Giving you a delicious dose of the weird and wonderful things going on in the world of food . . .

Beauty before taste?  Isaac Mizrahi designs his own line of cheesecakes to be enrobed in the season’s best looks. 
Reveling in elite crowds and single stalls.  The best part of Waverly Inn isn’t the food or the selectivity- it’s making LeBron James wait while you wash your hands. 
Coca Cola’s Fizzy Cows.  Coca-Cola introduces a new line of “natural” fruity, fizzy milk drinks. (No refrigeration required? Hmm . . . )
Yum . . . that looks good enough to eat.  ( I always love my turkey with a glaze of Kitchen Bouquet.)  The New York Times talks to stylists about getting food ready for its close-up as in coming foodie film, Julie and Julia.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s cheese! Commemorative cheddar that was launched into the atmosphere by Cambridge scientists discovered in woman’s backyard.
Can’t pay, can’t eat, can't sell.  With eating out a tougher luxury to justify now, independent restaurants are hit hard by the recession, and 4,000 closed within the last year. 
S’Mores with a side of sense.  Chowhound brings you a how-to guide of going green and gourmet while camping this summer. 
Coming soon to health stores everywhere: blue M & M’s?  The dye used in blue M & M’s is discovered to be an effective treatment for spinal cord injuries in rats.
When the times get tough, the taxes get tougher.  Economists discuss the possibility of a special tax on obesity due to the rising healthcare costs for related diseases. 
Eat, drink and shake hands.  New plate designed to have a special slot for your wine glass, leaving one hand free at cocktail parties. 

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Giving you a delicious dose of the weird and wonderful things going on in the world of food . . .

Yo quiero llorar.  A moment of silence please; everyone’s favorite Chihuahua (Gidget, the Taco Bell dog) passed away yesterday.
And yet somehow Taco Bell will carry on.  They unveiled their new mobile food truck to the dismay of local cart vendors who are already facing enough competition.

Sexist cereal.  New Wheaties cereal marketed solely to men, are women not champions too?  How rude. 
Then again, I have no idea who Death’s Door Spirits is marketed to.  Alcohol will kill me quickly enough, why would I buy the bottle promising it?  (Um, because it looks cool?)

Flowers at my funeral please, not Piglet’s head.  Pig head discovered outside of Green-Wood cemetery is believed to be a sacrificial gift, possibly related to the Caribbean religion of Santeria. 
A fuzzy angora for your Stella.  (The weird thing is, I’ve never actually worried about my beer being too cold.) 
More bang for your buck – is the recession making you fat because the economy favors cheap, sugary foods like cakes and donuts over fresh produce and grains?  Does less equal more? 
Hash brownies in the kitchen, if not on your plate.  Why chefs are unusually prone to recreational drug use. 
That will cost you eight Big Macs please.  Economists use the fast food sandwich as a pricing point to compare purchasing power across national borders. 
I scream, You scream.  BK decides the best way to advertise their new “Angry Whopper” in Tokyo, is with a screaming competition kickoff.  Let’s hope your taste buds enjoy it more than your ears do. 

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Maybe you just got some spiky green thing in your CSA box and you’re a little afraid to touch it, let alone put it in your mouth. Or maybe you really wanted to try that purple globule thing at the farmer’s market but had no idea what it was called. Or maybe you’re just really sick and tired of potato salad and apple crisp. Whatever the reason, check in with us to receive guidance and recipes for some in-season produce you may not have worked with before.

  Shh . . . I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I was a strange child. Really, ask my mother. I was a weird, curly-headed kid with even weirder food habits. Examples? I thought mashed potatoes for breakfast was gourmet. I only liked frozen peas if they were actually frozen. I’ve still never eaten peanut butter and jelly. And when everyone in my third grade class had to dress up as a fruit or vegetable, I picked star fruit. Yeah, I know. Everybody else was content with purple balloons taped on triangular paper (grapes), but I felt that it was absolutely necessary to deconstruct and reshape 12 hangers and then cover them with lime green poster board. Needless to say, I was also not an artistic child. And yet, I will defend my choice because at least by the age of eight I knew what a star fruit was and appreciated its sweet chewy deliciousness. It’s a rewarding achievement that far too many adults still lack. 

Giving you a delicious dose of the weird and wonderful things going on in the world of food . . .

You against the Green. Reusable shopping bags shown to be breeding ground for bacteria.

Every kid’s dream job. (And mine.)  A day in the life of Ben and Jerry’s flavor creator Peter Lind. 

Big, beautiful and proud.  Ideal weights creeping up the scale as the trends of “fat appreciation” and healthy body image begin to take hold.

Keep these cupcakes out of kids’ hands.  The craze extends itself to California vineyards who have begun producing cupcake wine. 

What if I innately adore delicious?  Studies discuss efficacy of “intuitive eating,” and obtaining your optimal level of health by listening.

Sorry, we don’t take your money here.  Grubstreet reviews the five most elusive restaurants in the country. 

Starbucks: The Miracle Drug?  Effects of caffeine seen to be combative against Alzheimer’s in rats.

A Supermodel Diet.  AOL publishes ten best foods shown to make your skin smooth and your bones strong.

Confused Chefs Rejoice!  Popular cooking website Epicurious releases suggested wine pairings for many of the recipes in their database. 

Confessions of a Food Addict.  Excerpt from Frank Bruni’s coming memoir details the early start of his love affair with food. 

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Insurance.com recently released the top 10 most dangerous foods to eat while driving.  Basically, if you eat while driving (which 70% of American drivers do) then you are more apt to be distracted, meaning you are more likely to get in a car crash. So, if you still want to eat dangerously, at least try avoiding these foods:

1. 1) Coffee. Even with a travel lid, hot coffee can find its way out of the opening when you hit a bump.
2. 2) Hot soup. Many people drink it like coffee and run the same risks.
3. 3) Tacos. Any food that can disassemble itself will leave your car looking like a salad bar.
4. 4) Chili dogs. Huge potential for drips and slops down the front of clothing.
5. 5) Hamburgers. From the grease to the toppings, it could end up on your hands and the steering wheel.
6. 6) Ribs and wings. What's more distracting than licking your fingers?
7. 7) Fried chicken. More greasy hands. You've got to wipe them off while you're driving.
8. 8) Jelly donuts. It's not possible to eat one without watching the center ooze out.
9. 9) Soda. Carbonation. Fizz in the nose. Lids that leak. Disaster.
10. 10) Chocolate. Try to clean melted chocolate off the steering wheel without swerving.

Others that didn't make the list but Eats.com would like to add:

• Steak. Probably hard to cut, chew and focus.
• Pizza. It always burns the roof of your mouth and that's really annoying.
• Pasta. Hard to swirl with a spoon and fork and drive at the same time.
• Lasagna. There's a lot of layers to handle.
• Stinky cheese. It may taste good but your car may smell like body odor.
• Club sandwich. Biting the various stacks of bread definitely requires two hands. 
• Oranges. Need to be peeled and sectioned, and the juice still explodes all over.
• Ice cream cone. Seems like such a great idea until it melts all over your hands.
• Bowl of cereal. Breakfast on the go is  great but bowl in one hand, spoon in the other...who’s got the wheel?
• Lobster. Haha, good luck declawing that one.