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At the Airport, Only Eat Chicken Nuggets
Eater - Whitney Filloon
With several notable exceptions, airports are, by and large, culinary wastelands. Much like those $5 bottles of water hawked at their newsstands, airport food is stupidly expensive and, with few exceptions,
Nonalcoholic drinks are on the rise thanks in part to “sober curiosity”
Vox - Nicole Fallert
As more young people opt for wellness-oriented lifestyles, brands are offering more nonalcoholic products. Alcohol plays a dominating role in American social, political, and economic life — particularly
Bow Tie Pasta and Other Fun Shapes Are a Restaurant Trend Worth Embracing
Eater - Hillary Dixler Canavan
At the buzzy Philadelphia restaurant Musi, chef Ari Miller is serving a bow tie pasta with silk chile, lemon butter, and parsley,accompanied by a particularly cheekymenu description: “The silk chili is
‘The Kitchen at Per Se Was a Clean Place but Hard and Heartless Too’
Eater - Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein
With Notes From a Young Black Chef, Kwame Onwuachi proves that 29 isn’t too young to write a memoir. With his first book, the chef of D.C. restaurant Kith and Kin takes readers through his childhood in
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon Learns Rao’s Meatball Recipe on ‘The Tonight Show’
Eater - Greg Morabito
The host gets a crash course on the history of the East Harlem Italian restaurant Rao’s from its owner Frank Pellegrino, Jr.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sam Adams Is Releasing a Ruth Bader Ginsburg-Themed Beer
Eater - Tim Forster
But you’ll have to go to Boston to get it Boston beer brand Sam Adams is releasing a beer in honor of Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Fittingly for Ginsburg’s (at-times) fiery dissents, it’s spicy
Hong Kong
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants: Winners Announced for 2019
Eater - Monica Burton
Today, the restaurant ranking organization behind the World’s 50 Best Restaurants announced its list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. This year, Odette restaurant in Singapore takes the No. 1 spot. Asia’s
Starving to death might help. It couldn’t be much worse than how they were living.
Eater - Stephen Lurie
In 1878, a group of jailed Russian dissidents decided to stop eating. They had recently been tried for treason and were being held indefinitely in an island prison. With no certain end to their confinement,
The Swing-A-Way Jar Opener With a Comfort Grip Handle Will Save Your Wrists
Eater - Nina Bahadur
“I don’t think anything should get in the way of you opening a jar,” says Julia Turshen. The author of Feed the Resistance and Now & Again recently launched a new podcast called Keep Calm and Cook On a
Napa Valley
‘Wine Country’ Is Inspired by Amy Poehler’s Trips With Her ‘SNL Friends
Eater - Greg Morabito
Wine Country, a Netflix movie featuring six hilarious SNL veterans running amok through Napa Valley wineries, is easily one of the most anticipated comedies of the year. And now, director/producer/co-star
Queer Eye
Why I Related so Strongly to Ruth Reichl’s New Memoir
Eater - Amanda Kludt
This post originally appeared on March 23, 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
San Antonio, TX
Chick-fil-A’s San Antonio Airport Deal Gets Axed Over Anti-LGBTQ Issues
Eater - Greg Morabito
Pious, conservative-leaning chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A has been dropped from the concessions lineup of the San Antonio International Airport due to the company’s support of anti-LGBTQ organizations.
Food & Dining
Why Close a World-Famous Restaurant?
Eater - Rafael Tonon
On November 21, 2018, Spanish chef Dani García received a third Michelin star for his eponymous restaurant in Spain’s Andalusia region. After 20 years working in fine dining, he had reached the peak of
Genealogy
Krispy Kreme Owners Donate $11 Million to Atone for Nazi Family History
Eater - Tim Forster
The same company also owns Panera Bread and Pret A Manger The German family that effectively owns Krispy Kreme and Panera is set to donate around $11 million to charity, following media revelations about
New Orleans, LA
#MeToo Restaurant Boycotts: How to Help Workers Losing Tips
Eater - Ashley Goldsmith
This is Eater Voices, where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. First-time
Queer Eye
Order a Second Dessert and Say Farewell to Amazon Prime’s ‘Catastrophe’
Eater - Greg Morabito
We are entering a time of year when it is almost impossible to keep up with all the good new TV shows and comedy specials that are being released across the various streaming platforms. Here are recommendations
Product Recalls
Impossible Foods Issues First Impossible Burger Recall
Eater - Monica Burton
Impossible Foods has issued a voluntary recall after a California restaurant found a piece of plastic in a bulk Impossible Burger product. Although the FDA has not mandated the recall for any food safety
7-Eleven
7-Eleven Lab Store Experiments With Health Food and Organic Slurpees
Eater - Amy McCarthy
A trip to 7-Eleven, the country’s most recognizable convenience store, is not an experience that most would describe as aspirational. Influencers don’t flock there in search of the perfect selfie moment;
Food & Dining
In 2019, You Also Sleep at the Restaurant
Eater - Dana Hatic
Hotel restaurants are hardly new. Ryokans in Japan developed to accommodate the needs of travelers, making all-encompassing housing/dining/travel commonplace, as did bed and breakfasts in America and in
Food
Miller Lite Files Lawsuit Over Bud Light’s Super Bowl Corn Syrup
Eater - Brenna Houck
MillerCoors escalates its corn syrup fight with Anheuser-Busch Two beer giants are gearing up to fight out their differences in court. In one of the biggest ad campaigns from the 2019 Super Bowl, a Bud
Food Companies
Meat companies’ unlikely partnership with vegan food companies
Vox - Kelsey Piper
The country’s biggest meat companies are investing in vegan foods. Here’s why. Something unusual is going on in the fledgling but fast-growing lab-grown meat industry. A technology that was developed displace
Food
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Co-Star Nico Santos Reveals His Favorite Restaurants
Eater - Greg Morabito
With scene-stealing roles in NBC’s sitcom Superstore and box office hit Crazy Rich Asians, Nico Santos has been very busy lately. But when he’s not on set, the Filipino-born actor/comedian might be found
Food
Kwame Onwuachi’s Memoir Explores What It Means to ‘Pay Dues’
Eater - Hillary Dixler Canavan
“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
New Orleans, LA
We’re Buried in Starbucks Cups. What Are They Doing About It?
Eater - Brenna Houck
There’s perhaps no greater cultural artifact of 20th-century coffee culture than the single-use Starbucks cup. The cups are iconic: Whether they’re the traditional green siren-printed vessels or the annually
Food
‘Anthony Bourdain Remembered’ Memorial Book Will Release May 28
Eater - Tim Forster
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 anecdotes
Food
Manhattan Data Scientist Makes Sham Instagram Account to Get Free Food
Eater - Greg Morabito
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
Technology
Postmates launches a free group delivery option
The Verge - Jacob Kastrenakes
Postmates is launching a new delivery option that comes without its sometimes pricey service fees: essentially, carpooling for your food. The new delivery option, called Postmates Party, allows you to
Food
Ruth Reichl Relives The Golden Age of Gourmet in Memoir ‘Save Me the Plums’
Eater - Amanda Kludt, Daniel Geneen
In 2009, Condé 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). was
Food
Mark Bittman Called Out for Accidentally Stealing Feminist Magazine’s Name ‘Salty’
Eater - Tim Forster
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