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• This week, the New York Times gallops over to I Cavallini and uses descriptors like ‘slippery ooziness,’ ‘pure fat’ and ‘the flesh squished.’ The Four Horsemen, it is not.

• The Cut heads to Kansas City to check out Kelce and Mahomes’ 1587 Prime and is left with a lot of questions, no Taylor sighting and a hefty bill.

• The New Yorker says “comme ci, comme ça” about Chateau Royale.

• Grubstreet also writes about Chateau Royale and the rise of the swankstaurant.

• Speaking of royale, Dole is dropping a Colada Royale™ pineapple, a super fancy version that tastes like a piña colada.

• Can matcha survive the hype? Pete Wells spills the tea.

• But maybe we don’t need matcha. Buddy Buddy in Paris has sparked a new coffee crush.

• Babbo is back. But did anyone miss it?

• If you love eating alone in your car, Hyundai’s new Backseat Bites—the UK’s first restaurant inside a car – will rev your engine.

• FT’s Jay Rayner digs into the new era of chain restaurants. Is Carbone the new Olive Garden?

• Forget Michelin stars, travelers are chasing vending-machine eats on their next foodie escape.

• Red wine over ice cream is the internet’s new dessert hyperfixation.

• Speaking of red, these new IPAs aren’t grandpa beers so quit calling them that.

• Cheese meets candy this Halloween. Brie + Kit Kats + Champagne or Cheddar + Twix + cider.

• Bananas are dirtier than you think.

• Pumping iron just got literal as Consumer Reports found concerning levels of lead and heavy metals in several popular protein powders.

• The holiday MVP returns. Popeyes’ Cajun-Style Turkey is back.

• Smoothie of the Week: Love is Blind’s Chicken Smoothie. Try not to gag.

• Scram! Leave them alone! All you leaf peepers are ruining New Englanders fall.

• The TSA is catching up to Clear, rolling out faster touchless ID tech to rival the paid airport service.

• Heading to London for Frieze? Here are the coolest restaurants for fashionable foodies.

• These hotels want you to skip the gift shop and make your own souvenirs.

• Private-jet perks, commercial routes. Inside Magnifica Air’s luxe new Airbus experience.

• Southwest is ditching open seating after 50 years. Assigned seats and premium options land in 2025.

• The Woman in Cabin 10 trades murder for maritime luxury, filming on a real