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- Celebrity chef Carla Hall, co-host of ABC’s daytime food talk show The Chew, says producers are in no hurry to find a replacement for disgraced chef and former co-host Mario Batali. ABC fired Batali from his TV gig last year after his long history of sexual misconduct came to light.
- Swedish meatballs, it turns out, are actually Turkish, not Swedish, which is news that has shaken Stephen Colbert to his very core. The Late Show host used a segment of Wednesday night’s episode to address the topic, and he premiered a short film called Meatbullë, which is supposedly (but not really) the work of iconic Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Give it a watch via the video below.
- The next time you dine out, you might notice that there’s no salt shaker on your table. Here are some reasons why restaurants are ditching the ubiquitous seasoning vessels.
- Twitter tracked down the terribly racist New York lawyer who verbally assaulted Spanish-speaking restaurant workers. Now Yelp users are crushing his law firm’s rating.
- Iron Chef America returns to Food Network with a new season that is set to premiere this Sunday. Here’s a trailer to ramp up the excitement.
- Going out with a bang in a manner that George Constanza could appreciate, a Popeyes employee in Kansas City quit his job via rap song. He even brought his own mic, which he presumably dropped at the end of the song.
- After Taco Bell announced plans to double its scholarship fund for employees, fast-food competitor Chick-fil-A is following suit. The chain will now dole out a total of $14.65 million in education money.
- Congratulations to domestic goddess Chrissy Teigen and husband John Legend for the birth of their baby boy.
Somebody’s herrrrrrre!
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 17, 2018
- Starbucks is eyeing major expansion in China. The Seattle-based company wants to double the number of locations it operates in the country by 2022, which would mean launching more than 3,000 new cafes.
- There is a gelato shop in Ireland that serves Heinz ketchup-flavored ice cream in honor of pop star Ed Sheeran. Apparently Sheeran is a big fan of the condiment.
- The New York Times has a deep dive into restaurants owned and operated by women.
- Finally, a forthcoming flick called Destination Wedding features Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves playing drunk and miserable people attending, yes, a destination wedding. With Ryder and Reeves on board, the dream of the ’90s is alive in this movie.
