#37 - Food News 8/28/20

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 5 a.m.

Ray starts this weeks episode talking about the recent events involving the terrible and tragic Jacob Blake shooting and the pending spiral that is the approaching election. Then he gets into the weeks major food stories like airplane nuts for sale, the peach recall, Dunkin' and McDonalds trying something new, dog beer, Cameron Diaz's wine being shitty (as predicted), and Bon Appetit's new editor in chief. Then he makes the round to all the major food cities in the U.S., touching on San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Louisiana, Honolulu, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and all the notable restaurant closures and openings since last week. Saving the best for last, Ray wraps up the episode by talking about chef James Beard and his foundation, covering his life and death, how the foundation came to be, voting rules, the categories, why the awards used to mean something, how the foundation lost its way, and how the awards fit into his life and the websites future going forward. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob).

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