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April 13, 2007

Put that baby on a chocolate diet!

Between Nestle's acquisition of Gerber today and their purchase of Jenny Craig, we're looking forward to sampling some delicious low cal chocolate baby food. We can expect that all those obese babies will be in chocolate baby food heaven. Can we count on General Mills to bring in a little competition with a diet Count Chocula?

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April 12, 2007

CAKEHEAD OF THE WEEK AWARD: Cakehead has found her soulmate in the form of a Donut

We thought we were the only ones to issue trophies of food to honor the cakeheads among us. But it turns out that The Weekly Donut has been doing it too! We're assuming that the Pope is "The Weekly Donut" because of his infallibility and for his helping hand with Jesus' rising last Sunday.

We'd like to offer the Pope our weekly prize -- the Cake of the Week Award. This week the cake is less of a reward and more a bribe to keep his priests away from the small Catholic children. Consider the cake to be a sacrificial offering.

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April 11, 2007

Rachel Ray as an Art Form

Video artist, Naomi Leibowitz, shows us that the one way to appreciate Rachel Ray and all her enthusiasm is to watch her oohs and ahhs from 30 different episodes of $40 A Day compacted into one short piece of video art.

[via Gawker]

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April 09, 2007

Activity: Williamsburg Cupcake Cookoff

naked cupcakes, pre-cookoff

What: Cupcake Cookoff Contest
Where: The Brooklyn Kitchen, 616 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, (718) 389-2982
When: Wednesday, April 11, 6:30 PM

The First Annual Spring Cupcake Cookoff will take place at The Brooklyn Kitchen. This event will break the paper-wrapped baked goods up into three competition categories: the basic floor model (they're calling it "Pure and Simple"), souped-up ("Additions"), and the Hot Rod ("Decorator's Delight: Go crazy!" --emphasis ours). A small panel of exceptionally qualified buttercream and lavender sugar judges, including Melanie Schrimpe of Cheeks Bakery, and Jimmy Fallon agoniste Joe Garden, will be on hand to sort the entries. Ribbons will be awarded in each cupcake class, and a trophy of some kind will go home with the baker who takes Best In Show. All are welcome at the event.

Every vote counts, at least for the Best In Show category, and the very future of cupcakes is in your hands. Furthermore, entries for the First Annual Cupcake Cookoff are still being accepted; be sure to register with Brooklyn Kitchen co-owner Taylor Erkkinen before Wednesday. Requirements for entrants: bring at least six of your meanest cupcakes for the judging panel's discretion; bring as many more as you can for the in-store crowd. If you've ever harbored secret dreams of changing the course of cupcake history, this is your opportunity to get in on the ground level.

[via Gothamist]

Also check out The Brooklyn Kitchen-sponsored Foodie Book Club on April 23rd.

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April 05, 2007

Ground Chuck Alphabet: Metaphor for the No Children Left Behind Act?

Robert J Bolesta's hamburger alphabet is going to leave George Bush wishing he had been so clever. What better way to save money than by merging the Texas Meat Lobby and Bush's No Child Left Behind Act (and the National Endowment for the Arts, for that matter) into one entity? What a great way to save money and let the owning class keep even more of their tax dollars.

The only downside to this carnivore's alphabet is that it's not a downloadable font.

If this raw meat alphabet is making your mouth water for the cooked stuff, check out A Hamburger Today. You'll salivate even more.

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April 04, 2007

Me So Corny

With Passover in full swing, there's always the danger of overdosing on Matzo. And while you do have to abandon all those dishes made with corn and corn syrup for a few more days, if you live in certain Metropolitan areas with a large Jewish population, you won't have to give up your Coca Cola.

For the few weeks surrounding Passover, Coke makes a version of their drink with real sugar rather than corn syrup. According to Jewish law, the stuff's leagal. Drink up!

[via Off the Broiler]

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April 02, 2007

Lost in Translation

We just returned from a gluttonous eating and drinking tour of the Basque region of Spain. We could go on and on about the tapas we gorged on or about txakoli, the delicious young, lightly sparkling wine we discovered and drank by the gallon. But what fun would that be for our readers? Instead, we're hoping you'll contribute to our running list of funny menu translations that you've come across in your travels.

We'll get you started:

Ancas de rana fritas..........Fried Frog Haunches
El pez con burbujea te.............Fish with Bobbies - We're pretty sure that the fish isn't being prepared with policemen, but we're just not sure.
Estilo de Pescador de Rape.............Rape Fisherman's style

And a series of machine translated menu items [via Proz.com]:
Baba ganugh.............Slobber Ganugh
Arais de Queso.............You Plough of Cheese
Pan Pita relleno con carne.............Bread whistles at landfill of meat
Papa rellena.............Dad Refills
Yuca con Mojo.............Yucca with I Wet
Pulpo a Feira.............Octopus To The Party
Patatas Bravas.............Courageous Potatoes
Lacon con Grelos.............Huge Hair Spray With Grelos

Other funny translations from the rest of the globe:
Kigali, Rwanda
Fish Twigs (Fish Sticks)

For more hilarious menus that were lost in translation click here.

Send us the translations you've collected.

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