Meetings make me tired. There’s something about a vanilla Power Point presentation set against dimmed office lighting that instantly propels me into free danish assisted hibernation. Maybe it’s an evolutionary defense mechanism 9-5er’s have bred to avoid being subjected to monotony.  If I haven’t managed to down three cups of Sanka before one of these [...]

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  Think of a food or ingredient that you hate. Think hard, can you taste it? Do you get a visceral reaction to that taste ? I know I can trick myself into sense memories for a variety of things, mostly terrible ones. For example, tongue depressors or Popsicle sticks. As I sit here and type those [...]

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One of the last places you would probably look for art is the supermarket. But as you can see from the picture above, there are stores out there that feature some of the most original creativity around via soda displays. I’m not sure if these displays are made by store employees or the folks from [...]

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Name two things that will be trendy to make at home in 2012.  Terrible Carnak rip off aside, I have been putting some thought into what 2012 will bring about in the world of food. I found an article from 2010 looking ahead to 2011 and they had some pretty interesting, and somewhat accurate predictions. 2011 was all about going [...]

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A tribute to Steve Jobs using 3,750 apples – by artist Olivier Lefebvre. H/t to Darren Rovell.

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Yes, what you see above is not some murky picture of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.  Apparently, Paula Deen’s butter-flavored lip balm does in fact exist, based on eye-witness accounts.  While not yet available on Deen’s site, is it really that much of a stretch to think that this could happen?  Rather, the question [...]

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The food competition for the Texas State Fair awarded a prize for the “most creative” food. This year’s winner? Fried bubble gum. Photo via: Fort Worth Star Telegram The creation, made by Justin Martinez, is actually marshmallow infused with pink bubble gum extract, which is battered, then fried.

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While I have never been a “wine person,” I know plenty of people that take it very seriously.  What I did not know until today is that there is a group of people that take it to the next level by aspiring to be Master Sommeliers – which are like the Jedi of the wine [...]

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Interesting infographic from Bundle showing which cities spend the most on fast food (as well as which cities spend less than average). Click the graphic below for a larger view. Any cities on either list or any other info in the graphic that is either unsurprising or surprising to you?

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Super cool infographic from Lab42, who surveyed 500 American men, 18-35, who use social media. Here are some of the results of their fast food eating behavior:

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