Epic Chef: A Cooking Competition Meets a Drinking Game

The first episode of Epic Chef, the brain child of extreme cooking show Epic Meal Time, hit the internet last week. If you’re already familiar with the work of Epic Meal Time and the Sauce Boss, then nothing here should be surprising besides the amount of verbal abuse the team…

London Bar Raided Over Whale-Infused Whiskey Cocktail

A London bar was recently busted for serving a whale infused cocktail. Hunting or transferring cetaceans, be they whale of dolphin, is strictly prohibited under EU law. See Also: –Linda Hopkins’ Ultimate Bloody Mary Bar and “Whale is the New Kale” Says Eric Eats Out –This Pizza Infographic Reveals How…

Holy Pumpkin Spice, Look at These Gingerbread Houses

The Victoria, BC upscale hotel Inn at Laurel Point is running a national gingerbread house competition to support what else, Habitat For Humanity an organization devoted to constructing homes for the less fortunate. See Also: -Where to See Sweet Gingerbread House Displays in Phoenix -Kahlúa Gingerbread: How to Make It…

The UK Atomic Fallout Burger: Spiciest Burger in the World?

Eating challenges fall into two basic categories: Those that look unpleasant but doable and those that look like they stand a good chance of killing you. The UK’s Daily Mail has reported on one of the later examples. See Also: -Top Ten Burgers in Greater Phoenix -Limelight’s >YOUR NAME HERE…

The Secret to Safe Egg Nog

Egg nog seems like one of those things that should be slaying people by the score, just like egg salad sickens people around the 4th of July. But it doesn’t and that’s curious since sugar plus raw egg is pretty much the perfect environment to breed intestine-destroying bacteria. See Also:…

Here’s What A Twinkie Is Was Made Of

If you have ever wondered what the FD&C Yellow #5 in a Twinkie actually looks like, wait no longer, one man has gone through the trouble of photographing every Twinkie ingredient individually. That’s 37 ingredients, with the most innocuous sounding of them being wheat flour. See Also: –5 Ways to…

PETA Sues California Restaurant For Violating Foie Gras Ban

PETA has announced plans to sue Hot’s Kitchen for violating California’s recently imposed ban on the production and sale of foie gras. The ban on foie gras has proven difficult to enforce as the wording has been called vague and local law enforcement seem reluctant to dive into duck liver…

Jamie Oliver’s Food Fight Club

Professional food crusader Jamie Oliver’s newest project sounds even more daunting than trying to reform public school lunches: Now he’s trying to champion British cuisine in a Food Fight Club with chefs from the continent. See More: –Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Pulled For Sweeps, Replaced With Celebrity Feet –9-Year-Old School…

Researchers Confirm: Ancient Man Ate Panda

Researchers in China have confirmed the horrifying truth at last: Ancient man was pitted against ancient panda in a brutal battle for survival. It’s surprising that mankind managed to avoid extinction when faced with a foe as dangerous as the panda. See Also: –“Turducken Ridiculous” Contains Kangaroo, Emu and 18…

Thanksgiving Regrets? At Least You Didn’t Have Tur-Twinkie

If you are still nursing a Thanksgiving food hangover, consider how much worse it would have been if your turkey had also pushed you into a diabetic emergency. That is the very real problem presented by a New York caterer who unveiled a Twinkie-stuffed Turkey just in time for Thanksgiving…

Coming Soon: Robo-Burgers

Robotics startup Momentum Machines is trying to revolutionize the fast food industry by delivering “gourmet” burgers to customers through a completely automated burger machine. Momentum Machines promises to reduce not only the pesky costs of employing whiny fleshbags but also the floor space that traditional kitchens take up, something they…

Elephant Poop Coffee is the New Cat Poop Coffee

Because coffee extracted from the feces of a tree dwelling cat wasn’t strange enough: Elephant dung coffee. This new coffee is being called “Black Ivory Coffee” and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that a four-cup serving will run you $35, making it only slightly more expensive than the triple…

SNL Weighs In On Fieri Fiasco

While SNL didn’t actually air this piece during their regular show, it’s heartwarming to see that Bobby Moynihan did in fact reprise his role as Guy Fieri in a dress rehearsal released on Hulu. A shocked Moynihan-Fieri finally has an opportunity to read the soul-crushing take down of his latest…

10 Food Myths Debunked

We’ve all heard our fair share of food-based fables: watermelon seeds growing inside your stomach, bread crusts turning your hair curly… But how many of these old wives’ tales are actually true? We sought expert advice from the Arizona State University School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. Offering their professional…

Guy Fieri Responds To Savage New York Times Review

It’s likely you’ve already heard about the Grey Lady’s utterly brutal review of Guy Fieri’s latest concept restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, planted deep in the beating heart of Time Square. Pete Wells’ review delivers a burn so hard it could put astronauts into orbit around Mars. Out of…

Killing Halloween Just In Time For Thanksgiving

We know your dirty secret. It’s two weeks since Halloween, you’ve raided your kid’s secret candy stash, you still haven’t found the nice dishes for Thanksgiving and you still have a couple pumpkins sitting on your front porch. Those are probably ornamental so you can’t even cook them up into…