 Saying Young Cooks Need to 'Pay Dues' Before Finding Success Is Kind of Bullshit
In Kwame Onwuachi's new memoir, the chef questions what it means to be "ready" "Why do you think you can write a memoir at age 29?"
This is the question chef Kwame Onwuachi asks himself, seated across from me at a table as the final lunch guests of the day leave the sunny Kith and Kin dining room.
It's the same question that Washington, D.C., asked when he set out to open his first restaurant, an ambitious, pricey affair that would tell his life story, weaving Cr...
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An Anthony Bourdain Memorial Book Is Coming This Spring
Plus, McDonald's gets into the couch business, and more news to start your day The book was originally made for Bourdain's daughter
A new book memorializing the late Anthony Bourdain is set to be released this spring. Named Anthony Bourdain Remembered, it will showcase memories and anecdotes of the beloved chef. It looks to be more a photo compendium in remembrance of Bourdain (rather than a novel), interspersed with comments from some of his prominent fans such as Barack ...
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Instagram Mastermind Creates Fake Influencer Account That Racks Up Free Meals
This is an impressive, algorithm-filled grift A Manhattan data scientist is turning the social media influencer world on its head by revealing that he created a bot that not only runs a successful Manhattan-themed Instagram account on its own, but also automatically solicits meals from restaurants in exchange for posts.
The bot-run account in question, @beautiful.newyorkcity, has shared over 600 photos of New York cityscapes — all reposted from other accounts, with attribu...
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Ruth Reichl Relives the Golden Age of 'Gourmet' in New Memoir
The food world figure discusses Save Me The Plums on the Eater Upsell In 2009, Conde Nast shuttered its premiere food magazine Gourmet after 68 years in business. It was a shock to readers, to food lovers, to media world watchers, to restaurant industry reporters (hi). It was a shock to Ruth Reichl, the woman at the helm. "A world without Gourmet was unimaginable," Reichl writes in her new memoir Save Me in Plums, where she recounts the full story of her decade at the maga...
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Following Plagiarism Controversy, Former NYT Food Writer Mark Bittman's New Publication Changes Name
A feminist magazine was already using the name Salty before Bittman came along The new project from former New York Times food writer Mark Bittman got off to a rocky start yesterday. In a Times article, Bittman announced Salty, a new food-focused "online magazine" that he created with the publishing platform Medium. One problem: Salty already exists, and it's a feminist magazine that launched in 2017. On top of that, there was more than a passing resemblance between the l...
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Watch: This Seoul Sushi Chef Runs a Six-Seat Omakase by Himself
From the fish market to the counter, the man behind Ooshima does it all single-handedly "There are a lot of people who like sushi but can't afford it," says master sushi chef Park Sangha, the owner of Seoul's six-seat restaurant Ooshima. "But I believe they have the right to eat sushi, too."
Sangha's technique at Ooshima is all his own, where the chef keeps his costs down while serving high quality fish, largely by modifying techniques, abandoning tradition, and ...
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A Great Food Sweatshirt, Famous Barbecue Sauce, and More Things to Buy This Week
Your weekly dispatch from the 'Add to Cart' newsletter This post originally appeared on March 19, 2019, in Add to Cart — the weekly newsletter for people who love shopping (almost) as much as they love eating. Subscribe now.
On Saturday night, on my way home from a delightful party with rather undelightful wine, I found myself scrolling through Instagram, inspired to bring better wine into my life. I found an online seller called Primal; it looked nice and had a decen...
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The Creators of 'Chef's Table' Are Bringing 'Street Food' to Netflix This Spring
The new series will celebrate the work of chefs who run food carts and hawker stalls around the world The filmmakers behind Chef's Table are working on a new Netflix series called Street Food that will shine the spotlight on acclaimed chefs around the world working in casual restaurants, including food carts and hawker stalls.
Street Food will take viewers to nine Asian countries throughout its first season, and each episode will highlight "the stories of perseverance an...
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Yes, Chick-fil-A's Foundation Still Donates to Anti-LGBTQ Causes
Plus, Utah's pickle-based dessert, and other news to start your day In fact, the donations even went up in 2017
New tax filings from chicken chain Chick-fil-A's charitable arm, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, show that the company is still directing donations to organizations with fairly solid anti-LGBTQ outlooks. Per ThinkProgress, the newly released filings from 2017 show that a hefty $1.65 million was donated to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which imposes a ban on â...
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American Restaurants Are Finally Embracing Tinned Seafood
Fish in a can is no longer just a Portuguese souvenir. It's on the menu. Sardines in olive oil, mackerel in broth, and mussels escabeche (or mussels poached in vinaigrette) packed in colorful tins are more than the perfect souvenir from a Portugal vacation. Globally, preserved fish is on the up and up. According to Bloomberg, the market for tinned fish is expected to reach $36.7 billion by 2021. Although seafood conserva is admittedly more popular in Europe and Asia, the Unit...
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Waze Is Watching You and It Knows You Want McRibs
Google isn't just monitoring what you do online; it's watching you while you're in your car, too Welcome to the future, where apps can show you an ad for a burger, then lead you straight to it. Crowdsourced GPS app Waze, which was acquired by Google in 2013 for more than $1 billion, can now determine not only where exactly you're driving, but also what billboards you may be seeing along the way. And in a recent partnership with McDonald's, it put this data into action...
