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What’s the fun of launching a brand new casino-resort if you can’t showoff your top-notch culinary roster? This weekend’s Taste of Revel is precisely that: showcasing an exhibit of foodie experiences presented in Atlantic City’s spiffiest new destination, Revel Resort.

Okay, real quick: Bill Wisth, a 6-foot, 6-inch man who weighs 350 pounds, went to an all-you-can-eat fish joint in Wisconsin, ate a dozen servings of fried fish, then got very, very upset when the restaurant claimed they were about to run out of fish for the night, so they gave him eight more pieces to go and sent him on his way. But it wasn't enough for this greedy glutton. He called the police on the restaurant and, according to CNN, "plans to picket the restaurant every Sunday until something changes." Yes, as others point out, it's like that Simpsons episode where Homer does pretty much the same thing. So congratulations, Bill Wisth, you've made your point while at the same time becoming a cartoonish symbol of America's ever-growing obesity epidemic. We just hope for his sake he doesn't plan on driving to the picket line each week! [CNN via KLTV]

Nifty Fifty’s, the local burger and milkshake chain with five locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is now under federal investigation. A handful of higher-ups were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States “by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury.” Laymen’s terms? It’s time to pay the taxman.

Let's put our hands together and offer a round of welcoming applause to the Vegas Strip steak, a "new" cut of beef which today joins the hallowed ranks of other such butchery innovations as the Delmonico, the Tomahawk, cube steak, minute steak, the Newport, the flat iron, and the Denver steak.

Zahav’s annual Down the Shore party returns this year with Down the Shore 3: Zombie Luau. Because nothing says summer in the city like the undead. Costumes are encouraged and zombie face painting will be provided.

A new website for finding allergy friendly recipes and products is now beta testing. The site allows users to set up preferences, sort of like on Netflix. Choose the foods you prefer, the products you like, and the ingredients you need to avoid. After it’s got your number, the online tool will begin to suggest recipes and products.