Inside the Christmas Bar Phenomenon

It feels like Christmas bars are taking over. These unabashedly kitschy, tinsel-and-ribbon adorned yuletide popups are slinging good cheer and plenty of booze all over the country, and we wanted to know why people love them so much. So we called up Beth McKibben of Eater Atlanta, where at least 12 different Christmas bars are attracting massive crowds, and Greg Boehm the founder of Miracle, the popup making it all happen.
Then, we get into the biggest stories of the week, from McDonald's attempt at a new chicken sandwich, to how one entrepreneur is skirting Trump's tariffs on French wine, and how Edible Arrangements is getting in on the CBD craze.
Stories:
McDonald's is Desperate for a Trendy Chicken Sandwich
Edible Arrangements is Leaning Into the "Edible" Part
Trump Slamming France With Tariffs on French Cheese and Wine
Guests:
Beth McKibben (@TheLazySusan)
Greg Boehm (@Greg_Boehm)
Hosts:
Amanda Kludt (@kludt), Editor in Chief, Eater
Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater
Produced by:
Martha Daniel (@martha_c_daniel)
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It feels like Christmas bars are taking over. These unabashedly kitschy, tinsel-and-ribbon adorned yuletide popups are slinging good cheer and plenty of booze all over the country, and we wanted to know why people love them so much. So we called up Beth McKibben of Eater Atlanta, where at least 12 different Christmas bars are attracting massive crowds, and Greg Boehm the founder of Miracle, the popup making it all happen.

Then, we get into the biggest stories of the week, from McDonald's attempt at a new chicken sandwich, to how one entrepreneur is skirting Trump's tariffs on French wine, and how Edible Arrangements is getting in on the CBD craze.

Stories:

McDonald's is Desperate for a Trendy Chicken Sandwich

Edible Arrangements is Leaning Into the "Edible" Part

Trump Slamming France With Tariffs on French Cheese and Wine

Guests:

Beth McKibben (@TheLazySusan)

Greg Boehm (@Greg_Boehm)

Hosts:

Amanda Kludt (@kludt), Editor in Chief, Eater

Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater

Produced by:

Martha Daniel (@martha_c_daniel)

More to explore:

Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom.

Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here.

Follow Us:

Eater.com

Facebok.com/Eater

YouTube.com/Eater

@eater on Twitter and Instagram

Get in Touch:

[email protected]

About Eater:

Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices