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  1. well-done threat
    Trump’s Steak–and–Ice Cream Terror Continues Across AsiaHe kicked off his trip to Japan with the “best quality” steak and a chocolate sundae.
  2. coming soon
    Trump’s Soho Hotel Will Finally Get a New RestaurantSpring & Varick promises “playful and interactive dishes.”
  3. twitter rants
    Gordon Ramsay Calls Renowned Chef Michel Roux an ‘Old Fart’ for Banning PhotosHe tweeted that the Waterside Inn’s ban is “bloody pompous.”
  4. Nestlé Has Purchased Organic Coffee–Maker Chameleon Cold-BrewIt follows Nestlé’s acquisition of Blue Bottle just two months ago.
  5. news you can booze
    Man Spends $10K on Glass of Scotch, Immediately Gets BurnedAnyone who pays this much for whiskey deserves to be ripped off.
  6. grocery wars
    Amazon Is Scaling Back Its Fresh-Food DeliveryBut it will keep operating in big cities like New York and L.A.
  7. the chain gang
    KFC’s New Beauty Product Is a Bath Bomb That Smells Like Fried ChickenYour whole palm or arm will be lickable after this relaxing bath.
  8. the chain gang
    Environmental Activists Hate Starbucks’s Unrecyclable Holiday CupsThe design once again fails to be something that stays out of landfills.
  9. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Hints French Fries Might Get a National Release ‘Soon’It randomly tweeted the news to a member of Blink-182.
  10. health concerns
    Listeria Outbreak Forces American Airlines to Stop Food Service on Some FlightsIt’s reportedly “scrambling” to find a different catering company at LAX.
  11. the chain gang
    Papa John’s Blames NFL Protests for Its Bad Pizza Sales“Poor leadership” at the league has “hurt Papa John’s shareholders.”
  12. news you can booze
    BrewDog Trolls Trump on Climate Change With Beer Made From Melted-Ice-Cap WaterIt will be dispensed from a tap inside of a life-size replica of a polar bear.
  13. bans
    One of England’s Greatest Restaurants Has Banned Diners From Photographing FoodMichel Roux says the Waterside Inn is “so upset about people taking pictures.”
  14. the chain gang
    Coffee-Obsessed Billionaire Family Might Buy Dunkin’ DonutsThe same people who own Stumptown, Intelligentsia, Caribou, and Peet’s.
  15. the feeding tube
    England Shaken to Its Core After Great British Bake Off Winner Gets Leaked Early“Oh god, what has Prue done?”
  16. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Is Actually Hiring Another 6,000 Human WorkersA small victory against Amazon’s robot overlords.
  17. tipping
    Trump’s Labor Department Wants to Legalize Tip-Pooling AgainIt would let owners distribute gratuities however they see fit.
  18. health warnings
    FDA Killjoys Warn You Can ‘Overdose’ on Black LicoriceToo much can apparently cause “congestive heart failure.”
  19. the chain gang
    Montana Hunters Call Arby’s Venison Sandwich ‘Tone Deaf’Game animals aren’t food, the Montana Wildlife Federation argues.
  20. bans
    New York Is Finally Repealing Its 91-Year-Old Law That Bans Dancing in BarsOnly 97 of the city’s 25,000 bars and restaurants have a special license that allows dancing.
  21. news you can booze
    Liquor Company Behind Corona, Svedka Sees Future in Weed-Infused DrinksIt’s investing $191 million in the world’s largest cannabis grower.
  22. burgergate
    Google’s CEO Vows to Correct Company’s Glaring Burger-Emoji ErrorThey’ve promised to “drop everything” and move the cheese from the bottom.
  23. ruff deal
    ‘Rooffee,’ the First Coffee for Dogs, Raises Plenty of QuestionsThat head-scratching name is just the first of many.
  24. the chain gang
    People Aren’t Exactly Lining Up for Starbucks’s New Zombie ‘Brains’ FrappuccinoResponse is underwhelming, given the drink’s over-the-top promotion.
  25. bans
    Anthony Bourdain Banned From Azerbaijan for Visiting Disputed TerritoryHis name joins a blacklist of 700 other activists and officials.
