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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Dive Bars as Endangered Species and Discovering New Ways to Hide Vodka
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds shrooms in marshmallows and good coffee in all the right places
On Killing the Craft Beer Buzz and Restaurants Asking Guests for Stool Samples
In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia gets grossed out by a new restaurant concept and looks behind the lens of a famous bartender.
On Loving Terrible Booze and Setting Venerable French Restaurants on Fire
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia balks at expensive "vintage" water and wonders at pizza-eating pigs.
On Bad Days With Champagne Towers and Restaurants That Love MAGA Hats
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia revisits the Night Cafe and ponders booze journalism's relationship to social justice.
On Dinosaur Restaurant Critics and How Politicians Gain from Hospitality Experience
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia sips a Mai Tai and finds a sommelier dissing wine and food pairings.
On Drinking All the Expensive Whisky and Deep Thoughts on the McRib
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia hears of famous chefs going sober and the origins of our food aversions.
On Drive-Thru Groceries and Writing About Beer in Ways That Get You Fired
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds a gummy bear monster and a misogynistic clusterf*ck.
On the Sommeliers of Everything and How to Properly Complain In a Restaurant
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia consumes a great whisky list and has a laugh with Seth Meyers.
On the New Canadian Culinary Champion and the Return of Tableside Service
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia digs into homemade bread and looks at the politics of serving people in MAGA hats.
On Never Putting Parsley in Your Junk and the Genius of Italy’s Perfect Ingredient
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia hears tell of tidy kitchens and tries to imagine Donald Trump buying groceries.
On Instagram Closing Restaurants and Banning Solo Women From Barstools
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia remembers the Great Molasses Flood and finds a chef doing what's right.
On Corona’s Right to Be Pissed and the Bizarre Diet of President Richard M. Nixon
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia gets to the bottom of gabagool and learns what BC diners are really like.
On the Scourge of Fake Whisky and Wonderfully Terrible Restaurant Reviews
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns some food rules and wonders at the future of the term "organic".
On Ratty Trainwrecks and the Role of the Restaurant as a Political Space
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia returns from holidays with new lists, new predictions, and a tale of vermin woe.
