Side Dish, the Firework Frapp 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...

• New obsession unlocked. Compartes has taken the tomato girl trend to the next level.

• A fast-food rumble is brewing as Wendy's and McDonald's roll out tiny, old school toys. Lil Potato Head or Tiny Boo Bucket?

• Speaking of rumbles - can Walmart's Crumbl dupe stand up to the competition? Ringing in at only $5, do we really care?

• The scent of the summer? Pistachio. Like gelato, but sprayed all over your bod.

• $35 shrimp cocktail, salty steak and 400-person waitlists: the Hamptons dining paradox, decoded.

• Gen Z isn’t drinking less, they’re just drinking prettier. Canned cocktails and collabs reign

• Is a Cracker Barrel without butter churns and tchotchkes a Cracker Barrel at all? Fans aren't loving the country-fied brand's new glow-up.

• Who needs BBQ and hot dogs when we have Firework Frappuccinos and Freedom Ring Doughnuts?

• Envelop yourself in sour cream. Breathe in the aroma of ground beef. Introducing, Old El Paso's Taco Tuesday Collection candles.

• René Redzepi’s Noma is popping up in LA next year. Start manifesting that $800 tasting menu now.

• With Squid Game's return, it's not just mayhem on the menu. Korean cuisine is having a mo' in the US.

• Peroni and Giada want us to embrace "beer ice” as the drink of summer. Jury is still out on that one.

• Sweet dreams? Not if you eat dairy or dessert — new study links food to nightmares and restless sleep.

• The birthplace of Crisp Sauvy B is having a midlife crisis. The jalapeños aren't helping.

• Bananas continue their summer campaign as the Banana Bread Latte trends.

• Smoothie of the Week: Travis Scott's “Storm Storm Smoothie" at Erewhon.

• Rome, Seville and Athens are sizzling past 104°F. The Eiffel Tower just shut down. We’ve gone from European Vacation to Survivor.

• Honeymoon goals, hold the jet lag. More couples are skipping customs lines for cozy, stateside escapes.

• Are you too old to stay at the hotel? If you have to ask, the answer is probably yes.

• Is Upstate New York the new Napa?

• Ommmm…..Deepak Chopra is opening a hotel in Park City. Ayurveda and après ski? You betcha.

• Jaws IRL has become a big business for Cape Cod as shark-tourism takes off.

• Where are we going? Don't know, don't care. Why mystery trips are making travel fun again.

• The new Golden Age of slow travel is upon us. These designers spill the tea on