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  1. everyday heroes
    Ranch Girl Is the Hero America Needs NowAren’t we all all just trying to get some ranch?
    By Chris Crowley
  2. discrimination
    Iowa Restaurant Punishes Local Trump Voters With Extra Cover Charge“Yes, this is discrimination, but you voted for it.”
    By Clint Rainey
  3. Horrible Customers
    Customer Only Tips ‘Normal Looking People’The incident occurred at Iowa’s famously eccentric Zombie Burger.
    By Clint Rainey
  4. The Chain Gang
    Taco Bell Meth Lab Cleared to Reopen Without the Meth Lab PartAuthorities promise the location got an “extensive cleaning.”
    By Clint Rainey
  5. Equality
    There’s a Chick-fil-A Franchisee Sponsoring a Gay-Pride ParadeChicken sandwiches for all.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. Food Safety
    A Major Egg Supplier Is Dealing With a Bird-Flu OutbreakMany of its 5.3 million birds may have to be destroyed.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. He’s On Fire
    This Guy Says He’s Invented the ‘World’s Hottest Burger’It’s called the Hellfire Burger.
    By Clint Rainey
  8. Please Hold
    This Restaurant Gives a Discount for Putting Your Cell Phone in a BoxIt’s the owner’s humanitarian response to “a decline in conversation among customers.”
    By Clint Rainey
  9. Necessary Roughage
    LSU Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes Ate 5,000 Pounds of Food Last Night at OutbackApparently no one wanted broccoli.
    By Hugh Merwin
  10. Choke
    Iowa Governor Survives Constricting Carrot at L.A. PortTerry Brandstad followed the Bush league by choking and vomiting at an event attended by hundreds of military vets.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  11. Quote of the Day
    But Romney Doesn’t Even DrinkPresident Obama uses martinis as metaphor.
    By Kara Baskin
  12. Mediavore
    Breitbart’s Last Political Discussion Held at The Brentwood; SoCal ResidentsThe political pundit may have talked shop with a man he’d just met only 50 minutes before he was declared dead.
  13. Mediavore
    Shootout at PEP Bowling Alley Leaves One Man Hospitalized; Celebrity RestaurantsPlus re-branding efforts at Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget have erased all traces of Trump; and it’s illegal in Iowa to make your own bitters, all in our morning news roundup.
  14. Lawsuits
    In-N-Out Goes All Animal-Style on Idaho ImitatorBoise upstart Burger Express gets called out for similar signage and colors, and even for the way they wrap their burgers!
    By Hadley Tomicki
  15. Video Feed
    From Cold Lampin’ to Fried Chicken: Flavor Flav Starts a Fast Food ChainFinally, we can take a bite of something and rightfully sing, “It’s the flavor’, it’s the flavor!”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  16. Mediavore
    Xiomara Chef Replaces Herself; HomeGirl, Boa, and Ford’s In At LAXThe Latin menu will change to more market-driven Cali cuisine, while a few local restaurants will expand top the airport.
  17. Mediavore
    Kim Chi Prices Soar; Asia De Cuba Gets AnimatedWhile cabbage costs go through the roof, The Simpsons dine at Jeffrey Chodorow’s chain.
  18. Mediavore
    Drinkers Outlive Teetotalers; LudoBites Doubles Down For Last NightA new study finds moderate and heavy drinkers might have a longer lifespan than those who abstain.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  19. Mediavore
    Del Taco Shooting Leaves Three Dead in San Bernadino; Gulf Spill Yet To AffectA multiple-homicide terrorizes a fast-food restaurant and the Deep Horizon spill shows little impact on seafood costs.
  20. Mediavore
    What The Stars of Friends Ate for Ten Years Straight; Eva LongoriaCourtney Cox steals Jennifer Aniston’s lunch habits and a Desperate Housewives star claims a legal action against her from restaurant partners is without merit.
  21. Mediavore
    Chefs Are All Over ‘Ratatouille’; Allen and Delancey May Open AfterChefs say “Ratatouille gets it, it totally gets chef culture.” Even Tony Bourdain is onboard, calling it “the best restaurant movie ever made — the best chef movie.” [Ruhlman] Related: How Much Thomas Keller Is Really in ‘Ratatouille’’s Remy? Allen and Delancey may be coming back. Or rather, opening for the first time. [Eater] Related: Allen and Delancey Tripped at the Finish Line, Won’t Open The good people of Iowa may not get the whole niche-pork thing, but they are happy to supply the product. [Des Moines Register]