Bees Eat M&Ms, Make Multi-Colored Honey

The BBC is reporting that there are bees in France that are literally puking rainbows into their honey combs. Apparently the bees found their way into the M&M factory’s refuse and gorged on multi-colored sugary dyes. Sure, that’s news but the bigger story that the lamestream media is missing is…

Do The Right Thing: Buckle Up Your Growlers For Safety

We were all a little psyched to see legislation allowing for the refiling of growlers become a reality. Of course there are significant… logistical concerns we hadn’t taken into consideration. See Also: –Ten Places in Metro Phoenix to Get Your Growler Filled — and Some Handy Tips on the Whole…

Study Paid Participants to Gorge on Fast Food, With a Catch

At first blush, it seems like the greatest of great deals: Get paid thousands of dollars to gain weight by eating an extra meal every day composed entirely of fast food. The only catch is that to earn the full amount of money, participants have to try and lose the…

Watch Chefs From the World’s Best Restaurant Collect Ants

Live bugs aren’t generally considered high cuisine. But if they’re live bugs foraged for a restaurant that was voted best restaurant in the world, we suppose someone must be on to something. Noma is a restaurant in Denmark which specializes in what can only be described as modern Nordic cuisine…

Arizona Survivalist/Prepper Expo Returns This Weekend

This weekend, Mesa’s Commemorative Air Force Museum will once again host the Arizona Survivalist/Prepper Expo. The two-day event will feature an assortment of local and national vendors, including Honeyville Farms. “Doomsday Preppers” Tim Ralston will be there to show off GearUp’s latest offerings including the latest variations of the (in)famous…

Amazon.com Will Start Selling Wine

The internet’s monolithic online retailer, Amazon.com, is poised to begin selling wine through their Marketplace sometime later this month. See Also: –Pavle Milic’s Wine-Making Adventure –5 Ways to Open a Bottle of Wine (Without a Corkscrew) We can only imagine how handy Amazon.com’s customer review system will be once it’s…

September Openings and Closings

September was a dark month for lovers of Asian food throughout the Valley. Dim sum spot Golden Buddha smiled its last smile. A dispute over rent shuttered Korean market and secret kitchen Paldo Market. See Also: August Openings and Closings But at the same time Phoenix added a rather unique…

The Nutella Truck Is Coming To Phoenix!

The magical combination of hazelnut and chocolate called Nutella is coming to Phoenix from November 24 – 27 in the form of the Nutella Truck, stopping here as part of the nation-spanning “Nutella Breakfast Tour.” See Also: Making Homemade Nutella, with a Little Help from Pinterest Undoubtedly in an effort…

3 Sake Tips For International Sake Day

October 1 marks the start of sake brewing season in Japan and is designated International Sake Day by the people who designate these sorts of things. See also: -Sushi Station at Desert Ridge Has Decent Sushi at a Great Price -Eleven Favorite Places for Sushi in the Valley Apparently, at…

Coming Soon: Global Bacon Shortage

The internet’s most beloved meat is imperiled by the droughts that have been sweeping the globe this last year. Britain’s pork trade group recently started sounding the alarm stating that a European pork shortage is “unavoidable.” See Also: Ron Swanson Does Bacon Beat Poetry See Also: Everything’s Coming Up …..

Paula Deen Performs Unnatural Acts on an Eclair

The New York Post recently released highlights from a purportedly raunchy Paula Deen gag reel. The gag reel is odd because it flies in the face of the wholesome image Deen’s has cultivated over her many years as a TV personality and cook. See Also: Epic Meal Time Makes Paula…

Ron Swanson Does Bacon Beat Poetry

Beat poetry about bacon delivered by a man whose mustache is so masculine it might very well count as another, smaller man, strapped to his face. See Also: Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale See Also: Joe Arpaio Re-created in Bacon Nick Offerman plays testosterone-laden ultimate man and minor civil…

The Popinator Was Sent From the Future to Feed the Past

As far as snack foods go, popcorn is up there in terms of simplicity of production and ease of consumption. But this is the 21st century right? Surely science and engineering have something to offer us beyond picking up our food with our hands like an animal. See Also: New…

NYC Soda Ban Passed, Watch Horrifying Anti-Soda Ads

See Also: Colbert Struggles With NYC Soda Ban, Conan Offers Alternatives See Also: Good News: Coffee Might Extend Your Life. Bad News: Sugar Might Make You Dumb Mayor Bloomberg’s high-capacity soda ban has passed through the bowels of the New York City Board of Health and into law, provided it…

Pepper Prepper: World’s Most Useless Kitchen Tool?

See Also: What’s Your Biggest Kitchen Gadget Regret? See Also: Five Kitchen Tools for Meatless Meals Generally speaking, cooks decry the single function tools in the kitchen because it’s rare that they’re absolutely necessary and it’s rare that you couldn’t get by using something else to do the same job…

Planet Chocolates: Yes, This Means You Can Ask Someone To Eat Uranus

See Also: The Highest Sugar High: Simplest Sugars Spotted Around Earth-like Star See Also: “Space Hot Dog” Sent On Journey Into the Unknown, Then Eaten With Curiosity wheels down on Mars, shooting rocks with lasers and doing Myspace self-shots, it’s no surprise that astronomical themes are a happening thing. Earlier…