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- Vegetarian start-ups such as Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are working on faux animal proteins that are so close to the real thing that they actually bleed. American cattle ranchers are now planning to fight back. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association is petitioning the United States Department of Agriculture to set hard and fast definitions for terms such as “beef” and “meat.”
- Disneyland is taking advantage of America’s current obsession with tropical drinks by opening a tiki bar and Polynesian restaurant in the Adventureland section of the theme park.
- Chef, baker, James Beard Award-winner, and television star Nancy Silverton is recovering after a nasty fall in Copenhagen.
Nancy is resting comfortably after a bad fall in Copenhagen @NancySilverton @ReneRedzepiNoma @dominiquecrenn @ruthreichl @thejgold @FUNWITHKATEhttps://t.co/KXRfuBQlwz pic.twitter.com/lM0m7WclcT
— michael krikorian (@makmak47) February 23, 2018
- The 2018 version of a romantic dinner date: A vibrator that orders Domino’s pizza once it has completed its service.
- Gin and tonic marmalade could be the next hot breakfast staple. It won’t get you drunk, so don’t plan on giving up those bloody marys and mimosas just yet.
- Starbucks is encouraging coffee drinkers in the United Kingdom to sip from reusable vessels by implementing a five pence ($0.07) “latte tax” on disposable cups. The company plans to give the tax a trial run for three months before making any permanent decisions on the issue.
- Immigrant workers workers successfully campaigned for better rights at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plant in Vermont. Here’s how they did it.
- McDonald’s Japan is serving french fries with cheese and bolognese sauce. Someone alert Italians Mad at Food.
- And finally, a North Carolina couple got married at a Whole Foods Market over the weekend. Do you think the bill for the festivities cost a whole paycheck?
