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- Whole Foods executives reportedly aren’t happy with the way things are going under their new overlords at Amazon. That makes sense as the upscale grocery chain has struggled to keep shelves stocked since it was acquired by the online retail giant. As a result, more than a dozen WF executives and senior managers have left the company.
- And as the grocery wars ramp up, IRL retail giant Target is considering a merger with Cincinnati-based supermarket chain Kroger.
- There isn’t any good bottled barbecue sauce — at least, if you’re planning to put it on barbecue — but which is the best among the worst? The Takeout did a taste test and has recommendations based on preference, as well as an overall winner.
- Lena Waithe, who co-stars in Master of None with Aziz Ansari and was the key player in the series’s excellent “Thanksgiving” episode, shares some thoughtful comments on the sexual misconduct allegations against Ansari. “We need to be more attuned to each other, pay more attention to each other, in every scenario, and really make sure that, whatever it is we’re doing with someone else, they’re comfortable doing whatever that thing is, and that we’re doing it together. That’s just human kindness and decency.”
- A very Berkeley, California, story: University of California at Berkeley scientists are hard at work creating yeast that could fundamentally change the art of brewing beer. The new yeast could make hops irrelevant.
- Have food scientists invented too many flavors? When a product called Xtra Screamin’ Dill Pickle Pringles exists, the answer may be “yes.”
- Here’s everything you could want to know about Panda Express, the popular Chinese restaurant chain that got its start as The Panda Inn 45 years ago in Pasadena, California.
- A new comedy TV show pilot called Abby’s will focus on “an unlicensed bar in San Diego where the regulars enthusiastically enforce a unique set of rules that give them a sense of community and allow them to avoid the frustrating behavior found at other establishments.” So far, the show has cast Natalie Morales (The Grinder) and Neil Flynn (Scrubs) as leads, along with Nelson Franklin (The Millers), Jessica Chaffin (Big Mouth), and Leonard Ouzts (Master of None).
- Finally, here is an extremely fun Twitter thread. “People who work/have worked in restaurants: Please bestow unto me the story of your biggest fuck-up.” Lots of fun responses.
