 Shakable Smoothie Makers -The 'Shake n Take' Blender::The Shake n Take Blender offers just one 16 ounce container to puree favourite fruits or vegetables or other healthy mixes and to take it away to drink later. It comes with a convenient flip-top straw… [MORE] |
 Silly BBQ Decorations - Drunk Chicken Heads::BBQ aficionados love the moist and tasty “drunken chicken” or “beer can chicken” method of roasting whole chickens. This involves placing the chicken over an opened can of beer for the duration… [MORE] |
 Plastic Surgery H2O - Aesthetic Water::The fact that premium water is a rising trend is something we all know by now. It's evident in the proliferation of water lists at cool hot spots, as well the growing cobranding with fashion houses.
There… [MORE] |
 Luxury Fast Food Interiors - Chic McDonald's Europe Stores::McDonald's has very cool interior designers at work in Europe.
European readers may be surprised at my surprise at how cool this McDonald's design is. It seems that McDonald's has been very successful… [MORE] |
 Cherry Tree Rentals - CherryAid::It may sound like a type off fizzy drink, but CherryAid is in fact an awareness campaign urging everyone to save the British cherry tree.
As part of this campaign, we have just celebrated National Cherry… [MORE] |
 The Dark Knight Food Promotions - Burger King: Dark Whopper::The Dark Knight promotions keep going strong with a new collaboration with Burger King that follows the Domino’s Pizza promotion.
While Domino’s offered The New Gotham City Pizza, Burger King has… [MORE] |
 Novelty Vegetables - Heart Shaped Cucumber Kits::The Yamagata Prefecture DIY vegetable growing kit will ensure all your cucumbers grow heart shaped!
Is life too short to grow heart shaped cucumbers? I can't even rustle a six incher from a grow bag,… [MORE] |
 Carnivorous Campaigns - Disturbing Barbeques Galore Ads::PETA, get a hold of this! According to these disgusting ads for Barbeques Galore, "What happens between the butcher and his meat is his business."
Barbeques Galore is an Australian chain of retail stores… [MORE] |
 Branded Corn Fields - World’s Largest Corn Maze Promotes McDonald's Coffee::At 42.6-acres, this corn-maze may be the largest in the world, beating out the previous 40 acre record. Who is the record-breaker? Not sure who owns the Nebraskan cornfield, but the ad belongs to McDonald's.… [MORE] |
 Cupcake Pimping - Paper Orchid Cake Crowns::These cupcake cases perfect for pimping your desserts.
They can be found on Paper Orchid but there is a problem. I am not sure if they can make any crappy cupcake look awesome, or if they would look rubbish… [MORE] |
 Junk Food Ads Targeting Children - Who? Is Upset::Did you know you're supposed to be 16 to look at junk food ads? That's right! After pulling ads from TV that promote junkfood, companies like PepsiCo, Nestlé and, the mother of all obesity influences,… [MORE] |
 Grooved Tableware - So You Don't Lose Your Cutlery::If you've ever tried balancing your cutlery on your plate at some function or party, you'll appreciate this tableware set. It's got recesses in the plates to hold either a fork, spoon or even chopsticks… [MORE] |
 Hot Dog Toasters - Grills Weiners & Toasts Buns::This classic trend made gizmodo.com's top 10 list of reasons our society is doomed.
The less-embellished description of the combination Hot Dog Grill and Bun Warmer, is that it just combines the microwave… [MORE] |
 Olympic Cakes - Sweet Treat for Birds Nest Construction::Talented bakers in China have created this Beijing 2008 Olympic cake, complete with the five rings logo and images of the adorable official mascots.
The background shows dancers in traditional Chinese… [MORE] |
 PETA Winning KFC Battle - New Classic Vegetarian Sandwich::Kentucky Fried Chicken is launching a soy-chicken burger: the Classic Vegetarian Sandwich! PETA has been fighting KFC for decades about the unethical treatment of chickens used in their greasy fast food… [MORE] |
 Fake Food Wallets - Toast and Bacon Wallets::This item is just plain silly. The wallet resembling a buttered piece of toast is rather realistic, or at least more so than the uncooked bacon wallet.
