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    Britain Faces A Chronic Chicken Tikka Masala Shortage

    Nothing would impact the British culinary landscape quite like a chicken tikka masala shortage. According to Quartz India, legislation implemented in mid-2016 placed steep fees on skilled labor visas (for which foreign chefs qualify) as well as limits on earning potential and deductions. This one-two punch is likely to put a major dent in the number of curry houses in England,…

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    School Lunch Guidelines Relaxed Due To "Black Flakes" In Grits

    Earlier this week, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a proclamation that relaxes the nutritional guidelines for schools set during the Obama Administration. According to a statement from Perdue on the USDA website (complete with a photo of him enjoying a traditional noontime tray of chicken nuggets), kids hate the whole grain buns, bread, pizza crust and pasta that have been…

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    National Restaurant Chains Are Taking A Stand Against Porn

    Hear the word “porn” in connection with a restaurant, and undoubtedly your mind will wander to “food porn” — that overused, all-encompassing term that describes some sort of visually enticing dish, loaded with glamorous toppings or oozing with cheese and often shared on some type of social media channel. But it turns out it’s the more conventional, non-food-related…

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    Brooklyn Restaurant Take Root Is Donating $10 Per Check To Planned Parenthood This Week

    Like many other restaurateurs and chefs, Elise Kornack and Anna Hieronimus of Brooklyn's Take Root have been vocal on social media about their concern over the election of Donald Trump in last week's presidential race. Now, they're putting their money where their mouth is. The restaurant, which charges $125 for chef Kornack's highly acclaimed tasting menu, just…

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    Ben & Jerry's Looks For A Sweeter Post-Election Future

    The ice cream–churning hippies at Ben & Jerry's have released a sweet and optimistic call for unity in video form.Titled "One Sweet World," the short animated film depicts a sour lemon, with a swoop of hair that we're familiar with, running for office in Coneville on the basis of a lemon-supremacist campaign. Signs at a…

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    The Mazel Tov Cocktail: An Election Day Libation For Us All

    There are only so many more hours to revel in the relentless torment family-friendly romp that is the 2016 presidential election, so let's make sure we don't miss any gems, cause once they're gone, they're gone, folks! (Kidding, of course: The trauma will follow us forever.)We realized yesterday, after reading about the on-air gaffe of self-professed…

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    What's The Connection Between Air Force One And Gold Medal Flour?

    For one of the most important planes in the sky, regular ol' bargain brand aircraft cleaner simply won't suffice. You may have heard stories of Air Force One's signature shine — legend has it that it's even possible to view your reflection on its surface clearly enough to comb your hair (or ghastly, hair-like mirage). It may surprise you to…

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    Ample Hills Wants You To Vote For Your Next Presidential Ice Cream Flavor

    The crazy whirlwind of name-calling and perpetual scandal that is the 2016 presidential election is in need of a sweet pick-me-up. Cue Brooklyn's Ample Hills Creamery.The award-winning ice cream shop debuted two new flavors inspired by the Democratic and Republican candidates, just in time for tonight's first presidential debate.Ample Hills owners Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith…

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    Is Donald Trump Really Running For President? Or KFC Mascot?

    When the 2016 presidential election is finally over in November, who will make a better Colonel Sanders: Donald Trump or Mike Pence? I only ask because both halves of the GOP ticket have now professed their love for the world's second-largest fast-food chain on social media — and both, oddly enough, did so on airplanes. And, let's face…

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    5 Chefs Imagine A Different Washington, D.C., Dining Scene Under President Trump

    It's been said that the White House sets the tone for social life in Washington, D.C. If that's true, then President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama deserve some credit for the pushing the D.C. dining scene to an unprecedented level of national and international prominence. Just last week, influential food magazine Bon Appétit named the nation's capital "Restaurant City…

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    Pat's Vs. Geno's: Does Your Cheesesteak Preference Reveal Your Political Leanings?

    The 2016 U.S. presidential election is about making the right choice. No, we don't mean Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. We're talking about a more eternal question, one that America has been wrangling with for decades. That's right — Pat's vs. Geno's. With Philadelphia hosting the Democratic National Convention this week, politicians and media types alike…

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    Is Donald Trump Spoiling The Party For Cleveland Restaurants?

    The upcoming Republican National Convention was supposed to be an economic boon to the caterers and restaurants of Cleveland, Ohio, with dining rooms and event spaces booked up many months in advance. But now that the big event is drawing near, the reality is turning out to be a lot less rosy. The Cleveland Scene reports that budgets…

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    The Cold, Hard Facts About GMO Labeling

    The U.S. House of Representatives this week is expected to consider a controversial bill that would require American food manufacturers to start labeling any products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for the first time. The legislation, which passed the Senate last Thursday, has been described as a "compromise," which basically means that it enjoys primarily begrudging support…

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    Real Cuban Coffee Is Coming To America

    Another perk of America's newly softened tone toward Cuba, its onetime enemy: It's totally cool to drink Cuban coffee again! Switzerland-based Nespresso has announced it will be the first company to provide Cuban-grown coffee for the U.S. market in more than 50 years, beginning this fall. USA Today reports that the move follows new U.S. regulations published this spring that removed coffee from…

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    Restaurateurs React To New York's $15 Minimum Wage With All 5 Stages Of Grief

    Out of earshot of diners, in the back rooms, walk-ins, and late-night bars frequented by leaders of the New York restaurant community, the anguish and anxiety is palpable. Voices are raised and hands are thrown in the air, as the reality of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s sweeping new minimum-wage law begins to set in. In April,…

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    All The News You Can Eat! Chef Victor Albisu Is Making A Meal Out Of Real Newspapers

    [embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Del-Campo17983-cropped-700x956.jpg] Of all the unusual ingredients that chefs are cooking with these days, this one probably tops them all. Today at noon, Victor Albisu, chef of the popular South American–themed restaurant Del Campo in Washington, D.C., is serving up a special nine-course menu, featuring bits of actual newspaper in every bite."I don't know if it's the strangest thing I've…

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