Sampler Platter: Fried chicken, type-A sandwiches and summer salads

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Thank goodness it’s Friday’s food news roundup...

• Guests taking the 10-finger discount at restaurants. Squid Ink
• The secret to your inner self is located in a sandwich. Chicago Tribune
• ‘If the human tongue has a secret password, then [the McGriddle] is the code. How the preference for bacon wrapped in sweet pancakes is an unfortunate side effect of human evolution.’ We’re doomed. Science Blogs
• KyoChon’s fried chicken is coming to the Glendale Galleria. Tropico Station
• 101 summer salads. (To eat after your McGriddle.) New York Times
• Cocaine-laced Skittles. News4Jax
• Comedian Michael Ian Black shills for Klondike with a series of amusing videos.
• Invent your own potato chip in Kettle’s Create-a-Chip Challenge.

-- Elina Shatkin