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Questlove's Fake Meat Cheesesteaks Are Coming to Concert Venues Across America
The hip-hop drummer is teaming up with Silicon Valley fake meat company Impossible Foods The Roots' drummer/Tonight Show bandleader Questlove is putting his name on a cheesesteak made with plant-based Impossible Meat that will be available at 40 Live Nation concert venues across the country, as well as Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where the Phillies play ball. This new sandwich is made with the recently-introduced Impossible 2.0 Meat, plus a "melted cheese blend,"...
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My Sick Fascination With Hudson Yards
From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on March 16, 2019, in Amanda Kludt's newsletter "From the Editor," a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Read the archives and subscribe now.
Hudson Yards, the most expensive private development project in American history, debuted in New York on March 15 to much fanfare, wild crowds, and monster lines for everything from Kith ice cream to Jos...
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Study Suggests That Hip-Hop Makes Cheese Taste Better
Plus, Cadbury wants you to go looting, and other news to start the day Pair your emmental with A Tribe Called Quest
It's already been said that music helps plants to grow faster — now, a new Swiss study suggests that you can improve cheese by playing it some hip-hop. The research from Bern University of Arts tested the effects of different styles of music on the taste, smell, and texture of cheese. Eight wheels of emmental were subjected to various tunes, played on repeat ...
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Massimo Bottura's New Dubai Restaurant Is a Fellini-Inspired Party
Torno Subito at the W Dubai — the Palm is a playful ode to Italy in the 1960s Dubai has a reputation for attracting world renowned chefs. Outposts of Jose Andres's Jaleo and Heston Blumenthal's Dinner by Heston Blumenthal are both set to open in 2019. But when Massimo Bottura was approached by the W Dubai — the Palm about opening his own Dubai restaurant, opening another version of three-Michelin-stared Osteria Francescana was out of the question. "I always say I'...
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The Nomafication of Nordic Food
Rene Redzepi transformed the world's perception of Nordic food. This isn't necessarily a good thing Rene Redzepi changed everything. No one Nordic individual has done as much to capture the attention of food writers and enthusiasts worldwide as Redzepi, who has attracted them to the region in droves since opening Noma in 2003. In the years since, both his name and that of his iconic restaurant became synonymous with "New Nordic" cuisine and the sleek, earthy aesthetic...
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Beto O'Rourke's Presidential Platform Is Actually a Restaurant Countertop
Dude, people need to eat food off of those! Texas congressman and newly minted Democratic presidential candidate Robert "Beto" O'Rourke really likes standing on things. During campaign stops for his failed bid at the Texas senate last year, O'Rourke spoke to his impassioned followers from a variety of elevated positions: traditional risers, stepladders, the back of a pickup truck.
In his first presidential campaign event Thursday in Iowa, O'Rourke wandered into a cof...
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Watch: What It Takes to Farm 10,000 Oysters a Week in Freezing Temperatures
This Scarborough, Maine, farm doesn't stop harvesting just because it's winter Oyster farming does not stop after summer ends, so farmers across the Northeast are going out in winter temperatures and icy waters to farm for the prized bivalve. In Scarborough, Maine, the team at Nonesuch Oysters picks up 10,000 oysters each week — reportedly between half a million and 1 million every year — and is inevitably working for hours on a boat on all the sunny-yet-freezing days i...
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'Queer Eye' Sends Jones Bar-B-Q Sauce Sales Through the Roof
Viewers of the Netflix show are eager to try the signature sauce from pitmasters Deborah and Mary Jones On the latest season of Netflix's hit series Queer Eye, meat-smoking sisters Mary and Deborah Jones get a makeover along with their Kansas City restaurant Jones Bar-B-Q — and now fans are clamoring to get a taste of the duo's signature barbecue sauce.
As the sisters explain in their Queer Eye episode, the sauce is baed on a secret recipe passed down to them by their f...
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I Want to Be a Non-Combatant in the Coming Burger Wars
If fighting climate change devolves into arguing about hamburgers, we're all doomed Climate change is coming for every aspect of our lives, if it hasn't already. There will be tough compromises, heartbreaking disasters, moments of hope and loss, and either a mass rejection of filling the atmosphere with warming gases that destabilize our way of life or… not. Leading writers on the issue agree now is the time to take action; in his new book, David Wallace-Wells argues that...
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French Protesters Torch Elite Paris Restaurant (and a Nespresso Store)
Plus, a drinkable version of onigiri, and other news to start the day Gilets Jaunes target opulent, caviar-laden Le Fouquet on the Champs-Elysees
Parts of Paris were shut down over the weekend as Gilets Jaunes (yellow vest) protesters took to the streets again. This time, the targets were status symbols of the rich and famous, including century-old Champs-Elysees restaurant Le Fouquet, which was torched and badly damaged. The brasserie has been popular among French politici...
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What Happens When a Restaurant's Toxic Culture Reaches Customers?
Diners who experience inappropriate comments are often left with little recourse The deli had delicious sandwiches. The kind of food you crave suddenly and without warning, the kind that makes you wish you lived close enough to eat it every day. Andrea and her husband loved this deli, and when they found out Andrea was pregnant, it was where they went to celebrate. They were trying to take a photo of themselves with the ultrasound when the owner came over, joking that he didnâ€...
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'Queer Eye' Heads to the Midwest in a Season Full of Drama (and Ramen)Â
Streaming recommendations for the weekend plus a roundup of the week's food-related entertainment news This post originally appeared on March 15, 2019, in "Eat, Drink, Watch" — the weekly newsletter for people who want to order takeout and watch TV. Browse the archives and subscribe now.
