A little less than a week ago, Burger King announced that they will soon begin selling a burger in Britain that retails for $170.

The burger will be made of premium Kobe beef and garnished with rare blue cheese. It was originally reported that the burger would be topped with foie gras. [...]

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Students in Leuven, Belgium have set a new world record for most simultaneous Mentos and Diet Coke geysers.

You can check out the video of the event below:

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Yeah, yeah, I’m a total homer and I love anything Vermont related. And yes, Ben and Jerry spoke at my high school for graduation once. And yeah, I think Ben and Jerry’s is about 10 times better than any other ice cream on the market. But put all of those details aside, and the [...]

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Photo via planetwrite, everlasting blort, Serious Eats.

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This is a strange and interesting story, which says a lot about why corporate executives need to leave online messaging and PR to companies or individuals that fully understand the medium.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is delivering petitions to Burger King headquarters today, to protest the company’s refusal to increase wages for tomato [...]

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Needed: 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year.
Mars Inc. is buying Wrigley.
What makes NYC pizza so hard to top?
Slate says PETA’s $1 million prize to develop artificial chicken is a sham.
Sonya Thomas is the new sweet corn eating champion.
Null Hypothesis wonders why people are either oliver lovers, or haters.
Could this blog be [...]

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There is a guy outside my building who sells giant bags of trail mix, corn nuts, yogurt covered fruit and flavored peanuts for only $2 a pop. Some have speculated that maybe he buys up surplus of things just as they are passing the point of optimal freshness. Either way, they still taste good [...]

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Last week, according to the Daily Mail, a family baked what is believed to be the world’s largest scone. Weighing in at 57lbs, it took 18 hours to cool and is 700 times the size of a normal scone. With no other submissions for world’s biggest scone, the family is assured a place [...]

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One of my favorite blogs, Endless Simmer, has a post up that makes me extremely proud to be a reader of theirs, but also proud to be an American. Endless Simmer reports that Playboy Magazine is recruiting women for a new pictorial called “Girls of the Olive Garden.”

Kendra Wilkinson, from The Girls Next Door [...]

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So Good previously wrote about the controversy behind bacon-wrapped hot dogs in Los Angeles. In this 7 minute video for Reason.TV and the Wall Street Journal, actor Drew Cary takes a look at the reasons why the hot dogs are banned and the effect it has had on street vendors in L.A.

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Thanks to Raphael over at Serious Eats.

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Yesterday, Obama ate breakfast at the Glider Diner in Scranton, PA. The lanky Obama couldn’t finish the meal, leaving behind half a sausage and a little less than half a waffle. So why is this news? Because an enterprising employee or customer snagged the plate and put it up for auction on ebay. [...]

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This morning a new In-N-Out burger opened in Washington City, Utah. This is the first In-N-Out branch outside of California, Nevada or Arizona, marking a total of four states for the famous burger chain.  I have one thing to say to In-N-Out burger: KEEP GOING! I won’t be satisfied until I can get a double-double [...]

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Pizza Hut has a new commercial promoting their line of Tuscani pastas. Taking a cue from Burger King’s Whopper Freakout campaign, Pizza Hut is utilizing a variation of the “real person” hidden camera style that made the Whopper Freakout campaign such a huge success.
The premise: 50 diners are invited to a pasta tasting at [...]

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Gordon Ramsey is a big fan of In-N-Out.
Brand names that don’t export well.
The Economist asks if it’s time to lower the drinking age.
Heat, Eat, Review turns two years old.
NYC Food Guy looks for the best cheap late night eats.
Look up the price of a pint of beer in 165 countries.
Coming to Los Angeles: The Grilled [...]

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The Dana Carvey Show, which premiered in 1996, was a hilarious gem that only lasted 7 episodes due to its controversial content and complaints from sponsors. This skit, titled, “Waiters who are nauseated by food”, features a young-looking Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell and is supposedly one of the skits that led to Colbert being [...]

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Wow, were all commercials during the Cold War so odd? This one from Wendy’s is called “Soviet Fashion Show.”

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Interesting gadget.

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Adage has an article looking at the IAG research ad ratings for February 25 -March 23. Of the 10 most-liked new ads during that time period, 6 of them were for food or beverages products. So how is likability determined?
The Likeability Score is the percentage of TV viewers who report to like “a lot” an [...]

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Serious Eats has a comprehensive recap of last night’s Top Chef.
Restaurants in NYC must now post calorie counts on their menus.
Domino’s and Pizza Hut engage in smack talk.
Top 10 most disgusting candies ever.
As Coca-Cola profits soar 19%, shareholders are upset about their Olympic sponsorship.
Slashfood shows you how to make hot fudge salsa.
The Bitten Word makes [...]

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