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- Al Roker, Andrew Zimmern, and Senator Al Franken sampled some of the food offerings of the Minnesota State Fair on the TODAY show today. Franken spends the entire segment putting away an ear of corn while the other two sample the rest. It’s quite delightful how much he loves that corn:
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- Burger King has developed a cryptocurrency called “Whoppercoin.” It sounds pretty similar to a regular rewards program or a 2017 take on Wendy’s Bucks.
- Ina Garten hates cilantro and doesn’t include it in any of her recipes.
- Chick-fil-A removed the chicken salad sandwich from the menu.
- The sales of baking equipment spikes ahead of the premieres of The Great British Bake Off in the UK.
- Starbucks employees who identify as deaf now have special aprons.
- Some analysts believe that Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will negatively affect chain restaurants in the long term, because a) they aren’t as data informed as Amazon and b) fewer people shopping at brick and mortar stores means fewer customers popping into adjacent chain restaurants.
