PSA: Current Candy Trading Guidelines and Regulations

This extremely informative video from Buzzfeed is as helpful for veteran Halloween candy traders as it is for people just entering the competitive marketplace. While it’s sad that they haven’t offered a PDF version of their infographics we think it’s fair to say that this was done to encourage people…

Tammie Coe Makes Eyeball Cupcakes

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

This Movie Should Be Made: Monster Roll

The proof-of-concept/trailer for Monster Roll, a movie in which a rag-tag band of sushi chefs fight off enormous and well animated monsters from the deep, has just been released. Now that is an idea that cries out to be made into a full-length feature film. See Also: –Jiro Dreams of…

Karen Olson Makes Chocolate Chip Cookies

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Samurai Sword Bandit Knocks Over Church’s Chicken

Did we miss the memo stating that swords were in this season? In yet another case of “sword wielding person makes the news,” a person in Missouri is being sought for holding up a Church’s Chicken at samurai sword-point. See Also: –Light Rail Ninja Goes by the Name “Kairo” –Light-Rail…

Brady Breese Makes Pumpkin Bread

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Hobbit Menu Coming to Denny’s November 6th

In what has to be one of the strangest movie tie-ins in recent history, Denny’s is rolling out a Hobbit-themed menu just ahead of the release of the Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The seemingly innuendo-ready dishes include a cheddar filled “Hobbit Hole,” “Shire Sausage” and “Gandalf’s Gobble…

Joan O’Connor Makes Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Monti Carlo Makes Banana Bread Muffins

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Mamma Toledo Makes Egg Sammies with Horseradish Cheese

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce them…

Slade Grove Makes Gluten-Free Amaretti Cookies

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Yelp Begins Outing Businesses with Fake Reviews

Yelp has begun outing businesses which solicit for paid positive reviews. Businesses that are found to have participated in “significant attempts to pay for reviews” will be slapped with a “Consumer Alert” for 90 days. See Also: –Are Yelp Extortionists Giving Restaurants the Shakedown? –Ouch! Today’s Hard Lesson on Yelp…

“The Real Bears” Takes a Jab at the Coca-Cola Bears

Preempting Coca-Cola’s polar bear themed holiday advertising campaign, the healthy eating advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest has launched a campaign aimed squarely at the lovable ambassadors of sugary delight. Their campaign called “The Real Bears,” plays on the cute imagery of polar bears living an idyllic…

David Duarte Makes Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…

Winnona Herr Makes Butterscotch Bananas Foster Pudding

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…