Valentine’s Day Dinner at White Castle Actually Isn’t the Worst Idea

White Castle is now taking Valentine’s Day reservations

The most commercialized and pointless of all the consumer holidays is right around the corner, and right on cue, White Castle is now taking reservations for its annual Valentine’s Day celebration, featuring actual hostesses, themed decor, and table service. Dining out on Valentine’s Day is generally terrible, with its overcrowded restaurants and overpriced, mediocre food, so White Castle might actually be one of your better options if you can’t muster up the motivation to cook at home. (Find a list of participating locations here; reservations can be made via OpenTable.)

And in other news...

• Following Trump’s fast-food feast at the White House, stars including Ayesha Curry and Quavo from Migos are offering to feed Clemson players a meal more befitting of champions. [Washington Post]

• Brewer Dogfish Head is launching a low-cal IPA that has the same number of calories as Michelob Light, but allegedly has actual flavor. The secret ingredient: monk fruit extract. [Esquire]

• Here’s a fun dive into the history of New York pizza and the city’s beloved slice joints. [NY Times]

• Speaking of pizza, here’s Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton making pizza with kids, including a young renegade who wants to put cucumbers on his pie (which actually doesn’t sound that bad with an English accent?):

• Finally, the Late Show With Stephen Colbert took an old McDonald’s commercial featuring Donald Trump and turned it into a pee tape interrogation, with Grimace filling in for Robert Mueller: