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- Casual sit-down chain Chili’s does not believe in moderation. The company famous for its baby back ribs — or, at least, its baby back ribs jingle — is now putting said ribs on top of a cheeseburger. The “Boss Burger,” as it is understatedly named, is also topped with lettuce, tomato, cheddar, ranch, barbecue sauce, jalapeño sausage, bacon, and brisket. The whole thing checks in at 1,650 calories, and Chili’s chief marketing officer Steve Provost says it’s “a meal in itself, and, for some, it can be lunch the next day.” Please do not eat a 1,650-calorie burger in one sitting.
- Starbucks’s latest beverage innovation is a line of cold-foam iced coffee drinks.
- In addition to a new line of McDonald’s t-shirts, extremely hip fashion brand Uniqlo is giving a bunch of other foods and brands some buzz with clothing partnerships. Fans of ramen, Kikkoman, and Chupa Chups should take a look.
- New-age health enthusiasts have touted apple cider vinegar as somewhat of a magical elixir, but research hasn’t actually found any benefits that might come from drinking the vinegar. In fact, it could be harmful.
- Salt Bae’s restaurant chain, which has about 20 other owners as well, is in serious debt — like, $2.5 billion in debt.
- Is vegetable shawarma the hot new item at fancy restaurants? Big-time chefs René Redzepi and Dan Barber are now serving versions of the dish, so maybe it is.
- Somebody tell Drake he doesn’t have to leave the house to get his Cheesecake Factory fix, but he’ll have to act fast. The chain is dealing out free delivery via Door Dash for the next three days.
- The Onion continues to be America’s finest news source: “Manager Of Combination Taco Bell/KFC Secretly Considers It Mostly A Taco Bell.”
- In very real news that has to come from the Great White North, a Canadian man recently took his dogsled to a beer store during a snowstorm.
- West Coast burger icon In-N-Out regularly pops up in cities overseas. This isn’t meant to be a kind gesture to spread animal-style love across the globe; it’s a way to enforce trademarks and prevent copycats in other countries.
- The New York Times food section’s coverage of sexual abusers in restaurants played a part in the paper winning a Pulitzer Prize for public service.
- Shouty chef Gordon Ramsay once said he’s “allergic to vegans.” Hopefully he won’t have a reaction during his trial with veganism.
Going to give this #vegan thing a try ... Yes guys you heard that right. Gx pic.twitter.com/iJZb8WMlH8
— Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay) April 16, 2018
- Schadenfreude enthusiasts, grab your popcorn. Hulu is getting a docu-series that delves into the disastrous Fryre Festival, that music event that was supposed to feature gourmet food and accommodations, but instead offered flimsy tents and cheese sandwiches.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he learned about customer service while working at McDonald’s as a 16-year-old kid. “You learn a lot as a teenager working at McDonald’s,” Bezos tells CNBC. “It’s different from what you learn in school. Don’t underestimate the value of that!”
- Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci wants to hook up young women with sugar daddies at his New York restaurant.
- Someone was recently hospitalized with “thunderclap headaches,” after consuming a whole Carolina Reaper pepper. Now a grower of the pepper, which happens to be the world’s hottest, is coming to its defense and explaining how to properly consume it. Eating one whole is a bad idea, obviously. “I would never do that and I wouldn’t recommend it,” Salvatore Genovese says. “Just cook with it — make a curry, infuse it slowly [and] take it out if you want to afterwards, and get the rich flavors from that super-hot chili.”
- Big-deal British chef Jason Atherton is splitting with his restaurant in Sydney, Australia. Long-distance relationships are tough.
Jason Atherton on leaving the Sydney restaurant that he opened with Loh Lik Peng in 2015: "Opening Kensington Street Social with Peng was just incredible ... However, the great distance from London to Sydney has meant that I cannot devote the time" the restaurant deserves. pic.twitter.com/umIE7SbJnO
— Richard Vines (@Richardvines) April 17, 2018
- Finally, here’s the story behind one of the greatest capers to hit Napa Valley in recent memory: the great French Laundry wine heist.
