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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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May 22, 2025
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  • Chobani is eating up Daily Harvest.

  • Lemonade Potato Chips are a thing.

  • "Functional" foods are still pretty dysfunctional.

  • Gen Z is buzzing for these Ballz.

  • Takeout is the new dine-in: nearly 75% of all restaurant traffic happens off-premises.

  • NY Chef April Bloomfield says yee-haw to a new gig.

  • Heading to London? Here's where to get the best sausage roll.

  • Can Danny Meyer save The View?

  • Move over Meghan, Curtis Stone is getting in the lifestyle game.

  • Gen Z is swapping bar tabs for tea bags.

  • Filed under things no one asked for: quinoa beer

  • Pop the bubs! Champs could lower your risk of heart attack.

  • Dolly Parton is coming for your freezer

  • Lemonade and pickles got together and we're not so sure about it.

  • Speaking of pickles, Shake Shack is adding "frickles" to the menu.

  • Cafe Zaffri gets four-quad status from the New York Times.

  • Giada De Laurentiis is heading to Chi-town.

  • You might get carded at this McDonald's

  • The Coronation martini is the newest bartender flex.

  • Here's what the chefs will be eating at BottleRock.

  • Thomas Keller asked a critic to leave the French Laundry.

  • Finance bros are coming for your wine.

  • Gen Z is not.

  • Weight Watchers says, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

  • It's time for La Dolce Vita Disco.

  • 45.1 million people will travel this weekend. Breaking out the Xannies.

  • Turns out Donatella Versace won't be checking in to the new Donatella Hotel.

  • Can travel help with grief?

  • Who cares about RevPAR? It’s all about that ROX.

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