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- The reviews are in for Escape to Margaritaville, the Broadway show written by Parrothead musician and paradisiacal cheeseburger expert Jimmy Buffett, and the critics aren’t impressed. “If ever there were a time to be drunk in the theater, this is it,” writes Jesse Green of the New York Times. Bloomberg’s Chris Rovzar agrees: “[L]ike the worst versions of its namesake beverage, it’s too watered-down to be much fun.”
- A restaurant in Maine is eschewing technology not only of the 21st century, but that of the 19th century as well. Instead of going online or calling, diners must book reservations at Lost Kitchen by snail mail.
- What’s the best way to take a dig at any houseguests you don’t actually like? Serve them drinks with ice cubes made from hot dog water. This is diabolical.
I turn hotdog water into ice cubes for guests that I don't like pic.twitter.com/YOOrBaNTaB
— Angela Brisk (@AngelaBrisk) March 9, 2018
- Cornelius, North Carolina-based D9 Brewing Company has a new craft beer that specifically calls for government action on gun control. 314 Action Ale was made in partnership with 314 Action, a non-profit political action committee that has been working to repeal the Dickey Amendment, which prevents researchers at the Centers for Disease Control studying how gun violence affects public health. Proceeds from the brew are going to a fund for victims of the recent Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.
- Here’s a look at the Pineapple Collaborative, which organizes events to bring women in the food and restaurant industry together. “None of the women I was meeting in the restaurant world knew each other,” founder Ariel Pasternak tells NPR. “I wanted to connect these women and have a space to explore ideas about food.”
- In the Aube region of France, there is a local decree that requires bakeries to close at least one day a week. Rebellious baker Cédric Vaivre has been keeping his Boulangerie du Lac open daily, and now he faces a 3,000 euro ($3,700) fine.
- The world’s first brick-and-mortar Pokémon cafe has opened in Tokyo. Fans of the game will surely fall in love at first sight.
- Chef Tunde Wey, who recently ran a New Orleans pop-up that asked white diners to pay more than diners of color, discusses how food can be a vehicle for social change. “Food spaces embody the sort of structural inequalities that exist in the larger community and they also contribute to those inequities as well, so it’s incumbent on folks, on all of us, to address the injustices that we see in all the spaces that they exist,” Wey tells GQ. “I use food because food is what I do, but I also use food to comment on larger social questions because there shouldn’t be any spaces that don’t contribute to the conversation. What we do when we ignore inequity is in fact promoting it and reifying these structures, you know?”
- Following in the footsteps of KFC, Taco Bell, and some other big food #brands, square burger purveyor Wendy’s has partnered with a designer on a new line of streetwear. Sadly, the clothes are only available through some promotions and are not currently for sale via any retail outlet.
- Taco Bell is now offering its Guild Education program to all employees at U.S. locations. The program, which gives access to college advisors and tuition discounts, is meant to help with worker retention.
- Apothic Wine has released a new red varietal that is infused with cold-brew coffee. Is this the grown-up version of a Red Bull-vodka?
- Amazon has already gotten into the grocery business with its acquisition of Whole Foods, and now the shipping and retail giant may be considering an Instacart delivery competitor.
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