Welcome back to Friday afternoon. I hope that you've pencilled in some time this weekend to get reacquainted with your old friend the television. Here are notes on three shows to c...
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'Top Chef Kentucky' Finale Recap: A Drama-Filled Showdown in MacauÂ
The three remaining contestants prepare to cook the "meals of their lives" for a bevy of guest judges During the overstuffed Top Chef Kentucky finale, the three remaining contestants cooked the food we've come to expect from them all season: Contestants Kelsey Barnard Clark and Sara Bradley created meals that reflected their Southern upbringings, while Eric Adjepong continued to channel his West African heritage by preparing food that represented the history of the trans...
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Shake Shack Wants to Entice Workers With Four-Day Workweeks
Butterball recalls 39 tons of raw turkey, and more news to start the day Shake Shack tests four-day workweeks at Vegas restaurants
Fast-growing burger chain Shake Shack is exploring the idea of offering its employees a four-day workweek, Bloomberg reports. The company's CEO Randy Garutti told investors on Thursday that several Las Vegas-area Shake Shack locations have been testing the schedule as an option to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market. "If we can f...
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The 16 Essential Restaurants in San José, Costa Rica
Where to find show-topping mariscos, brimming arepas, and quite possibly Central America's best scoop of vanilla ice cream in the Costa Rican capital Nearly 2 million travelers head to Costa Rica each year for its waves, stunning tropical rainforests, and epic beaches. But its status as Central America's top tourist destination is a fairly recent phenomenon. (Many Costa Ricans credit 1994's famed surf documentary Endless Summer 2 with putting the country on the internat...
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Sign Up for Eater's New Newsletter: 'The Move'
Pro tips and advice from Eater's dining experts, direct to your inbox Eating, as it turns out, can be a complicated thing. From the changing norms surrounding tipping (always 20 percent, even at counter-service spots, people) to the mind-boggling number of "never-ending" pasta combinations available at the Olive Garden, dining out has always been riddled with more questions than obvious answers. For our part, Eater's always been here to help.
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Why You Can't Call It a Barcade
No really, you'll get sued Shawn Thornton was a week away from opening his new business, Double Dragon Barcade, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when the company's Facebook page abruptly shut down. Alarmed that the business's followers were suddenly lost to the ether, he reached out to the social-media platform to find out what was going on. Facebook moderators directed Thornton to an attorney for Brooklyn-based arcade bar chain Barcade; Thornton claims the lawyers informed him by...
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Chipotle Wants You to Know That Its Sick Employees Now Stay at Home, Thanks
Plus, a juice bar that makes drinks based on news headlines, and other news to start the day The chain is also preparing to roll out quesadillas
Under former Taco Bell exec Brian Niccol, it looks like Chipotle has bounced back from its various food poisoning scandals and their attendant bad press. Bloomberg has some analysis on the turnaround, and the steps Chipotle took to fix its problems seem, well, pretty obvious. Chipotle now makes sure sick employees stay home (a solid s
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Behind the Scenes of 'Top Chef' With Eric Adjepong, Sara Bradley, and Kelsey Barnard Clark
The three finalists look back on their journey from Kentucky to Macau The rollicking culinary extravaganza know as Top Chef Kentucky will draw to a close tonight in a final, winner-takes-all cook-off set in Macau.
While the three finalists each have their own distinct styles, they all share an inclination toward cooking food that reflects their heritages and past experiences. Throughout the season, Eric Adjepong, the chef/co-proprietor of the D.C. pop-up Pinch & Plate, i
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WeWork Is Launching a Co-Working Space for Food Startups
WeWork Food Labs will also give $1 million in seed funding to companies as a part of a new accelerator program WeWork — the chain of co-working spaces that famously offered complimentary fresh fruit water, coffee, and ping-pong to freelancers on its way to a $45 billion valuation — now wants to reach people outside the workplace. In January, it announced that, after conquering the market in office real estate, it was rebranding to "The We Company" and splitting into thr...
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'Yelp for Trump Supporters' Disappears From App Stores
A security researcher identified major flaws in 63red Safe's design A Yelp-like app created to help snowflake Trump supporters patronize MAGA-friendly, safe spaces disappeared from Apple and Google Play's app stores after a French security researcher identified major security flaws. The app, called 63red Safe, billed itself as a place for "reviews of local restaurant (sic) and businesses from a conservative perspective." It's now listed as "Coming (back) soon!" on...
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Brooks Headley and New York's Favorite 300-Square-Foot Restaurant
This week on the Upsell, the chef behind Superiority Burger talks expansion, accessibility, and passion for his work How does punk rock chef Brooks Headley think about the next iteration of his quirky, beloved, and nationally recognized vegetarian restaurant Superiority Burger? What's it like to go from working in one of the country's most grandiose high-end kitchens to opening a 300-square-foot spot with very little counter space? And how does a tiny business in New York w...
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Mini Spatulas, Pink Breakfast Bowls, and More Things to Buy This Week
Your weekly dispatch from the 'Add to Cart' newsletter This post originally appeared on March 12, 2019, in "Add to Cart" — the weekly newsletter for people who love shopping (almost) as much as they love eating. Subscribe now.
I couldn't tell you which colors were cool at specific times in my life. I guess lime green had a moment back when I shopped at Limited Too, but it was hardly the color of the mid-'90s. I don't think any single hue was, at least not in...
