Sometimes, along with great cinema comes great sandwiches. From Robert De Niro’s turkey on rye in Copland, to Gary Busey’s meatball sub in Point Break, to Clark Griswold’s picnic-sandwich-that-he-doesn’t-know-has-pee-on-it in National Lampoon’s Vacation, here’s a fun little montage honoring moviedom’s most memorable grinders. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter. …
IHOP, the breakfast joint chain best visited following an evening of drunken debauchery, recently launched IHOP at Home, a new line of “premium frozen breakfast items that are inspired by the innovative and craveable flavors IHOP is known and loved for.” Huh? IHOP’s new frozen breakfast line includes Omelet Crispers…
Bacon, America’s meat candy, is already pretty amazing on its own. So a contest that challenges folks to make something from what some say is the most versatile meat on the planet truly raises the (bacon) bar. Instructables member and bacon-enthusiast, CopperTwist decided to take a porcine point of view…
High unemployment, businesses tanking, Arnold and Maria splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Dammit, can’t we as human beings get just one shred of evidence that the universe isn’t going to shit on us today? That the recession isn’t causing one more good person to lose faith in themselves?…
It’s not a side dish. It’s not a soup dish. It’s pho — a main course, a noodle dish. In Vietnam, it’s the people’s food. Street food. And at Pho Thanh, it’s delicious. It should be — it’s the house specialty. Think all bowls of pho are the same? Think…
Less clown, more coffee shop. That seems to be the strategy surrounding McDonald’s biggest McMakeover in its fifty-plus year history. According to an article in USA Today (The Mickey Dee’s of newspapers!), the fast-food chain is spending over one billion McDollars to transform the majority of its 14,000 stores into…
When you’re filmmaker David Lynch and need to promote your new line of organic coffee, talking to a Barbie Doll is just what you do. After all, you’re David Lynch. Available in House Blend, Espresso, and Decaf French Roast. Points deducted for not calling them Wild at Heart House Blend,…
As human beings, we all have different goals in life: running a marathon, reading 1,000 books, memorizing the dialogue from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, etc. If, however, one of your life goals is to see your mug bobbling around in the nether regions of a large man in…
Bad news for those of us following the showdown between celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and L.A. Unified School District: ABC has pulled Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution from its schedule during the May sweeps. Uh, oh. No sweeps month. Guess that season one Emmy doesn’t mean squat. Guess that means the…
In honor of National Strawberry Month (wait, what, you didn’t know?) and Mother’s Day, Jasmin Fine of 1 Fine Cookie is sharing a recipe that she has kept top secret for years: cupcake-stuffed strawberries. They need to be eaten within a day. Shouldn’t be a problem. That is all. We…
Attention, online agriculturalists: Good news! All those hours of FarmVille, the social networking game (which has more than 62 million active users) may finally pay off, by allowing you the opportunity to take care of a real farm with real animals (that actually die!) and no “instant grow” option for…
Geez Jack, take forever. Since its introduction of the All-American Jack Combo in January, Jack in the Box has been whisper quiet on new fast food fare in 2011 — until now. The Bourbon BBQ Steak Grilled Sandwich, the latest in Jack’s line of grilled greasy goodness, is available for…
Sure, pagans might be cursed to forever remain on society’s religious fringes, but, by Diana’s golden fire, they sure know how to throw a party. You can witness proof of such at this weekend’s Beltane in the Park event, which is being thrown by the Gaia groupies of Phoenix Pagan…
For white people in America, May 5, Cinco de Mayo is more than an unofficial national holiday honoring the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which Mexican defenders drove back an invading army from France. It’s an excuse to party (fiesta!) and get in touch with their inner…
Attention vending machine world: prepare to have your collective coin-op slots blown off. PepsiCo has announced it’s set to launch a line of “next generation” social vending machines. The new machines will allow folks to connect with friends and gift them drinks with the push of a (touchscreen) button. A…
It was bound to happen, right? Cupcake this. Cupcake that. Cupcakes dressed up like people. People dressed up like cupcakes. As Chow Bella bloggers, Americans, we can’t seem to get enough of this seemingly immortal sweet treat trend. When the universe asked what we would like, we demanded it give…
Over-buttered bread? Cake decorating disaster? Post-party clean-up? Not a problem for the SWITL Robotic Hand, fondly referred to as “The Goop-Scooper.” Hailing from Japan, this glob-shoveling gadget is designed to clear away clumps of condiments leaving them completely intact with zero traces of where they once were. Check out the…
While the recent popularity of food trucks has many giddy with excitement, here’s one that literally makes tails wag — and it just might be the first food truck to cater to our four-legged friends. Got yer ears on, Phoenix food truck hopefuls? Here’s the pooper-scoop:…
Who? What? Where? And, the most important of the bunch, why? These are the questions that drive any artist. Painting a pretty picture or taking a handsome photo might be nice, but it’s nowhere near the true function of art, which is to answer these questions. Named after and inspired…
Congratulations, Arizona State University. Thanks to the alcohol-fueled decadence and debauchery regularly practiced by the young charges under your care, Playboy has once again ranked you as one of the top 10 party schools in the goldarn U.S.A. This boozy bestowment arrives just in time for you to show off…
Is “frybread-ulous” a word? If not, it should be. Frybread (or fry bread), a notable Native American food and the official “state bread” of South Dakota (What? They got a state bread?), is a flat dough fried in oil and typically served at home and tribal gatherings. It can be spotted…
Cursed cupcakes! Easter is barely over and we find your moist, sweet, whimsical essence hiding cleverly in a real egg shell. DAMN YOUR SMUG DELICIOUSNESS! No. Wait. That’s not true. We love you, cupcakes. And we think hiding yourself in an eggshell is pretty amazing. We just want to be…
