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Li Goldstein

Associate Newsletter Editor

Li is an associate newsletter editor at Bon Appétit and Epicurious. She reports on cultural phenomena in the food space, such as Blank Street’s ascent, Chipotle’s downfall, and the Stanley Cup’s rebirth as millennial totem. She also writes about restaurant etiquette, awards, and the forces shaping them, and previously helmed a column on the chaos of the food web at large. Li hails from New Haven, CT, and New York City; despite being raised in the two pizza capitals of the US, she believes Pizza Marvin in Providence, RI, reigns supreme. Li graduated from Brown University, where she studied English and served as the managing editor of the Brown Daily Herald. She is published in VinePair (where she worked as an editorial intern) and in the Boston Globe.

Restaurants

Konbi Was a National Instagram Sensation. So Why Did It Suddenly Close?

In a Q&A, the LA restaurant’s co-owner Akira Akuto explains why the viral egg sandos weren’t enough to keep the business going
Culture

FOR SALE: Subway, Home of the (Once) $5 Footlong

Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
Cooking

A Pickle Wrapped in Cheese Is Somehow a Trend?

This two-ingredient recipe is making the rounds on TikTok.
Culture

Eleven Madison Park Launches a Soup Box for the Low, Low Price of $117

Plus, Pamela Anderson will star in a new cooking show, and the Grammys's charcuterie boards sat sad and uneaten.
Culture

Jeff Bezos Eats Betty Crocker Pancakes So He’s Relatable Now, I Guess

Also, “The Last of Us” heart-wrenchingly features Beaujolais-Villages wine and a six-year-old boy orders $1,000 in Grubhub delivery.
Culture

M&M’s Replaces Its “Spokescandies”…With Maya Rudolph?

In the wake of recent drama, M&M’s is trading its “spokescandies” for a new spokesperson, Maya Rudolph.
Culture

Waffle House Is Sick of Your TikTok Hacks

Plus, Pepsi replaces Sierra Mist with Starry and Chex Mix brings back bagel chips.
Culture

M&M’s Launches ‘All-Female’ Character Packages So Sexism Is Over, I Guess

Plus, Goldman Sachs employees lose their free coffee and a groom controversially smashes cake into his bride’s face.
Culture

Alas, Andrew Tate’s Pizza Box Did Not Lead to His Arrest in Romania

Plus, people are eating their Christmas trees and caviar-topped Doritos are so hot right now.
Culture

8 Food Trends From 2022 We Don't Need to See Again

Crypto in restaurants, the rise of the raw meat diet, and complaints about no-gloves cooking…at home. Here are the food trends that we could do without next year.
Culture

The Ultimate Betrayal: Dunkin’ Stan Ben Affleck Caught on Starbucks Run

Plus, Dolly Parton joins TikTok and inflation kills dinner dates.
Culture

How Blank Street Coffee Became a Blank Canvas for Internet Girlies

Blank Street Coffee looks sparse and boring, but that doesn’t matter when it has It-girl influencers to draw long lines of customers.
Culture

Good Riddance to Matt Lucas, the Cringiest Host of ‘The Great British Bake Off’

Plus, charcuterie chalets and butter candles are this holiday season’s food obsessions.
Culture

Impossibly Jacked ‘Liver King’ Admits His Secret Is Steroids, Not Raw Meat

Plus, Elon Musk drinks caffeine-free Diet Coke, and a woman sues Velveeta for $5 million.
Culture

Elon Musk’s $13 Million (?!) Lunch Problem, Explained

Plus, Stanley Tucci’s birthday cake was a cheese wheel and a Japanese brand launches a “tasteless” candy.
Cooking

Can You Eat Deli Meat During Pregnancy?

A listeria outbreak in the US has been linked to sliced deli meat and cheese. Here's how to protect yourself while pregnant.
Culture

I Watched The 1975’s Matty Healy Eat a Raw Steak Onstage and It Was Distressing

Plus, a TikTok video investigates Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper’s marital woes and a pickle jar–shaped candle takes over social media.
Culture

A Main Ingredient in Chrissy Teigen's New Baking Mixes: Drama

Plus, Ben Affleck initiates Jennifer Lopez into the cult of Dunkin', and is cooking a privilege?
Culture

At Restoration Hardware’s Restaurants, the CEO Once Banned Black Pepper for Being “Too Spicy”

Plus, mashed potatoes attack a Monet painting and a woman slices butter with her teeth.