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  1. online groceries
    A New Online Grocer Helps Feed Hungry FamiliesThrive Market says it now helps feed over 1,000 families each month.
  2. news you can booze
    Someone Finally Invented Peeps-Flavored BeerThe brewery behind ramen beer has created a “marshmallow-y,” purple sour ale.
  3. news you can booze
    Of Course People Are Calling This Horrible Heineken Ad RacistIt shows a beer slide past two darker-skinned people and ends with “Sometimes, lighter is better.”
  4. stadium concessions
    Yankees Unveil New Milkshakes That Are Pretty Obvious Black Tap KnockoffsYankee Stadium concessions enter the Instagram-dessert copycat game.
  5. lawsuits
    Waiter Fired for Excessive Rudeness Says He Was Just Being ‘French’He complains it’s discrimination to call his behavior “aggressive, rude, and disrespectful.”
  6. health concerns
    America’s Obesity Epidemic Is Only Getting WorseNew research is incredibly alarming.
  7. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Decided to End the Week With Some LayoffsThe chain will centralize marketing operations to “support the needs of the business.”
  8. grocery wars
    Is Kroger About to Merge With Target?Amazon fears may have two of America’s largest grocers aiming to join forces.
  9. twitter rants
    This Amazing Twitter Thread About Deceitful Vegetables Is Today’s Catharsis“Is there a vegetable that’s a bigger liar than spinach?”
  10. closings
    A Restaurant at Another Trump Hotel Is ClosingEmployees say sales have dropped by as much as 40 percent in recent months.
  11. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Execs Bailing After Amazon Takeover“Culturally it’s been a rough start.”
  12. tip pooling
    Congress Just Introduced Legislation to Ensure Servers Get to Keep Their TipsA provision to the spending bill would clarify the Labor Department’s tip-pooling rule.
  13. the chain gang
    Why Is Domino’s Threatening a YouTuber?He restored one of its futuristic delivery cars, and now the franchisee wants it back.
  14. the chain gang
    Get Ready for McWagyuMcDonald’s unleashes a (slightly) fancy new burger in Australia.
  15. empire building
    Why Chelsea Market Could Soon Become a Global ChainExpect at least two new locations to be announced before the end of the year.
  16. tie-ins
    Uniqlo’s New Ramen Shirts Are Actually Pretty GreatThe company has incorporated eight famous ramen logos into “playful” wearable designs.
  17. kids in restaurants
    Great Reddit Thread Reveals What Kids Draw at Restaurants That Give Them Crayons“Waiters and waitresses of restaurants that offer crayons to children, what’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen a child draw?”
  18. lawsuits
    Pabst Sued for Saying Some of Its Beer Is Fancier Than It Really IsOlympia Beer supposedly contains “pure mountain water,” but is brewed near an EPA Superfund site.
  19. select all
    13 Reasons to Believe Aliens Are RealHow seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
  20. the chain gang
    The Chains Are So Thirsty Right NowStarbucks, Taco Bell, and Sonic are set to make it the summer of gimmicky drinks.
  21. shortages
    New York Is Literally Running Out of CheetosAnd Doritos, and Fritos, and lots of other junk food.
  22. everybody’s a critic
    Trump’s D.C. Hotel Has Taken Aim at the Local Food Critics“Another big miss not mentioning @TrumpDC Dessert Night happening every Friday.”
  23. st. patrick’s day
    We Dare You to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With This Green-Spaghetti ChiliCincinnati chain Skyline Chili has truly gone too far with this promotion.
  24. meal kits
    Blue Apron Plans to Sell Its Meal Kits in Grocery StoresIt’s in “active conversations” with supermarkets.
  25. pollution
    Very Alarming Study Finds Microplastics in 93 Percent of Bottled WaterResearchers fished particles out of 11 top worldwide brands.
  26. sweet sorrow
    Is This the End of Candy Hearts?Necco, one of America’s oldest confectioners, will close operations unless it finds a buyer.
