Intel 10/28: The Self-Driving Beer Truck, April Bloomfield’s Butcher Shop & Chipotle Opens a Burger Joint
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Uber Tests Self-Driving Truck With 120-Mile Beer Delivery
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This week, Uber sent off the first-ever self-driving truck on an important mission: deliver 2,000 cases of beer from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, totaling 120 miles. The vehicle, called Otto, was loaded with Budweiser and then sent on its way down Interstate 25 to drive alongside unwitting humans. A driver was waiting in the cabin at all times in case it became necessary to take over, but Otto made the beer run without issues. Next, Uber will test Otto with different driving in more complicated weather and road conditions.
White Gold, April Bloomfield’s New Restaurant and Butcher Shop, Is Now Open
April Bloomfield’s latest project with Ken Friedman, a whole animal butchery and restaurant called White Gold, is officially open for business. Erika Nakamura and Jocelyn Guest will run the retail butcher shop, while Bloomfield is behind the dining room (opening November 1), which will serve three meals a day. Guests in the restaurant will able to see the butchering action as it happens, and that’s on purpose. “That’s something we thought was important,” Guest told Eater. “It’s a matter of transparency.”
Emily, Emmy Squared, Los Tacos No. 1 & More Get Tiny at Zagat’s Tiny Cafe Pop-Up
Now through Saturday, October 27, Zagat is hosting a pop-up called the Tiny Cafe at Astor Place, featuring bite-sized versions of burgers and pizza from Emily and Emmy Squared, tacos from Los Tacos No. 1, chocolate chip cookies from Jacques Torres, and more!
North Korea Pretends Everything Is Fine With Pizza and Craft Beers
For most, life in North Korea is as dismal as ever, what with all the famine, human rights violations, and economic sanctions. But for those lucky enough to live in the elite capital city of Pyongyang, where the top tier of society occupies housing distributed by the state, Kim Jong Un’s regime has been working hard to make it seem like life is swell. Lately, those efforts involve pizza (which many North Koreans have only ever seen in English-language movies), hamburgers (same), amusement parks, and a fledgling craft beer scene. Meanwhile, in South Korea, it’s suddenly become trendy to experience your own funeral.
Internet Turns On Yelp Reviewer Who Questioned the Purpose of Bodega Cats
how miserable of a person do you have to be to leave yelp reviews of bodegas complaining about bodega cats pic.twitter.com/7WwCk6spye
— FLAIL WALDORF (@kornyazngurl) October 23, 2016
A woman on Yelp who challenged the sacred relationship between New York City bodegas and their resident cats was quickly roasted by the rest of the Internet for failing to understand the crucial symbiosis that occurs between cats and corner stores. Twitter quickly stepped up to point out that in fact, deli cats are likely the truest New Yorkers of all us all, and that the service they provide is pretty important. Three words: organic pest control. Thankfully, bodega cats aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Chipotle Switches Format With Its First Burger Shop
In pursuit of a slice of the Shake Shack market, Chipotle has opened its first non burrito-building concept, a burger restaurant called Tasty Made, in Lancaster, Ohio. Chipotle has promised that the burgers will be made “with high-quality ingredients, but served at prices that compete directly with typical fast food chains.” The first location even has a drive-thru.
Mixing Booze With Energy Drinks Has the Same Effect On Your Brain as Cocaine
Mixing energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster with alcohol has the same effect as cocaine, according to new research from Purdue University. In a study on adolescent mice, researchers found that the caffeinated cocktail caused “unique behavioral and neurochemical effects not observed in mice exposed to caffeine or alcohol alone.” Mice exposed to the caffeinated, alcoholic drinks were also found to have a higher tolerance for cocaine itself. “We’re clearly seeing effects of the combined drinks that we would not see if drinking one or the other,” Dr. Richard van Rijn, one of the paper’s authors, told The Sun.
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