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- Taco Bell now sells Skittles-flavored slushies. Don’t your teeth hurt just thinking about that? The Strawberry Skittles Freeze, as it’s called, is currently available for a limited time, though the American dentistry lobby will surely push T-Bell to make this a permanent menu item.
- Google is unloading Zagat, which it purchased in 2011. Here’s how the tech giant nearly destroyed the restaurant-reviews publication.
- UberEats continues to expand its reach. Rideshare company Uber plans to launch its food-delivery service in 100 new cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Congratulations to extremely wealthy person Jeff Bezos, who ate an iguana over the weekend. The Amazon founder enjoyed the lizard as part of the Explorers Club Annual Dinner, where he received the Buzz Aldrin Space Exploration Award.
- Jen Agg, a restaurateur who has regularly spoken out against abuse in her industry, sits down with W5 for an in-depth profile.
- There is a new supper club in London that serves as a support group for people with eating disorders. One of the organizers writes: “Thirteen women (and one man) engrossed in a passionate, sensitive conversation about all of the existential issues that underpin their mental health issue — with every single person speaking candidly about their own experience with the sole intention of helping others. Diet culture; government public-health messages; family pressures; cultural norms; Kayla fucking Itsines — we chewed over it all. And as the conversation thrived — and diners felt increasingly comfortable with the company — plates began to clear.”
- Hidden Valley is celebrating the impending nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a diamond-encrusted bottle of ranch dressing, for some reason. One has to wonder if either of these soon-to-be royal newlyweds has ever tasted ranch in their entire lives.
- The New York Times visits Coyote Ugly to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the bar that was made famous by a 2000 movie.
- That burger-flipping robot at Los Angeles’s Caliburger was temporarily taken off line because it was too slow. This is a perfect opportunity for a burger-flipping John Henry to come in and save the day.
- The rise of robots in restaurants has flesh-and-blood employees fearing for their jobs, but a new bot at a restaurant in California is designed to work with servers instead of replacing them.
- And speaking of robots, this matcha-making machine is terrifying.
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- Donald Trump’s labor department has proposed the revival of tip-pooling, which would allow restaurant owners to split gratuity among servers and cooks — or keep the cash for themselves. Industry workers aren’t happy with this idea, and now the United States House of Representatives is working on a bill that, if passed into law, would prevent employers from skimming tips.
- Add Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey to the list of American staples that are becoming more expensive thanks to Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
- America’s last producer of steel kegs is worried about the tariffs, too.
- And, finally, if you’re convinced the world is a disaster and is only going to get worse, bulk empire Costco is selling a $6,000 doomsday food kit. It’s expensive, but once civilization falls, money will be valueless anyway.
