A year is a tiny eternity in the restaurant industry and 2012 was no exception. We saw plenty of new players step onto the field, old favorites make their exits and some of those new players fail to make to make it work before the ball dropped on 2012. See…
The news often reports on how scary or hazardous eating in China seems to be. Adulterated milk sickens babies, rival restaurants poison the eggplant, that sort of thing. In light of all of that people may ask why anyone even bothers going to China for the expressed purpose of eating…
Watching competitive eater Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi slam 12 hot dogs in under 60 seconds is a bit like watching National Geographic footage of great white sharks in a feeding frenzy: It’s chaotic and slightly creepy at first, but if you slow down the footage, it turns almost balletic. See…
It’s being reported that a 26-year-old man in China, with no previous history of gastrointestinal problems, checked into a hospital after eating a hot pot that supposedly burned a hole in his stomach lining. The problem with that story is that it’s been shown that the consumption of spicy foods…
This holiday season, Chow Bella asked some of our favorite writers to regale us with tales of the holidays — and food. What do you eat on New Year’s Day? For many that’s a trick question — it’s not a day you want to think about food, except perhaps greasy…
When we reviewed “The Hobbit” menu at Denny’s, it should be noted that it took two reporters, including one who writes a column called “Guilty Pleasures,” and we still didn’t eat everything on the menu. Yet here is a man who single-handedly polished off everything on the special menu in…
Let’s face it, you’ve looked at what people do with the Japanese lunchbox meal known as bento and you’ve died a little on the inside. You’ve fawned over the adorable nori covered pandas, the Angry Birds and even the freakishly accurate Piglet bust. You repinned all of these things knowing…
With the holidays coming to a close it’s time to step up to the scale and assess the damage. If the numbers on the scale are much larger than you remember it’s possible that a diet may be in order. But don’t panic! Rushing into a fad diet is at…
We’re roughly pretty sure that Pizza Hut Asia has the Epic Meal Time guys on permanent retainer because the ideas hitting the market out there are pretty amazing. The latest over-the-top creation is from Pizza Hut Singapore which introduced a “Double Sensation Pizza” just in time for the holidays. See…
A fast food burger chain in Brazil has released a burger with a completely edible wrapper, and the video is both fascinating and horrifying — without context. According to Comunicadores, the stunt was meant to demonstrate that the the burgers were so very delicious that people simply couldn’t stop themselves…
Christmas has become awfully technical in the last decade or so. But if you’ve already caved and bought your child a smartphone and iPad or anything else with a webcam on it, you might consider buying them a Popar book to go with it. These books employ augmented reality to…
The Book: Dirt Candy: A Cookbook: Flavor-Forward Food from the Upstart New York City Vegetarian Restaurant The Sell: A cookbook presented as a comic book with vegetarian recipes good enough to intrigue even the most diehard omnivore. “Dirt Candy: A Cookbook” is a cookbook about vegetables told through comic book…
Earlier this week we talked about McKenna Pope, a 13-year-old girl who launched an online petition for Hasbro to market their Easy-Bake Oven in a more gender neutral manner so it would appeal to her younger brother, Gavyn Boscio. Now Hasbro has addressed those concerns directly, inviting the family to…
The Green Dragon pub, as seen in “The Hobbit,” is now open to real world tourists. Check that, it’s now serving tourists both brews and food at Hobbiton, the New Zealand farm where The Shire from the Lord of the Rings movies was filmed. See Also: -We Ate It: Denny’s…
The first episode of Epic Chef, the brain child of extreme cooking show Epic Meal Time, hit the internet last week. If you’re already familiar with the work of Epic Meal Time and the Sauce Boss, then nothing here should be surprising besides the amount of verbal abuse the team…
Manuel Trevino from “Top Chef” is just one of the many chefs who stepped forward in this video address to show their support for one teenager’s petition to get Hasbro to market their Easy-Bake Oven in a gender neutral manner. See Also: –Powdered Food DIY Kits From Japan Are Kinda…
DrinkSavvy is trying to raise money for a series of cups, straws and stirrers that would change color if they come in contact with colorless, odorless, and tasteless date rape drug like GHB or Rohypnol. Unlike existing proposed system, this technology would be discreet and impossible to misplace or forget…
The Tacocopter turned out to be a hoax, a mere pipe dream or publicity stunt. But this, the Burrito Bomber, is an actual working prototype with video evidence of its success. See Also: -The Tacocopter Might Be A Hoax, But Don’t Give Up the Dream -Chill Drinks Extra Fast, With…
A London bar was recently busted for serving a whale infused cocktail. Hunting or transferring cetaceans, be they whale of dolphin, is strictly prohibited under EU law. See Also: –Linda Hopkins’ Ultimate Bloody Mary Bar and “Whale is the New Kale” Says Eric Eats Out –This Pizza Infographic Reveals How…
Addiction is a terrible thing, as evidenced by the fact that Starbucks addicts are so far down the rabbit hole that they couldn’t help themselves from plunking down $450 for an etched steel gift card sold through luxury online shop Gilt. USA Today reported that only 5000 of the cards…
The Victoria, BC upscale hotel Inn at Laurel Point is running a national gingerbread house competition to support what else, Habitat For Humanity an organization devoted to constructing homes for the less fortunate. See Also: -Where to See Sweet Gingerbread House Displays in Phoenix -Kahlúa Gingerbread: How to Make It…
Eating challenges fall into two basic categories: Those that look unpleasant but doable and those that look like they stand a good chance of killing you. The UK’s Daily Mail has reported on one of the later examples. See Also: -Top Ten Burgers in Greater Phoenix -Limelight’s >YOUR NAME HERE…
