 Top 23 Cutting Edge Utensils - Cool Cutlery Designs (SUPER GALLERY)::Eating is a necessity, but it doesn't have to be boring. Dressing up the table also doesn't have to be restricted to interesting dishes; there's a variety of really innovative cutlery available from leading… [MORE] |
 Ugly Food Glasses - Blue Shade Glasses Help You Lose Weight?::Scientific research has found blue to be the least appetizing color. This is the basis behind these blue shaded sunglasses. Supposedly, the person who wears these shades sees an ugly hue of blue that brings… [MORE] |
 Foods That Save Environment - Regional Ecological Burgers::The idea of eating local specialties is deeply rooted in the culture of Asian countries such as Japan. Fusing iconic western food such as burgers with local items sometimes leads to some unusual combinations… [MORE] |
 Top 27 Burgers - Junk Food Obsession (SUPER GALLERY)::As editor of Trend Hunter, I've seen a lot of different submissions over time, and have observed how certain themes tend to repeat themselves. Some are very peculiar, such as the continued appearance of… [MORE] |
 Meatless Meat - Semi-Living Food::This may look like a preschooler's art project but, it is in fact a hunk of meat. Well, not meat exactly but, not... not meat, either. Scientists in Australia have created a 'semi-living' food. This project… [MORE] |
 Coffee Printer - Custom Edible Ink Images::"Give me a grande caramel espresso drink with an... image of the Mona Lisa painting on top. No! Make it that picture of me and my grandma at the Grand Canyon. Here, it's on this flash drive."
You wouldn't… [MORE] |
 Diet Gadgets - Nutri-Weigh & Go Dietary Computer Scale::It seems as though we have all become diet maniacs. We've become accustomed to calculating every bite and monitoring every drop of water. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but for those of you who can relate to… [MORE] |
 Push Button Chocolate Milk - Moo Mixer::I wish they had stuff like this when I was a kid. The Moo Mixer is a push-button device that mixes your chocolate milk for you quickly and so easily. All you have to do is pour in the milk (cold or hot)… [MORE] |
 Blender With Handle Bar Throttle - AJ Prindle Party Blender::Kick start the season of steak and margaritas than with the AJ Prindle Party Blender; this gas-powered grillin' gadget is macho to the max.
All you have to do is load up the 48 oz pitcher and yank hard… [MORE] |
 All in One Breakfast Maker - The Egg & Muffin Toaster::If you're sick of drive-thru beakfasts, this is a must in your kitchen.
In just four minutes, the Egg and Muffin Toaster simultaneously toasts an English muffin, poaches or boils your eggs and a little… [MORE] |
 Pimped Ice Cubes - Restaurants Rethink Cool::At your next dinner party or soiree, dress up your ice cubes with bits of fruit or flower petals inside. You can add flavors and colors or use liquid nitrogen such as frozen vermouth swizzle sticks or… [MORE] |
 Bacon Flavor Vodka Recipe - Yes, Everything is on the Web::Now you can flavor your vodka with the breakfasty taste of bacon. Here's the recipe, because nobody is marketing this yet, but if Bud can do clamato juice and beer, it won't be long.
The recipe comes… [MORE] |
 Fruit Stack - A New Way To Store Fruit::The practicality of this gadget remains to be seen, but it is an interesting idea. Unlike the traditional fruit bowl or basket, the Fruit Stack stores fruit vertically, allowing it to "breath and ripen… [MORE] |
 Offering the "Reborn Digital" a Taste - Pepsi Markets New Tava Drink::Pepsi has taken a note from the world of fashion in designing the campaign for their latest beverage brand, Tava.
The decidedly retro ad campaign looks as though it was inspired by a blend of pin-up style… [MORE] |
 Chocolate Pencils - Dessert Comes with "Pencil Sharpeners"::If you are a chocolate addict, this is the ultimate dessert to crave for. The chocolate pencils come in different cocoa blends with variable intensity and you can create the right chocolate dose for the… [MORE] |
 Futuristic Ceiling Light Inspired by Paper - Vinta Butterfly Light::Simple aesthetics are so often the most beautiful as in the case of the functional Butterfly Light that is so much more pleasing to the eye than those gaudy ceiling lights.