Regardless of this, the $9.95 price tag for this… [MORE] |
 Eco Fun Packaging - Tofu & Pudding in a Balloon::Packaging is a necessary evil. We need it to preserve the items and keep them organized. However, once we open up our packages, and use the actual product, the packaging material is bound for the garbage… [MORE] |
 McBakeries - McDonalds Launches McBakery Line::After succeeding with its coffee line, McDonald’s is set to provide customers with tasty bakery items to go along with that coffee. The new McBakery line was launched on 16 July, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.… [MORE] |
 Elevator Cookie Dunking - Moving NYC Oreo Campaign::This is a super fun campaign for Oreos! The ad involves the creative placement of a cookie poster on the walls of a panoramic elevator and a poster of a glass of milk at the base station on the ground… [MORE] |
 Redneck BBQ Branding - The Road Kill Griddle::The Road Kill Griddle is the perfect cosmetic barbecue attachment for any redneck, as it brands the worlds "ROAD KILL" on your meat.
The idea is self-explanatory, as the picture says it all... ALMOST.… [MORE] |
 Controversial Cuisine - 8 Banned Foods::We've featured some wickedly daring foods before, but NewsWeek rounded up a delicious sampling of eight forbidden meals just starving for a mention. A mere description in words wouldn't quite be sufficient… [MORE] |
 Fruit Sushi - Unagi & Banana Rolls at the Bellagio::The newly opened Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is serving up some creative menu dishes, such as the Unagi (eel) and Banana roll. I guess this is the Asian… [MORE] |
 Subway Cafes - Subway Tries Espresso & Paninis::Subway Cafes? Maybe soon! Washington is testing five Subway Cafe concepts with an Italian theme, complete with fancy cappuccinos and Wi-Fi. Looks like Subway didn't want McDonald's to have all the success… [MORE] |
 Melted Utensils - Exhausted Cutlery by Kathryn Hinton::Rough day at the office? Barely dragged yourself home? Then you need this Exhausted Cutlery for your dinner... that is if you can manage to cook one. This fluid-looking cutlery - fork, spoon and knife… [MORE] |
 Nail Picks & Finger Plates - Creative Party Snacks from WorldWideFred::I love online store WorldWideFred.com so much that I grouped together some of the most awesome party related goodies.
1. Party picks with a difference: Hard core nails, and a wooden block. Love them.… [MORE] |
 Starbucks Tries Protein Drinks - New Vivanno Smoothies::Starbucks is trying blended Vivano protein drinks now, a move that follows the recent announcement of the closure of 600 stores. The nutritional protein smoothies include a fruit mix blend, to which customers… [MORE] |
 Partying With Lizards - Naomi Campbell for Hot SoBe Life Water::Supermodel Naomi Campell is a black magic woman in the new SoBe Life Water commercial.
After the success of the Superbowl 2008 ad, in which she danced alongside lizards to Michael Jackson's Thriller,… [MORE] |
 Olympic Coca-Cola Commercials - 3 Fun Beijing Ads::Coca-Cola is amping up its marketing efforts with three TV commercials celebrating the much anticipated Beijing Olympics in China next month.
The above featured commercial celebrates the opening of the… [MORE] |
 Microwaveable Marshmallow Gadgets - Progressive International S'mores Maker::Are s'mores an international food group or just a North American one? Showing my world ignorance on nutrition, I bring to you a Progressive International Microwaveable S'mores Maker. S'mores are graham… [MORE] |
 Billboards That Hatch - McDonald's Giant Egg Hatches Daily::Following their awesome Fresh Salads billboard that was made out of real lettuce, McDonald’s continue to roll out unique outdoor ads like a giant egg that hatches each day.
Created by Leo Burnett, Chicago… [MORE] |
 16 of The World's Most Expensive Foods + Alcohol (SUPER GALLERY)::While some people complain when the price of their coffee goes up a few cents, others are dining on $1,000 bagels, $3,700 pizzas, $5,000 hamburgers, washing it down with $71,000 cocktails and then ending… [MORE] |
 DIY Exotic Meals - Destination Dinners Recipe Kits::It's international cooking made easy with the "Destination Dinners Recipe Kits". Even the kitchen-illiterate like myself would be enticed to experiment in the kitchen with the kit's eye-candy packaging… [MORE] |
 Coffee Pods - The Presovar by Martin Necas::Created by Czech designer Martin Necas, “Presovar” represents the next generation of designer coffee makers. The coffee maker would certainly add a touch of style to your kitchen.
