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  1. the chain gang
    KFC Apologized for Its Chicken Shortage With a Seriously Great AdJust a cheeky little chicken ad from the U.K.
    By Clint Rainey
  2. the chain gang
    KFCs Ran Out of Chicken in the U.K. — and the Internet Just Cannot Handle ItA delivery-service change somehow forced almost 700 locations to close.
    By Clint Rainey
  3. going bust
    Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant Empire Is Reportedly $100 Million in DebtTo stay afloat, he’s closing nearly half of his Jamie’s Italian restaurants in England.
    By Clint Rainey
  4. online reviews
    Chef Says Diners Are ‘Blackmailing’ Him to Avoid His Strict Reservation PolicyThe threat of a bad TripAdvisor review is very real.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. tipping
    Chain Bashed for Cold-blooded Tipping Policy That Makes Servers ‘Pay to Work’The legally dubious scheme takes 3 percent of the bill, regardless of the gratuity.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. food waste
    Parliament Proposes ‘Latte Levy’ to Curb England’s Cup WasteBritish people reportedly trash 2.5 billion unrecyclable cups a year.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. dead meat
    Chef Resigns After Bragging That She ‘Spiked’ a Vegan’s FoodShe “needs some time away from the business to clear her head.”
    By Clint Rainey
  8. bad moves
    Chef Gets Death Threats After Bragging She ‘Spiked’ a Vegan MealThe “pious” customer “has gone to bed still believing she’s a vegan.”
    By Clint Rainey
  9. the chain gang
    Pizza Hut Is Now Making Vegan PiesBut you’ll need to go to the U.K. to get one.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. christmas scandals
    Bakery Chain Apologizes for Using Sausage Roll As Jesus in Nativity SceneIt even includes bite marks.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. twitter rants
    Gordon Ramsay Calls Renowned Chef Michel Roux an ‘Old Fart’ for Banning PhotosHe tweeted that the Waterside Inn’s ban is “bloody pompous.”
    By Clint Rainey
  12. bans
    One of England’s Greatest Restaurants Has Banned Diners From Photographing FoodMichel Roux says the Waterside Inn is “so upset about people taking pictures.”
    By Clint Rainey
  13. the feeding tube
    England Shaken to Its Core After Great British Bake Off Winner Gets Leaked Early“Oh god, what has Prue done?”
    By Clint Rainey
  14. ruff deal
    ‘Rooffee,’ the First Coffee for Dogs, Raises Plenty of QuestionsThat head-scratching name is just the first of many.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. horrible ideas
    Who’s Ready for Pink ‘Sparkling’ Milk?A large dairy producer has worldwide ambitions for a new drink.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. food waste
    This Organic, ‘Zero Waste’ Supermarket Doesn’t Sell Anything in PackagesYou need your own Mason jar for its nut butter and toothpaste.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. sausages
    Pigs Rescued From Fire Turned Into Sausages for Firefighters Who Saved ThemThe farmer sent them as a thank-you.
    By Chris Crowley
  18. born yesterday
    Sold-out Cheese Festival Runs Out of Cheese, Infuriates Attendees“The demand for cheese on offer wasn’t anticipated” is not a valid excuse.
    By Clint Rainey
  19. pretty crappy
    There Could Be Poop Bacteria in Your Fast-food DrinkA BBC study found fecal coliforms in ice at U.K. locations of McDonald’s, KFC, and Burger King.
    By Chris Crowley
  20. Edgar Wright’s Forgotten Film Debut ‘A Fistful of Fingers’Edgar Wright’s newest film Baby Driver is out this week, and if early reviews are any indication, it can easily stand alongside his previously […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  21. pretty crappy
    There May Be a Little Poop in Your Starbucks Iced CoffeeIn a new test, a third of the chain’s iced drinks were contaminated with fecal bacteria.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Pulls Ad Saying If Your Dad Dies, You Just Need a Filet-O-FishBereavement groups called the ad “offensive.”
    By Clint Rainey
  23. select all
    Hospitals Across England Paralyzed by Widespread HackDoctors have received notifications from the hackers that if they want to access their files, they’ll need to pay a ransom.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  24. pippa middleton wedding
    Pippa Middleton Is Making Her Guests Change Outfits Mid-WeddingEven Vogue is calling this “slightly high-maintenance.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  25. you brexit you buy it
    England Could Introduce ‘Barista Visas’ to Keep Cafés Fully Staffed After BrexitThe government’s Home Office reportedly calls it “a good idea.”
