November Openings and Closings

Another busy month of openings and closings with a number of late month shockers like the closing of Nimbus Bistro and Sophie’s French Bistro. However, Phoenix also welcomed some interesting newcomers like a southern cooking food truck and a new brewing company. See Also: –October Openings and Closings…

The Secret to Safe Egg Nog

Egg nog seems like one of those things that should be slaying people by the score, just like egg salad sickens people around the 4th of July. But it doesn’t and that’s curious since sugar plus raw egg is pretty much the perfect environment to breed intestine-destroying bacteria. See Also:…

Jackalope Ranch’s Gift Guide for the End of the World Prepper

Still holiday shopping? So are we — and we’ve been taking notes. Introducing our series of gift guides for your “easy to figure out, but hard to shop for” friends. Today, Jackalope Ranch’s Gift Guide for the End of the World Prepper. While we’re not convinced that the world is…

Here’s What A Twinkie Is Was Made Of

If you have ever wondered what the FD&C Yellow #5 in a Twinkie actually looks like, wait no longer, one man has gone through the trouble of photographing every Twinkie ingredient individually. That’s 37 ingredients, with the most innocuous sounding of them being wheat flour. See Also: –5 Ways to…

Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Food Geek

What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Food Geek. See Also: -Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for…

PETA Sues California Restaurant For Violating Foie Gras Ban

PETA has announced plans to sue Hot’s Kitchen for violating California’s recently imposed ban on the production and sale of foie gras. The ban on foie gras has proven difficult to enforce as the wording has been called vague and local law enforcement seem reluctant to dive into duck liver…

Jamie Oliver’s Food Fight Club

Professional food crusader Jamie Oliver’s newest project sounds even more daunting than trying to reform public school lunches: Now he’s trying to champion British cuisine in a Food Fight Club with chefs from the continent. See More: –Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Pulled For Sweeps, Replaced With Celebrity Feet –9-Year-Old School…

Researchers Confirm: Ancient Man Ate Panda

Researchers in China have confirmed the horrifying truth at last: Ancient man was pitted against ancient panda in a brutal battle for survival. It’s surprising that mankind managed to avoid extinction when faced with a foe as dangerous as the panda. See Also: –“Turducken Ridiculous” Contains Kangaroo, Emu and 18…

Thanksgiving Regrets? At Least You Didn’t Have Tur-Twinkie

If you are still nursing a Thanksgiving food hangover, consider how much worse it would have been if your turkey had also pushed you into a diabetic emergency. That is the very real problem presented by a New York caterer who unveiled a Twinkie-stuffed Turkey just in time for Thanksgiving…

Coming Soon: Robo-Burgers

Robotics startup Momentum Machines is trying to revolutionize the fast food industry by delivering “gourmet” burgers to customers through a completely automated burger machine. Momentum Machines promises to reduce not only the pesky costs of employing whiny fleshbags but also the floor space that traditional kitchens take up, something they…

Elephant Poop Coffee is the New Cat Poop Coffee

Because coffee extracted from the feces of a tree dwelling cat wasn’t strange enough: Elephant dung coffee. This new coffee is being called “Black Ivory Coffee” and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that a four-cup serving will run you $35, making it only slightly more expensive than the triple…

SNL Weighs In On Fieri Fiasco

While SNL didn’t actually air this piece during their regular show, it’s heartwarming to see that Bobby Moynihan did in fact reprise his role as Guy Fieri in a dress rehearsal released on Hulu. A shocked Moynihan-Fieri finally has an opportunity to read the soul-crushing take down of his latest…

Guy Fieri Responds To Savage New York Times Review

It’s likely you’ve already heard about the Grey Lady’s utterly brutal review of Guy Fieri’s latest concept restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, planted deep in the beating heart of Time Square. Pete Wells’ review delivers a burn so hard it could put astronauts into orbit around Mars. Out of…

Killing Halloween Just In Time For Thanksgiving

We know your dirty secret. It’s two weeks since Halloween, you’ve raided your kid’s secret candy stash, you still haven’t found the nice dishes for Thanksgiving and you still have a couple pumpkins sitting on your front porch. Those are probably ornamental so you can’t even cook them up into…

EatWave Vending Machine Promises to Dispense Nuked to Order Food

The EatWave vending machine is designed to bring an end to the tyranny of the office microwave hogs. It’s a familiar scene: You rushed out the door this morning and forgot to pack a lunch. Your only hope is the office vending machine with its collection of questionable but rewarmable…

Perfect Popcorn By the Kernel

Swiss design students have developed what has to be the least efficient method of popping popcorn possible. It’s basically the exact opposite of the Popinator, which we reported on earlier. See Also: –New Gourmet Popcorn Shop in Scottsdale Features Ex-Exec Chef of Queen Creek Olive Mill’s Del Piero Restaurant –Slow…

50 Shades of Chicken Parody Cookbook Has a Sexy Trailer

“What happens in this room will be very intense for you,” intones the narrator as he strips to his waist and begins forcefully but lovingly… trussing up a chicken. This is from the trailer for 50 Shades of Chicken a titillating parody cookbook following in the trail blazed by the…

Sushi Cologne. That’s Right, Sushi Cologne.

Ready for brand new aroma to spice up your life? How about a “pick-me-up” cologne redolent in the smells of sushi? Or more specifically, a cologne that smells like sushi rice and seaweed with a hint of lemon essence. See Also: -Lay Waste to the Forces of Hunger With the…