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'Twilight' Fans May Be Disappointed in Burger King 'New Moon' Promotion

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:00PM
Filed under: New Products, Fast Food

Yes, we covered up Bella with a burger. Photo: Rachel Been, AOL.

OMG!!! The latest installment of the "Twilight" saga, "New Moon," is nigh upon us! Will you be celebrating with fast food?

The folks at Burger King think so. They're marketing a special BK Burger Shots six-pack for all you werewolves and, ahem, blood-sucking vampires out there. The mini burgers come with a special "Gift of Holiday Value" -- coupons for "Twilight" merch masquerading as collector's cards. Think of them as a vampire Valpak of savings.

Is any of this worth it? Find out after the jump.

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Editor's Picks - Best of the Rest

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 13th 2009 6:00PM
Filed under: Food News, Tinfoil Swan

Photo: Editor B, Flickr

For once, the government listens to New Orleans. On Friday, the FDA agreed to hold off on a warm-weather ban on raw Gulf oysters till the agency can fully study the issue. But in the Atlantic, it's getting harder to find cod on Cape Cod.

The International Vegetarian Union goes cannibalistic with this anatomical vegetarian advertisement. Keep it away from the woman afraid of vegetables.

Jamie Oliver, who's been hard at work trying to slim the waistlines of Huntington, W.Va., residents, is also peddling high-sodium pasta sauces in Britain.

If you like to slather it on, you can see all those Stephen Colbert-inspired Miracle Whip ads online here and here.

And finally, a Chicago Tribune sports columnist ate his own words -- the whole column in fact -- after admitting a basketball player drafted by the Bulls wasn't so bad after all.

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'Grillin' With Gas' - Cookbook Spotlight

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 13th 2009 2:00PM
Filed under: Cookbook Spotlight

Photo: The Taunton Press.

'Grillin' with Gas: 150 Mouthwatering Recipes for Great Grilled Food'
by Fred Thompson
Photographs by Ben Fink
The Taunton Press -- 2009
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"Barbecue Nation" author Fred Thompson goes through the hows and whys of gas grilling in his latest book. Here you'll learn what to look for in a gas grill, how to use it and how to turn it into a meat-smoking machine.

Along the way, you'll find some solid recipes to keep you grilling all year long.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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Escamole - Mexican Ant-Egg Delicacy

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 13th 2009 1:00PM
Filed under: Eggs, Mexico

Escamole. Photo: Sara Bonisteel.

On a quick trip to Mexico City last weekend, we got adventurous and tried escamole -- ant eggs harvested from agave plants.

A friend had informed us prior to sampling what exactly these buttery white grains were. Had we not known, we would have just found them to be pleasant, nutty things similar to cooked, toasted risotto. We ate them at the San Angel Inn, which serves up escamole with fresh guacamole and corn tortillas.

Have you tried escamole? What did you think? And what's the weirdest thing you've eaten? Let us know in the comments below.

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Miracle Whip Gunning for Stephen Colbert

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:30PM
Filed under: Condiments

Miracle Whip is going after Stephen Colbert, after the Comedy Central star made fun of its "Don't Be So Mayo" ad campaign.

The condiment company has purportedly purchased every commercial during Thursday's "Colbert Report" and taken out an open-letter newspaper ad to Colbert saying "we will dominate the airspace on your show ... we will own you."

This comes after Colbert "pop[ped] open a jar of mayo whup-ass" during his Oct. 15 show.

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'Antojitos' - Cookbook Spotlight

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 6th 2009 2:00PM
Filed under: Cookbook Spotlight

Photo: Ten Speed Press.

'Antojitos: Festive and Flavorful Mexican Small Plates'
by Barbara Sibley and Margaritte Malfy with Mary Goodbody
Photography by Lucy Schaeffer
Ten Speed Press -- 2009
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Antojitos, as Barbara Sibley and Margaritte Malfy explain in their book of the same name, are small bites sometimes eaten as appetizers in Mexican cuisine and sometime just downed as a street snack to satisfy between-meals hunger pangs.

The owners of New York City's La Palapa have written a book that covers all manner of these spicy snacks -- from empanadas and tacos to ceviches and mole. Along the way, they give brief stories about the dishes as well as menus perfect for any fiesta, and colorful pages filled with images of Loteria cards and stock Mexican art that add a whimsical touch to the cookbook.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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Julia Child's Primordial Soup

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 5th 2009 1:30PM
Filed under: On the Blogs, Celebrities

Julia Child certainly could make a mean boeuf bourguignon, but did you know she could also whip up the building blocks of life?

It's kind of scary watching her describe scientific diagrams using her chef's knife as a pointer. But it's helpful for all us home cooks that she converts grams into teaspoons. Bon appetit!

[Neatorama via Buzzfeed]

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'Momofuku' - Cookbook Spotlight

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 4th 2009 2:00PM
Filed under: Cookbook Spotlight

Photo: Amazon.com.

'Momofuku'
by David Chang and Peter Meehan
Photographs by Gabriele Stabile
Clarkson Potter -- 2009
Buy it on Amazon

Even if you haven't eaten at one of the Momofuku restaurants in New York City, chances are you've heard about David Chang -- the James Beard award-winning chef painted at times as a "neurotic" "culinary rebel" who just happens to be "a pork-loving, pickle-happy individualist."

Well, now it's his turn to tell his story. The world is finally getting a cookbook from the man who built his food empire on a simple bowl of ramen.

"Living up to high expectations sucks," he writes in "Momofuku." "But for all that, I know this: I am one very lucky bastard."

