Side Dish, the Roto Chick 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...

• Is "people kibble" the next food craze?

• This new Gravy Gelato has notes of peppercorn and...chicken.

• As suspected, bananas are ruining our smoothies.

• Dominique Ansel's Papa d’Amour has a hot dog dessert and we're not mad about it.

• In other meat news, the "Hamhattan" at this NY pop-up is inspiring debate.

• Jeni’s just dropped ice cream bars nationwide.

• Not to be outdone, Pop-Tarts rolled out ice cream sammies.

• Is Cardigan the world's best new food town?

• Is Menlo Park the Bay Area’s new foodie hub?

• The age of chic cheese is upon us.

• Is this new food trend making you blue?

• Cotton Candy Sprite is giving us a cavity.

• Dirty soda is getting real dirty with the ‘Cini Dirty Soda.

• Dom Perignon's new campaign is giving "For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.”

• For the PBR stans, this cheese is for you.

• L.A.s Firstborn is exciting!

• Blessed are the pasta-makers at Michael White's Santi.

• If peanuts and hazelnuts had a baby…

• Dining with friends on Ozempic is a buzzkill.

• We wonder what the exam for oyster sommelier includes?

• Smoothie of the Week: Marc Jacobs x Happier Grocery

• Airbnb shared its 2025 travel trends. Booking our tix to Rotterdam?

• People are paying thousands to have their phones taken away.

• The best bubbles at 35,000 feet.

• The New York Times headed to Rome.

• Stay like a caveman, eat cake like Marie.

• Summer capsule unlocked: These mix-and-match staples make packing a breeze.

• You can now book a barber, a chef, and... a horse with Airbnb.

• JetBlue is Dunkin'.

• 72 hours alone with a toddler isn't our idea of relaxing.

• If you're heading to the Hamptons, here's where to eat.

• United’s new Studio suites have caviar and hoodie pajamas.

• San Francisco has the most diverse dining scene in the U.S.

• Just like everyone else, America's Cup is heading to Italy.

• Hot girl summer, out — GTFO summer, in, and the romance reads are already stacked.

• Move over flip flops, rope sandals are knot your average summer shoe.

• The new epicenter of beauty isn't where you'd think.