McDonald’s Chicken McBites Get a National Rollout

Food Writer Eddie Huang Gets TV Show — “Cheap Bites”

December 28, 2011 // 3:16 pm

The COOKING CHANNEL is getting a new batch of energy to kick off 2012, and part of it comes courtesy of NYC Chef and outspoken food writer Eddie Huang getting his own special, CHEAP BITES. The show will follow Eddie on a road trip as…

Whisky Blender — Blend Your Own Whisky, Like a Boss

December 28, 2011 // 2:45 pm

I’m not sure how to adequately convey just how awesome this concept is. You get to customize your very own whisky. That’s the long and short of it, but it’s your combination.

Deciding which whisky to drink can be a strenuous task. I’m sure the decision would…

Cupcake Confiscated by TSA

December 28, 2011 // 1:02 pm

According to BoingBoing, a woman named Rebecca wrote that while she was at Las Vegas International Airport, she was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration for having a Red Velvet Cupcake in a glass jar. The unnamed agent would not let Rebecca continue because the cupcake’s…

Slot Machine Cake

December 28, 2011 // 1:00 pm

Photorealistic cakes are nice, but there’s a certain charm to whimsical cartoonish cakes. Case in point? This Slot Machine Cake, made by our friend Linda Hawa (DJ DiZzZy) of Anaheim Hills for a local celebrity’s 50th birthday. Fondant galore, 7-7-7 read out on the machine and chocolate coins overflowing.…

Caprica Toaster

December 28, 2011 // 11:45 am

Before Cylons were Cylons, and when Will Adama was a precocious young scamp wandering about a city that would eventually be nuked to kingdom come, there was Caprica. The Battlestar Galactica spinoff that took place before the events of the 2005 sci-fi drama had a decent run before…

Touch Sensitive Digital Kitchen Scale

December 28, 2011 // 9:50 am

At a distance, it may look like an iPad with a really, really impressive 3D display (showcasing the new strawberry app in the featured photo), but I assure you, it is not. A more extensive look reveals that we’re looking at a touch sensitive, professional digital kitchen scale with…

SPAM Mints — Not As Gross As It Sounds

December 28, 2011 // 5:24 am

SPAM, the canned precooked meat packed by Hormel Foods, has been at the butt of many jokes and tall-tales over the years. For those unfamiliar, SPAM comes from a derivative of Shoulder Pork HAM, and often gets confused with mystery meat.

As if the…

S’Mores Quesadilla

December 28, 2011 // 12:22 am

You know what they say, if you have a Quesadilla Maker, then you should be making quesadillas with chocolate, marshmallows and crushed up graham crackers in them. Wait, they don’t say that? Well they should!

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