Thursday, the 11th of April
An entire sculpture made of Rice
The life size sculpture above is actually created not using using stone but rice. 100 pounds of rice to be precise. [read more]
A topless beer can on market in America
There’s something different about a new can from Sly Fox Brewing Company. Where other cans’ stay-on-tabs make a small opening when popped, the one featured on cans of the Pennsylvania brewery’s Helles Golden Lager lifts the entire lid, creating a topless beer can from which drinkers can sip as from a normal cup. [read more]
Debonairs Pizza heads to India
In the short-term‚ five restaurants will be opened in Mumbai‚ India’s main economic hub and its wealthiest city‚ featuring the highest GDP of any city in South‚ West or Central Asia‚ the group said on Thursday. [read more]
Wine or your waistline? 3 Rules to follow
But sipping much more than that can wreak havoc with your shape, and not just by adding hundreds of calories to your diet. Alcohol temporarily keeps your body from burning fat, explains integrative medicine specialist Dr. Pamela M. Peeke, author of the book “The Hunger Fix.” [read more]
Wednesday, the 10th of April
Are you South Africa`s next Droewors Champion
Consider yourself an expert droëwors-maker ready to showcase your skills? Then this is your chance to prove it by entering the 2013 Stellenbosch Hills and Freddy Hirsch Droëwors-maker of the year competition. [read more]
The most amazing McDonalds Venue!
Making the Internet rounds this week is a set of renderings showing a McDonald’s location in Batumi, Georgia, that, in our opinion, is one of the fast food chain’s most gorgeous eateries. [read more]
Kitchen Conversions for Baking!
When it comes to kitchen conversions it’s easy to get mixed up and confused. There’s so many different ways of presenting recipes and so many times when you just don’t have the right measuring apparatus to hand. [read more]
New York Town Bans Fast-Food Eateries
U.S. cities have been known to occasionally try to ban fast-food restaurants, but the town of Eastchester, N.Y., is going one step further. The town has already banned fast-food restaurants, and now Eastchester Supervisor Anthony Colavita told MyFoxNY that they plan to ban fast-casual restaurants as well. [read more]
Tuesday, the 09th of April
Ryan Gosling Fights Cow ‘Dehorning’
This week, the actor voiced his concern for the welfare of cows in a letter sent to the National Milk Producers Federation. He specifically requested that dairy farmers phase out the “barbaric practice” of “dehorning” calves. [read more]
Chocolate Wine: Good Idea? Bad Idea?
Some things just seem great together. Beer and pretzels. Coffee and donuts. Chocolate and wine. But should they be sold as one? [read more]
How to cleanse your palate between tasting wines
People who like to think of themselves as elite foodies often have wine tastings during which several different fine wines will be tasted. [read more]
The Health Benefits of Champagne
Who would have thought that along with being a top toasting choice and the perfect mate for fresh-squeezed orange juice, champagne offers health benefits, too? [read more]
Monday, the 08th of April
Taste of Cape Town Menus [Overview]
Menus of all 15 restaurants participating at the Taste of Cape Town festival [read more]
You’re doing it wrong: Sushi!
Asians can be fanatical about the standard at which they perform mundane tasks, and the Japanese are, perhaps, the best example of this distilled fanaticism when it comes to their international food sensation, Sushi. [read more]
The Slippery Story of the Banana
Bananas: We know them as fruit that goes well in our morning cereal and a vehicle for ice cream sundaes, but when you pull back the peel did you know that the banana is also a tool for human rights victories and community sustainability? [read more]
Quentin Tarantino on Food in Movies
In an interesting radio interview with Elvis Mitchell the award winning film director, Quentin Tarantino, has discussed his use of food in movies. [read more]