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Watch: Seattle's Pike Place Market Is Home to a Legendary Filipino Food Stall
Halo Halo heads to Oriental Mart for a taste of the Filipino home cooking the family-run eatery has served for three decades Slightly tucked away inside Seattle's iconic, bustling Pike Place Market is Oriental Mart, a three generation-owned market stall. It first opened in 1971 by Milagros Apostol who immigrated to Seattle with her husband and children from the Philippines, where she owned a dry-goods store. It was a natural move for Apostol to open an Asian-goods shop in her...
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Vampire Weekend's New 'Sunflower' Video Features a Pair of Famous Jewish Delis
Can you feel the '90s vibes? The new video for Vampire Weekend's single "Sunflower" is an all-star collaboration featuring guitar virtuoso Steve Lacy and funnyman Jerry Seinfeld in front of the camera, actor-turned-auteur Jonah Hill in the director's chair, and a pair of legendary Manhattan Jewish delicatessens in the background. Hip-hop/film icon Fab 5 Freddy also has a brief cameo in the video.
The video begins with split-screen footage of Lacy and Vampire Weeken...
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Maybe Everyone Should Blow Out Their Birthday Candles Like Mitt Romney
What if he's not weird and you're just gross?
My team surprised me with a cake made out of my favorite snack—twinkies! Looking forward to all this year has in store. pic.twitter.com/lQfyIrQ9Qe— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 12, 2019
The other day, Utah senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney tweeted a video of his staff presenting him with a homemade cake, a Stonehenge-like array of Twinkies, for his 72nd birthday. But instead of leaning over...
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Winemaker, Beverage Exec Charged in College Admissions Fraud Scandal
Plus, the history of "government cheese," and other news to start the day A former casino exec and frozen burrito magnate also face charges
The food and beverage world was not spared in news of a college admissions scam that broke yesterday, most famously involving actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Laughlin. The widely reported scam was elaborate and multi-pronged, with the parents of college applicants paying up to millions of dollars for fake athletics credentials or ...
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Reclaiming the Grain Bowl
Black chefs are giving the sad-desk-lunch staple a distinct culinary identity At Teranga, Le Creuset dishes in primary colors hold items ready to be scooped into compostable bowls for a line of waiting customers. There's fonio, a grain lauded for being nutritious and gluten-free, along with couscous and rice; vegetarian sides, like a beet salad and roasted plantains; and, naturally, a choice of protein, including salmon and chicken. The result is a fast-casual grain bowl, to ...
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Join Eater and the Food Bank for New York City to Fight Hunger
Here's how you can get involved Each spring the Food Bank for New York City — New York's major hunger-relief organization — holds a weeklong restaurant campaign that allows local restaurants and its patrons to get involved in the fight against hunger. Eater is excited to partner with the Food Bank and its efforts in this year's campaign, Eat for Good.
From March 18 to March 24, restaurants participating in Eat for Good will donate five percent of sales to the...
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The Lost City of Aguachile
A Mexico City seafood chef travels home to Sinaloa in search of the "original original" version of the state's signature shrimp dish It's Saturday morning and a crowd of 30 people has already clogged the narrow central aisle of Mexico City's Mercado de San Juan, the gourmet food market in the historic center. Bottles of Pacifico pass from hand to hand as waiting customers dance to banda music blaring from a precariously placed loudspeaker over chef Luis Valle's cram...
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Budweiser-Infused 'Natural' Pork Is Heading to Your Meat Aisle
The watery lager brand aims to entice millennials with a Coleman Natural partnership Budweiser may shy away from corn syrup in its recipes, but it's happily partnering with a corn-fed meat brand Coleman Natural on a new line of beer-infused pork products. The "all-natural" meat supplier announced last week that it is teaming up with the beer giant to "reinvigorate" grocery aisles with Budweiser jalapeño cheddar beer brats, Budweiser barbecue sauce-slathered St. Louis...
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California Tourism Board Reportedly Paid $600K to Lure Michelin Guide
Comparatively speaking, it's not the most expensive Michelin Guide — or even the worst deal In what appears to be a bargain (relatively speaking), California's tourism board reportedly spent $600,000 to draw Michelin into producing a state-wide guide, the tire company's first such guide in the U.S. The number comes from restaurant industry blog Family Meal — according to Visit California (via that blog), the money is used to "underwrite the hard costs of expanding t...
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How Much Is Having a Michelin Guide Worth?
It's quite common for tourism boards to dangle money before Michelin in the hopes of getting local guides. California is no exception. In what appears to be a bargain (relatively speaking), California's tourism board reportedly spent $600,000 to draw Michelin into producing a state-wide guide, the tire company's first such guide in the U.S. The number comes from restaurant industry blog Family Meal — according to Visit California (via that blog), the money is used to â€...
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Nobody Blows Out Birthday Candles Like Mitt RomneyÂ
Seriously, what is this bizarre technique? This morning, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) showed off a truly unusual technique for blowing out candles on a birthday cake.
To celebrate his 72nd birthday, Romney's team surprised the former governor of Massachusetts with a multilayered cake made out of his "favorite snack," Twinkies. In a Twitter video filmed by a staffer, Romney looks genuinely thrilled to be receiving such a whimsical treat, telling his crew, "Oh my goodness, w...
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The Paris Restaurant That Defies Categorization
At Le Rigmarole, chefs Robert Compagnon and Jessica Yang attune the menu to their customers' tastes Here's the precis on Le Rigmarole, which opened in Paris last year: A young team trained in fancy restaurants is letting their hair down, serving a menu that doesn't cost a fortune and a fair bit of natural wine to go with it; they've set up shop in the 11th Arrondissement, a part of town where many chefs have staged similar rebellions against traditional fine dining. No...
