Four things to know today
Happy Monday. Anthony Bourdain and President Obama are kicking off the week by having dinner together in Hanoi, and frankly it's hard to know who to envy more. (Fun fact: Said dinner cost a whopping $6.)
In other vital food news today: Rick Bayless won a coveted award; cold coffee is trending; the surprising truth about Kelis's "Milkshake"; and a San Francisco startup wants to change vending machines as we know them.
— Chicago's Rick Bayless has become the second-ever chef to nab the prestigious Julia Child Award. (The inaugural award, which "honors an individual who has made a profound and significant difference in the way America cooks, eats and drinks," went to Jacques Pepin.) The Mexican food guru will be honored at a gala event to be held October 27 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in D.C., and his Frontera Farmer Foundation will receive a $50,000 grant.
— And now, a shocking revelation from Kelis, singer of the 2003 hit "Milkshake": Despite being a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, she's never actually made a milkshake. (WTF?) Apparently she makes a mean smoothie, however; she also released a cookbook last fall that features recipes for everything from apple pie to jerk ribs.
— Cold coffee: so hot right now. An onslaught of new, ready-to-drink — and less sugary — chilled coffee beverages are hitting the market, from java giants like Starbucks and Illy as well as indie companies. Starbucks is launching bottled black coffee and cold-brew products this summer, Peet's now sells canned cold-brew, and La Colombe's foamy canned latte will soon hit grocery store shelves, ensuring there are no shortage of new ways to get caffeinated this summer.
— Vending machines have long served as a refuge for the junkiest of junk foods. But a San Francisco-based startup called Byte wants to change that by providing offices with new-school vending machines stocked with fresh foods, from Blue Bottle coffee and fresh juices to locally made sandwiches and salads. The small fridges dispense foods with the swipe of a credit card, and inventory is closely tracked so the machine's contents can be refreshed as necessary. They're already present in 100-plus Bay Area offices, and the company hopes to bring them to more metropolitan areas soon.
— Finally, this week we should all strive to achieve the sort of zen mastery displayed by this man, who kept calm and ate his pizza in the midst of a brawl at a West Virginia restaurant:
Probably a 20 person brawl last night and that pizza was his only concern. He might be my soulmate. http://pic.twitter.com/ZX259tMBGn
— Autumn Collins (@AutumnBrie1) April 24, 2016
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