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The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.

Caity Weaver·The Atlantic·April 20269.0(3)

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The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Rachel Handler·Grub Street·October 2026

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My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

Caity Weaver·Gawker

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Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?

Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?

Sylvie McNamara·Washingtonian·October 2026

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Inside the World of ‘Dark Nutrition’

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Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Annie Lowrey·The Atlantic·November 2025

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Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Annie Lowrey·The Atlantic·November 2025

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Inside the World of ‘Dark Nutrition’

Sophie Haigney·The New York Times·October 2026

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Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Marcia Brown&Steve Volk·POLITICO·October 2026

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Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Rachel Handler·Grub Street·October 2026

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The real story behind Red Lobster’s $20 Ultimate Endless Shrimp fiasco: How an American seafood icon lost its way

The real story behind Red Lobster’s $20 Ultimate Endless Shrimp fiasco: How an American seafood icon lost its way

Nick Lichtenberg·Fortune·October 2026

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There’s a New Great Pumpkin to Rule Them All

There’s a New Great Pumpkin to Rule Them All

Victor Mather·The New York Times·October 2026

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Riding With Sea Shepherd in the Fight Against Big (Fish) Oil

Riding With Sea Shepherd in the Fight Against Big (Fish) Oil

Gordon PEAKE·Now Voyager Magazine·September 2026

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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

Annie Waldman·ProPublica·September 2026

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The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

Caity Weaver·The Atlantic·April 2026

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Goodbye to the Apple Farm that Raised Me

Goodbye to the Apple Farm that Raised Me

Jennifer Acker·Off Assignment·April 2026

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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Alexander Sammon·Slate·April 2026

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Peter Singer and Fifty Years of Animal Liberation

Peter Singer and Fifty Years of Animal Liberation

Daan Stoop·The Philosopher·July 2025

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Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Is Chocolate Still Chocolate?

Rachel Handler·Grub Street·October 2026

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My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

Caity Weaver·Gawker·July 2014

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There’s a New Great Pumpkin to Rule Them All

There’s a New Great Pumpkin to Rule Them All

Victor Mather·The New York Times·October 2026

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The Great Organic-Food Fraud

The Great Organic-Food Fraud

Ian Parker·The New Yorker·November 2021

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How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree, and rewrote the history of fruit

How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree, and rewrote the history of fruit

Maryn McKenna·Scientific American·September 2026

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Inside the Food Truck Mafia Wreaking Havoc Around the National Mall

Inside the Food Truck Mafia Wreaking Havoc Around the National Mall

Jessica Sidman·Washingtonian·June 2026

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How to Make the Bread That Fueled the Pyramids

How to Make the Bread That Fueled the Pyramids

Sam Kean·Nautilus·July 2025

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Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever

Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever

Formaggio Bambino·The Everywhereist·December 2021

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The Grate Cheese Robbery

The Grate Cheese Robbery

Olivia Potts·Longreads·May 2026

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Where's The Beef?

Where's The Beef?

Erin Somers·Harper's Magazine·August 2026

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Playing Chicken

Playing Chicken

Sasha Chapman·The Walrus·January 2015

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Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?

Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?

Sylvie McNamara·Washingtonian·October 2026

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My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why

My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why

Jake Edmiston·Toronto Star·August 2026

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The Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul

The Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul

Tejal Rao·The New York Times·July 2026

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Clupeophilia

Clupeophilia

Oliver Sacks·The New Yorker·July 2009

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