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People Still Wait Hours for This $32 French Dip From an Influencer The sandwich at Salt Hank’s West Village shop sells out daily.Recipe content creator Henry Laporte (aka Salt Hank) opened Salt Hank’s in the West Village to much fanfare in 2025. Laporte, who has nearly 5 million followers across social media platforms, teamed up with chef Daniel Rubenfeld (a Thomas Keller alum) to make their viral French dip. The restaurant only serves a handful of menu items: said sandwich, shoestring fries, and accouterments like cole slaw. (Rumor has it a chicken Parm dip is now available on Wednesdays, too.) What to order You’re here for the $32 French dip. Piled onto an almost-too-crusty Frenchette demi baguette (Laporte tasted nearly 150 options before picking this one) are tender, dry-aged prime rib, Provolone, horseradish aioli, and seven-hour caramelized onions. The sandwich is so large that you may need to unhinge your jaw to eat it. It comes with an au jus cup that’s too tiny to comfortably dunk your sandwich into (if you’re a corner dipper, it’ll suffice), but it is delicious. Fellow horseradish lovers, order a side of the aioli. The amount on the sandwich isn’t enough. I don’t know if I’d call them “fries” as much as “potato sticks.” What I do know is that while I’m normally a shoestring fry hater, I still think you should order them. What to drink Don’t skip the limeade. The drink cuts through the richness of the sandwich. Insider tip Get here at least 30 minutes before opening. When I arrived at 11 a.m. on a Saturday, the line was down the block. Near opening time, an employee walks down the line and asks if you want to eat inside or get your sandwich to-go. If you choose indoors, they have a seat ready for you when it’s your turn to eat. Although there’s a substantial wait, getting your sandwich is smooth and efficient.

Picking Blueberries, Living in a Trailer

I'm from Mexico, and this is my fifth year coming to North Carolina as an H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visa worker. I pick blueberries for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. My hands are always cut by the thorns. Eight of us live in a single mobile home provided by the employer. We can't really leave the farm. My visa is tied to this employer, and if I complain about the conditions, they can fire me, and I lose my legal status immediately. We are the source of the food on America's tables, but we are invisible. #H2A #Farmworker #LaborRights #GuestWorker #EssentialWorkers

Airline Vegan Meals Are Still a Joke?

Imagine being on a 6-hour flight and all you get for your vegan meal is fruit and nuts, while everyone else gets a hot meal. That’s what happened to Juanita Headley, who called out KLM for not having backup vegan options—even though veganism is everywhere now! Another traveler got just a banana (with chopsticks, at least). Airlines, it’s 2024—can we get more than snacks, please? #News #VeganTravel #AirlineMeals

I’m so sick of people not being able to actually cook something to eat. Parents don’t know how to cook so kids don’t learn at home. The drive thru and door dash don’t constitute cooking. I know snap tries to limit prepared foods but I can and have fed a family of four for $25 a week. Gravy from meats and drippings. Rice, beans, pasta grains and potatoes can go miles with skills and imagination. Baked goods are cheap when made at home. No need to buy snacks and soda pop is not a food group. We’ve become a nation of unskilled home managers. People will starve without a can opener because of ignorance.

SNAP shouldn’t make soda cheaper than vegetables — but it does

I’m a nurse at a community hospital in Minnesota. We see chronic patients every week, urging them to eat healthier. One man admitted he drinks two sodas a day. When I asked why, he said: “Veggies are too expensive. Soda is cheaper, and SNAP covers it.” I froze. We push healthy eating while the system makes unhealthy choices easier. Who’s paying for the medical consequences later? #SNAP #ShowUsTheBill #PublicHealthCrisis #HealthcareReality #MinnesotaLife

Is Your Outback Steakhouse Next?

Outback Steakhouse just closed 21 locations—and that’s only the beginning. The parent company is quietly shutting down more spots over the next few years, but they’re not saying which ones. Why? Older, pricier restaurants aren’t keeping up with what diners want. Outback’s planning a glow-up with menu updates and renovations, but that means fewer locations overall. If your local Outback is still open, it might look totally different soon! #Food #OutbackSteakhouse #RestaurantClosures

This is the third time this week I’ve used the Walmart method, and honestly, that’s why I’m sharing it. Not because it’s flashy — but because it helped when I needed groceries more than once in the same week. Between flu season, missed work, and prices staying high, one grocery run just hasn’t been enough lately. Being able to stretch my budget multiple times took a lot of pressure off and helped me stay ahead instead of falling behind. I’m not saying it’s a fix-all, but it worked for me, so I shared the same thing I used in my bio in case anyone else is dealing with the same kind of week. #WalmartFinds #BudgetStretchedThin #RealLifeParenting #FluSeasonPrecautions #GroceryCostsUp #WorkingWithKids #MakingItWorkAgain #EverydayLifeStruggles

Would You Pay More for a Steak Night?

Here’s some food for thought: a new study says if governments taxed meat like everything else, your grocery bill might go up by just €26 a year—but it could seriously shrink our environmental footprint. The idea? Make burgers and steaks reflect their real cost to the planet. If that extra tax cash gets sent back to you, the hit to your wallet is barely noticeable. So, next time you’re at the butcher, remember: your dinner choices might just be the next climate hack. #Business #Industry #MoneyLifehacks

I am a single, disabled, grandmother raising a 13 year old grandchild. I get my disability check, less than $1,000 a month. I pay my rent, utilities, and other bills without any assistance and without any child support from the mother...the father is "unknown". I get $458 a month in SNAP benefits for 2 people. You can do the math if you like, I get $7.53 per person per day to feed us. The average cost per day to eat, cooking at home, is $15 - $25 per day depending on where you live. Most people that receive SNAP benefits spend them like they would real money. Most people buy normal food, not junk food, to last all month and they budget them...like I do. We get half or less than the national average per day to feed our family. SNAP is NOT a flex or anything to be proud of to the NORMAL person.

Foods Even Adults Secretly Avoid

Adulthood doesn’t mean you suddenly love everything on your plate. A new study spills the tea: most grown-ups still dodge foods like fermented veggies, insects, durian, organ meats, huitlacoche, sashimi, tripe, and kangaroo. Even though these foods are packed with health or eco-benefits, old habits (and some wild smells) die hard. Are you brave enough to try any of these, or are they staying on your “nope” list forever? #Health #Diet #FoodFears