Lucky, yes, but it helps that his creations are filled with unlikely but delicious flavor pairings.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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World's Largest Meatball Record Broken ... Again

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 4:30PM
Filed under: Business, Television/Film, Celebrities, Food News

Photo: AP/Jim Cole

In the arena of giant food, the record for the world's largest meatball doesn't last long.

It was just this September that Jimmy Kimmel and crew bested a Mexican meatball to take back the prize of world's largest meatball for America. But just five weeks later, the late-night funnyman's large lunch was bested by an Italian eatery in New Hampshire.

Nonni's Italian Eatery crafted a meatball on Sunday at a Holiday Inn in Concord, N.H., that decimated Kimmel's 198.6-pound meatball by about 25 pounds.

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'Twilight' Restaurant Coming Soon to Forks, Wash.

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 30th 2009 3:30PM
Filed under: Books, Food News

Blood on the menu at 'Twilight' eatery? Photo: spike55151/flickr

Here's something vampire fans didn't have to wait an eternity for -- a "Twilight"-themed restaurant is slated to open in Forks, Wash., the real setting for the fictional teen vampire romance novels.

Annette and Tim Root plan to open the "Twilight" restaurant next year, the Peninsula Daily News reports. The family restaurant, tentatively named Volterra after the Italian city where all the powerful vampires live in Stephenie Meyer's series, will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. No word on whether blood will be on the menu.

What do you think? Dumb idea or good marketing strategy?

[Via Peninsula Daily News]

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Jolt Cola May Stop Production, Close

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 29th 2009 11:30AM
Filed under: Business, Soda, Food News

Photo: 7 Bits Of Truth/flickr

Jolt Cola -- the evening study fuel of many a cramming student and the precursor to caffeine-packed energy drinks like Red Bull -- may soon be no more.

Jolt Co. Inc. filed for bankruptcy last year after racking up more than $5 million in debt to a Chicago can manufacturer. The company was optimistic about restructuring, but plans fell apart this week, putting the future of the double-caffeinated cola into jeopardy, a Jolt attorney told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

"The name will show up someplace else, but just that," William I. Kohn of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff told the paper. "I don't see anybody buying the entire package."

Jolt founder Carl J. Rapp, who started the company in 1985, fought the restructuring of the company and blamed its current situation on an investment group that owns a large stake in the company, the paper reports.

Will you miss Jolt Cola? Spill it in the comments.

[Via Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]

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Keyboard Cat and Other Internet Meme Cakes

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 28th 2009 1:30PM
Filed under: Baking, Trends, On the Blogs

Keyboard Cat cake. Photo: HB Art/Flickr

Play 'em off to sugar rush Keyboard Cat!

Slashfood's sister site Urlesque found this wonderful Internet Meme Cake and others including O Rly? Owl, Snakes on a Plane and even a Rick Roll treat.

Keyboard Cat plays us off after the jump.

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'Savory Baking' - Cookbook Spotlight

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 26th 2009 2:00PM
Filed under: Books, Cookbook Spotlight

Photo: Chronicle Books

'Savory Baking: Warm and Inspiring Recipes for Crisp, Crumbly, Flaky Pastries'
by Mary Cech
Photography by Noel Barnhurst
Chronicle Books -- 2009
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Baking doesn't have to be a sweet thing, as Mary Cech proves in her new cookbook "Savory Baking." The veteran pastry chef turns traditional pastries upside down with recipes for seafood strudel, Yukon gold brown betty and caprese-salad-filled profiteroles in this mouthwatering book.

You don't have to throw out everything you know about baking to feel at home in Cech's kitchen. Instead, you'll use your skills to whip up creative twists to the classics.

See what we tested and find out whether the book's worth buying after the jump.

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Man Sought in Restaurant Assault of 'Zombie'

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:30PM
Filed under: Fast Food, Food News

Zombie Eyeball Crispies. Photo: norwichnuts/flickr

File this under Halloween fright: Police in Iowa City, Iowa, are seeking a man who allegedly punched a man in the eye at a fast-food restaurant after accusing him of being a zombie.

The incident happened on Sunday morning at Panchero's in Iowa City as the victim was ordering food, the Iowa City Press Citizen reports. The suspect, between 6-foot and 6-foot-2, punched the "zombie" again and broke his nose after the victim attempted to call police.

No word yet on whether the man who was assaulted was ordering brains.

[Via Iowa City Press Citizen]

Thanks to Slashfood Flickr pool user norwichnuts for the pic!

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Eating the Burger King Windows 7 Whopper

by Sara Bonisteel (Subscribe to Sara Bonisteel's posts)
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 11:30AM
Filed under: New Products, Fast Food, Food News

We told you Thursday about the seven-patty Burger King Windows 7 Whopper, but now you can see the price of eating this special one-week-only promotion to celebrate the launch of Microsoft Windows 7 in Japan.

CheapAssGamer bought two of the burgers in Akihabara, Japan, and did their best to down 'em. Check it out in the video above.

[CheapAssGamer via Eat Me Daily]

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'Twilight' Fans May Be Disappointed in Burger King 'New Moon' Promotion

Editor's Picks - Best of the Rest

'Grillin' With Gas' - Cookbook Spotlight

Escamole - Mexican Ant-Egg Delicacy

Miracle Whip Gunning for Stephen Colbert

'Antojitos' - Cookbook Spotlight

Julia Child's Primordial Soup

'Momofuku' - Cookbook Spotlight

World's Largest Meatball Record Broken ... Again

'Twilight' Restaurant Coming Soon to Forks, Wash.

Jolt Cola May Stop Production, Close

Keyboard Cat and Other Internet Meme Cakes

'Savory Baking' - Cookbook Spotlight

Man Sought in Restaurant Assault of 'Zombie'

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