Ripped From the Headlines
The debate over the subliminal “mom” in the Wendy’s logo doesn’t interest me nearly as much as the accompanying slideshow of other companies’ logo fails. [HuffPo] —Chris Campbell
This week in cronut news: New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel—a.k.a. the inventor of the croissant/doughnut hybrid—has a pretty delicious-sounding new dessert mashup: a frozen s’more. Ansel covers vanilla ice cream in chocolate feuilletine, then marshmallow, and torches the thing to order. Also it’s served on a smoked branch. Get in line, folks. [Business Insider] —Ann Limpert
McDonald’s unveiled a budget for its minimum-wage earning employees. It’s rather depressing. [WaPo] —CC
It took the New York Times 1,232 words to explain how chopped salads are made. Quite the feat. [NYT] —Melissa Romero
Liquid Culture
Sake is huge in France. [Raw Story] —Jessica Voelker
What does a 20-year-old can of Coke taste like? “Wonderfully clear, citrusy, and fresh,” says one guy. Of course it does. [Grub Street] —AL
Being a native Kentuckian, I mourn the loss of Elmer T. Lee. You should, too, since he’s the reason we have excellent bourbon. [Kentucky.com] —CC
Champagne and fried food forever. As part of its Greasy Spoon Week, Eater SF tasks a sommelier with suggesting wine pairings for diner standards. [Eater SF] —JV
Signs of the Apocalypse
My namesake food company gave me tomato soup and the delicious Chicken and Stars for when I was ill, but I’m pretty sure my innards would revolt at eating Cheeseburger SpaghettiO’s. [HuffPo] —CC
Forget rivers of flowing melted chocolate—cream cheese frosting fountains are the way to go, apparently. (True story: The Washingtonian office once feasted on a ranch dressing fountain with Buffalo wings. Not ashamed.) [BuzzFeed] —MR
Twinkies are back—with an increased shelf life of 45 days. (Because 26 just wasn’t long enough.) [The Atlantic] —MR
Try This at Home
Bored by the basic boil-then-put-in-bun method of cooking hot dogs? Bon Appétit has ten unique ways to prep your weiner. (Hint: electrocution is involved.) [Bon Appétit]
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Jim Crowfish!
Paula Deen continues to provide us with fun fodder—like that time she asked people to tweet back answers to the question “My favorite potluck dish is ____.” [Twitter] —CC
