Thursday, the 23rd of May
Nutella Superfan Gets Cease-And-Desist Letter From Ferrero Over ‘World Nutella Day’
Sara Rosso loves Nutella. So much, in fact, that in 2007 she founded World Nutella Day, a celebration of the hazelnut-chocolate spread made by Ferrero. [read more]
Jewelry that’s alive!
The idea that one day we may have to water our jewlery seems like a strange one but it may proove to be the case if this next concept designer gets her way. [read more]
Test-Tube Burger Made Of Lab-Grown Meat
Dr. Mark Post has been hard at work piecing together tiny pieces of beef muscle tissue grown in a laboratory – all for the sake of a five-ounce hamburger that is the first of its kind. [read more]
Celebrate the Release of The Great Gatsby with 1920s Cocktails
Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan, the movie – just presented to the Cannes Film Festival – brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring tale of decadence and doomed love in 1920s America to a new audience. [read more]
Wednesday, the 22nd of May
Call to boycott Burger King
It is just over a week since the first Burger King in South Africa opened its doors and it is already courting controversy. [read more]
Butcher Feeds Marijuana To Pigs To Create True High-Quality Meat
This is what they meant by pot-bellied pig! We’re getting high on the hog of BB Ranch butcher William von Schneidau, who feeds marijuana to his pigs and sells them at Seattle’s Pike Place Market. [read more]
La Motte wins global award for wine tours
South Africa was now “among the most exciting wine countries in the world”, internationally respected wine writer Robert Joseph said at a function last week to honour Franschhoek wine estate La Motte, this year’s winner of the annual Great Wine Capitals of the World wine tourism award. [read more]
Man Ate Everything In Sight Overnight At Supermarket
Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville. [read more]
Tuesday, the 21st of May
Venezuela running out of toilet paper
First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities – toilet paper. [read more]
Pick a box, share what makes you happy, and win with Place in the Sun Wines
Over the next 20 weeks Place in the Sun Wines will take you on a journey to discover the things in life that make you smile. [read more]
Dont like it; lick it! Zuckerberg Lollipop
If you fancy chewing down on a strawberry and cream flavored Marylyn Monroe or getting your chops round a rum flavored Che Guevara then take a look at these great ice lollies produced by Stoyn Ice sCreams. [read more]
McDonald’s Ketchup Fee Charged In Manhattan Locations
You want ketchup with that? If you’re dining in Manhattan, it’s going to cost you. Many McDonald’s franchises in the borough are charging customers extra to drench their Big Macs in the condiment. [read more]
Monday, the 20th of May
Rust en Vrede: Winner of the 2012 Service Excellence Award
Good service is hard to find, and even harder to pin down on paper. What is it exactly? A combination of subtlety, consideration and skill? Diners need to feel pampered and looked after, yet comfortable. [read more]
The coolest way to chill Beer
Picture this: it’s a hot summer day and you pick up a beer from the cooler only to realize it’s warm. Could anything be worse? The Chillsner is a brilliant way to keep your beer cool to the very last sip. [read more]
DVDs Smell Like Domino’s Pizza For New Marketing Campaign
Chances are, if you’re having a movie night, there could be pizza involved. But that means an actual edible pizza — not a DVD that happens to smell like one. [read more]
Epic Restaurant Melt-Down on Social Media
One has to wonder what possessed Amy and Samy Bouzaglo, the owners of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz., to behave the way they did on last Friday’s episode of “Kitchen Nightmares.” It’s saying something that host Gordon Ramsay comes off as the reasonable, even-keeled one. [read more]
