"willy wonka" news and stories

Sure we all know roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and maybe we even remember James and the Giant Peach. But did you know that after the children's book author passed on, two books were compiled that contain recipes for foods from his stories? I didn't, but now I know about Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes and Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes! Both books have such delicacies as Snozzcumbers, Fresh Mudburger, and Stink Bugs' Eggs. Yum.

Food blog Canada Eats knew about the book, too, and has made their adaptation of Bruce Bogtrotter's cake from the book. The original recipe didn't do well in muffin tins to transport, so they made their modifications and added chile and espresso. If the Bogtrotter's cakes are for a kid's lunch, you can always leave the spices out.

It looks like Amsterdam will be getting a new theme park, one based on the Roald Dahl's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The park will be called De Chocolade Fabriek and will be primarily located underground in an unused railway tunnel, which means that the builders will have an easier time creating the fictionaly world, since they won't have to block out the sights and sounds of the city. Attractions will include a glass elevator and a chocolate fountain, as well as a production facility that will make a small amount of chocolate. The park will cost about €20 million (approx. $25 million) and is expected to take 2-3 years to completion.

Since it's based on the book, not the movie, you can't expect to see the likeness of Johnny Depp popping up anywhere - unlike at the revamped Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland - but considering that they made Willy Wonka slightly more disturbed in the updated film, it's probably just as well. The park is, after all, supposed to appeal to kids.

[Images from http://www.dechocoladefabriek.nl/]

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Artist Prudence Emma Staite is a lot like Willy Wonka in that she makes an astounding variety of things from chocolate. Her website, Food is Art, shows just how dedicated she is to remaking ordinary objects into edible art. Using fine Belgian chocolate, she makes everything from chocolate sculptures, like the chocolate kitchen set pictured here, to chocolate board games. The giant chocolate Jenga puzzle is made of more than 130 pounds of chocolate! She also has miniature chocolate games, paintings and does custom works. Her most Wonka-like creation is the edible chocolate room. The room contains pieces made entirely of chocolate, including a fireplace with mantle and chandelier, and even the walls are made of lickable chocolate with lickable sugar wall paper.

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