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- Tinder bios that include food get the most matches, and mentions of guacamole, specifically, lead to the greatest chance at dating success. According to a study, profiles that referenced everyone’s favorite dip were 144 percent more likely to get messages.
- Jennifer Lopez carries a bedazzled Starbucks cup decked out in Swarovski crystals, and she bought a second $585 tumbler for boyfriend Alex Rodriguez.
- The cast of the Big Bang Theory is evidently terrible at “eating” on camera. Those empty Chinese food containers aren’t fooling anyone.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle probably made Ina Garten’s “perfect roast chicken” the night they got engaged. Ina’s pretty sure of it, at least.
Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan! I always knew roast chicken had magic powers!! I'm so happy for both of you! @theroyalfamily @meghanmarkle
— Ina Garten (@inagarten) November 28, 2017
- The new Domino’s Tracker app isn’t entirely accurate. Apparently, if the app says “Melinda” is delivering your pizza, it doesn’t mean a woman named Melinda will be delivering your pizza.
- McDonald’s launched a BLT Big Mac — but it’s only available in Australia.
- Is Waffle House the most rapped-about restaurant? Here are 10 times it’s mentioned in song.
- Two cult favorites are heading to Canada: Taiwanese hot chicken specialist Hot Star is setting up shop in Vancouver, and Filipino chain Jolibee is opening up in Toronto.
- From Granny Ogle’s Ham ‘N’ Beans to the Front Porch Café, a Food and Wine writer tried (and failed) to eat all the food at Dollywood.
- Chef Craig Lieckfelt, whose acclaimed Detroit pop-up restaurant Guns + Butter was featured on Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and Eater’s most anticipated openings list, is returning to the U.S. after several years cooking abroad in Tokyo. His new pop-up Like Felt will takeover Midwest 38 member Mabel Gray on December 18 followed by three nights at nearby pop-up restaurant Frame.
- A prison-themed restaurant in Egypt is causing some uproar. Food Crime displays props like handcuffs, inmate number plaques, a prisoners’ cage, and an electric chair, but the owner insists the theme is not political.
- Restaurant review aggregator La Liste named Guy Savoy in Paris the best restaurant in the world for the second year.