Brits are very serious about their cheese sandwiches, and I guess us Americans can be too as long as they’re fried and surrounding a cheeseburger or include bacon in anyway. But one place you’d never expect to see a cheese sandwich, even in the U.K., is at a formal banquet table. Chef Martin Blunos’s $172 cheese sandwich, or a sandwich ...
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Fine Dining for Zombies
Imagine living a life where the only thing you could eat was ungarnished, plain chicken for every single meal and nothing else. Then, you’ll have a better idea of what it’s like to live death as a zombie. The undead never get a free second to add a little variety into their diet. As soon as they crack open a ...
Read More »Stuff You Probably Didn’t Know About Bacon (Infographic)
While my tongue might be more acquainted with bacon then any body part should healthily be, I have to admit, my knowledge of bacon history, lore and trivia had been lacking. One of the many reasons I love the medium of infographics is the bite-sized pieces of information in provides. For example, I can read a fact, which in turn ...
Read More »Touch Menus in Restaurants Could Eliminate The Need For Servers (and Tips)
About 90% of resturant awkwardness occurs when trying to converse with the server. I think most of the small talk is awkward for a few simple reasons. First, you don’t really care whether the waitress is having a busy night or not. You just want your food. Second, the waitress doesn’t really care how your evening is going. She just ...
Read More »Dalek Birthday Cake
Even if you don’t regularly spend your birthday in and out of police boxes, you’ve got to hand it to Stacked Cakes for creating this ultra-realistic Dalek Cake, inspired by Doctor Who’s most reviled arch-nemesis, complete with moving and swiveling parts. Standing 22″ high and weighing nearly 20 kg, this cake could probably feed the entire planet of Skaro. And ...
Read More »Star Wars Sandwich Cutters: Have Your Millennium Falcon and Eat It Too
My mom rarely got creative when she made my lunch. I think once or twice she pulled off a crustless star (which sort of sucked, because I fucking loved the crust), but about 99.99% of the time, my sandwiches were limited to the diagonal or vertical cut. Either way, it still tasted the same. Now that I’ve got another woman ...
Read More »We All Live In a Yellow Submarine Wedding Cake
Inspired by The Beatles’ 1968 psychedelic animated feature, Yellow Submarine, which in turn was inspired by the song of the same name, Deviantart user Estranged Illusions created this awesome Yellow Submarine Wedding Cake. The cake itself was made using vanilla strawberry cake with strawberry filling, marshmallow fondant and white butter cream. All the frosting design was made using Color Flow ...
Read More »Star Wars Cupcakes Are From an Oven Far, Far Away
Including all of your favorite Star Wars characters (except Han. Carbonite wasn’t deemed edible enough. But really, whoops!), these Star Wars Cupcakes by Flickr user Iclllc are even worthy of entering the confines of my sacred stomach. For free. Feel honored, I charge tapeworms $1500 a month for that honor. Or my doctor does. I just get to maintain this ...
Read More »iPhone 4 Cases That Actually Look Like Real Food
Strapya has done it again. And by it, I of course mean they designed a phone accessory that looks almost exactly like real food (I’m pretty sure if you look up “it” in the dictionary, that’s the proper definition). Not a crafted felt case, but a goodness to honest realistic food case. Available in eggs with bacon, bento, tonkatsu and ...
Read More »Adjustable Heat Hot Sauce Pleases All Tastes
Whether you’re a full-on chili head or just want a touch of added flavor, Dave’s Gourmet Adjustable Heat Hot Sauce accommodates all of your hot sauce needs. The specially designed twist top allows you to choose your level of heat. A nozzle mixes your chosen brew, rationing out the correct amount of each sauce to create your perfect spiced condiment. ...
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