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…
Actually, the most shocking bit of info in this graphic isn’t that Americans eat the yearly GDP of North Korea in pizza or that the average American consumes 11 pounds of cheese a year, but that CiCi’s Pizza is the most popular brand of pizza in the country. Apparently “pizza…
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:…
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…
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…
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 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…
The Beverly Hills Caviar company has deployed not one, but three caviar vending machines throughout Los Angeles. We were incredulous over the initial reports so naturally we had to have a look ourselves. See Also: –The $666 Douche Burger. For Real. –Five of the Most Expensive Cheeses in the Universe…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We’ve all heard our fair share of food-based fables: watermelon seeds growing inside your stomach, bread crusts turning your hair curly… But how many of these old wives’ tales are actually true? We sought expert advice from the Arizona State University School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. Offering their professional…
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…
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…
New York City restaurateur Eddie Huang found a stand that serves cream filled penis waffles when he traveled to Taiwan’s fabled Shilin Night Market for Vice. Apparently the stand advertises that they’re great for parties and as gifts to “scare” your friends. See Also: –Ten Favorite Chinese Restaurants in Greater…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