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New Dating App Matches Singles Over The Contents of Their Fridges
Plus, Ariana Grande stokes vegan ire over Starbucks' new egg white drink, and other news to start the day That's one way to sell an expensive cold box
Riffing off a popular Subreddit, Samsung has a new app that hits the sweet spot between "novel" and "invasive": Called Refrigerdating, it's basically "Tinder, but with the contents of your fridge." Users download the app, peep at pictures of other singles' refrigerators, and then decide if they're intereste...
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Watch: Can the Worst Steak Be Saved With a Tub of Beef Fat?
Butchers Ben Turley and Brent Young try to salvage the flavorless eye of round Whole-animal butchers Ben Turley and Brent Young are quick to gush about their favorite cuts of steak — like merlot and beef shank, to name a few — and have even devoted entire episodes of Prime Time to the underrated ones.
But this episode is all about the duo's least favorite cut, the "womp womp" of all the muscles of all the animals, the one that for them has zero redeeming qualities: ...
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The Most Important Kitchen Tool May Be the Humble Plastic Container
Forget fancy gadgets — the takeout container is a cooking essential They are always a little hidden in photos. A round rim might peek out from behind a chef's elbow in a halogen-lit kitchen. A tapered edge can be glimpsed the moment a refrigerator opens behind the bar. Standing in line for the bathroom at a favorite neighborhood restaurant, I see them in all their glory: stacked on top of each other, right up to the edge of the shelves, lined up like prepared, colorful sold...
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Pineapple Pulling Is the Internet's Newest Viral Fixation
This "food hack" is much harder than it looks All around the world, people's minds are being blown to pieces by a video showing a hand plucking perfect little nuggets of fruit straight from a whole pineapple — and now fruit-lovers are attempting to replicate this same feat, to varying degrees of success.
Pineapple pulling mania started last week when a video from Tik Tok got a boost on Twitter from a fellow named Dennis Naghizadeh:
Wait, what? The whole time? The...
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Watch: Why Is the Midwest Obsessed With Portillo's and Its Chicago Dog?
Among all the hot dog joints in Chicago, this chain has stood out for more than 50 years All around Chicago you'll find vendors slinging the city's beloved version of a hot dog: an all-beef frankfurter with yellow mustard, relish, chopped white onions, tomato wedges, a dill pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt, all perched on a poppy seed bun. But of all the many hot dog joints in Chicago, there's one chain that has stood out for more than 50 years: Portillo's.
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'Yelp For Trump Supporters' Is Here to Protect the MAGA Crowd
Plus, the political delusions of grandeur continue from Starbucks's founder, and more news to start the day 'Keeping Conservatives Safe' is its tagline
Trump supporters have a new resource available to ensure they only patronize establishments where tacky red hats are welcome: A new Yelp-style app will give ratings on whether restaurants and other businesses are Trump-friendly. The Daily Beast discovered the app, named 63red Safe, over the weekend, noting that the app'...
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Pink Restaurants Were Edgy. Now They're (Mostly) Derivative Instabait.
The making of a color trend Restaurant design trends come and go: Dark walls, bare bricks, and Edison bulbs give way to white-washed spaces accented with natural wood and succulents. The latest restaurant-interior fad, however, is not a checklist of design hallmarks, but a single color: pink.
Pink is everywhere in dining today: On restaurant walls (see June's All Day in Austin, Gabrielle in Charleston, Cha Cha Matcha in New York City), in logos and branding (Momofuku Milk B...
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Watch: Breaking Down and Rebuilding a Coconut for a Michelin-Starred Dessert
Sugar Coated investigates how Le Bernadin's executive pastry chef Thomas Raquel crafts a pastry showstopper Welcome back to Sugar Coated, Eater's video series for dessert lovers hosted by New York pastry chef, Rebecca DeAngelis.
Rebecca DeAngelis was the pastry chef at New York City's Babbo for 11 years, a post that today DeAngelis confidently claims she only would have left for a job at Le Bernardin — Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star French, seafood-centric restaur...
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Watch Kate McKinnon Play a Momo-esque Fast Food Mascot on 'SNL'
This fried chicken restaurant has a big problem — its mascot looks like internet demon Momo Last night's Idris Elba-hosted episode of SNL featured a hilarious commercial for a fictional fast food chain called Bok Bok's, whose mascot bears a striking resemblance to Momo, the ghoulish figure that's the subject of a viral internet hoax aimed at terrifying young children.
Played by cast member Kate McKinnon, the mascot has a devilish smile, bulging eyes, and the body of a...
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A Few Changes Ruined the 'Big Family Cooking Showdown' on Netflix
Weekend streaming recommendations and a roundup of the week's food pop culture news This post originally appeared on March 8, 2019, in "Eat, Drink, Watch" — the weekly newsletter for people who want to order takeout and watch TV. Browse the archives and subscribe now.
Welcome back to Friday afternoon. I've got some TV recommendations and a roundup of the week's food-related entertainment news, as well as a WORD OF WARNING about a food show that is alluring ...
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In the Restaurant Industry, Improving Mental Health Feels More Important Than Ever
After a wave of suicides in Sacramento's hospitality community, one group of chefs mobilized This story was originally published on Civil Eats.
The food world suffered a major shock in 2018 when celebrity chef, writer, and television host Anthony Bourdain died by suicide. A cynical yet compassionate realist, Bourdain was often candid about his bouts with depression and substance abuse, and that fact made him more relatable to many of his fans and admirers. Despite his cand...
