These Crazy-High Tips Greatly Improved Christmas Eve for Restaurant Workers If anyone’s worthy of a good present, it’s restaurant servers on Christmas Eve. Luckily, some generous Americans remembered to spread the holiday cheer — including pro NFL player Sealver Siliga…
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General Mills Releases Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes, a Sugar Bomb for the Ages What’s it take for General Mills to shelve its bold quest to make Americans eat less sugary, and therefore more un-fun, breakfast cereals? A chance to troll…
Bay Area Chef Accused of Sexual Harassment by 17 Employees Charlie Hallowell, a restaurateur and chef in Oakland, has stepped aside at his restaurant group following a new San Francisco Chronicle story in which 17 former employees allege sexual harassment…
Why Champagne and Fried Chicken Are Perfect Together There is no bad time to drink Champagne, of course. It just so happens that New Year’s Eve is a particularly good time to do it. This is a universal truth that…
Moby Wants L.A.’s Shelter Dogs to Give Up Meat Los Angeles’s shelter dogs could soon be eating plants for dinner if an animal-rights group, which oddly enough includes Moby and lawyer Lisa Bloom, get its way. With the help of…
Even Australians Wish Vegemite Ice Pops Weren& Real Notorious toast-defiler Vegemite has marked summer’s arrival in the southern hemisphere with a highly polarizing recipe, even for Australians — who, let’s be clear, while great people, still happily eat lots…
Bittman’s Kitchen: Make Thai-Style Steak Wraps in Under 10 Minutes For a fresh meal that’s ready in under ten minutes, skirt steak is your best friend. The meat only takes a few minutes to cook, and you can throw together…
Here’s New York City’s New Hard-Cider Headquarters New York is a hard-cider capital, and as the beverage has regained popularity among more curious drinkers, the number of producers in this state has ballooned. (From 8 in 2014, the governor’s office…
McDonald’s McVegan Sandwich Is a Big Hit The unlikely addition of a PETA-approved sandwich under the Golden Arches is turning into a brilliant play by the world’s largest beef-buyer. The burger — obligatorily christened the McVegan — debuted in an…
The Absolute Best Italian Hero in New York Italian heroes (or subs, combos, or sandwiches) are made with cured meats, whole muscle and otherwise. Cheese is required, with greenery. Oil and vinegar, the Mulder and Scully of the sandwich world,…
From the Bronx to Noma and Back Again “Are you comfortable climbing?” asks chef Malcolm Livingston II. We’re at the Andrew Freedman Home, a 93-year-old landmark mansion in the Bronx, where Livingston rents kitchen space. He sets aside the tart…
Top Chef Edited John Besh Out of His Upcoming Episode The chickens continue to come home to roost for John Besh. Since 25 of his employees reported sexual harassment and assault at his 1,200-person restaurant group, the chef has stepped down,…
5 More Women Come Forward to Accuse Batali of Sexual Harassment One day after Eater reported four women’s allegations of sexual harassment by Mario Batali, more have come forward with accusations against the celebrity chef. Batali also appeared in a…