Brenna Houck
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Detroit, MI, United States
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Face Mask Policies Go Unenforced at Detroit McDonald’s Restaurant
An employee at a local fast food restaurant says that without health benefits, sick leave, and proper equipment, employees are being put at unnecessary risk during the novel coronavirus crisis → Read More
Detroit Restaurant Workers Are Struggling Without Elusive, Long-Promised Unemployment Checks
Some former employees of restaurants and bars in Michigan who applied to unemployment in mid-March still haven’t received a check → Read More
Food Pantries Modeled After Little Free Libraries Are Popping Up Around the World
An organization based out of Arkansas known as Little Free Pantry has taken the idea of community book exchanges to a new level by turning the cabinets into small, neighborhood food pantries → Read More
Why Young Chefs Still See Cookbook Deals as a Path to Success
How Deuki Hong, Lisa Ludwinski, and JJ Johnson (whose "Between Harlem and Heaven" won a James Beard Award this year) all wrote acclaimed books early in their careers → Read More
Farmers Are Using Twitter to Document the Disastrous Effects of Climate Change on Crops
A terrible, wet planting season is threatening U.S. crops, and farmers are live-tweeting it → Read More
Internet Continues to Dunk on ‘St. Louis Style’ Crime Against Bagels
A photo of vertically sliced "St. Louis style" bagels is making the internet rounds today, creating quite a debate on Twitter → Read More
José Andrés Plans to Feed Government Employees in the Event of a Shutdown
Charitable chef José Andrés is promising free sandwiches to workers, regardless of party affiliations, at his restaurants in the event of a government shutdown → Read More
Michigan Legislature Approves Initiatives for $12 Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave [Updated]
The proposals will now become law, though Democrats and proponents of the issues are concerned that state Republicans may move to “gut” the language of the bills in a lame-duck session → Read More
Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Is Getting Sick from Salad?
Improved tracking and detection of tainted salad components are increasing awareness of outbreaks, but also helping contain their scale → Read More
How the Michelin Guide Funds It Expansion
Tourism boards across South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand have spent millions to get their own Red guides, but do stars on their restaurants guarantee more visitors? → Read More
Want Better Working Conditions in Restaurants? Build a Co-op
Co-ops like Arizmendi Bakery in San Francisco promise better wages, improved benefits, and a seat at the table for employees → Read More
Starbucks, Folgers, and More to Fight California Cancer Warning Labels
A judge issued a tentative ruling in March that coffee must carry a warning → Read More
Taco Bell Employees File Lawsuit Against Michigan Franchisee for Alleged Wage Theft
More than 500 workers claim they did not receive overtime pay → Read More
Restaurants Have a Racial Equity Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
A new program could help close the front- and back-of-house divide → Read More
Paris Just Got Its First Nudist Restaurant
O’naturel caters to France’s large naturist community → Read More
Detroit Is Getting Its Very Own Edible Cookie Dough Cafe
The once-forbidden treat heads to Northwest Detroit in 2018 → Read More
Anthony Bourdain's New CNN Documentary Is All About Detroit [Updated]
Chef, author, and filmmaker Anthony Bourdain is producing a new documentary series on the history of Detroit in the 1960s for CNN, Variety reports. Tentatively titled Detroit 1963: Once a Great City, the four-part film is slated for release in 2018. Bourdain previously teased a secretive upcoming project in Detroit during the promotion for his live tour “The Hunger” last fall. At the time, the… → Read More
London Restaurant Develops 3-Course Pop-Up Brunch for Dogs
The menu includes "doggy gelato" and "pooch hooch" → Read More
Nurses in Texas Are Allegedly Quitting, Finding Better Pay at McDonald's
Fast food restaurants in Texas may pay better than the average nursing home job → Read More
Recipe: Make Gwyneth Paltrow's Chocolate Mousse
One of Eater's essential Spring cookbooks, actress and Goop lifestyle brand founder Gwyneth Paltrow's It's All Easy hits shelves on April 12. Billed as the anticipated follow-up to It's All Good, this latest book focuses on quick "recipes for the super-busy home cook." Dishes include fully omnivorous and gluten-filled recipes like carbonara alongside gluten-free and vegan offerings. Shared here… → Read More