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ICYMI: We're Hungry
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- We're hungry so this edition of ICYMI is going to be all about food. Here's Lucky Peach on how to do a "beef noodle soup crawl" in L.A. It's very ambitious.
- Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte eats so much (7,000-8,000 calories per day!) he said that his jaw gets sore. Same, tbh.
- This guy doesn't like Chipotle anymore, leaving more for the rest of us.
- You can re-create some of your favorite grub from Disneyland right in your own kitchen.
- Here is a "serious" prototype of the best thing to eat while driving. The multi-chamber cylinder is made from hearty bagel dough that provides a solid foundation for potential fixins inside. Very weird, but I'm kind of down.
- Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes are coming to McDonalds' ingredients, such as the brave, daring replacement of liquid margarine with *gasp* real butter.
- And finally, speaking of being...hungry, here's a hit from a real New Jersey beefcake:
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