A lot of people have come across an odd shaped piece of food and thought "boy that looks like such and such." We just received a tip about exactly that, and boy is it funny.
Someone found a strawberry that they think looks like the United States. I guess it kind of does, you just have to use your imagination. Where things start to get really funny is this person decided to sell it on Ebay! Not only that, it's up for bid until March 22, though the sales description does say the berry has been frozen.
Bidding starts a just 99 cents, so this interesting piece of fruit could be yours for a bargain. Of course there is the matter of $20 shipping!
In case there was ever any doubt, I've come across further proof that people really will do anything for a Chicago hot dog. The next time you get a craving, look no further than eBay. An enterprising individual recently sold a "Complete (non-eaten) Soldier Field Hot Dog (wrapper included)" along with a ticket stub from the NFC Championship. Wow, I am glad he specified that it was non-eaten.
Yes, the requisite question was asked. Q: Does this come with mustard, onions, relish, celery salt, and a pickle spear? Sadly, it didn't. Nothing but a bun and a wiener, so it is really only a pretend Chicago dog. However, the seller did have some friendly words of advice:
Who needs a wedding cake when you can have a hot dog from the 2007 NFC Championship Game to break out on special occasions?
Who indeed, dude? Who indeed? I'm fairly certain most prospective brides would completely agree with you too.
In case you were wondering (and I know you were), the item sold for $6.49 plus a $20.00 charge for overnight shipping. The hot dog was to be frozen and shipped out late in the day to minimize thawing time. Whew, that's a load off my mind. Wouldn't want it to go bad or anything.
You really never know just quite what you'll find on eBay these days. Take this Super Mario nutcracker that's being auctioned on the Canadian eBay site. I'm not sure if Canadians are any more obsessed with video games than Americans, but it's pretty safe to say that this is the only Super Mario Nutcracker out there.
Standing just over a foot high, the hand-painted plumber sports a snazzy red and blue uniform and, of course, his signature moustache. The Mario Nutcracker's creator is selling it for $20, plus $15 shipping. He claims that it's the first in a series of pop culture nutcrackers. The next one might be Chuck Norris, he adds.
An enterprising Seattle waiter with a Foodsaver snatched up leftovers from Britney Spears and Kevin Federline and has put them up for auction on eBay.
Hard as it is to believe, as of this writing there have been only 40 bids. The top one thus far exceeds $200. I myself may purchase these items, before some evil scientist grabs them and clones the celebrity couple.
The seller claims to have acquired Britney's half eaten egg salad sandwich and K-Fed's corn dog at a music industry party he worked a few months ago. I wouldn't plan on eating these items though, the seller notes they're strictly for memorabilia purposes not consumption.
Update: The winning bid was for $520 from Golden Palace Casino, the same guys that bought the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich and other weird food things.
Earlier this month, we saw "Snakes on a Cake." Now a man in Wellington, Florida, has burned the Snakes on a Plane insignia into a piece of toast, according to the Sun-Sentinel. One can't help but be reminded of the Ft. Lauderdale woman who found the Virgin Mary burned into her grilled cheese sandwich several years ago. Like her, snake toast artist Gregg Prior is going the same route and listing his toast on eBay. So far there have been 31 bids and the current price is $160. "Snakes on a Plane, I thought what better a way to show the world what I can put on toast," Prior told local NewsChannel 5. Indeed, a noble medium for a noble subject.
Getting a reservation at El Bulli, rated as the best restaurant in the world, can be very difficult. The restaurant not only has limited seating, but is open for only 6 months out of the year. Most diners have to plan at least 6-12 months in advance just to try to get a reservation - and once you have it, you're going at whatever time it's for.
Oh, you didn't know that Aunt Bessie was going to be ill when you made your resevation last July? You can't make it to dinner?
Evidently, one member of a party of four diners could not make the trip, so the remaining three are auctioning off the final seat at their table on eBay. The winner of the auction must find their own travel to Barcelona and accomodation while there, but they get to have dinner at El Bulli - which normally costs €170/$215, without wine - on June 17th at 8pm. Bids start at $1,000 and the auction ends on June 14th.
