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- Legendary rappers the Beastie Boys have a new memoir coming out, and the cover features an old photo of the boys posing in front of Stromboli Pizza in New York City. The book sounds pretty thorough, spanning 592 pages and including photos, illustrations, maps, and even a cookbook insert written by chef Roy Choi. Details on Choi’s submission have not been revealed, but perhaps there will be recipes for sugar with coffee and cream and pasta with pesto.
- With the royal wedding just days away, Prince Harry has been chowing down on kale and quinoa in an attempt to look good in his tux and for the honeymoon. Wife-to-be Meghan Markle suggested the diet, and Harry has lost “half a stone” (aka seven pounds) in recent weeks.
- Domestic goddess Martha Stewart and rapper Snoop Dogg became an unlikely pair when they launched a cooking show together last year. The two apparently became pals after Snoop accidentally got Martha high at the Comedy Central roast of Justin Bieber. This is the world’s greatest friendship.
- Nostalgia is king, so MillerCoors is once again reviving Zima, that clear, fruity malt liquor that quenched so many thirsts in the 1990s. Zima first made a comeback last year, and it’s getting another run because of robust sales.
- Taco Bell is doubling its Live Mas scholarship giveaways to $3 million, which is divided among roughly 300 employees and youths.
- Here is a very cool cat that has just been hanging out on the roof of a California Chili’s for a few days.
- The New York Times takes a deep dive into “procrastibaking,” the act of baking in order to avoid other responsibilities. Of all the ways to kill time, this maybe the most productive.
- Congratulations to iconic Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio, winner of the World’s 50 Best lifetime achievement award.
#BreakingNews: Gastón Acurio has been named this year’s recipient of The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Congratulations! #Worlds50Best @gaston_acurio @DinersClub https://t.co/wXutuKWAI2 pic.twitter.com/0VoBBgcrSF
— The World's 50 Best (@TheWorlds50Best) May 16, 2018
- And, finally, condolences to the people of Japan, who are dealing with a national whisky shortage. Suntory, the country’s most famous purveyor of brown booze, will stop selling its 12-year-old Hakushu and 17-year-old Hibiki whiskys in the next few months because production cannot keep up with outrageous demand. “It will take quite a long time before we can restart sales of the products,” a Suntory spokesperson tells the Nikkei newspaper.
