Avocado Spill on Highway, Iconic McDonald's Happy Meal Toys, Love & Meal Planning [10/28/2019 – 11/3/2019]
Starbucks is set to open a pickup-only location on Tuesday at Penn Plaza in NYC. The location is geared towards people who place orders ahead of time, so there are no tables, and hopefully no lines! Starbucks has opened several of these types of locations in China, where they have seen a lot of success. Customers are highly encouraged to use the app to place orders in advance, but you will be able to order at the counter should you miss something.
40,000 pounds of avocado littered a San Antonio, Texas, freeway prompting a shutdown that went on for more than 12 hours. A semi carrying the precious fruit overturned around midnight Tuesday morning, and police were busy cleaning up the green mess. This prompted a slew of humorous hashtags by the local police department like #whynotdonuts and #fiberhighway.
On November 7th, the McDonald’s Happy Meal turns 40, and what better way to celebrate than to release a series of the most coveted Happy Meal toys! 17 iconic (yes, we said iconic) trinkets will be will be available in Happy Meals throughout the world. The toys range from original McDonald’s characters like Grimace and the Hamburgler to the OG of all collectable toys, the Beanie Baby. These toys are very limited releases, so grab a few for yourself, just don’t take them out of the package.
The New York Times has released a series of stories from readers concerning the grief that grocery shopping and eating alone incites after the loss of a loved one. If you’ve ever shared a kitchen with a spouse or partner, we suggest reading this. These readers share beautifully just how much of an impact preparing and planning meals have on relationships and how much emotion is tied to what may seem like a simple act.
Nestle has issued a massive cookie dough recall and over 2 dozen flavors are involved. The recall is due to rubber pieces found in both the tubes and tubs of cookie dough. This is certainly a tough time for a cookie recall with the holiday season just around the corner.
A popular and very controversial pesticide may be to blame for starving fish in Japan. Lake Shinji is known for its beautiful views, and it’s very fertile fishing. In the last 10 years though, certain species of eels and fish have been declining, while others are not. This decline coincided with local rice farmers increasing the usage of a certain insecticide to control pests in fields and rice paddies that line the lake’s banks. This pesticide has already been linked to the declining number of honey bees and other pollinators. You can read more here.