You can view a photo set of a recent meal at the restaurant here to get an idea of what you're in for.
For those of you swooning over Nicole's recent post about kitchen bling,
maybe you can do a bit of penance here with this Pope John Paul II bottle opener ... a.k.a. "The
Popener."
When my old roommate came back from a bit of work in Rome, she brought me a John Paul II bottle opener, straight
from the Vatican. At the time, I was not happy. What kind of girlfriend brings a bottle opener back from Italy?
While I would have preferred something I could wear or eat or sell at a vast profit on eBay, I came
to love this bottle opener with time. Every Sierra Nevada I
cracked after a long day at the office became holy. Every Brooklyn Brown Ale became the equivalent of
20 "Hail Marys."
If you want one, you had better get cracking. While they're currently on sale at romegiftshop.com for $14.99 (free St. Peter postcard included!),
can a Pope Benedict XVI bottle opener be that far off?
Dr. Pepper has been planning to add other flavors of soda to its Soda
Fountain line since the release of it's Diet and Regular Cherry Vanilla Dr. Peppers in 2004. This month marks the first
release of its new flavor: Dr. Pepper Berries and Cream . The new flavors we wildly successful during test marketing and
their rollout will continue through June, at which time they should be
in stores nationally. Several packs of the new sodas are already for
sale on eBay. The official launch started when the company released several in Plano, Texas, where the
headquarters of Cadbury Schweppes, the company behind Dr. Pepper, is located.
The can is empty and dates from 1960; but really £650 (US$1340) seems rather a lot
for a piece of tin.
A chap from Independence, Missouri is selling the can on Ebay and claims it is the 'holy grail' for antiques
dealers and collectors. The can is emblazoned with a picture of Oban harbour and forms part of a series covering
Scottish beauty scenes. The series was replaced a couple of years later with picutres of female models.
I wonder if it has been sold as I have looked on ebay
and can't find the can.
Yep, what you see here is a box of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats (with raisins) date-stamped Sept. 11, 2001 and emblazoned
with an ad for American Airlines. The starting ebay bid is $100,000. There's only two days left on the auction
and, amazingly, nobody has placed a bid. In the seller's defense, 50 percent of the proceeds will go to a 9/11
children's fund and the rest will go to
charities in the seller's area. The description says "THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR!!!!!!"
It's that time of
year, the time to look back on the stories that made 2005 great. Our countdown begins with God, who appeared several
times this year in food.
Grilled cheese, fish sticks and cinnamon buns.
This may sound like the
lunch menu at the local high school, but in fact these are all food items on which people claim to have found the
likeness of God. Suprisingly, God shows up in mysterious ways on a number of food items.
A jar of honey can become a sticky mess. Next time you're adding honey to another dish or a mug of tea, use a honey dipper to prevent a thick gooey layer from spreading.
A lot of people have come across an odd shaped piece of food and thought "boy that looks like such and such." We just received a tip about exactly that, and boy is it funny. 
In case there was ever any doubt, I've come across further proof that people really will do anything for a 
You really never know just quite what you'll find on 
An enterprising Seattle waiter with a Foodsaver snatched up leftovers from Britney Spears and Kevin Federline and has put them up for auction on 
Earlier this month, we saw "
Getting a reservation at 
For those of you swooning over Nicole's recent 
The can is empty and dates from 1960; but really £650 (US$1340) seems rather a lot
for a piece of tin.
Yep, what you see here is a box of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats (with raisins) date-stamped Sept. 11, 2001 and emblazoned
with an ad for American Airlines. The starting ebay bid is $100,000. There's only two days left on the 
It's that time of
year, the time to look back on the stories that made 2005 great. Our countdown begins with God, who appeared several
times this year in food.
Chocolate-stuffed bananas on the grill
Tyler Florence welcomes new daughter
Beware kids' menus!
