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- Kentucky Fried Chicken is getting in on the pickle trend and taking a page from the playbook of one of its fast-food competitors with a new “pickle fried chicken” sandwich. Chick-fil-A famously adorns each sandwich with a couple of dill chips. KFC is taking the idea one step further by coating its extra-crispy chicken in something called “pickle sauce,” according to a press release. The new, pickle-y yardbird will be available for a limited time, starting Monday, June 25. Perhaps this would pair well with Sonic’s pickle juice slushie.
- Tips for Jesus, the Instagram account that features anonymous do-gooders leaving exorbitant gratuity at restaurants, is back. This time, a big tip was left at a restaurant in Russia, where the FIFA Men’s World Cup is currently being played.
- Soccer fans from around the world have descended upon Russia for the World Cup, and they’re thirsty. Bars are having trouble keeping up with demand and running out of beer.
- Tabasco sauce is probably America’s most famous hot sauce. Here’s how it’s made.
- Fast-casual pizza may be the future of American restaurant chains. Mod Pizza and Blaze Pizza, of which basketball superstar LeBorn James is an investor, are the two fastest-growing chains in the United States this year.
- Heads up, caffeine addicts: Starbucks has a happy-hour deal today that will offer half-price Frappuccinos after 3 p.m. The Seattle-based coffee giant really wants to boost those afternoon sales.
- Instagram has a new platform called IGTV, which allows users to upload longer videos. Employees celebrated the launch with a buffet of foie gras.
- Catalan chef Joan Roca, who runs the three-Michelin starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, is catching some heat from people who want Catalonian independence for hosting Spanish King Felipe VI.
- Yes, this is pretty much every episode of Queer Eye.
every ep of Queer Eye
— Jenna Bradley (@JennaOvershares) June 19, 2018
bobby: your house is blue and grey now
antoni: do you like dip
tan: patterned shirt, french tuck
jonathan: literally just wash your face
karamo: FACE YOUR DEMONS
- Grab your torches and pitchforks and prepare to march on United Airlines headquarters: The company is removing delicious Stroopwafels from its in-flight snack rotation.
- Finally, in today’s plastic straw news: McDonald’s is testing alternatives for the environmentally unfriendly drinking accessories in the United States. The chain has already banned plastic straws at its United Kingdom locations.
