Famous Food

Papa John's irritated the hell out of a man after he says the pizza chain bombarded him with text messages even though he never ordered a slice ... and now he's suing them for bugging him.

Jonathan Anozie claims Papa John's started texting him in March offering pizza specials. Jonathan claims he got a text offering a deal for 2 large pizzas with up to 5 toppings for $9.99 each. Jonathan says he replied "STOP" to get them to cancel the automated texts, to no avail.

He says he now suffers from a significant anxiety, frustration and annoyance.

We've reached out to Papa John's ... so far no word back.

2 Chainz was so pissed after his ATL restaurant bombed a health inspection, he immediately 86'd at least 5 rookie managers from the joint ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the rapper tell us he immediately hired new bosses at Escobar Restaurant and Tapas -- all of whom have at least 5 years restaurant experience. We're told Chainz made the quick change on the heels of the joint scoring 59 out of 100 last week with the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Escobar just opened in December, and it's his first venture into the restaurant biz. We're told 2 Chainz feels the problem was hiring inexperienced people to run his place. He thinks his new hired guns will clean house ... literally.

The health dept. says it found raw hamburgers stored over collared greens, raw shrimp/fish over sweet potatoes, and a mold-like substance in the ice machine. Inspectors will be back next week.

Pics have surfaced of Robin Thicke and his son, Julian, at Nobu in Malibu ... the lunch Paula Patton claims was essentially an attempt to bribe the Dept. of Children and Family Services with sushi.

As we reported, Robin's team has scoffed at Paula's claim, and says the monitor -- Mike, who's wearing the hat -- sat at a separate table and only drank water. The monitor is required by the judge to be present the entire time Robin is with his 6-year-old son.

We're told the monitor was sitting at a table with someone from the Dept. of Children and Family Services, who was actually there to monitor the monitor after Paula complained about him. He too, we're told, only drank water.

As for why they went to Nobu ... it's Julian's fav.

The U.S. State Department is out to entertain the world, and when it comes to silverware it's sparing no expense.

Lenox Holdings just snagged a State Dept. contract for $71.7k to provide "elegant yet graceful formal table settings that reflect American standards ... for official entertaining of foreign dignitaries."

Lenox carves "Embassy Scroll" patterns on the handles.

The company got a similar contract from the State Dept. in August for $284,000. Lots of knives and forks.

Wolfgang Puck dropped the f-bomb like it was fresh meat on a grill while he was live on HSN.

Wolfgang was promoting his own 14-piece cookware, and its low low price ... when he expressed shock at how much the competition charges. It was quick, and it was late Saturday night ... so maybe no one noticed.

Justin Bieber made nice with a bunch of cops this weekend by getting 'em hopped up on caffeine.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Biebs took his Lambo for a coffee run Saturday night in Mission Viejo, and happened to show up as a few Orange County Sheriff deputies were waiting too. We're told Justin volunteered to cover their orders.

When even a few more deputies came in -- and happened to be JB fans -- he kept the goodwill going with selfies. Clearly, that photo ban doesn't apply to everyone. Don't worry, the baristas made out too with a $10 tip, we're told.

The company that makes Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales -- candy you buy at the movies -- is shortchanging customers and selling them air ... according to a new lawsuit.

A California woman claims she bought a $4 box of Mike and Ikes at a theater, only to discover it was half full of slack-fill -- 46% air. She says she was tricked by the packaging and never would have bought it had she known it wasn't loaded with candy.

The lady thinks it's a giant conspiracy ... the candy is sold in a glass case to keep her from inspecting it, but even if she had been able to shake it ... she still wouldn't have known the box was half empty.

The woman claims she did her own investigation and found that Hot Tamales boxes have the same deception inside -- half full. She goes on to say a competitor candy company that makes Boston Baked Beans fills its boxes to the brim.

Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch -- who also founded Little Caesars Pizza -- has died at 87 ... his family confirmed.

Ilitch was worth a fortune ... reportedly more than $6 BILLION.

He also owned the Detroit Red Wings ... who won 4 Stanley Cups under his ownership.

“My father was a once-in-a-generation entrepreneur, visionary and leader, setting the tone for our organization and our family” ... Ilitch's son said in a statement.

Ilitch's family says he died at a local hospital.

Celebrity chefs Emeril Lagasse and John Besh are cooking for a cause ... helping tornado victims in New Orleans.

The chefs have opened their wallets and offered up food after 7 tornadoes ripped through the City's 9th Ward Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes and leaving dozens injured.

Emeril donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. The org has already distributed more than 23,000 pounds of food.

