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aditieats (the newsletter)

food news, thoughts, and happenings from aditieats!

By aditi dinakar

· Launched 3 years ago

episode 70: ranch, raspberries, and refreshers

talking about soccer tourists loving ranch, kids loving berries, and teens loving Starbucks refreshers!

Jun 22•aditi dinakar

episode 69: bagels, BuzzBallz, and beans

talking about VC investments into bagel companies, the rise of BuzzBallz, and everything beans.

May 26•aditi dinakar

episode 68: jalapeños, Jupiter glasses, jello shots

talking about jalapeños, fun glassware, free bread, egg-shaped jell-o shots and more!!

Apr 27•aditi dinakar

episode 67: David bars and DC restaurants

talking about the David protein bars scandal, the abuse at Noma, James Beard, and lots of DC restaurant news me visits.

Apr 11•aditi dinakar

episode 66; mustard, margaritas, and more

talking about Grey Poupon, the Skinny Marg, and other fun things from food internet.

Mar 7•aditi dinakar

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episode 65: awards, restaurant week, and a petty José Andrés

talking major awards and lists for DC chefs and restaurants, my winter restaurant week recap, and José Andrés being silly!

Jan 28•aditi dinakar

episode 64: 2026 Ins and Outs and More!

debuting my 2026 Ins and Outs list, the best bites of 2025, drunk raccoon and more.

Jan 2•aditi dinakar

episode 63: martinis and streateries

talking about my Martini-themed birthday party, the fate of DC streateries, and more!

Dec 12, 2025•aditi dinakar

episode 62: Taco Bell Trot and restaurant scam attacks

talking about the Taco Bell Ultramarathon and scams at Philly restaurants and Wonder food halls.

Nov 11, 2025•aditi dinakar

episode 61: wet martinis, peanut butter pumpkins

resurgence of wet martinis, food lawsuits over Reese's PB pumpkins, Tom Sietsema revealed, and more!

Oct 23, 2025•aditi dinakar

episode 60: fiber, "foodies", and heavy cream

fiber is life-changing, foodies are cringe, heavy cream was consumed by Aditi.

Oct 7, 2025•aditi dinakar

episode 59: Copenhagen foods and a federalized DC many bad and some good things happening in the DC restaurant scene, plus many pics of my food from Copenhagen! and more!

Sep 20, 2025•aditi dinakar