Elie Ayrouth

Visualizing the Disparity of Caffeine, Calories & Sugar in our Favorite Caffeinated Drinks

December 19, 2012 // 12:40 pm

I don’t like to speak for the rest of the world, but I’m a naive digital food journalist so I will — once I realized my metabolism was beginning to work against me, I began to choose my caffeinated drinks based on the biggest energy-boost-to-lowest-calorie-ratio possible.

Thanks to this…

So You Want to Eat Like a Sailor? Here is Your Menu

December 17, 2012 // 1:30 am

A recent visual study by History.com that explores the life of a sailor during the age of exploration has drummed up some truly fascinating notes about the golden-age of seamen and their unfortunate exploration diets.

Just when I thought the life of a sailor and pirate during the…

OREO Hits All 7 Continents & Delivers 5,000 Cookies to Antarctica

December 14, 2012 // 1:55 pm

Oreo, the classic cookie with the heavenly twist, ended their year-long 100th birthday celebration by making sure they partied on every continent. For the first time in Oreo history, 5,000 Oreo cookies were delivered to scientists living at Palmer Station in the Antarctic Peninsula — enough for everyone to…

24 Holiday Dinner Plates from Around the World, an Illustrated Look

December 7, 2012 // 5:43 pm

Holiday dinners come in all different shapes and sizes. While America will traditionally nom down on helpings of mashed potatoes and turkey, holiday dinners in Canada, Mexico, and Zimbabwe will consist of some much different things.

Here’s an illustrated look at holiday dinners from 24 different countries. Which looks the…

Here’s How to Use Chips to Season Food Like a 9-Year-Old

December 6, 2012 // 9:40 pm

A few months ago the concept of ‘Dorito Dust‘ made its way around the web pretty steadily. The basic idea involved a strong pepper grinder filled with your favorite flavor of chips. The result? A food hack that seems to have originated straight out the mind…