FDA upgrades recall on Whole Foods guacamole to highest threat level

That scoop of guac may be more dangerous than your tortilla chips let on. The Food and Drug Administration has slapped its highest-risk classification on a recall of nearly 13,000 Whole Foods dips, salsas and guacamole products over potential Salmonella contamination. First announced Aug. 12, the recall covers products made with jalapeños supplied by Coast … Read more

Little girl goes viral on TikTok for crying over missing guacamole

Little girl goes viral on TikTok for crying over missing guacamole

A five-year-old Colorado girl captured the internet’s heart with a video of her crying over a food chain forgetting her “favorite” sauce – and leading to her crowning as a guacamole princess. “I’m very heartbroken QDOBA, cause you forgot my favorite sauce, guacamole,” lil’ red-haired Astoria “Stori” Massa says with tears streaming down her face … Read more

Chipotle uses ‘autocado’ robot to make guacamole in Calif. where fast-food pay is $20 an hour

Chipotle uses ‘autocado’ robot to make guacamole in Calif. where fast-food pay is  an hour

Chipotle moved an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California. The chain announced the deployment on Monday and said feedback will determine whether it makes a broader rollout of the technology. Both locations are in California, where all fast food chains must pay $20 an hour … Read more

Guacamole sells for $29 at Hamptons market: ‘Not even Bezos will buy it’

Guacamole sells for  at Hamptons market: ‘Not even Bezos will buy it’

We’ve hit guac bottom. A Hamptons market and restaurant has gone viral thanks to a video of a modestly sized, ridiculously priced container of guacamole. A tasty little tub of the avocado dip retailed for $29.51 at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott — a hot spot that’s attracted celebrities like Martha Stewart, Jimmy Buffett and … Read more