Cheat Day Newsletter ☕️

Get ready to indulge in all things food news...

Beanless Coffee, a new oxymoron

Atomo Coffee has used science and some sort of sorcery to reverse engineer coffee by using up-cycled plant materials to replicate the compounds found in coffee to create molecular coffee. And in layman's terms, they making coffee without the beans. The Seattle (playing into stereotypes we see)-based startup is now trying to take their foffee (fake coffee) to market by 2021. The company claims that the vast majority of coffee drinkers don't actually like the taste of coffee, and their focus group must have been college students since they just drink it to pull all nighters.

Caviar dreams on a tunafish budget More like Starbucks dreams on a Dunkin' budget, amiright? There's a coffee shop in London selling a cup of coffee for $64 and we're embarrassed to say take our money. The Ethiopian Cup of Excellence at Queens of Mayfair is ground and brewed table side by your own personal barista and is served in a crystal wine glass.

Pop(corn) Culture

Selena Conemez

A month ago, Selena Gomez teamed up with K-Pop group BLACKPINK and released a song called Ice Cream. Although the song isn't that cold, the merch licks. And this is basically included as a story because I'm a size medium *hint hint*

I prefer coffee over teehee Dunkin' (still mad they dropped 'Donuts' from their name) teamed up with TikTok star Charli D'Amelio for a new menu item dubbed, The Charli. The cold brew with whole milk and three pumps of caramel swirl is Charli's go-to order and now it's mine too after I've ordered it more than once and may have recorded myself in the drive-thru to put on TikTok. Ugh I'm just salty that Dunkin' (still mad they dropped 'Donuts' from their name) hasn't called me up for a Donut Queen special.

Ordering at drive-thrus like a g-damn millennial

Go to McDonald's and tell them Cactus Jack sent you to receive the Travis Scott meal, which consists of a quarter-pounder topped with cheese, bacon, and lettuce, a medium fry with a side of BBQ sauce, and Sprite with extra ice, all for only $6. But the collab only lasts until October 4th so looks like we will be yeating our way to the nearest McDonald's ASAP. And if you're a huge fan of Kylie's baby daddy and his meal, you can quote tweet this post with "Cactus Jack sent me to @McDonalds #CactusJackSweepstakes" for a chance to win an exclusive Travis Scott action figure.

Fast Food Frenzy

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To go to McDonald's and pick up a pack of their new Spicy Chicken McNuggets as well. The fried chicken is breaded in a light and crispy batter that's boldly flavored with cayenne and chili peppers and if you're brave enough you can get a side of Mighty Hot Sauce. This is their first new McNugget flavor in 40 years. We're glad to see them keeping up with the times.

Deja Brew

Starbucks is officially breaking up with straws as they're trying to reach their sustainability goal of developing a 100% compostable and recyclable hot cup by 2022. Unpopular opinion, but we prefer the sippy cups because we like pretending that we're an adult baby. Kidding. Seriously, we just like that we don't suck our coffee down as quickly and can savor our $7 drink.

I still go to Taco Bell, drive-threw, raw as HELL NO

Taco Bell is making cuts to their menu and we feel personally offended that they will no longer be offering the Shredded Chicken Quesadilla Melt. We're not sure why they're doing this to us while our woads are still fresh from the passing of the Cool Ranch and Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos. Other items you will no longer see come November 5th on the menu board while you're drunk at 3am include Mexican Pizza, Nachos Supreme, Beefy Fritos Burrito, Chips and Guac, the 7-Layer Burrito, and more. Some new menu items making their debut include a Dragonfruit Freeze and a Chicken Chipotle Melt.