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Clint Rainey

  1. sweet
    Customers Agreed to Run a Coffee Shop to Give Staff a Much-Needed Beach DayThe sheet for volunteers got so long, the owner had to take it down.
  2. the chain gang
    Chick-fil-A Releases World’s Unhealthiest Breakfast BowlIt’s a pile of eggs, cheese, salsa, and chicken nuggets.
  3. lawsuits
    Trump Administration Urges Judge to Disregard NYC’s Calorie-Count LawThe FDA sided with the grocery industry’s lawsuit seeking to block enforcement.
  4. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Decides America Is Ready for Fried-Egg Taco ShellsNaked Egg Tacos arrive on August 31.
  5. the feeding tube
    Boston Teamsters Found Not Guilty in Top Chef Extortion TrialThe defense argued it was legitimate collective bargaining.
  6. lawsuits
    Customer Claims Chick-fil-A Baked a Rodent Into Her Sandwich BunShe reportedly “still” has nightmares and is suing.
  7. pop-ups
    New York’s Cheetos Pop-up Has a 1,000-Person Wait ListAll of its reservations disappeared in just six hours.
  8. born yesterday
    Sold-out Cheese Festival Runs Out of Cheese, Infuriates Attendees“The demand for cheese on offer wasn’t anticipated” is not a valid excuse.
  9. edible insects
    European Supermarket Chain Unveils Delightful-Sounding ‘Mealworm Burgers’The company worked with a start-up for three years to develop the product.
  10. home to roost
    Big Poultry Now Supplies a Surprising Amount of Whole Foods’ ChickenOdds are high that Perdue or Tyson processed the 365-brand meat.
  11. racism
    Charlottesville Restaurant Owner Threatened After Kicking Out Nazi Sympathizers“You’ve gotta go,” the owner told a group that gave Hitler salutes.
  12. the chain gang
    Restructuring of Applebee’s and IHOP May Cost Thousands of Employees Their JobsThe parent company estimates that as many as 160 locations could close.
  13. the chain gang
    Malcolm Gladwell Takes Surprising Stance Against McDonald’s French FriesThe noted contrarian claims they’ve tasted “like cardboard” since 1990, the year they lost their beef tallow.
  14. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Is Testing a Burrito That Includes Spicy Pop Rocks“I was very confused by the whole thing but it was only $1.49.”
  15. meal kits
    Blue Apron Had the Most Disappointing IPO of the CenturyShare prices rank dead last for big IPOs after six weeks since the year 2000.
  16. immigration
    A Michigan Restaurant Owner Refused to Let ICE Agents Enter Her KitchenThe agents reportedly showed up looking “pretty equipped.”
  17. lawsuits
    The ‘Pink Slime’ Debacle Cost Disney and ABC at Least $177 MillionIt’s likely the most ever paid in a media defamation case.
  18. health concerns
    Chipotle Had to Close a Store Overrun by MiceThe closure comes three weeks after a video of the infestation went viral.
  19. shortages
    India’s Political Unrest Has Caused a Darjeeling Tea ShortageOne grower calls it “the worst crisis we have ever faced.”
  20. lawsuits
    Root & Bone Chefs Accused of Pilfering $290,000 of the Restaurant’s MoneyTheir business partner believed the restaurant was “not making much, if any, profit.”
  21. kids these days
    America’s Hottest Dorm-Room ‘Restaurant’ Specializes in Omakase SushiTwo Boston University roommates have created a full-blown ten-piece nigiri tasting menu.
  22. You Will Soon Be Able to Eat Oprah-Branded FoodIt’s called “O, That’s Good.”
  23. coming soon
    Chicago’s Renowned Au Cheval Will Open in New York City Next YearAn outpost has been confirmed in Tribeca for late-summer 2018.
  24. dangerously cheesy
    Get Ready for the All-Cheetos RestaurantIt’s called the Spotted Cheetah.
  25. meat alternatives
    Government Won’t Say Whether High-Tech Veggie Burgers Are Safe or NotBut they’re probably fine, right?
  26. the chain gang
    Papa John’s Gluten-Free Pizza Might Have GlutenThe chain says people who are gluten intolerant should avoid it.