    By Clint Rainey
  26. c’mon man
    Grocery Chain in Hot Water After Chairman Labels White Men ‘Endangered Species’Female minorities are “in an extremely propitious period.”
    By Clint Rainey
  27. food politics
    U.K. Farmers Warn Brexit Could Make Their Crops ‘Rot in the Fields’In a very familiar-sounding argument, they point out 20 percent of their workforce is foreign.
    By Clint Rainey
  28. food waste
    U.K. Supermarket Chain’s New Delivery Trucks Will Run Entirely on Food WasteWaitrose says the vehicles can run 500 miles on biomethane, a by-product of rotting food.
    By Clint Rainey
  29. shortages
    The British Are Panicking Because Supermarkets Have Started Rationing VegetablesBad weather has caused a shortage of lettuce, zucchini, eggplant, and broccoli.
    By Clint Rainey
  30. you brexit you buy it
    Jamie Oliver Claims Brexit Is Forcing Him to Close 6 Failing RestaurantsBut not everybody buys the connection.
    By Clint Rainey
  31. education
    Teach Kids Philosophy, It Makes Them Better at MathNot what to think, but how to think.
    By Drake Baer
  32. controversies
    As If We Don’t Have Enough to Worry About Today, Toblerone Messed With Its CandyHotel minibars will never be the same.
    By Chris Crowley
  33. works of art
    Server Who Broke Priceless Museum Statue Definitely Had a Worse Workday Than YouThe employee’s catering company has not been invited back.
    By Clint Rainey
  34. shortages
    Marmite Crisis Puts Britain on the Brink of Total CollapseBlame Brexit.
    By Clint Rainey
  35. health concerns
    British Government Will Crack Down on Big DessertsThey don’t have anything better to worry about these days, after all.
    By Clint Rainey
  36. news you can booze
    A Brewery Launched a Gadget That’s Basically Amazon Dash for BeerMolson Coors sees a bright future in letting people restock impulsively on Carling.
    By Clint Rainey
  37. terrible customers
    Bold Customer Tries Leaving Restaurant One-Star Review After Skipping the BillFor the restaurant’s owner, revenge must feel good.
    By Clint Rainey
  38. health concerns
    England Orders Food Industry to Slash Added Sugars by 20 PercentIt’s the U.K.’s most serious effort yet to curb childhood obesity.
    By Clint Rainey
  39. food waste
    This App Lets Restaurants Easily Sell Unused FoodAnother way to curb food waste.
    By Clint Rainey
  40. dropped calls
    This Bar Blocks Cell-Phone Signals So Customers Have to Talk to Each Other“Rather than asking them not to use their phones, I stopped the phones working.”
    By Clint Rainey
  41. bug out
    Protesters Unleash ‘Biblical Swarm’ of Live Insects Inside British Burger ChainThey carted in “many thousands of live cockroaches, locusts, and crickets” in response to a crackdown on undocumented workers.
    By Clint Rainey
  42. This Restaurant’s All-Emoji Menu Is Exactly As Unhelpful As You’d ThinkNobody wants lunch to be an exercise in cryptology.
    By Clint Rainey
  43. insta-canned
    Hotel Fires Chef for Announcing He Secretly Feeds Meat to VegansNot the smartest thing to reveal on Instagram.
    By Clint Rainey
  44. Brexit Is Already Hurting England’s Restaurant BusinessFrantic restaurateurs are screaming, “Buy the Bordeaux! Buy the Bordeaux!”
    By Clint Rainey
  45. Sorry Not Sorry
    Restaurant’s Crass ‘Apology’ for Deadly Curry“We are now in the process of launching a new dessert menu.”
    By Clint Rainey
  46. Crime Scene
    Restaurateur Jailed for Serving Cheap Curry That Killed a CustomerMohammed Zaman got six years for his cost-saving peanut substitution.
    By Clint Rainey
  47. Junked food
    The BBC Is Closing Its Massive Food Website As Part of Budgetary CutsFans say the 11,000-recipe archive is “part of our cultural heritage.”
    By Clint Rainey
  48. Crime Scene
    Restaurateur Accused of Killing Customer With Cheap CurryHe allegedly tried saving a few bucks by substituting peanuts.
    By Clint Rainey
  49. Swipe Left
    Restaurant Promises to Rescue Female Diners on Bad Tinder Dates“We’ll get you out of it.”
    By Clint Rainey
  50. Health Concerns
    Sad Study Discovers Newborns Are Living on Junk FoodOne infant’s teeth reportedly came in black because it was fed bottled soda.
    By Clint Rainey
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