Meanwhile, John -- a former regular on 'Iron Chef' shows -- and his partner, Alon Shaya, have used one of their restaurants to whip up 500 meals for locals.

Emeril has 4 restaurants in New Orleans, and John -- a Louisiana native -- has 15.

Kanye West had a hankerin' for some ice cream Tuesday night after his dinner date with Kim Kardashian -- but out of 31 flavors ... he settled for just one.

Kim and 'Ye hit the town, grabbing some Italian at E Baldi in Bev Hills, after which they beelined it for Baskin-Robbins. She waited outside, and he ventured in alone.

Looks like he's a man of simple tastes ... 1 scoop of strawberry, it seems.

In-N-Out Burger is accusing a dry cleaner of pulling a double-double of sorts -- blatantly ripping off its famous logo.

The burger joint is suing In-N-Out Cleaners in Wichita, and one look at their signs makes it pretty obvious why. Other than the clever use of a clothes hanger, seems pretty dead-on to the naked eye.

In-N-Out Burger says angry consumers ratted out the dry cleaner on Facebook. According to the docs, one hungry customer thought In-N-Out was finally in town ... only to be disappointed.

This should be settled faster than it takes to throw down animal style fries and a Neopolitan shake.

If a Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped like Harambe the gorilla selling for nearly $100,000 sounds too good to be true, it's because it very well might be ... according to the guy waiting for the dough.

The Cheeto Harambe owner, named Chris, tells us bidding closed at $99,900. Sounds awesome on paper, but Chris says eBay's still contacting the person behind the bid to make sure he/she is serious. If not ... eBay will go down the line, checking with the next highest bidders until someone's willing to pay up.

Chris says the good news is there were several bids over $90k ... so he still stands to make a bundle, plus he was only aiming for a price in the thousands.

Whatever the final sale price, Chris says he plans to split the cash with a coworker who suggested the eBay auction, and also make a donation in Harambe's name to an animal organization.

Right now, the golden Cheeto's just chilling at Chris' home until it finds a new one.

A Nutribullet allegedly did what its name insinuates ... it shot like a bullet through a woman's hand, tearing it apart.

Wendy Littlefield claims in a new lawsuit she was blending canned tomatoes and beans when her NutriBullet 900 series exploded without warning, sending the blades spinning smack into her right hand. The pictures are super gnarly.

Wendy says she endured multiple surgeries but still lost feeling and use of 2 fingers. Wendy's attorneys at Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP, add this isn't an isolated incident ... they've filed similar lawsuits on behalf of at least 2 other consumers who claim they were injured by the product.

We reached out to Nutribullet, so far no word back.

What's the BEST restaurant for "Cash Me Ousside" girl to hit while she's in L.A.???

CATCH, DUH!!!

13-year-old Internet mega-sensation Danielle Bregoli -- the chick who famously threatened to fight Dr. Phil's ENTIRE studio audience (and called them "hos") has made her triumphant return to Cali.

Bregoli and her mom seemed to be LOVING the spotlight, until the paparazzi flashed their bulbs a few times too many -- "Y'all gotta stop blinding me. I'm gonna punch one of y'all in y'all sh*t."

Don't worry, 'Cash Me' girl even teased her comeback appearance on Phil ... howbow dah?!

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend got sweet and sticky on camera, and as a result ... they've scored a mountain of her fave candy.

Chrissy posted a video of herself enjoying Fun Dip and convincing John to suck it -- the Dip stick -- for the first time in his life. Of course, he loved it. It's pure sugar, after all.

Nestle spotted Chrissy's vid and seized the marketing opportunity ... sending out a Valentine's Day basket loaded with box after box after box of Fun Dip. We're told they even threw in a frog toy for baby Luna, and one other thing reserved for VIPs.

John and Chrissy are getting first crack at a brand new, not-yet-released flavor -- Mango Lime with Tamarind.

Dental costs not included.

A Super Bowl pregame party in Houston is about to put all other BBQs to shame by offering up more than 2000 lbs of beef in the lead-up to Sunday's big game ... TMZ has learned.

STK is catering the DIRECTV & PEPSI 3 day concert series -- an annual hotspot for celebs at the game -- this weekend where Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Sam Hunt and Snoop Dogg will all perform.

The talent ain't the only thing stacked -- check out this menu:

- 1100 lbs of ribeye
- 900 lbs of pork
- chili spiced chicken confit with roasted corn
- chili rubbed lamb chops
- pork belly buns with mango slaw
- mini burgers with caramelized onions and cheddar
- tuna tartare with avocado, jalapeno and soy honey emulsion
- 720 lbs of potatoes
- a 6 hour cooked risotto