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On this week's episode of Offbites, Chris and Lauren discuss a fast food restaurant's newest dessert, which name could set a world record in a specific country, and why anyone would dive into the water with a killer whale.

On this week's episode of Offbites, Chris and Lauren discuss a fast food restaurant's newest dessert, which name could set a world record in a specific country, and why anyone would dive into the water with a killer whale.

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Offbites: Purse candy, too many Kyles, and gas fees for electric vehicles

In the Colonial Room of the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, there’s a soup – not just any soup. Its price alone sets it apart. It costs around $1,900 to take part in the Bookbinder Soup experience. On this episode of “Something Offbeat” we have a reservation with Chef Colleen Garcia, director of curriculum and content development for the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, to learn more about big ticket menu items. Are they worth the hype, or the price? The answer is complicated.

In the<a href="https://www.thedrakeoakbrookhotel.com/colonial-room.htm"> Colonial Room of the Drake Hotel</a> in Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/03/10/1-893-for-soup-the-drake-oak-brook-has-a-bowl-waiting-for-you">there’s a soup</a> – not just any soup. Its price alone sets it apart. It costs around $1,900 to take part in the Bookbinder Soup experience. On this episode of “Something Offbeat” we have a reservation <a href="https://www.escoffier.edu/about/chef-instructors/colleen-garcia/">with Chef Colleen Garcia</a>, director of curriculum and content development for the <a href="https://www.escoffier.edu/">Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts</a>, to learn more about big ticket menu items. Are they worth the hype, or the price? The answer is complicated.

Would you spend $1,863 on soup?

Avocados have become a beloved part of the U.S. diet. So much so that we’ll even shell out extra money for a scoop of guacamole at Chipotle amid high inflation. This week, the “Something Offbeat” podcast explores how something that we take for granted at the grocery store may become endangered by 2050. Tierra Curry, an endangered species codirector and senior scientist for the Center for Biological Diversity, explained what’s going on and what we can do to keep avocados on the table in the future.

Avocados have become a beloved part of the U.S. diet. So much so that we’ll even shell out extra money for a scoop of guacamole at Chipotle amid high inflation. This week, the “Something Offbeat” podcast explores how something that we take for granted at the grocery store <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/avocados-could-be-endangered-by-2050">may become endangered by 2050</a>. <a href="https://biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/">Tierra Curry</a>, an endangered species codirector and senior scientist for the Center for Biological Diversity, explained what’s going on and what we can do to keep avocados on the table in the future.

Put down that toast! Avocados could soon be endangered

About 90% of tattoo inks in the United States contain ingredients not listed on their labels, according to a study published this spring in the journal Analytical Chemistry. So how can consumers know what is safe to put into their skin?

To find out, Mike Rogers visited with Dillon Forte, a tattoo artist based in the Austin, Texas area, about how to know who to trust, the differences between black and colored tattoos, and how the industry is regulated differently in the U.S. than it is in Europe.  

About 90% of tattoo inks in the United States contain ingredients not listed on their labels, according to <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05687#">a study published this spring in the journal Analytical Chemistry</a>. So how can consumers know what is safe to put into their skin?
To find out, Mike Rogers visited with <a href="https://www.dillonfortetattoo.com/">Dillon Forte</a>, a tattoo artist based in the Austin, Texas area, about how to know who to trust, the differences between black and colored tattoos, and how the industry is regulated differently in the U.S. than it is in Europe.

Offbites: Purse candy, too many Kyles, and gas fees for electric vehicles

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