"The concept of the Butterfly… [MORE] |
 Westernizing Asian Cutlery - DIY Chopsticks::Do you run into problems when eating Asian food because you can't quite figure out how to use chopsticks? If you're prone to flicking rice everywhere or shooting sushi across restaurants, stop disturbing… [MORE] |
 Human Pinatas - Hilarious Chocolate Skittles Ad::I'm sorry, Chocolate Skittles? Why not just buy Smarties right off the bat?
If you're initial thought was the same, maybe their new commercial can convince you. Serving up the sweet new product with… [MORE] |
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 Famous Portraits Made of Sushi - Ken Kawasumi's "Sunflowers"::Japanese chef Ken Kawasumi shows off his recreation of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers series at an event celebrating the release of his book"The most simple way to make decorative sushi-rolls'… [MORE] |
 Candle Cannon - Air Vortex Cannon For Erbert and Gerbert's Birthday::I'm not sure what inspired this crazy thing, but it looks like a "blast"! (Ok - bad pun...) Erbert and Gerbert's sandwich shops are turning 20 this year, so they couldn't let the occasion pass by without… [MORE] |
 Absinthe Lollipop - Lollyphile Puts the Green Fairy on a Stick::Candy isn't just for kids; in fact, Lollyphile's lollipops are made with real absinthe, so you probably wouldn't want your little ones anywhere near them.
The San Francisco company has been overwhelmed… [MORE] |
 Chocolate Luxury Snake - Boucheron Gold, Diamond & Chocolate Necklace::Parisian jeweler Boucheron will mark its 150 years in business with a lavish creation definitely worthy of Bianca's Bling, Bling Boring series. In liaison with Parisian Chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat,… [MORE] |
 Danish Designed Japanese Food - Sticks ‘n’ Sushi::Sushi, the famous Japanese dish from decorative fresh fish products, has not only to be superb of taste, but it has to be much more. It has to appeal as much to the eye as to the palate. It has to be fresh,… [MORE] |
 Top-Loading Microwave - But-On Koncept::Ever wonder why microwave designs have remained constant through the years? I have. Big. Rectangular. Bulky. I suppose it had something to do with the mechanics of how a microwave works. Perhaps technology… [MORE] |
 Art Made of Jelly Beans - Jelly Belly George Clooney::I knew George Clooney was eye candy, but I had no idea he could be this sweet! This fantastic portrait of the sexy 460year-old was created out of Jelly Belly jelly beans, forming a sort of candy mosaic.… [MORE] |
 Swiss Breed a New Fruit - Red Fleshed Apples::Swiss experts have 'bred' a yet un-named species of apple with a vibrant red flesh. It was discovered in the quest for healthier fruit (healthier fruit?) and earlier tests do indeed suggest this apple… [MORE] |
 Customized Energy Bar - YouBar Build-A-Bar::Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That's great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!
The YouBar… [MORE] |
 Food Shaped Soap For Chefs - Bathropolitan Soap Bars::I would love to recommend these creations for chefs, home cooks, and fabulous gift givers.
Bathropolitan New York City Soap Crafters was inspired by my brother, who has been a chef in some of the top… [MORE] |
 Tongues, Fingers & Eyeballs to Sell Pop - Coke Zero Ads in English (Update)::Coke put on a wild campaign in Brazil to promote Coke Zero, but getting people to pierce their tongues with the Coca-Cola brand is a little bit much for the rest of the world.
Instead, this TV spot is… [MORE] |
 Spice Gun - Salt & Pepper Shoots Salad::Like it or not; cringe or choose to ignore the multiple ethical issues it raises in an already gun-happy world this Spice Gun loaded with salt, pepper, sugar or any other spice of your choice, makes the… [MORE] |
 Blackmailing for Fair Trade - Frövi Coffee Marketing::An eco-friendly packaging for a fair trade product. This personal mail campaign consists of a black envelope with samples of "fair coffee" and a coffee filter which can be constructed from the card.
