Jim Gaffigan Doesn’t Want to Read Too Much About Pal Mario Batali

• Despite the numerous accusations of sexual misconduct lodged at Mario Batali over the last several months, comedian Jim Gaffigan is sticking by his celebrity chef friend. “I read a little bit and I made a point of not reading too much because I like him and I know he’s really got a good soul and a good heart,” Gaffigan recently remarked. The chef famously helped prepare an all -liquid meal for the comedian and his wife last year after she was recovering from a surgery to remove a brain tumor, and couldn’t eat solids. “I love Mario,” Gaffigan tells the Daily News. When the comedian does eventually decide to catch up on all the recent Batali news, he’ll have plenty of reading material to plow through.
• The latest episode of Billions has a scene wherein a down-on-his-luck finance dude breaks off wedding plans with his girlfriend right after she orders a $280 white truffle supplement on her pasta.
• Two kids in a single trench coat were recently caught masquerading as a detective asking people to buy them beer outside a San Francisco convenience store.
• Medieval Times is bringing its jousting knights and roasted chickens to Scottsdale, Arizona. This will be the tenth location of the dinner theater chain.
• Rolling Stone compiled a long, highly entertaining oral history of the “Dinner Party” episode of The Office, for its tenth anniversary.
• A Chick-fil-A manager in Winter Springs, Florida is helping his teenage employee get a date for prom by putting a message on the sign outside the restaurant that reads: ”Tanner needs a prom date! Details inside.”
• More gourmands than ever are headed to the Faroe Islands now that one restaurant in the area, Koks, has a coveted Michelin star.
• Former employees of the acclaimed restaurant Vue de Monde in Melbourne, Australia, claim that they were overworked and underpaid. The restaurant’s management denies the allegations.
• In a bid to drum up some more business in the afternoon, Dunkin’ Donuts is experimenting with offering $2 snacks.
• And finally, fast food-themed cakes are clearly all the rage these days. Here’s one masterpiece inspired by fried chicken chain Popeyes:

And here’s another show-stopper created as an homage to Alabama-based burger franchise Milo’s: