First Investor Calls Christina Tosi the Next ‘Martha Stewart’The bakery has eight figures to move into new markets.
  39. grocery wars
    Postmates Is Now Promising Customers 30-Minute Grocery DeliveriesBasically AmazonFresh, only it’s way faster and costs just $9.99 a month.
  40. everybody loves his tastes
    Japan Immediately Sold Out of the Fast-food Cheeseburger Trump AteCurious crowds were quick to consume all of Munch’s Burger Shack’s food.
  41. opening soon
    Salt Bae Has Officially Begun Hiring for His New York RestaurantYou must be “burning with desire to flare it up.”
  42. pop-ups
    This Toronto Pop-up Only Has HIV-Positive Chefs in the KitchenIt’s boldly marketed as an attempt to “smash stigma around the disease.”
  43. news you can booze
    Jim Beam Facing Boycotts After Spokesperson Mila Kunis Trolls Mike PenceConservatives are dumping out bottles because she donated to Planned Parenthood in Pence’s name.
  44. coffee talk
    America’s Glut of Third-Wave Coffee Shops Is Losing to the Big ChainsGrowth looks especially dismal as America creeps toward peak coffee.
  45. shots shots shots
    Ranch Dressing Is Finally Available in KegsNothing says “Happy Holidays” like five liters of pressurized dressing.
  46. technology
    Google Is Adding Restaurant Wait Times to Search ResultsYou’ll soon just Google whether your favorite spot has a long table wait.
  47. half baked
    Starbucks Is Launching a Chain of Stand-alone Italian BakeriesHoward Schultz says to expect “pastries you’ve never seen in America” at Princi.
  48. spreading scandalously
    Nutella Maker Secretly Changed the Spread’s Recipe So It’s More SugaryNew labels also show there’s 16 percent more powdered milk.
  49. the feeding tube
    NBC Is Making a Sitcom Based on Chili’s Elite Corps of ‘Super-Trainers’It’s about a gung-ho team that “travels the country opening new branches” of a casual-dining chain.
  50. the chain gang
    Papa John’s Forced to Deny It Makes the ‘Official Pizza’ of the Alt-RightA neo-Nazi website gave the chain props for bashing the NFL protests.
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