Cracker Barrel is serving up a new rule for employees hitting the road: When it comes to meals, the company wants them to stick to its own restaurants. In an internal message obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the company said that employees are expected to dine at a Cracker Barrel store for all or the majority of meals while traveling, whenever practical, based on location and schedule. Investigators have identified shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands in the United States, according to two individuals familiar with the investigation. The two spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of the ongoing investigation. This. I've noticed a lot of places have become Sysco dependent. Are restaurants starting to taste the same? Food distributor Sysco has been on a relentless acquisition spree, becoming one of the largest companies in food service. This consolidation means higher prices for mass-produced food made. Every episode of his saving restaurants, hotels etc follows the exact same format: - Gordon reviews the food and kitchen areas and finds health hazards. Demands the restaurant shuts down and tells customers to leave. Here in NYC even smaller mid-range restaurants can have sommeliers. Also on the flip side, there are and have always been restaurant equivalents of Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons that are in fact more experience and image rather than raw culinary prowess. A few chain restaurants I've been to with the convenience tip math at the bottom of the receipt is tip on net amount after tax too. I shouldn't be tipping tax. Restaurants are already pricey enough these days, not accounting for paying for the actions of other customers. It's called being nice and feeling empathy for someone having an undeserved shitty day. it's a nice gesture. Those dry, gross, breaded chicken tenders, man. I Tracked Down The Company Ruining Restaurants by More Perfect Union I'm sure this thread will be filled very quickly with 1) Get out of downtown, go to Pequod's!! or 2) Deep dish what's that? Lol eat tavern style silly tourist. Is Lou's a tourist trap? Yeah kinda. But that doesn't mean it isn't tasty still. It's decent and perfectly fine as a standard-bearer for Chicago deep dish. As hundreds of thousands of international visitors descend on the United States for the 2026 World Cup, many are documenting more than just the action on the field. Across TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms, fans from around the world are sharing their reactions to uniquely American experiences, from sprawling supermarkets and self-serve ice dispensers to oversized pickup.