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Side Dish, the Crunchwrap Edition

Side Dish, the Crunchwrap Edition

Hello and welcome to Side Dish, our weekly round-up of industry news, hot goss and things you might have missed. Now, let’s get to it...

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Jun 27, 2025
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  • A heist, a ransom note and 280,000 missing eggs. Welcome to America’s wildest food crime.

  • Peru takes the crown: Maido tops 2025's “World’s 50 Best Restaurants” and NYC barely hangs on.

  • NYC’s Michelin darlings are getting scammed, and diners might be in on it.

  • You get a Dubai Chocolate Shake! And you get a Dubai Chocolate Shake! Shake Shack rolls out the trend nationwide.

  • Would you drink a Pepperoni Pizza Soda?

  • Turns out ghosts love strawberry Fanta. Here’s why it’s everywhere in L.A.'s spirit houses and supermarkets.

  • It's not just boomers whipping out their flashlights. bon app asks: Are dimly lit restaurants vibey or just annoying?

  • The Crunchwrap turns 20 and chefs everywhere are stuffing it with shawarma, caviar and cultural clout.

  • The hottest new cocktail ingredient might surprise you. Hint: it's creamy and

    brown and not what you think.

  • Speaking of, there's a Cortisol Cocktail. Drink up and chill the f*&K out.

  • Louis Vuitton’s next it-bag? A hotel keycard on the Champs-Élysées.

  • Pan Am is back (kinda): $65K gets you nostalgia, lie-flats and a side of caviar.

  • If JOMO’s your love language, this off-grid Canadian island is calling.

  • London's leaning into true crime and the locals don't love it.

  • Icelanders want to party all the time thanks to the midnight sun.

  • All aboard the poop cruise? Netflix's latest “Trainwreck” anthology series has us

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