In… [MORE] |
 5 Decadent Hot-Spots of New York - Luscious Desserts::My friends and I have formed our own anything goes club and one of the non-rules is “why not have a banana split for dinner?” Our little cashmere mafia got started one night after a lengthy discussion… [MORE] |
 Ergonomically Shaped Chocolate - Hershey Bliss::Hershey's Bliss will hopefully hit the sweet spot of the candy market. Hershey's has seen their market share fall to Mars because the growth has been in premium and dark chocolate.
Let's see if their… [MORE] |
 Food as Furniture - Shopping Centre Play Area::This photograph of the play area in Cheery Creek Shopping Centre, Denver, US shows furniture inspired by different types of foods, particularly those you'd expect to see on a breakfast menu. When you can… [MORE] |
 Resealable AdverCan Has Hidden MSG - Mini Billboards in a Pop::Here's a neat advertising gimmick; a marketing company has launched new cans that contain hidden messages.
The resealable aluminum containers by Advercan look like totally normal soft drink cans... until… [MORE] |
 Freeconomics & Food - McDonalds Gives Out Free McSkillet Burritos::As Wired magazine pointed out in their most recent "Free Issue," freeconomics and supplying the world with free products and services is the way of the future.
McDonald's has reaffirmed that gratis is… [MORE] |
 Exotic Astronaut Food - Space Kimchi::Although I lived at home, I attended an international boarding school, so I had a chance to meet people from a lot of different cultural backgrounds. One of the first things I think about when I think… [MORE] |
 10 Nerdy Cakes - Happy Birthday, Geek::After seeing a post about a retro Atari birthday cake at Technabob, I decided to find some more 'geeky' desserts and trust me, there was no short supply! Some of the cakes that I found were already highlighted… [MORE] |
 Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs - Nanoparticles Bind With Pathogens::As people become more aware of their food sources, they increasingly demand “organic”, “natural”, “hormone-free”, and “drug-free” food products. In addition to market demand, it is also… [MORE] |
 Spoonless Stirring - Ceramix For Mix::French designers Florian Dussopt, Jérémie Reneau and Julie Girard do not like the unhygienic use of the same spoon among many cups. So they came up with the Ceramix For Mix saucer and cup design, introducing… [MORE] |
 Lifesize Formula 1 Car is Edible - Candy Coated Chocolate Ferrari F2008::It’s the worlds fastest M & M! This lifesize model Ferrari is made of Belgian chocolate, 4,405 lbs worth to be exact, with a red candy coating.
The life-size chocolate Ferrari Formula 1 car took over… [MORE] |
 Dining in 2015 - It's All About Fingers::We were taught growing up a golden eating etiquette rule which says “Don’t eat with your fingers.” But looking at the submissions for the Dining in 2015 contest, I guess that etiquette is about to… [MORE] |
 Browser Charity Celebration - Firefox Celebrates 500 Million Download with 500 Million Rice Grains::Firefox celebrated surpassing the 500 million download mark with a campaign to raise 500,000,000 grains of rice in one day to help feed the world's poor. 500 million grains of rice is enough to feed 25,000… [MORE] |
 Gun Frying Pans - Over Easy Uzi::It seems everywhere you look you’ll see guns these days, fashion, food, IRL. Why not take the hottest accessory and eat it too? The gun egg fryer lets you do exactly that. Simply crack your eggs into… [MORE] |
 Designer Grills - Fiberglass BBQ Corvette::For the car lover in the family, this BBQ Vette will be sure to please. It is made of heavy 14-gauge steel construction, a custom fiberglass cover that looks like a Chevrolet Corvette, polished aluminum,… [MORE] |
 Robot Barista - Justine Makes Coffee::Too lazy to get up and make that cup of joe? Apparently some Italians were so fed up with the brewing process, they set their sites on creating a barista robot that does it for them.
At first glance,… [MORE] |
 Viral Pork Campaign - Stand By Your Ham::The UK's pork industry has been hurting pretty badly, but pig farmers aren't getting discouraged yet. At least not until they've tested the powers of online virals.
A group of about 20-30 farmers gathered… [MORE] |
 Flavor Shaker Salad Tossers - S Set Condiment::My mom always told me to restrain from flavoring my salad and adding condiments till the last minute, in order to keep it fresh and preserve the nutritional values of the greens. She's a doctor, so I couldn't… [MORE] |
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