It’s the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
The Links
A waitress at Texas Roadhouse was fired after complaining about the gig on Facebook (a former classmate reported her). That's gonna be one awkward 10-year reunion. [Eater]
Chain restaurants continue to pour salt down our gullets in the form of fries, burgers, cheddar biscuits. [USAT]
Artisan coffee company Blue Bottle continues to take over the world with caffeinated cuteness—their coffee is now available in miniature cardboard cartons, just like your milk used to come in. [Grubstreet]
Some fast food joints are using wood pulp to beef up their burgers, but it's probably not too big of a deal? [Slate]
In a scandal rocking the berry-growing community, some of the biggest names in strawberry breeding are leaving their longtime program at UC Davis for a privately-owned company. [NPR]
The Drinks
We've got coffee on the brain, so we're whipping up a shoeless joe, with cold brew and cherry juice.