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- Starbucks’ latest speciality drink is — for once — foregoing the bright-colored dyes in favor of some seasonal flavor: The juniper latte blends espresso, milk, dried juniper berries, sage, and mandarin for something that tastes vaguely holiday-ish.
- Working at Cracker Barrel on Thanksgiving Day — where the country-themed chain is a known destination for many — sounds like an absolute nightmare. “You have to mentally prepare yourself, because there's going to be a lot of screaming, a lot of yelling,” writes an anonymous employee. “There’s a lot of crying that day.”
- Battle Chef Brigade, the video game, looks pretty amazing: The premise is essentially a “fantasy cooking show” that combines Food Network-like cook-offs with monsters, but as this review at Polygon points out, the gameplay itself is slightly lacking in excitement.
- The new over-the-top milkshakes at TGI Friday’s look suspiciously familiar.
- The New York Times pairs some fun science facts with every element of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
- Meanwhile, according to one report, Americans will collectively spend more than $81 million on pie to celebrate the holiday.
- Do take a moment to check out Squeakeasies, an art project by Hunter Fine that uses adorable sculpted rats to poke fun at gentrifying New York City bars.