  27. lawsuits
    Food Couriers Say Delivery Services Are Screwing Them Out of PayAt least three lawsuits right now argue they’re being unlawfully classified as contract workers.
  28. boycotts
    Dunkin’ Donuts Blames Store Layout for Treatment That Led to NYPD BoycottTwo officers said they were denied service, but now Dunkin’ HQ claims they ordered from the wrong spot.
  29. surcharges
    This Restaurant Added an 18 Percent ‘Man Tax’ to Offset the Wage GapIt’s to make men “stop and question their privilege a little bit.”
  30. the chain gang
    Starbucks Says It’s Not Actually Giving Discounts to Immigrants“The plan is to meme into existence a day where Starbucks is supposed to give free coffee to ‘undocumented Americans.’”
  31. good news
    The Restaurant Industry Added a Surprisingly High Number of Jobs Last YearA federal report says it grew by 313,000 jobs, more than the entire health-care industry.
  32. the chain gang
    Dunkin’ Donuts’ Possible Name Change Insults Fried-Dough Lovers EverywhereIt’s unclear how this “reinforces” that the brand is a “coffee leader.”
  33. food delivery
    GrubHub Is Buying Yelp’s Food-Delivery Platform for $288 MillionYelp officially exits the delivery game, in another big food merger.
  34. news you can booze
    BrewDog Is Supposedly Building a Bar Across the U.S.–Mexico BorderIt will theoretically serve Mexican beer to Americans, and Texan beer to Mexicans.
  35. the chain gang
    Washington Post Critic Warns McDonald’s Sriracha-Kale Burger Is a ‘Cry for Help’“The fast-food equivalent of watching your Dad sport rompers and pledge his undying love for Drake.”
  36. the feeding tube
    Watch Gordon Ramsay Cook Scrambled Eggs Over, and Over, and OverIf you haven’t picked up on the technique by now.
  37. news you can booze
    Bulleit Whiskey Accused of Firing the Founder’s Daughter Because She’s GayThe “First Lady of Bourbon” says her brand ambassadorship abruptly ended the day before Christmas Eve via email.
  38. lawsuits
    Two Midwest Towns Are Locked in a Vicious Fight Over Their Pierogi FestivalsThe Whiting Pierogi Fest is displeased with the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival’s name.
  39. coffee talk
    Hipster Demand for Fancy Coffee Is Really Helping Africa’s FarmersYour $6 single-origin Yirgacheffe habit is giving the industry new legs.
  40. Of Course Silicon Valley Got a $600-a-Head Wagyu SteakhouseHiroshi’s steaks come with flavorless gold leaf purely “for show.”
  41. nightmare deliveries
    Delivery Guy Leaves Note Threatening to Rob Customer Who Didn’t Tip“Who knows” what a disgruntled Postmates employee “is capable of,” he wrote.
  42. the feeding tube
    Teamsters ‘Paralyzed’ Padma Lakshmi With Fear During Top Chef: BostonThe show’s extremely Boston extortion trial is officially underway.
  43. whyyy?
    It’s Only August 1, and the Year’s First Pumpkin-Spice Coffee Is Already HereThe perpetrator is home-décor-retailer World Market.
  44. the chain gang
    Twitter Suspends Fake McDonald’s Account That Conned People for 9 MonthsIt even fooled @McDonaldsCorp — until it started tweeting about suicide.
  45. the chain gang
    Starbucks Is Now Putting Beef Jerky in Its Cold BrewBut only at a Seattle location, for now.
  46. Chipotle Has Reopened That Restaurant Where People Got Violently IllCEO Steve Ells insists they “took aggressive action to correct the problem.”
  47. edibles
    A Californian Is Making Pot-Infused Farm-to-Table Olive OilPot d’Huile combines the “spirit” of West Coast locavores with the “needs” of cannabis users.
  48. video feed
    Watch This Heroic Effort Creating SNL’s ‘15-Flavor Taco’It’s even served authentically — in a tote bag full of chili.
  49. bans
    Oh, C’mon, MTA: Don’t Ban Food on the SubwayIn light of recent track fires, MTA chief Joe Lhota says it’s not a bad idea.
  50. news you can booze
    Confused White House Invited Hipster Beer to Yesterday’s Fire-Truck EventShowing up at all was something Narragansett says it “considered long and hard.”
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