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Kristen Hawley
Dec 19, 2025
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ICYMI: Today’s edition of Expedite is one of my favorites this year:

Is ‘slop bowl’ fair analysis?

Kristen Hawley
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3:55 PM
Is ‘slop bowl’ fair analysis?

Earlier this week, Merriam-Webster (the dictionary) shared its word of the year: slop. I asked a bunch of restaurant people (including a Sweetgreen exec) what they think of the term "slop bowl," the label social media — and now mainstream journalism — slaps on their food.

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