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'Top Chef Kentucky' Recap: A Fusion Feast in MacauÂ
The penultimate episode of Season 16 features a durian challenge and a cross-cultural banquet Continuing their stay in Macau, the contestants on Top Chef Kentucky encounter new challenges and a few major surprises during the second part of the finals.
At the start of the episode, the four remaining cheftestepants — Eric, Michelle, Sara, and Kelsey — seem excited and a little nervous about moving onto the next round of the finals. "Whatever happens next is going to deter...
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Elizabeth Warren Wants to Challenge Mergers Like Amazon and Whole Foods
Starbucks gives employees an Ariana Grande playlist as a peace offering, and more news to start your day Elizabeth Warren proposes a breakup of 'big tech'
Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is flexing this week in a letter on Medium that outlines her policy goals for taking on the nation's tech giants. Warren writes that companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon have amassed too much influence:
Today's big tech companie...
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NC Pizzeria Is Apparently Sticking by Ryan Adams-Themed Menu in Spite of Misconduct Allegations
Sticks and Stones Clay Oven Pizza has been unresponsive to a customer's complaints regarding the disgraced singer A customer is accusing a North Carolina-based pizzeria of insensitivity for continuing to serve dishes named after songs by musician Ryan Adams. The singer-songwriter has been accused of psychological abuse by several women, in addition to allegedly engaging in sexually explicit communication with an underaged girl, according to the New York Times. In a statement,...
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The Activist Introducing Intersectionality to Hospitality
Ashtin Berry wants to see a more diverse — and healthier — bar and restaurant industry Welcome to Doing It Right, a column where Eater meets chefs, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs who recognize challenges in their communities — and are actually doing something about it. In this installment, we head to New Orleans to focus on the work of activist Ashtin Berry.
The challenge:
Historically, the bar and restaurant industry has not allowed diversity to thrive or people of c...
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The Six Biggest Food Stories of February
This week on The Upsell, we discuss throwing cheese at babies, the decline of meal kits, and more On the latest episode of the Eater Upsell podcast, we tackle the biggest food stories of February.
We discuss Delta and Diet Coke's questionable airplane napkins and learn what kind of flyer Daniel is (the chatty kind!); the Michelin Guide's expansion to the entire state of California and what that means specifically for Los Angeles; Martha Stewart's new line of cannabis pro...
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Philadelphia Outlaws Cashless Restaurants
Most stores in the city will be required to accept cash starting this July Today, Philadelphia became the first U.S. city to ban cashless stores. The Wall Street Journal reports that as of this July, most retail stores in the city will be required to accept cash — restaurants included.
The debate around cashless businesses, those that require payment by credit or debit card, has reached a fever pitch. Last fall, a New York City Council Member introduced similar legislation,...
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Michelob Ultra Is the Beer of Choice for Today's RepublicansÂ
A pilot buys pizza for a plane full of stranded passengers, and more news to start your day The united bar tabs of America
Democrats and Republicans don't see eye to eye on many issues these days, including the best forms of alcohol to imbibe. According to a new study by Will Feltus, the senior vice president of research for the ad-buying firm National Media, Democrats gravitate toward wine and brandy, while Republicans have a taste for bourbon and low-calorie beer. A nifty...
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How to Get the Most Credit Card Rewards When Dining Out
You spend money at restaurants anyway: Get some of it back The world of dining and drinking is an obstacle course wrapped in a labyrinth wrapped in a logic puzzle — it's full of pitfalls, gray areas, and bewildering questions that really shouldn't even be questions (How do I find the bathroom?) and yet, somehow, are. Fortunately, your friends at Eater are here to help: Life Coach is a series of simple guides to the arcane rituals of modern dining. Have a question or a qua...
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Watch: Two Master Butchers Say Beef Leg Is One of the Most Underrated Cuts
Ben and Brent make a case for merlot steak and beef shank on Prime Time The Meat Hook owners Ben Turley and Brent Young are at their Brooklyn butcher shop in this episode of Prime Time to show off one of their favorite underrated cuts: the beef leg. "There are things we love about a beef leg that nobody really knows about," says Turley. Among them are the beef shank — beloved for how tough the cut is and generally being an excellent value. A couple inches away is a cut kn...
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Irresistible Olive Oil, a Very Good Jumpsuit, and More Things to Buy This Week
Your weekly dispatch from the 'Add to Cart' newsletter This post originally appeared on March 5, 2019, in "Add to Cart" — the weekly newsletter for people who love shopping (almost) as much as they love eating. Subscribe now.
Last week, olive oil company Brightland rolled out a "limited edition bottle" with a label created by a Dutch artist using "bold brush strokes with oil pastels and acrylic." (Food drops: They're now a thing, I guess.) (Update: The o...
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All the Unanswered Questions We Have About Mario Batali
For one, how much did he walk away with? Today, the New York Times reported that Batali has finally, officially divested from all his restaurants. This is the first time a chef has voluntarily severed financial ties to his restaurants following accusations of sexual misconduct. Restaurateur Thomas Carter divested from New York City restaurants Estela, Cafe Altro Paradiso, and Flora Bar following accusations that he had instilled a "culture of fear," but the chefs involved i...
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Pork Chop Recipe Fails to Sway Iowa VotersÂ
The recipe was mailed to residents the week before a vote on a tax hike A nonprofit political advocacy group funded by conservative tycoon Charles Koch attempted to use a delicious pork chop recipe — possibly one hacked from a Pioneer Woman original — to sway Iowa residents against voting for a one-cent sales tax increase.
