The Weekly Donut 6/10

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Now that we've recovered from our National Donut Day food coma, let's get ready to indulge in all things food news...

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Crazy weather hit the Midwest and destroyed crops that set farmers back on corn production. Now farmers are under financial stress, and the shortage of crops may make you shell out some more money for fresh produce. Check out what a real Midwest farmer has to say about the intense rain and flooding here.

You might not be worth the extra for guac anymore...

The US plans on slapping Mexico with tariffs in hopes of getting Mexico to help stop migrants from trying to cross the US boarder. President Trump wants to threaten Mexico with ridiculous tariffs, but consumers would probably suffer the most. Get ready to pay more for avocados, tequila, and the limes for your margaritas.

Ice screaming

at Bill de Blasio for seizing ice cream trucks across NYC and it's almost like he's trying to get people to hate him even more. Also, doesn't he have bigger fish to fry in NYC? Around 46 trucks were responsible for more than $4.5 million in traffic violations and we don't care as long as we get ice cream!

Pop(corn) Culture

National Anthony Bourdain Day

is June 25. The late Anthony Bourdain will be honored with his own nationally recognized day. Fellow chefs Eric Ripert and José Andrés called for Bourdain Day to be on Bordain's birthday to celebrate his contribution to the world. June 8 was the one-year anniversary of his death.

Queen of Creole Cuisine

Chef Leah Chase passed away on June 1 at the age of 96. She was a legendary chef and best known for her work at Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans. She was an advocate for African-American art and Creole cooking and brought people together with her gumbo z'herbes. Chase was also the inspiration behind Disney's Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog.

Fast Food Frenzy

#JacksHouseOfCrunch

Bustle, an online women's magazine, and Jack in the Box, the fast-food chain Kim Kardashian made famous, teamed up to promote Jack's new spicy chicken strips combo. Bustle hosted an interactive pop-up shop where customers were encouraged to check out chicken art, smell the fragrances of Jack, jump in a foam pit, listen to people eat chicken strips, and try the chicken themselves. Sounds exactly like what I planned for my birthday party...

iHOPB

Introducing the iHop Pancake Burger, which is unlike their burger with pancake buns... iHop describes the new burger as, "Our pancakes and Steakburger had a baby! A world-famous buttermilk pancake griddle with Cheddar cheese and layered between two premium Steakburger patties, then topped with American cheese, custom-cured hickory-smoked bacon and our signature IHOP® sauce." So basically, it's a cheesy pancake put on a burger and like, we kinda want one (unlike half the internet).

We got the juice

Jamba Juice is dropping "juice" from their name. And we're not as upset as when Dunkin' dropped "donuts." The company claims that loyal customers already call them Jamba and that their menu isn't exclusive to juice anymore. Sounds like they just wanted to try out a cool new nickname.

Mayochup

aka Mayonnaise and Ketchup mixed together. Heinz's pre-mixed liquid gold released in Canada and customers there got a bad taste in their mouth. A language there spoken by the Cree translates Mayochup to... wait for it... SHITTY FACE. We're not kidding. So, just a warning, maybe don't go looking for Mayochup in Canada and just mix it yourself instead.