The Presovar has… [MORE] |
 Art Good Enough to Eat - Eleni's Cookies from NYC::Eleni of NYC is just wicked when it comes to cookies. She really is an artist and baker rolled into one. If she has a hot car, she probably is every guys dream girl. Visit her site and look at the huge… [MORE] |
 Batman Pizza - The New Gotham City Pizza at Domino's::Domino's Pizza is trying to capitalize on the huge viral buzz of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, with a special pizza. The New Gotham City Pizza comes in a special Gotham City Pizza Box, and is… [MORE] |
 Meat Camouflages - The Magic Salad Plate::According to Australian meat pie maker Four‘N Twenty, the ladies like a man that eats salad for lunch. With this in mind, the company has invented what they call a, “miracle of modern science that… [MORE] |
 Top 25 Most Unique Dining Experiences in the World (SUPER GALLERY)::Awe-worthy dining experiences look different around the world, but it isn't just region or culture that set the most innovative restaurants apart from the rest. In order to make this list, the establishments… [MORE] |
 Disgusting Nutrition Facts - Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest::Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island is making headlines, and while it's interesting to note the amount of people interested in an event like this, the real shocker boils… [MORE] |
 Obese Interior Design - The Fat Chair is a Winner::Remember the scene in Fight Club where Brad Pitt was throwing “raw material” over the fence? (It was human fat they were stealing from a hospital that did lipo.) That’s exactly what I thought of when I… [MORE] |
 Breakfast in the Sky - Summerlicious Meals 35 Metres Above Toronto::If you're going to visit Toronto this summer, be sure to save at least one morning free to eat a croissant dangling 35 metres above the city's nexus at Yonge and Dundas Square.
When we first featured… [MORE] |
 Uber Geeky Food DIY - Nintendo "1UP Mushroom" Burger::If you thought the "1UP Mushroom" in the Super Mario Nintendo games looked tasty, here's your chance to bite into one! This how-to guide shows you have to make your very own vibrant green 1UP Mushroom… [MORE] |
 Edible Gold and Diamonds - The Cocoa Gourmet Royal Collection::What do women love most? Chocolate and jewelry! The Royal Collection from Cocoa Gourmet contains 12 chocolate masterpieces made with edible gold, silver and diamonds. Priced at $1,250, the collection has… [MORE] |
 Probiotic Treats - Frozen Yogurt with Probiotic Cultures::With just 1 gram of fat in a half a cup, probiotic frozen yogurt can be a healthy alternative to ice cream, and even to regular frozen yogurt.
I’ve been waiting for food companies to make the leap to… [MORE] |
 8 Low Cal Frozen Treats - Ice Cream for 110 Calories or Less::Have you caught yourself watching children eating their ice cream with saucer-eyed envy? It’s time to wipe up your drool and join in! Thanks new innovations in low calorie ice cream, you can indulge… [MORE] |
 War-Themed Restaurants - "Buns and Guns" in Beirut::A restaurant in Beirut is building off Lebanon's war torn devastation by introducing a military theme. The "Buns and Guns" restaurant offers everything from bullet-shaped menus to a soundtrack of explosions… [MORE] |
 Pay-What-You-Want Restaurants - Zebrano Leaves Price Up To You::It worked in the music industry for Radiohead, but can the pay-what-you-want concept work in the food industry too? A innovative London restaurant is ready to make a bold move by offering a "pay what you… [MORE] |
 Carved Vegetable Bikinis - The 'Big Is In' Campaign by Magimix::'Big Is In' campaign for the Magimix line of food processors features print ads which use Rubinesk, bikini-clad, veggies. Food carving has been seeing a resurgence in recent days, and here we see eggplants,… [MORE] |
 23 Starbucks Innovations - Sad: Stock Down 60%, 600 Stores to Close (SUPER GALLERY)::Shelling out $5 for a customized coffee may have seemed ridiculous to past generations, but for those addicted to their daily Starbucks, it makes total sense.
Still on the down low is Starbucks’ latest… [MORE] |
 Fake Movie Energy Drinks Become Real - Booty Sweat from Tropical Thunder::In Ben Stiller's latest movie, Tropical Thunder, the characters guzzle down Booty Sweat, an energy drink that was fictional when the movie was shot. I say 'was' because now Paramount Pictures wants to… [MORE] |
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