Reading the plethora of fun food news each week is just one of the perks of editing Food Dive. From waffle maker shenanigans to the ultimate chocolate con, below are interesting reads from the week.
Add Neil Young to the list of those speaking out against Monsanto. The singer is devoting an album calling out the company tentatively called "The Monsanto Years," that will additionally include Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah.
The waffle maker that launched a 30-person fight
Waffles are nothing to be tampered with, most evident in Michigan recently when 30 people were removed from a hotel due to a waffle maker fight. Food Dive knows better than most that food is a priority, but perhaps this took the notion too far.
A black widow spider bit a Vermont woman who reached into a bag of grapes. The woman's family thinks the spider was in the bag of grapes purchased from a Shaw’s location. If this is, in fact, what happened, it wouldn’t be the first time spiders lurked among grapes.
Slurping soup is often a maligned dinner table activity, but now at the University of Waterloo in Canada, the activity of one student prompted an all-out ban on bringing labeled food and water bottles to exams.
Talk about the ultimate chocolate con for the ages ... you’ll have to read this story about convincing millions of people chocolate was a weight loss aid to believe it.