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Clint Rainey

  1. meal kits
    Amazon Is Already Selling Meal KitsThey’ve been out in the wild since at least late June.
  2. health concerns
    Customers Are Getting Violently Sick at Yet Another Chipotle RestaurantThe chain says symptoms are consistent with norovirus.
  3. bans
    San Francisco Schools Ban Students From Drinking Chocolate MilkThe city’s school district has found a new way to reduce students’ sugar intake.
  4. recalls
    One of NYC’s Most Popular Hot Dogs May Contain Bone FragmentsSabrett’s recall covers more than 7 million pounds of franks.
  5. tough question
    Viral Reddit Post Asks People to Justify Eating at the Times Square Olive GardenThe post is at 11,000 comments and counting.
  6. empire building
    Amazon Already Registered a Trademark for a Meal-Kit ServiceIt wants to use the chipper motto, “We do the prep. You be the chef.”
  7. shortages
    Bacon Prices Are 80 Percent Higher This YearAmerica’s reserves have hit a 60-year low.
  8. Juicero Thinks People Would Buy Its Wi-Fi Juicer If It Didn’t Cost $400The widely discredited machine’s price is what’s not “realistic.”
  9. mergers
    Here Are the People Who Could Stop the Whole Foods–Amazon DealShareholders have a class-action lawsuit, and a congressman wants to hold a hearing.
  10. whew
    Kid Rock’s ‘Senate Run’ Could Be a Marketing Stunt for a RestaurantHe hasn’t filed FEC paperwork, but he did trademark “Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit Bar & Grill.”
  11. video feed
    Burger King Gave Disabled People 3-D-Printed HandsA much more thoughtful gesture than hacking their Google Homes.
  12. lawsuits
    Woman Sues Disneyland Paris After Getting Burned by a Crème-Brûlée TorchYikes.
  13. wake and bake
    Here Come Weed-Infused Coffee PodsThe best part of waking up is now 50 milligrams of THC in your cup.
  14. health concerns
    America’s Top Public-Health Official Has Shady Ties to Coca-ColaShe partnered with Coke on an anti-obesity initiative that ignored soda entirely.
  15. kill us now
    A Restaurant Is Giving Customers ‘Instagram Packs’ With Their DinnerThey want guests to “get that perfect shot regardless of the lighting.”
  16. grocery wars
    This New ‘Brandless’ Online Grocery Store Sells Everything for $3Over half the products are organic, and everything is GMO- and preservative-free.
  17. meal kits
    Trendy New Meal-Kit Service Requires Buying a $400 ‘Smart Oven’Tovala thinks the future is baking everything in a Wi-Fi-enabled combi oven.
  18. meal kit woes
    Blue Apron Stock Is Now Cheaper Than a Blue Apron MealOne research firm even says the target price should be just $2 a share.
  19. news you can booze
    Airline Passenger Checks Single Can of Beer As His Only Piece of LuggageThis guy packs only the necessary stuff when flying.
  20. high five
    New York Has a Small Farm Upstate That’s Dominating the Hemp-Food TrendJD Farms has gotten cannabis into Whole Foods and restaurants like Estela.
  21. immigration
    The Manager of a Landmark Restaurant Near Mar-a-Lago Is Also Facing DeportationAn online petition has already been signed by 5,400 people, including prominent Palm Beach residents.
  22. Chipotle Is Finally Making Its Own QuesoThe company has run entire ads against the cheese dip, which is often full of preservatives.
  23. that stinks
    Just Smelling Food Could Make You Gain WeightA new study found it can convince the body to store fat instead of burn it.
  24. under pressure
    New York City’s ‘Seltzer Man’ Retires at Tender Age of 84Eli Miller did door-to-door deliveries for almost 60 years.
  25. that stinks
    Just Smelling Food Could Make You Gain WeightA new study found it can convince the body to store fat instead of burn it.
  26. bans
    Chuck Schumer Will Save America From the Menace of ‘Snortable Chocolate’Who didn’t see this one coming?
  27. 7-Eleven Will Now Stock Soylent to Welcome the American DystopiaThe United States had a good run, folks.
  28. news you can booze
    People Are Still Taking Wine Advice From That Movie SidewaysMaybe it’s time to stop trashing Merlot.
  29. news you can booze
    Scott Walker Is in a Twitter War With Beer Nerds, AmericaHe was reminded emphatically that Miller Lite is a bad beer.
  30. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Is Using Classical Music to Calm Drunk CustomersA little Bach apparently encourages everybody to chill the eff out.
  31. video feed
    Watch Meat-Loving Kids Get Tricked Into Eating Vegan Food“Oh my goodness, I’m never going to be one of those.”
  32. charitable causes
    You Can Help Force Gordon Ramsay to Eat Pineapple PizzaHe vows to consume this “f**king god-awful” crime against pizza if enough people donate to a charity.
  33. murky waters
    Almost a Quarter of Americans Now Want ‘Organic’ WaterAnd some are spending $15 a bottle to make sure the source is “prehistoric.”
  34. beefed up
    America’s Beef Sales Are Improving for the First Time in a DecadeCheap prices are creating a new golden age of meat.
  35. news you can booze
    $100 Million Study Will Determine Once and for All If Alcohol Is HealthyOnly minor problem: It’s majority-funded by the liquor industry.
  36. bad ideas
    Someone Invented Snortable ChocolateCoco Loko is basically marketed as Four Loko for your nose.
  37. ‘murica
    ESPN Calls Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut One of the All-time Greatest AthletesHe’s apparently “among the greats” after winning his tenth Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday.
  38. video feed
    Check Out a Cool 3-D Art Tribute to NYC’s Immigrant Street VendorsWashington Square Park’s famed Dosa Man is featured.
  39. big tips
    Wahlberg Brother Tips $500 After His Posse Bombards Waffle House at 2 A.M.The staff of three wasn’t even sure who he was at first.
  40. The Pot Industry Is Still Stealing Colorado’s Restaurant WorkersRestaurants can’t afford to keep losing staff to jobs that pay $22 an hour, plus benefits, in a greenhouse.
  41. coffee talk
    Luke From Gilmore Girls Is Launching His Own Coffee LineFor some reason, it’s going to be called Scotty P’s Big Mug Coffee.
  42. sweets
    Get Ready for Avocado OreosIts new stunt is turning fan suggestions into flavors.
  43. something fishy
    Owner of 20-Pound Lobster Is Livid the TSA Took a Selfie With His Dinner“They are like the dumbest people in the world.”
  44. dairy wars
    Chobani Introduces Its First Conventional Non-Greek YogurtIt’s “trying to find a solution” for Greek-style yogurt’s slipping sales.
  45. Blue Apron Slashed Its IPO Price by a ThirdLaunching in the Amazon–Whole Foods aftermath is less than ideal.
  46. food politics
    Steakhouses Complain Trump’s China Trade Deal Is Skyrocketing Beef PricesThanks to his trade deal, beef is now going to China instead of them.
  47. meat alternatives
    Hampton Creek Says It Will Start Selling Lab-Grown Meat in 2018It says it’ll work faster and cheaper than its competitors.
  48. ABC Settles Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Over ‘Pink Slime’ ExposéNo word on the terms, but the network did not issue a retraction.
  49. pretty crappy
    There May Be a Little Poop in Your Starbucks Iced CoffeeIn a new test, a third of the chain’s iced drinks were contaminated with fecal bacteria.
  50. minimum wage
    Maine’s Restaurant Workers Convinced the State to Lower Their WagesThey argued it would lower tips and cut into their take-home pay.
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