  27. online reservations
    Maine Restaurant Announces It Will Only Take Reservations by MailProspective diners are encouraged to “write clearly and legibly.”
  28. sexual harassment
    OpenTable Has Launched an Anti-Harassment Campaign for RestaurantsThe “open kitchen” program asks operators to publicly pledge their commitment to compassion and equality in the workplace.
  29. grocery wars
    Walmart Will Launch Same-Day Grocery Delivery in NYCThe next best thing to actually being allowed to build a store in the city.
  30. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Find Truly ‘Local’ Food in AmericaA report says state-run labels are “deceptive and virtually unregulated.”
  31. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Is Scrambling to Stop an Angry Vendors’ RevoltBoth national and smaller brands are upset about new merchandising fees.
  32. edible insects
    Ikea Has Been Quietly Working on Bug Meatballs and Beetle BurgersThe furniture chain’s R&D kitchen unveils some innovative, environmentally friendly dishes.
  33. sexual harassment
    A New Report Details the Abuse Servers Tolerate for Better TipsThe power imbalance and subjective nature of tipping culture forces servers to endure behavior that wouldn’t be tolerated in other workplaces.
  34. immigration
    After a Beloved Restaurateur Was Deported, His Customers Moved OnRoberto Beristain’s shocking deportation made national headlines. Now a Washington Post report finds that his town has largely forgotten him.
  35. Costco Now Sells an All-Pastel Doomsday-Prepper Food KitIt’s 36,000 servings you can distribute however you see fit.
  36. seriously people?
    National Restaurant Association Keeps Getting Confused for the NRAOne group is pro AR-15, the other operates the Pizza Industry Council.
  37. robots
    A Burger Chain Added a Burger-Flipping Robot — It Lasted for a DayFlippy already needs a bit of retooling.
  38. news you can booze
    Whiskey Industry Argues It Will Be an ‘Unintended’ Victim of Trump’s TariffsThe EU has said it will retaliate with tariffs on American goods, including whiskey.
  39. food deserts
    The Salvation Army Is Opening Affordable Grocery Stores in Food DesertsThe first location opened today in northeast Baltimore.
  40. up in smoke
    The Booming Marijuana Industry Is Making It Harder for Restaurants to Find HelpColorado chefs blame weed gigs that pay $20 an hour to relax in climate-controlled grow houses.
  41. the chain gang
    Even Peyton Manning Is Bailing on Papa John’sThe chain’s celebrity spokesperson just sold all 31 of his franchises.
  42. news you can booze
    Coca-Cola Will Finally Start Adding Alcohol to Its SodaThe company will roll out its version of chuhai in Japan.
  43. news you can booze
    Beer Makers Says Trump’s Aluminum Tariff Could Destroy 20,000 JobsBrewers contend the added costs “couldn’t come at a worse time.”
  44. health scares
    What You Need to Know About the World’s Worst-Ever Listeria OutbreakIt’s infected 1,000 people and killed 180 so far in Africa.
  45. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Will Finally Make the Big Switch to Fresh BeefThe chain is racing to keep up with changing tastes.
  46. tie-ins
    Pizza Hut Unveiled New ‘Pie Top’ Sneakers That Order Pizza and Pause TVThe chain’s Pie Tops II are a noticeable upgrade over the originals.
  47. no reservations
    OpenTable Under Fire After Employee Makes Fake Reservations With Rival ServiceThe company says the employee was fired immediately — but the damage was already done.
  48. Google Will Sell Zagat to Review Site the InfatuationThe popular upstart site will give the 40-year-old service a “healthy future.”
  49. twitter fails
    Here’s the Barbecue Tweet That Broke TwitterNever tell people in the South that the best barbecue is in Brooklyn.
  50. honors
    Paula Wolfert Is the 2018 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award WinnerThe author has spent five decades teaching Americans how to cook Mediterranean food.
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