I had to look up Whitman's to fully get the joke, but who hasn't wondered how those chocolate selection descriptions would read like if they were written by Lovecraft? McSweeney's - SELECTIONS FROM H.P. LOVECRAFT'S BRIEF TENURE AS A WHITMAN'S...
Taking a joke product and making it for real. All too common a symptom of the Internet meme zeitgeist. Apparently, if you add the egg too late you end up with a "pac-man in a meat canoe with his mouth...
You heard me. Hats made of meat...
Very neat blog about a guy who goes to Peru and talks about the food you can get in Lima. Our Sales rep is from Peru and promises me a bottle of pisco and a bottle of their local rum...
Take these with you when you hit a swanky restaurant. If they make you wear a jacket, it'll look like you're wearing a suit. Even if the guy’s dressed in his favorite old white tee shirt, with this napkin at...
Here are just two possible ideas. Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to create the perfect cheese plate - Slashfood 2. Select a milk: You can demonstrate the diversity of either goat's milk, sheep's milk, or cow's milk cheeses by focusing on...
Noooooo! Drought affecting distilleries in Scotland - Slashfood By now, I think most of us are aware that drought is hurting many places around the world. However, one place that is going through a drought that probably won't get any...
Neat Mental Floss blog article about the rules and regulations about making bourbon. It's easier than you think. Here's the meat of the article. Click the link to see the rest of it. mental_floss Blog - What Makes a Whiskey...
Looks like YesButNoButYes has a piece on the Top 5 Things That Shouldn't Be Gummi. This includes a delightful list of things such as gummi parasites, gummi slugs, and this little gem: Gummi Haggis. I'm thinking "ok, whatever," except --...
This is terrible. I love teff. I wonder what it'll mean for getting it here in North America. Israel's Ethiopians Forced to Give Up Traditional Bread Tens of thousands of the expatriates are being forced to abandon their traditional diets...
Traditionally served on a street corner with a can of Irn Bru. 23x.net :: Blog Archive :: What is a Munchy Box? Upon opening your Jock Monsieur, you will see a layer of Doner Kebab meat on top of a...
A charming retrospective of McDonald's ads with commentary by the equally charming people of Topless Robot. Topless Robot - The 9 Most Awful McDonalds Commercials Ever Made The late 80s was apparently a good time for the great taste of...
This is weird as all hell. A series of tray liners for Burger King by a German ad agency. They even have an interactive website here: http://www.vegcity.de/ And yes, that onion is getting a rectal exam by a customs agent....
So apparently the big secret is to thinly slice everything, and not go crazy with the toppings. Since the BBQ heat is direct, the convection heat may not be able to melt/cook everything before the crust burns. Good to know....
19/20 for me (I messed up and put a salt rim on a Sidecar. That was stupid). Cocktail Ingredients Quiz - AOL Food...
I think we should get back to mixing more drinks with sloe gin. It's a much neglected and delicious beverage component. But, these days, few people have even heard of it. I mentioned to a friend last night that it...
Yup, all they need is a special goatse limited edition chocolate. I can't tell if this is real or a joke. But I'll bet it tastes like ass.... YesButNoButYes: PS: Raisinets Make GREAT Dingleberries...
And here I thought Lock Dhu was pricey. Mental Floss has a list of drinks no Scotsman would ever spend money on. mental_floss Blog - 5 Ways to Go Broke Getting Drunk 4. $48,000 - Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937 6...
I had a friend mention this to me. He really wanted to try Fugu, but didn't want to die. My suggestion was to wait until he was 70 or something, and was less afraid of dying. Now there's this new...
Ow, my kidneys are crying! Keep in mind that the recommended daily allotment of sodium is 2,300 milligrams (mg). That's like one teaspoon. I'll skip to number 1 on this list just to shake you up: 1: The Saltiest Dish...
Take that Scotland. Serves you right for telling us we can't use the word "glen" in our whisky. Ochone! Japanese whisky is voted the best in world - Times Online Yoichi 20 years old, distilled on the shores of the...
Unless you include the large concentration of alcohol in it. Me, I've got 2 bottles of it at home. It's good if you don't do something stupid like take straight shots of it. Absinthe's Mind-Altering Mystery Solved - Yahoo! News...
As usual, he provides some great pictures, and brings calipers to the restaurant. Now that's an engineer for you. Chili's Bacon Burger - Off Topic - Cooking For Engineers From my pocket, I produced calipers with which I proceeded to...
