Search Results for "food"
Beetle larva chocolates
Mmm. Nothing says "Yum!" quite like the sight of a sweet confection in the shape of a beetle larva. Despite its unappetizing appearance (unless you're Timon or Pumbaa), the candy is actually made from milk and white chocolate, cornflakes,...
Posted on January 27, 2008 11:06 AM
Gun-shaped egg fryers
Don't you love it when you spend all day trying to remember the name of some song you haven't heard in years only to hear it in the background of whatever you're watching on TV that night? If so,...
Posted on January 21, 2008 10:31 AM
The Ring: fruitbowl or . . . ?
While these look a little too much like toilet seats for my taste, there's no arguing how practical they might be in a small minimilist apartment. Fruit is put into the opening at the top and can be taken...
Posted on January 2, 2008 10:05 AM
Reinventing ladies who lunch
I just had lunch with the partners of the architecture firm Front Studio, who are reinventing the concept of ladies who lunch. Pushing aside the outdated description of women eating their mid-day meal while their husbands worked, Michi Yanagishita...
Posted on December 12, 2007 11:37 AM
Tastebook - your own customized cookbook
If I were to give Tastebook.com a rating, it would get 5 stars just for the idea. Tastebook allows you to create custom-made recipe books by choosing from an array of available recipes on the website (thanks to Tastebook’s...
Posted on November 14, 2007 9:13 AM
Fruit-specific melon ballers
Do a lot of people actually ball their melons? (And despite how it sounds, I mean that innocently.) I ask because I've never eaten a melon ball in my life. In fact, I've never even seen a ball of...
Posted on November 11, 2007 11:08 AM
Organic Batter Blaster
If squirting cheese onto a cracker is your idea of fine cuisine, then you'll love the Organic Batter Blaster. Just remove the recyclable plastic cap from the steel can, point and "blast" the low-fat batter into a skillet or...
Posted on November 3, 2007 2:53 PM
Dough-nu-matic makes mini doughnuts
If you provide the dough, the Dough-nu-matic will do the rest. In just 50 seconds, the 23" x 14" x 7" wonder will form, fry, and drain mini doughnuts of unknown diameter in its adjustable-temperature enclosure. Available now for...
Posted on October 30, 2007 8:54 AM
Cool Globe keeps food cold or hot
The Swedish-made Cool Globe is the best looking alternative I've seen to the big, ugly coolers people usually carry to picnics and barbecues. The globe keeps food cold via an "exchangeable cooling device" (I don't know what that is...
Posted on October 22, 2007 11:27 AM
Chocolate skull truffles for trick-or-treat elite
This trio of chocolate may look like your average run-of-the-mill pack of Halloween-inspired skull truffles (you know, the kind we all got with our penny candy and wax lips), but they're anything but ordinary. First of all, each piece...
Posted on October 22, 2007 9:53 AM
Oliso Frisper Freshkeeper : Just seal it
Looking around for a vacuum sealer that combines good design and great performance ? Well, I was doing just that when I came across the Oliso Frisper Freshkeeper. And the specs seem pretty promising. For one, I love the...
Posted on October 15, 2007 9:46 AM
Sticky gadget: Peanut Butter Mixer
Nobody loves a PB&J more than I do. In fact, on tough days at work I've been known to spend $7+ at the Peanut Butter Company, a local eatery serving nothing but PB&J goodness. My only complaint about really...
Posted on September 27, 2007 9:13 AM
MyCuppa ensures perfect cup of coffee
Forget about that "splash" of milk or "touch" of cream. Beginning at the end of September, you'll be able to get exactly what you want by color-matching your coffee and tea with the MyCuppa Mugs ($15) instead. Via swissmiss....
Posted on August 29, 2007 3:21 PM
SensorFreshQ electronic meat smeller
Did I ever claim to have the super-human power to sniff out bad meat? Why does my mother keep putting raw meat in front of my nose and asking me whether there's "anything wrong with it?" As soon as...
Posted on August 8, 2007 10:54 AM
Celebrate with a giant cupcake
Happy, Happy days! You loved cupcakes as a child and you love them more as an adult. Plus, there seems to be a trend afoot in cupcake-styled do-dads these days. A cute and yummy way to celebrate this delectable...
Posted on August 4, 2007 10:41 AM
To-Go Ware for lunch
Break out of the bag routine, keep up with the go-green theme, and pack your lunch in To-Go Ware. The sleek food carrier is modeled after the concept of the Japanese Bento Box. Two stainless bowls balance on top...
Posted on July 29, 2007 10:23 AM
Cupcake table
Are cupcakes out of fashion yet? I don't think so, but I love cupcakes so much, I wouldn't know if they'd fallen out of favor in the world of food trends or not. I'm one of those silly people...
Posted on July 4, 2007 6:48 PM
Credit card spoon and fork
I don't know why I love this credit spoon and fork, but it probably has something to do with my need to to feel prepared for anything, coupled with my fascination with Origami. I bet the person who came...
Posted on June 5, 2007 10:02 AM
Tomato Magic Grow Bag
When I lived in an apartment, I dreamt about one day having a garden to grow my own vegetables and herbs. Now, I have an enormous garden which is mine, all mine, but in which nothing edible grows (unless...
Posted on May 16, 2007 6:00 AM
DNA testing sushi in Chicago
The most discussed culinary quandary for those of us in landlocked states revolves around the quality of seafood. With the most temperamental of foods being the most delicious it isn't uncommon for sushi fans to be extremely wary of...
Posted on May 14, 2007 5:19 PM
Hotto! Raisu for dinner - self heating rice
Instant noodles have been around long enough that we take their 2-minute preparation time for granted. Now Japan brings us Hotto! Raisu - specially packed rice that can be served up as a piping hot meal, just by pouring...
Posted on May 10, 2007 9:33 AM
