The Five-Second Rule Is Really True . . . Maybe. Kind Of.

Finally, science has started asking the important questions — like, if I drop the only piece of cold pizza left in the fridge on the floor after a long night of drinking (we swear this hasn’t happened to us), is it okay to eat it if I follow the five-second…

Pastor Creates Website to Shame Bad Tippers

Remember the “I give God 10 percent. Why do you get 18?” scandal from last year? Well, one Tennessee pastor has created a website to show that both he and God care about servers’ tips. “Sundays Are the Worst” is meant to be an outlet for servers in pastor Chad…

Grey Tie Events Helps You Spice Up Your Next Party with Dapper Chefs

In a world of Hooters, Twin Peaks, and Tilted Kilt-style breastaurants, it’s nice to know that ladies can get some classy culinary man candy thanks to Grey Tie Events. The new local chef-for-hire cooking-class service focuses on teaching culinary skills to party-goers with the added bonus of “witty banter” and…

5 Things Your Pastry Chef Really Doesn’t Want You to Do

Who doesn’t have a list of “don’ts” at work? Today’s the pastry chef’s turn. We love making people happy with sweet concoctions, and we work hard to make that happen. Here are some tips to remember when dining on sweets that will keep your pastry chef from turning into a…

Paleo, Atkins-Style Diets May Be Dangerous, Study Shows

You might be turning to a Paleo diet or going on an Atkins kick to help you prepare for the rapidly approaching pool season. However, according to the Huffington Post, those high-protein diets are far more harmful to health than helpful for folks in their middle age, with negative effects…

Nutrition Labels Get a New Look and Some More Information

The eventual revamp of nutrition labels on food packaging has been rumored for a while now, but the wait is finally over. The layout and design of the new label is subtly different from the old labels, but it emphasizes healthy eating directives that both the FDA and first lady…

5 Choices for State Pastry for Arizona. Cast Your Vote!

Last summer, Wisconsin named the kringle as the state’s official pastry — not to be confused with their proposed state dessert, the cream puff. A kringle is a Scandinavian flaky pastry, similar to a danish pastry in texture, then filled with nuts, fruit filling, or custard. Since Racine, Wisconsin, apparently…

Mardi Gras Food, Cocktails, and Fun Around Metro Phoenix

While the rain ended up shutting down downtown Phoenix’s Mardi Gras bash at CityScape last weekend, there’s no need to give up on Fat Tuesday completely. King Cake, cocktails, and parties around Phoenix will liven the mood back up, even if there’s no parade. Check out what you can do…

Good Food Jobs Gives the Food World Its Own Job Search Engine

Trust us, we’ve been there: Wading through Craigslist posts for job leads and getting spammed by job-search sites every 10 minutes for postings that in no way fit your requirements. The job hunt can be a total pain in the behind, but it may have just gotten a little easier…

How to Make a King Cake for Mardi Gras

Before I knew Mardi Gras was associated with copious alcohol consumption or showing breasts for beads, it was all about the cake. Tucked away in the loft of a Lutheran church, my grade-school French class would indulge in yeasty cinnamon cake every snowy February. I would cross my fingers under…

Baby Pigs Blended, Fed to Mother Pigs at Kentucky Farm

Just when you thought the wild world of the industrial food complex couldn’t get anymore sickening, disturbing, depressing, or infuriating, word leaked out of Kentucky that the Iron Maiden Pig Farm grinds up the intestines of dead piglets and feeds the cannibalistic slurry to the mother sows, among many other…

Farm Bread from Mediterra Bakehouse Southwest: This Week’s Fresh Pick

Joining the ranks of other delicious artisan bread bakers in town like Noble Bread and Pane Bianco, Mediterra Bakehouse Southwest adds to its loaves a certain visual flair that others just don’t have. While the flagship Mediterra operates out of Pittsburgh, a Coolidge branch, opened by the founders’ father, started…

Neknomination, a New Social Media Drinking Game, Turns Deadly

There’s a new Facebook-based drinking game sweeping the U.K. and Australia and its extreme premise is being blamed for illness and even death. According to Time, the game Neknomination already has claimed the lives of four men under 30 years old in the U.K. with its severe challenges and viral…

Reef Jerky Is What Happens When You Combine Marijuana and Beef Jerky

Weed-infused sweets like brownies and lollipops have been around long enough in home kitchens and dispensaries, but the newest pot treat out of Santa Cruz will surely win over for savory snackers. According to marijuana.com, Reef Jerky, produced by Badfish Extracts, will hit shelves in California and other states where…