Photographer and Windsor Heights, Iowa resident Lauren Campbell sent Jezebel a copy of the flier from the group Americans for Prosperity that includes ...
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The Brand-New Home of Eater Travel Is Here
Because face it — you're there to eat Since I joined Eater as Travel Editor just over a year ago, I've had the chance to do a lot of pretty ridiculous stuff: I've eaten all the carbonara in Rome. Wolfed down plate after plate of queso-smothered machaca in Texas. Consumed my weight in arepas in Bogota. And nearly drowned in beef noodle soup in Taipei. I've put together stories on Mexican food road trips and $15,000 Disneyland dinners. I sent my coworker on a train tri...
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Will Hipsters of the World Embrace PBR Whiskey?Â
Gwyneth Paltrow takes partial credit for the gluten-free craze, and more news to start your day Pabst encroaches upon the whiskey market
Pabst Blue Ribbon, the cheap beer that became a hipster fixation in the early aughts, is likely getting a whiskey counterpart.
New Holland Brewing Co., a company that distributes its products through Pabst Brewing Co., received approval last month from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a Pabst Blue Ribbon Whiskey label. An
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The Eater Guide to the Whole World
Some eat while they travel; others travel to eat. Whichever camp you're in, Eater Travel is here with hundreds of meticulously curated maps spotlighting the essential restaurants and hottest openings in the world's most vital destinations, all written by on-the-ground experts who call these places home. Looking for inspiration? Our comprehensive guides, features, essays, culinary explainers, and more will provide the spark you need to plan your next trip — and the one aft...
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16 Dishes That Define Taiwanese Food
From beef noodle soup to bubble tea, this is the ultimate guide to what, where, and when to eat in Taipei "Taiwanese food history is as murky as Taiwanese politics," says Katy Hui-wen Hung, author of 2018's A Culinary History of Taipei. Indeed, it's hard to talk food without getting political around here. Many of the dishes we love today wouldn't exist without successive eras of global trade, colonialism, and hegemony. And nowadays, much of the international community...
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For Some Food-Service Workers, Unions Are Finally Gaining Steam
Unsustainable wages plague the food industry; some hope that collective bargaining will help change that Change had gone too far at Anchor Brewing Company when management took away the employees' beer earlier this year. Leading up to the eventual sale of the legacy Californian brewery to the Japanese behemoth Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in 2017, workers had seen an erosion of company culture and benefits, including the loss of a 45-minute paid lunch. More recently, full-time employ...
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Boba Explained: A Taxonomy of Taipei's Bubble Tea
A sipper's guide to the bouncy, chewy treat Taiwan has exported to the world Taiwan is the undisputed boba capital of the world: Here, the midday caffeine hit is a boba break, not a coffee run, and a shoulder-slung boba cupholder is the must-have accessory. Over the last several decades, these bracing cups of sweet, creamy, chewy refreshment — which are also called "bubble tea" and "pearl milk tea" — have become a go-to beverage throughout not just Taiwan, but al...
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How to Eat Your Way Through 24 Perfect Hours in Taipei
A one-day eating marathon in Taiwan's extraordinary capital Taiwanese chefs are finally starting to clinch Michelin stars in Taipei, but some of the best eating can still be found at soulful, no-frills places, where the lao ban — the master chef running the operation from behind the stove — has spent decades perfecting just one dish, usually the only thing on the menu. In a jam-packed 24 hours of eating, expect to find long lines of locals, 90-mile-a-minute Mandarin, and...
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The Eater Guide to Taipei
The island of endless eating that's too delicious to miss
Taiwan is, first and foremost, an island. It's surrounded by three different seas; boasts unique biodynamics, with its own endemic species of creeping fig and mountain peppercorn; and has nurtured a distinct and vibrant culture, one that melds the influences of all the groups who voyaged to get there — including overlapping periods of colonialist rule by the Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
But functi...
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Even Train Rides Are a Chance to Eat Outrageously Well in Taipei
How bento boxes became a staple of Taiwan's railways To get just about anywhere in Taiwan outside of Taipei, you'll probably need to travel by train. Taiwan boasts a large and efficient rail network that's accustomed to serving tourists and commuters alike, from those looking to get to beaches in the south or rice-field villages in the east to those who simply need to head into the city for work. Some destinations can take up to eight hours to reach, and few trains sport...
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Behold Addiction Aquatic, Taipei's Leviathan Seafood Paradise
A walk through the sprawling development, from the live tanks to the crowded sushi bar Addiction Aquatic Development (上引水產), a gourmet marketplace in the Zhongshan District, is a seafood lover's paradise: From hot pot to sushi to fish grilled or fried, the independently owned stalls of AAD offer seafood cooked with almost every method imaginable.
AAD feels like the cooler cousin of popular indoor markets like Nanmen, where locals go to purchase produce, pick up se...
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FDA Commissioner Who Oversaw the Nation's Food Supply Resigns
Scott Gottlieb ran the agency for nearly two years Scott Gottlieb, the head of the Food and Drug Administration resigned on Tuesday, stating that he wished to spend more time with his family, the Washington Post reports. Gottlieb has worked at the FDA since May 2017 and is expected to continue overseeing the division for several weeks.
