Intel 11/11: McSorley’s Closes, Woody Allen Eats ‘The Woody Allen’ & the End of Food Waste

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Customers Revolt After TobleRone Changes Its Iconic Shape

In an effort to stave off a price increase, Toblerone, the Swiss maker of the chocolate bar with its well-known triangular peaks, has changed the shape of the bar. Fans are furious. The new shape, which applies to two versions sold mostly in Europe — the 170-gram and 400-gram bars (now 150 and 360 grams, respectively) — does look quite different than the original, with thinner peaks and wider plateaus between them. On Facebook, fans have left angry comments and threatened to switch to copycat versions of the bar made by competitors. One particularly scandalized customer offered this “updated” cover photo:

The Department of Health Has Closed McSorley’s Ale House (Temporarily)

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This week, NYC’s Department of Health shut down McSorley’s Ale House, for reasons unknown. First opened in 1854, McSorley’s patrons have included Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Boss Tweed. In 1970, a landmark ruling finally allowed women the right to drink inside this ancient Irish tavern — though the presiding judge noted his sympathy for “the occasional preference of men for a haven to which they may retreat from the watchful eye of wives or womanhood in general.”

Woody Allen Orders the ‘Woody Allen’ at Carnegie Deli 

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Earlier this month, Woody Allen was spotted on a double date at Carnegie Deli, which is scheduled to close forever at the end of this year, despite plans for interference. The noted filmmaker (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors) and lifelong New Yorker was there with his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, as well as his Bullets Over Broadway co-writer Douglas McGrath, and McGrath’s wife, Jane Martin. They ate stuffed derma, gefilte fish, and rugelach, and took two Woody Allens (corned beef and pastrami) to go.

This Waste-Fighting App Lets You Buy Restaurants’ Leftovers, Cheap

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Here’s an innovative way to address food waste: why don’t we sell the food instead of throwing it away? That’s exactly what Food for All, an app that’s recently launched on Kickstarter, aims to do. Food waste — which amounts to roughly $680 billion in industrialized countries and $310 billion in developing countries, according to the United Nations — is an embarrassing problem that needs innovative solutions like this one. The app, once available, works very simply: by connecting customers to restaurants that have food left at the end of the day. Customers will pay up to 80 percent less for restaurant-quality food, and businesses won’t have to throw it away. To make this smart and straightforward app a reality, support the Kickstarter.

Shake Shack Is Adding a Barbecue Chicken Sandwich to Its Menu + Multiple Holiday Treats

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Capitalizing on the success of its Chick’n Shack, one of the top three selling items on its menu since its introduction, Shake Shack will introduce a barbecue version of the sandwich beginning in 2017, priced around $6. The sandwich will only be a limited-run item, but the company reportedly plans to expand its chicken sandwich offerings down the line, because chicken sandwiches are delicious. Beginning next week, Shake Shack will also introduce several holiday treats including a trio of holiday shakes (Pumpkin Pie, Christmas Cookie, and Chocolate Peppermint) and Brownie Batter Hot Chocolate.