Intelligence Briefs

A weekly compendium of food and drink-related news stories gathered from a variety of sources here and around the world. Published every Monday morning.

Intelligence Briefs

On All-Hamburger Diets and the Coming End of a West Coast Restaurant Institution

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia anticipates more Ugly Delicious and the taste of space beef...

Intelligence Briefs

On Labour-Inducing Burgers and Cancelling the Tofino Food & Wine Festival

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of a new donut shop and a death in the restaurant family.

Intelligence Briefs

On New Tipping Models and Avocado Toast Being Eaten by the Shark It Jumped

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds Charles Dickens' liquor log and gets a chef's picks for Tofino.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Upcoming Anthony Bourdain Auction and the Sudden Death of Celebrity Chef Carl Ruiz

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds Cory Booker eating hot dogs and a restaurant that thinks its a library.

Intelligence Briefs

On Cemeteries With Liquor Licences and Keeping Up With a Ketchup Guardian

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds influential bars and the museum world's taste for ancient food.

Intelligence Briefs

On Animating Sushi Construction and Bringing a Gun to a Chicken Fight

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds Germans cracking beer codes and depictions of a bygone Golden Age.

Intelligence Briefs

On Pumpkin-Spiced Nightmares and Threats of Violence in the Restaurant Trade

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds reimagined Egg McMuffins and chicken sandwich debates.

Intelligence Briefs

On Fried Chicken Sandwiches Doing Battle and Restaurant Critics Harnessing Tech

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds a menu full of bugs and immigration hardliners messing with restaurants.

Intelligence Briefs

On Baby Kissers Stuffing Their Faces and the Persistent Nostalgia of Fast Food

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia Kleinplatz learns of brazen birds and ice cream museums.

Intelligence Briefs

On Seagulls Stealing Food and Restaurateurs Cheating Industry Veteran

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of new Vancouver restaurants and Instagram accounts worth following.

Intelligence Briefs

On Restaurants Googling Your Social Status and Food Delivery Drivers Eating Your Food

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds a new use for red Solo cups and honours space travel with butter.

Intelligence Briefs

On Plant-Based Bitching and Making Life Increasingly Difficult for Food Trucks

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of banana peel troubles and legislators protecting burgers.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Racist History of Tipping and Robots Delivering Big Macs in Bike Lanes

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of mussels flexing and bars hidden deep in the forest.

Intelligence Briefs

On Breaking Mezcal and the Donnelly Group Watching Cactus Club vs Earls

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds beer nerds in crisis and further evidence of the French living well.

Intelligence Briefs

On Leaving $5,000 Tips and Making Life Miserable for Instagram Influencers

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of menu misogyny in Arkansas and how to make a food show in prison.

Intelligence Briefs

On Meat-Based Vegetables, Astronaut Meals and Bar Staff Spitting on Customers

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia learns a tasty origin story and questions the "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list.

Intelligence Briefs

On Vancouver’s Food Truck Bonanza and Meatless Burgers Being a Satanic Plot

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia looks at the toll restaurant life can take and feels for the bees.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Weird Science of Supertasting and Cooking Professionally with ADHD

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia looks at the diet of social media managers and wonders at 'salad frosting'.

Intelligence Briefs

On Fake Orgasms in Restaurants and Sipping Cocktails With San Francisco’s Rats

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of alligators being jerks and the things people put on ice cream.

Intelligence Briefs

On Truffle Fraud, Spray Cheese, and Bartenders Making Good Politicians

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of amazing street foods and an insect that makes coffee.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Archaeology of Beer and the Slow Death of the Old School Diner

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia investigates honey in space and what it's like to eat the story of the slave trade.

Intelligence Briefs

On Thousand Dollar Wine Mistakes and the Many Modern Roles of the Bartender

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds weird cheeses and cotton candy playing nice with coffee.

Intelligence Briefs

On Michelin-Starred Exhaustion and Taking the Spritz Out of Aperol

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds mergers brewing and people eating other people's leftovers.

Intelligence Briefs

On Dire Threats to Maple Syrup and Wondering If You Could Ever Eat Yourself

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia considers drinking from a cluster bomb and wonders at guacamole cheese.

Intelligence Briefs

On Women Jumping Out of Cakes and Debating the Merits of Glitter Beer

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns about pre-batched cocktails and beholds a mighty ice cream taco.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Rise of Japanese Gin and Using the Word ‘Crack’ to Sell Deliciousness

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of Diet Coke addictions and the history of classic red sauce joints.

Intelligence Briefs

On the Complicated History of Curry and the Great Mashed Potato Mystery of Mississippi

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds terrible dining advice and feasts on Game of Thrones.

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On the Millennial Drinking Problem and Dads Stealing All the Girl Scout Cookie Cash

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds new food court eats and a food writer who thinks hard about word choice.