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Just like there’s a song of the summer, inevitably, each year, a drink of the summer rises to the forefront of our collective consciousness to dominate warm weather gatherings between May and August. This year, it was all about White Claw, a low-calorie, low-carb spiked seltzer that’s been embraced by every kind of drinker out there.

We hit the beach to learn more about the drink that’s sweeping backyard parties across the nation, and also called in cocktail expert John deBary (formerly of P.D.T. and Momofuko) for a taste test to find out which brand we should be reaching for at the grocery store. But in the end, we learned more about what our hard seltzer obsession says about our relationship to alcohol than which flavors outperform the others.

Plus, we dive into the wildest food stories of the week, from the latest in the fast food chicken bonanza, to a terrible dieting app for kids as young as eight, and more. And be sure to join Amanda and John on September 16th to celebrate the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation's first birthday!

Stories:

• The End of Bitch Beer

• KFC Joins the Fake Meat and Chicken Craze with One Bucket

• Don’t Put Your Kid on Weight Watchers

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Amy McCarthy (@aemccarthy)

John deBary (@jnd3001)

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Amanda Kludt (@kludt),  Editor in Chief, Eater

Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

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On its surface, restaurant criticism sounds like a pretty great gig. But dining out on the company dime, trying all the best new restaurants and getting paid to eat dinner out isn’t all that glamorous when you peak behind the curtain. We called in two critics, Bon Appétit Deputy Editor Julia Kramer, who’s responsible for the magazine’s annual Hot 10 list, and our own Ryan Sutton, who covers New York, to tell us about the making of a restaurant review and the things that make their line of work uniquely strange. We also get into the biggest food stories of the week, from Popeye’s wildly popular new sandwich, to a beloved Brooklyn pizza joint getting nailed for tax evasion and a Cheeto-fueled conspiracy theory surrounding a certain tech giant.

Stories:

• Popeye’s vs. Everyone Else

• Di Fara Shuttered for Tax Evasion

• Does Jeff Bezos Know How to Eat Cheetos?

Featuring:

Julia Kramer (@juliakramer)

Ryan Sutton (@qualityrye)

Hosts: Amanda Kludt (@kludt),  Editor in Chief, Eater

Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

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Is orange the new rosé? The explosion in popularity of natural wines has turned the wine world on its ear and may signal a return to ancient winemaking techniques. But what makes a wine natural, anyway? And how do you order it without sounding ridiculous? Amanda and Dan call in wine expert Joe Campanale, owner of Brooklyn’s Fausto and LaLou, to conquer their natural wine insecurities and learn a little bit about the history of the movement in the process. Plus, we look at the controversy surrounding a Momofuko investor, catch up with Kevin O'Leary's spending habits, and make a Pad Thai confession.

Stories:

• The Trump-Supporting Billionaire Behind Momofuko

• Bros love White Claw

Featuring:

Joe Campanale (@JoeCampanale)

June Wine Bar (@junewinebk)

Astor Wines and Spirits (@AstorWines)

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Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

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Going to popular, hyped-up restaurants is both an obsession and an occupational hazard for editors at Eater. So we've all had our fair share of lines, multi-hour waits, and shut outs.

On the first episode of Eater’s Digest, we gathered Eater editors’ best tips and tricks for getting into restaurants with long waits, and then put a theory of our own to the test on a recent Saturday night at five of New York’s most notoriously busy restaurants. Plus, we discuss some of the biggest food news stories of the week, from a scourge of seagulls on the Jersey Coast, to the most recent shady move from a major food delivery service and more.

Stories:

Yelp Funneling Calls Through Grubhub

Birds of Prey for Hire

Mushroom In Laws

Not-So-Biodegradable Bowls

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Amanda Kludt (@kludt), Editor in Chief, Eater

Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

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Welcome to Eater's Digest! We're bringing you everything you need to know about the world of food each week. Eater editor-in-chief Amanda Kludt and producer Daniel Geneen call in the biggest names in the industry and journalists from the Eater newsroom to bring you the wildest, most important stories from restaurants and kitchens around the world. From tips on becoming a regular, to the wide world of fake meat and an inside look into the brightest culinary minds, there’s nothing Dan and Amanda won’t dig into.

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Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

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The team behind Eleven Madison Park is splitting up. How can a restaurant be 100% based on neuroscience? How have tacos become the most popular thing to talk about on Tinder (with Vox's Rebecca Jennings)? NYT columnist David Brooks said something silly about tipping on Twitter.

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Daniel Geneen (instagram/twitter)

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Outrage over wage theft prompts a delivery giant to change its policies, tips & tricks on how to achieve “regular” status, Macy’s started selling some ‘cute’ new portion control plates (with Jaya Saxena) the lowdown on New Coke and why Stranger Things might be leading the way in the new product placement model.

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The end of a New York institution, neighbors strike back at a closing coffee shop and a very 2019 lawsuit makes us rethink waitstaff uniforms. Plus, a tone-deaf lede in a Texas magazine has Eater’s Nadia Chaudhury calling for transparency and diversity in food media, and more.

Hosted by Amanda Kludt (instagram/twitter) and Daniel Geneen (instagram/twitter). Questions? Praise? Complaints? Email us at [email protected] and find all the latest food news at Eater.com.

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Introducing the best new restaurants in America with Hillary Dixler Canavan, a sandwich mystery at the West Village’s Bar Pisellino, Crate and Barrel opens a restaurant and Lululemon opens a… burger bar (with Eater Chicago's Ashok Selvam)? Plus, SB Nation's Ryan Simmons joins us to talk about a ridiculous commercial with an ending we never saw coming and more.

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Most people today know the story of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, from the story of Pocahontas and John Smith, and especially from the 1995 Disney animated film. A gripping recounting of the true story of how the settlement failed and recovered, and the toll it took on the English and Native Americans, shows how failure can be a transformative experience, and also how the stories we tell ourselves about the failures inform the way we live today. EDITOR'S NOTE -- one instance of explicit language.

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