If you’ve been to Brussels, you might already know about little Manneken Pis, the “emblem of the rebellious spirit of the City of Brussels” or a fountain of a urinating boy. He’s kind of a big deal over there and, apparently, so are his French fries. Because aside from being…
At 18 years of age, Georgi Readman, from England’s Isle of Wight, has the health of someone more than four times her age. At least that’s what experts say. See also: – Ramen Rematch: Republic Ramen vs. Sushi Ken It’s not because she’s a chain smoker or because she drank…
The Spot: Citadelle Plaza Farmers Market, open Wednesday from 4 until 7 p.m. See Also: – The Meat Shop in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We’re Still Lusting Over – The Edible Exchange Market in Scottsdale: Local Artisan Foods (and Food Trucks) – Bisbee Road Trip:…
You might have already heard about Natural Harvest, a cookbook that features all sorts of sweet and savory recipes all of which feature one quite special ingredient, sperm. The book was released in 2011 and caused, as you can imagine, quite a fuss. But it seems author Paul “Fotie” Photenhauer…
Breastaurants are a big deal. Just ask Nightline, which did a report about the increasing competition between classic breastaurants (Hooters) and up-and-comers (Twin Peaks, Tilted Kilt). Apparently with the economy in the dumps, these places are fighting tit tooth-and-nail for business. See also: – “Breastaurants” Are Bursting With Profitability -…
There’s plenty of art-related reasons to make a trip to the Big Apple. It’s got the Guggenheim, the Met, and MoMA. And the City That Never Sleeps now is home to the king of latte-art portraiture, Mike Breach. See also: – The Coffee Chop Kicks Off Coffee Class Series at…
People love Nutella — like, really love it. We get that. But to what extent? Apparently, thieves in Germany are willing to go to extremes to get their sticky fingers (pun totally intended) on the chocolate-hazelnut spread. See also: – Making Homemade Nutella, with a Little Help from Pinterest -…
Starving college students have been known to come up with creative ways to get free and/or cheap food. But Tufts University student Maximus Thaler is taking frugal to a whole new level. He and a crew of dumpster-diving hippies friends want to start up a restaurant (read: soup kitchen, because…
The Spot: The Meat Shop, open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. See Also: – Pop-up London Butcher Shop Offers “World’s Finest Human Butchery” – Ten Favorite Phoenix Meat Shops – Camelback Esplanade Farmers Market in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We’re Still…
Film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of KCRW’s pop culture/entertainment show, The Treatment, sat down earlier this year with director Quentin Tarantino to talk about his fascination with using food in movies. Now, if you’re not a student of film you might be confused, thinking, “Wait, Tarantino’s known for that gruesome…
According to an article on a New Jersey news site, a vegan couple dining out at a local Italian restaurant says the restaurant’s owner charged them twice as much as they should have been charged for two pasta dinners. The owner justified the price by the fact that the couple…
Yeah, you might want to put down that leftover Easter candy for a minute while we drop some scientific knowledge, because according to a Huffington Post article, Cadbury Creme Eggs could contain a natural flavoring derived from the dried perineal glands of beavers. And, yeah, sometimes those glands are simply…
Scope Mouthwash pulled off quite the April Fool’s joke with its weeklong campaign to introduce consumers to a new product: bacon-flavored mouthwash. We’ll admit, they really had us going, thanks to a dedicated product website and a well-produced video released a full four days before April 1. See also: -…
In what has to be one of the nicest publicity stunts and advertising campaigns ever, a college in Lima, Peru, advertised the start of classes by building a billboard that sucks drinkable water straight out the air. That might not sound very exciting until you consider that Lima is the…
The Spot: Camelback Esplanade Farmers Market, open Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. See Also: – Message to the New Restaurant at the Camelback Esplanade: Good Luck – Mesa Farmers Market: What We Bought, What We Skipped and What We’re Still Lusting Over – Six Spots to Get Fresh…
You might know that the FDA recommends people consume on average around 2,000 calories a day. But what does 2,000 calories actually look like? This video lays it all bare, often depressingly so. See Also: –24 Legitimately Fascinating Facts About Beer –Study Concludes Sex Only Burns 21 Calories Per Encounter,…
We’re a sucker for a good infographic, and this one is a doozy. We were particularly amused by the revelation that hops, which gives many beers their distinctive strong flavor, is genetically related to cannabis. Perhaps when legalization finally sweeps the nation we can look forward to extra-strong IPAs? See…
Here’s something you might not know: Cup Noodles were originally conceived as a tool to defeat world hunger, not as the standard fuel for poor college students. In light of that, the news that the makers of the original Cup Noodle are releasing a limited-edition set of emergency Cup Noodles…
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you a series of videos designed to demonstrate novel means of separating Oreos from their cream. Today, we’re going to introduce you to a pump-action slingshot gun that splits cookie from cream at high velocities and minimal regard for safety. See Also: –HERB…
Apparently Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a documentary — not a work of fiction — because London has just played host to an edible “cake hotel.” The rug is meringue, the books are cake and a doughnut tower. It looks like pretty much every horizontal surface was covered…
The Spot: Mesa Farmers Market, open Fridays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. See Also: – Bodega 420 in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We’re Still Lusting Over – Best Farmers Market for Petting Baby Goats 2009: Mesa Community Farmers Market – Phoenix Farmers Who Tweet…
The TapIt Cap is a device that promises to turn your average growler into your very own mini-keg. As you know, growlers are awesome, and we were extremely psyched when Arizona changed its booze laws to allow their sale. See Also: –Do The Right Thing: Buckle Up Your Growlers For…
