Intel 8/12: A Babka Ice Cream Sandwich, A Way To Skip the Waitlist, And A Triumphant Donald Trump… Photo
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August 12, 2016
What Comes After the World’s Best Restaurant? The Olympics, Ending Food Waste, and Feeding the Homeless
Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana — which has three Michelin stars and is the reigning best restaurant in the world — has teamed up with Brazil’s David Hertz in the hopes of using the leftover food from the Olympic Village to create at least 5,000 meals a day for the country’s homeless.
Russ & Daughters Has Invented the Most Perfect Sandwich You Never Even Knew You Wanted
New York’s First Family of appetizing shops, Russ & Daughters, has the best recipe ever for keeping cool this summer: a babka ice cream sandwich filled with chocolate babka ice cream ($7). Since the Museum of Ice Cream is pretty much completely sold out by now, this is a pretty good way to get your fix.
“Why Can’t They Just Call Me When My Table Is Ready?” Turns Out, Now They Can
Yelp has teamed up with a startup called Nowait to allow users to join restaurant waitlists via mobile, so you don’t have to stand in line to grab the next table, or walk around the block 20 times. Yelp will hold a virtual spot for you in line, and text you when your table is ready.
Bratwurst, Beer, and a Big Serving of Free Speech
The owners of Schnitzel Haus, a German tavern in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, initially removed a signed photo of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump from the wall after receiving too many customer complaints. Later, however, owners Fred and Amber Urban elected to rehang the photo, customer satisfaction be damned.
Focus Group: “If There’s One Thing We Know About Millennials, It’s That They Love Mash-Ups”
Nabisco
For some inexplicable reason, Swedish Fish Oreos now exist, as does the Burger King Whopperito: ground beef, queso sauce, and pickles, wrapped in a tortilla.
Eataly Flatiron Plots a “Pizza Tantrum” to Make Sure You Don’t Ditch It for the New Eataly FiDi
Ron Capistrano / Eataly
Every restaurant at Eataly Flatiron is serving pizza from now through September 11. At La Pizza & Pasta, that includes all-you-can-eat Giro pizzas for the table every Monday until September 5. Good deal.
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