- On a recent episode of UK baking hit The Great British Bake Off, a contestant made a loaf of bread that was supposed to look like a snail and instead looked like a flacid penis. The show’s official twitter account (and much of British twitter) was all about it:
"She gave herself a huge job and she pulled it off" #BreadWeek #GBBO pic.twitter.com/6bdjBofiTs
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) September 12, 2017
Just wait until it rises… #BreadWeek #GBBO pic.twitter.com/JcgRrb6Jzq
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) September 12, 2017
Sigmund Freud would have plenty to say about these showstoppers. #BreadWeek #GBBO pic.twitter.com/BiWiAX3W59
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) September 12, 2017
- An exec at Michelin says their acquisition spree may continue. The famous restaurant guide and tire maker recently bought the restaurant booking site Bookable and a stake in both the Robert Parker Wine guide and Le Fooding.
- Fast-food chain Caliburger will install burger flipping robots in 50 of its locations. The chain’s CEO recently said of improvements in automation and robotics: “The kitchen can be entirely automated. We really think of ourselves as a technology company that happens to sell cheeseburgers.”
- Most of the Waffle Houses are back open in Florida following Hurricane Irma:
On Monday, there were 157 @WaffleHouse restaurants closed. Today only 6 are closed. #Irma pic.twitter.com/1OLo5qIbFP
— Waffle House News (@WaffleHouseNews) September 13, 2017
- Kendall and Kylie Jenner just introduced a new (already controversial) purse in the shape of a Chinese takeout box. It’s called the “Lee Leather Clutch.”
- This Action Bronson appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers is weirdly funny:
- Watch what happens when, in an incredible feat of stunt journalism, a writer consumes 40 pumpkin spice products over a week: “I’m writing this story after a breakfast of pumpkin spice toast, pumpkin spice yogurt with pumpkin granola, and an iced pumpkin spice chai, sitting next to a flickering pumpkin spice candle, because I am seeking pumpkin spice enlightenment.” It’s more about the phenomenon than the actual consumption of these products, but worth a read.
- Meanwhile, the Cheesecake Factory has a new pumpkin pie AND pecan pie combo cheesecake.