  26. news you can booze
    Feds Not Buying Liquor Brand’s Claim It Invented Vodka With ‘Health Benefits’It says Bellion’s line of “functional spirits” are just simply misleading.
  27. sexual harassment
    John Besh Still Welcome to Host His South Beach Wine & Food Festival EventOrganizers “do not anticipate” that the sexual-harassment charges will have an effect.
  28. wake up and smell the coffee
    Study Says Starbucks’s Doors Are the Second-Filthiest Surface in New York CityA test found that they’re 25 times germier than the entrance to Grand Central.
  29. video feed
    This Is Why You Don’t Eat the World’s Hottest Pepper on Live TVA Denver morning-show anchor “couldn’t breathe,” then barfed on air.
  30. the feeding tube
    New Report Says Bobby Flay Quit Iron Chef in the Most Bobby Flay Way PossibleProducers were supposedly aghast.
  31. recoveries
    José Andrés Announces He’ll Scale Back His Puerto Rico Relief EffortsThe chef has so far served nearly 2 million meals.
  32. casual racism
    Kellogg’s Apologizes for Making Racist Corn PopsThe boxes’ only brown corn pop was depicted as a janitor.
  33. Anthony Bourdain Blames Himself for the Restaurant Industry’s ‘Meathead’ Culture“To what extent … did I provide validation to meatheads?”
  34. lawsuits
    Cat Cora Sues Meatpacking Restaurant Fatbird for Not Paying Her $400,000She wants money and an injunction against further use of her name.
  35. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Is Really Going for It With a New Kit Kat QuesadillaIt only has two ingredients — a tortilla and the chocolate bar.
  36. the future
    All-Automated Chain Eatsa Didn’t Impress Diners With Its Fancy Vending MachinesScore one for live cashiers.
  37. serious baloney
    Subway Founder Suggests Tricking People Into Eating Their SandwichesFounder Peter Buck wants them to create covert sandwich “sub-chains.”
  38. ipos
    Meal-Kit Start-up HelloFresh Thinks an IPO Will Make It Worth $1.8 BillionHas the Blue Apron rival just come out of a coma?
  39. sexual harassment
    Industry Reactions to John Besh’s Sexual-Harassment Allegations“So restaurant folks. Where does it go from here?”
  40. The Maker of LaCroix Just Issued the Craziest Press Release of the Week“THE OBSCURE SILVER LINING IS A UNIQUELY-INDUCED OPPORTUNITY.”
  41. lawsuits
    Passenger Sues Airline for Serving Sparkling Wine Instead of ChampagneThis is about more than “subtle differences between effervescent wines.”
  42. empire building
    Impossible Foods’ ‘Bleeding’ Veggie Burger Is Headed to CafeteriasImpossible Foods is making a push into university and corporate food service.
  43. he did nazi that coming
    Florida Bar Offers to Trade Beer for Unused Tickets to Richard Spencer’s SpeechNaturally, his supporters responded with death threats.
  44. closings
    Bobby Flay Will Close Bar Americain in MidtownMidtown’s 13-year-old brasserie shutters in January.
  45. war on christmas
    Starbucks Put a Safe Dr. Seussian Doodle on Holiday Cups This YearIt’s a white background with sort of a Whoville thing going on.
  46. setbacks
    Blue Apron Laid Off Hundreds of Workers YesterdayThe CEO called it a “painful” companywide “realignment” in a letter to employees.
  47. Critic Calls New D.C. Nobu ‘the Most Pretentious Restaurant in Washington’“The specialty of the house … is called obnoxious.”
  48. recoveries
    Chef José Andrés Has Fed More Than 1 Million People in Puerto RicoHis team is serving 120,000 meals per day out of 15 pop-up kitchens.
  49. barbaric yelp
    Yelpers Are Trashing a Restaurant That Resold Popeyes Chicken As Its Own“If you want Popeyes chicken … go to Popeyes.”
  50. the other critics
    Times Critic Discovers That the Pool’s Renovations Violated Landmark LawsMajor Food Group didn’t get permits for at least three major changes.
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