→ March 6, 2010
bacon, noun: The back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food. Michi’s favorite food. The celebrated culinary delight at a new festival in Chicago. What is clogging your arteries. rocket, noun: Any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited [...]
→ March 4, 2010
In a new initiative, British Airways has decided to start using biofuel. Don’t hold your breath though – the first phase of the project won’t be implemented until 2014. At that point, they hope to use fuel made from garbage to replace 2% of the fuel that it uses at London Heathrow airport. By 2050, [...]
→ February 23, 2010
“You take chicken, for example: maybe they couldn’t figure out what to make chicken taste like, which is why chicken tastes like everything.” In a move that no doubt portends our doom, scientists from the University of Missouri have come up with a substitute for chicken that apparently mimics the appearance and texture of poultry [...]
→ February 18, 2010
Some things just don’t translate. Some names are just mystifying. All of these restaurants sound delicious. Colon Restaurant (Barcelona, Spain) My Dung Restaurant (Rosemead, Calif.) Mee Heng Low’s Chop Suey (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Hung Far Low Restaurant (Portland, Ore.) Golden Shower Restaurant (Moshi, Tanzania) Fu King Chinese Restaurant (Lake City, Fla.) Crapitto’s Cucina Italiana [...]
→ February 12, 2010
Wow, Chicago. Way to be wasteful and hurt local businesses all at the same time. Last week, health inspectors destroyed thousands of dollars of cheese and gourmet granola bars owned by Sunday Dinner Club caterers and fruit purees owned by pastry chef Flora Lazar, who had purchased the peaches, pears, raspberries, and plums from a [...]
→ February 7, 2010
Christmas is over. So is New Year’s Eve. But it’s not too late to enjoy chocolate paired with Champagne. Liquor-filled chocolates can be tasty – but I’d never thought about creating life-sized versions of them. Apparently one chocolatier did. Et voilà! A Champagne bottle made of rich milk chocolate. It’s hollow, but you can fill [...]
→ February 5, 2010
You don’t need to be a badass ninja to have a few of these – but maybe you’ll just get lucky and people will just think you’re a badass ninja who has nothing better to do than use weapons as wall decorations. $12.99 a star. Find it at ThinkGeek.
→ February 5, 2010
Before the days of temperature-controlled wine cellars, wine had a tendency to go bad, but could be made drinkable again by heating and adding honey and spices. Kudos to whoever figured that out, by the way – there are few things more sad than wine that’s gone to waste. Many wine-producing cultures have their own [...]
→ February 4, 2010
This is exactly the kind of cake I would love to serve at a dinner party. Mmm. Because there’s nothing more appetizing than eating an ashtray. Full of used cigarette butts. Source:
→ February 3, 2010
Yes, you loved Hershey’s bars as a kid, but isn’t it about time you upgraded? For those of you who love real chocolate and miss campfires, I present: Smores for Adults. (Hint: it’s easy to make 2-3 of these at a time – just enough for one person.) Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: Chocolate chips, preferably [...]
