Best Food Stories Of The Week: Scott Pruitt

We get it, you're busy. We're swamped, too—busy combing the Internet to keep you in the loop amid this fast-moving world, that is. Head into the weekend with these articles, food-related deep dives and Tasting Table reads stored away as dinner party conversation fodder.

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• Yet another Trump official gets confronted while dining out.

• Your beloved sandwich is going be getting a little more expensive.   

• Did tacos help decide Mexico's presidential election?

• The golden age of U.S. whiskey might be coming to an end.

• Read up on the surprising secrets you never knew about Aldi.

• Who needs running when you can just drink your way to a healthier heart?

• This is the first major U.S. city to totally ban plastic straws and utensils. 

• Bob's Burgers meal kits are what your busy weeknights really need.

• Guy Fieri is getting a new Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives spin-off.

• We never got our Hogwarts acceptance letter, but at least we have butterbeer soft-serve.

• How do California bears spend their summer? Soaking in a hot tub and drinking margaritas.

• The longest lunar eclipse of the century is just a few weeks away.

• Go on a visual tour of Juchitán, a Mexican matriarchal society.

• The key to a longer life might be hiding in that extra cup of coffee. 

• As it turns out, only 3 percent of us know how to wash our hands correctly.

• Dairy Queen is giving away free Blizzards—here's how to claim yours.