Gottlieb was considered a relatively mainstream selection by the Trump administration. He previously worked as a deputy commissioner for the F
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In the Alinea vs. Cat Cora Battle, Everybody Loses
Cat Cora behaved badly at the Chicago restaurant, but owner Nick Kokonas hardly did better Last weekend, Iron Chef star Cat Cora and Chicago restaurateur Nick Kokonas engaged in a very public spat on social media and on the blogging platform Medium, in an event that food media Twitter treated as if it was Mayweather versus McGregor.
In case you missed it: Cora showed up to Kokonas's restaurant Alinea Saturday night. When she was told there wasn't an available table, Cora a...
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Antoni Becomes Unlikely Focus of Meme Involving Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale
People have a lot of thoughts about the scenario depicted in this picture Queer Eye food expert-turned restaurateur Antoni Porowski is part of a meme that is ping-ponging around the internet today involving SNL cast member Pete Davidson and Underworld star Kate Beckinsale.
On Sunday, a photographer took a photo at a Rangers game in New York City that shows Porowski looking a bit pensive as Davidson and Beckinsale passionately make out right next to him. Porowki and Davidson
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Michelin Announces Its Next Guide Will Cover LA — Here's What That Means
Will Michelin inspectors understand California's unique style of fine dining? Following years of rumors, the tire-making gourmands of Michelin have announced their grand return to Los Angeles: 10 years after the last Los Angeles Michelin guide was released, the restaurant-ranking brand announced that a guide to California will hit shelves by this summer, reports the LA Times. The new book will cover Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the California Coast, and more. It'll j...
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Trump Shuns White House Chefs in Favor of Fast Food for Football Players
Plus, KFC dips its toe into the cool waters of communism, and more news to start the day Dejà vu: Trump lays out another fast food buffet for college athletes
Championship football team North Dakota State (also know as the Bison) visited the White House yesterday and were presented with a now-familiar sight: a lengthy smorgasboard of fast food fare. While Trump had to source external food due to the partial government shutdown (meaning that the White House chefs were furlou...
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Why You Should Buy a Decanter, but Skip an Aerator
According to one wine expert and enthusiast, at least Jordan Salcito wants your glass of wine to taste its best. The director of wine special projects at Momofuku and the founder of both Bellus Wines and Ramona beverage company, Salcito was a James Beard Awards semi-finalist for Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional in 2018. She gives talks, writes about wine, and works the harvests annually.
For the drinker who is not a certified pro, the world of wine accessories i
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Why You Should Buy a Decanter, but Skip an Aerator
According to one wine expert and enthusiast, at least Jordan Salcito wants your glass of wine to taste its best. The director of wine special projects at Momofuku and the founder of both Bellus Wines and Ramona beverage company, Salcito was a James Beard Awards semi-finalist for Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional in 2018. She gives talks, writes about wine, and works the harvests annually.
For the drinker who is not a certified pro, the world of wine accessories i
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Why You Should Buy a Decanter, but Skip an Aerator
According to one wine expert and enthusiast, at least Jordan Salcito wants your glass of wine to taste its best. The director of wine special projects at Momofuku and the founder of both Bellus Wines and Ramona beverage company, Salcito was a James Beard Awards semi-finalist for Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional in 2018. She gives talks, writes about wine, and works the harvests annually.
For the drinker who is not a certified pro, the world of wine accessories i
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New 'Queer Eye' Trailer Is Full of People Confronting Their Demons (Plus Makeovers!)Â
Netflix's hit lifestyle revamp show returns on March 15 For the third season of Queer Eye, the members of the Fab Five are helping a group of Midwesterners turn their lives around.
This new trailer indicates that just like the last two seasons, this new batch of episodes will pack a hefty emotional punch. And, as always, fans can expect some lighthearted moments intercut with all the heavy scenes of people trying to banish their personal demons. Last season, the crew broke ...
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In the Food Swamps of LA, McDonald's Was Our Lifeboat
Fast food helped our family adjust to life in the United States and became our Sunday ritual, until it began taking its toll The first place we were allowed to go to alone was the McDonald's around the corner. Our family went so often that my parents eventually allowed us to walk there and back by ourselves. At 13, I carried the $15 my dad handed me while my brother Kenny, then 7, held onto a torn piece of lined paper with our order: eight McChicken sandwiches, six cheeseburg...
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Watch: Why Max's Restaurant Is a Beloved Filipino Chain
The restaurant is known for its iconic fried chicken Halo Halo is back, and we're in my hometown of Las Vegas for a highly special episode. Growing up Filipino in Las Vegas, my family and I celebrated just about every milestone we could at Max's Restaurant — a Philippines-based chain that's known for its fried chicken.
Max's all began after WWII, when American G.I.s would visit the home of Maximo Gimenez's to hangout, drink, and feast. The G.I.s were there so ofte...
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Baby Cheese Challenge Sets the Internet Ablaze
A weird, cruel prank is spreading like wildfire across social media People all over the world are throwing slices of cheese at babies and documenting their reactions on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
The prank was started by a Michigan dad named Charles Amara, who shared a Facebook video last Tuesday of a baby getting "cheesed" with the caption, "You asked for it, here it is! Attack of the cheese Episode 2. He wasn't happy after this one." Two days later, a Twit...
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Has #MeToo Been Bad for Restaurant Business?
Deals fell through and foot traffic declined, but there are still people eating at the restaurants of accused men It was just after 7 p.m. on a recent Thursday, and the Spotted Pig was empty. Well, not entirely. On the ground floor of the restaurant, which occupies a New York City townhouse, there were a couple of men at the bar and a few pairs seated at tables along the edge of the dining room. I'm told that upstairs, the bar was a bit more crowded, and perhaps less quiet. B...
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