Jacob Dean's posts

COVID-19 has offered us ample opportunity to both eat and drink our feelings, but rarely are we offered the chance…

While the restaurant industry across the United States has been impacted by COVID-19, few states have been hit as…

One of the great tricks fast food (and fast casual) companies have managed to play on unwitting consumers is making…

Update, 6:30 p.m.: We are pleased to report that our outreach to Buffalo Wild Wings has borne fruit, and in response…

Flying, even before the era of COVID-19, has basically been a horrible experience. This is particularly true during…

Racism can take many forms, and one of the most pernicious, lasting racist economic practices is “redlining,” in…

When the Chicago-area brewery 5 Rabbit Cerveceria created a beer to protest Donald Trump’s infamous, discriminatory…

Update, August 31, 2020: The volley of vitriol between McDonald’s and ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook continues. In early…

Examining the behavior of brands is a bit of a pastime here at The Takeout, both because corporate shenanigans are…

While attending college is still regarded as a prerequisite for many jobs, college has never been more expensive,…

It’s no secret that we’re living in an era where brands are acting particularly thirsty. Vita Coco responded to a…

It’s a bad, weird time to be a journalist. Despite the huge public thirst for original journalism, news outlets…

Just last week I wrote about how some airlines—and one South Korean convenience store—have been selling airline food…

While there are many ways in which cows are quite lovely (and we’re not just talking about their taste), they are…

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our nation’s restaurant industry, and that even extends to industry awards. Today…

I’ve been writing about alcohol for a number of years, and one of the most frequent conversations I’ve had with…

As COVID-19 began to firmly take hold in the United States, Donald Trump invoked The Defense Production Act (DPA),…

COVID-19 has impacted agriculture around the country, and that extends to U.S. shrimp fisheries, which are largely…

Over the past few months we’ve written about COVID-related food shortages many times, and one of the most consistent…

There are a great many things to miss about travel: new experiences, a change in scenery, a chance to try new foods…