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Customized Chocolate Bars - Chocri Meine Schokolade (GALLERY) Chocri is a German-based company who produces custom made chocolate bars. Personalization is the wave of the future as the consumer is looking to create everything these days from Kleenex boxes to bobblehead… [Related +/-]

3-D Breadvertising - Floralp Butter Billboard (GALLERY) The latest 3-D billboard for Floralp butter showcases the power of a giant piece of crusty French bread with premium butter. The 3-D Floralp butter billboard, produced by Spillmann/Felser/Leo… [Related +/-]

Custom Cereals, Mueslix and Breakfast Bars - (Ideal for the Angelina Jolie Cereal Diet) (GALLERY) If your goal is having a physique like Angelina Jolie, you might want to try her cereal diet. I’m betting Angelina doesn’t delve into the Cheerios though, so I scoped out the types of cereals health-conscious… [Related +/-]

DIY Molecular Gastronomy - Spherification Kits by El Bulli (GALLERY) If the phrases ‘El Bulli,’ ‘Ferran Adrià,’ ‘Wylie Dufresne,’ or ‘molecular gastronomy’ mean anything to you or someone you know, these spherification kits are a must for your holiday wish list. Molecular… [Related +/-]

Disturbing Cookbooks - 'Natural Harvest: A Collection of Semen Based Recipes' (GALLERY) The perfect gift for the semen enthusiast in your life, 'Natural Harvest: A Collection of Semen Based Recipes' is a unique cookbook that explores the culinary value of semen through delectable recipes… [Related +/-]

Marketing "Flavorless" Products - Nihilist Mints The online oddity-store, Archie McPhee, offers a multitude of beyond-strange products. Things such as meatball bubblegum, inflatable fruitcakes, and angry mob play sets. You can now add Nihilist Mints… [Related +/-]

Technicolor Chocolate Campaigns - 'Sense It' for Anthon Berg (VIDEO) "Sense It," the new ad campaign for Danish chocolate manufacturer Anthon Berg is a sensation for your eyes. In the commercial, a bored-looking girl snaps a square of the candy and bites into it. Her lips… [Related +/-]

Brutally Honest Food Packaging - Odies Pure Fat Chocolate These Odies Pure Fat chocolate bars make no attempt to trick consumers into thinking that their guilty craving is healthy. In the marketing world, where every little deception or exaggeration is exploited,… [Related +/-]

Birthday Cake Sushi - Savory Treats from Ryu Gu Jo (GALLERY) Trend Hunter brought you sushi cupcakes, so it only follows that now we bring you sushi birthday cakes. Japan's traditon of spectacular food displays is demonstrated by these cakes from Ryu Gu Jo Sushi… [Related +/-]

47 Unusual Japanese Foods (CLUSTER) The Japanese are infamous for their unique palates, and this array of unusual foods made in Japan certainly showcases the full range of edible innovation. From commercially-sold human breast milk to mayonnaise… [Related +/-]

Naughty Juicer Reinventions - ‘Juicy Phallus’ (GALLERY) Juicy Phallus, a take on the classic Alessi Philippe Stark juicer, is nothing but brilliant. It is from Caroline Noordijk, and the idea was generated following a lecture by Starke in which he said his… [Related +/-]

65 Enjoyable Ideas for a Night on the Couch With cooler nights and financial stress upon us, a good night on the couch can be a great place to settle in, relax, warm-up, and very little is needed to make it an enjoyable experience. Seeings how… [Related +/-]

Recreating Famous Art With Food - Vegetable Masterpieces by Ju Duoqi (VIDEO) Reinventing the works of Picasso with peas and adding leeks to Leonardo’s last supper, Chinese artist Ju Duoqi uses vegetables to create her own unique versions of famous Western Masterpieces. Her culinary-inspired… [Related +/-]

32 Cutting Edge Cooking Innovations - ‘How To Cook a Turkey’ Video Guides and More (CLUSTER) It’s Thanksgiving and you’re in a panic because you still don’t know how to cook a turkey? You’re in luck. Thankfully there are plenty of online resources, including video tutorials on how to cook a turkey… [Related +/-]

20 Vegetarian Innovations (CLUSTER) Thanksgiving is a day most people would associate with meat, but NBA star and longtime vegetarian John Salley revealed on the Rachael Ray Show that not only does he not cook meat on Thanksgiving, but his… [Related +/-]

Lobsters For Thanksgiving - The Other Red Meat Oh, how easily we forget. Historical records tell us that lobsters, yes, lobsters, were eaten at the first Thanksgiving Day feast. Granted, turkey was also on the menu, but somewhere along the way, we… [Related +/-]

Twisted Holiday Mega Meals - Turgooducochiqua (VIDEO) What is a Turgooducochiqua? That’s what I wanted to know when I stumbled across pictures on Flickr under the heading, ‘Turgooduccochiqua’. It turns out it’s… are you ready? ... “A quail inside a cornish… [Related +/-]

Gadgets to Expand Meat Pores - The Tumbling Vacuum Marinator The Tumbling Vacuum Marinator works on the principle that the vacuum chamber stretches pores in the desired food, so that marinade gets absorbed more thoroughly. As a winner of a Popular Science Magazine… [Related +/-]

Anime Government Messages - Japenese Cartoon on Global Food Supply (VIDEO) I was surfing on YouTube today and found an interesting video from the Japanese Government on the issue of food security and the global chain. First off, I was surprised to see that Japan imports 64%… [Related +/-]

Character Cupcakes - Edible Children's TV Treats (GALLERY) We are meant to grow out of watching cartoons and enjoying cupcakes as we become adults, but of course, this doesn’t always happen. There is no better marriage than children’s television characters and… [Related +/-]

Rooftop Bars - Elevated Nightlife Hotspots (GALLERY) If you’re looking for the ultimate party climate to ring in the New Year, you may find this list of Matador Nights’ ‘The World’s 10 Best Rooftop Bars’ of great value. Here are the images in the gallery:… [Related +/-]

Expensive Eats - Forbes' Top 10 Priciest Restaurants (VIDEO) When my good friend Steve Forbes and Uncle Warren (Buffet) and I get together to decide how we are going to manipulate the price of Dr. Scholl's foot pads, we like to eat. Uncle Warren didn't get that… [Related +/-]

Bunny-Themed Baking - Rabbit Cakes (GALLERY) Every now and then I like to post a cutesy trend so everyone does not get the wrong idea and think Cowbag is Trend Hunter's own slightly mental Suicide Girl with a thing for older looking men, tattoos… [Related +/-]

Superfood Energy Drinks - Verve (VIDEO) If you are into health and wellness, nutrition and fitness or energy drinks in general, Verve Energy Drink is a refreshing, antioxidant-rich alternative to sugar-laden energy drinks. Verve Energy Drink… [Related +/-]

Sushi Cupcakes - Fish-Friendly Baking (GALLERY) Bear in mind that these amazing creations are all just cupcakes. I can’t eat raw sushi, but I wish I could. Instead, I have to indulge my fish cravings with LEGO, costumes and any other inedible forms… [Related +/-]

13 Star Wars-Inspired Culinary Creations (CLUSTER) Any self-respecting Empire Eatery (feel the forks) will serve up all sorts of Tatooine Treats, and this is the best of the lot. Although the gallery does contain the best Star Wars cake in this land or… [Related +/-]

Caffeinated Candy - Blitz Energy Chewing Gum In this fast-paced world, keeping your energy up is crucial, and doing so efficiently is even better. Blitz Caffeine Energy Gum delivers 55 mg of caffeine per piece, and can be transported and consumed… [Related +/-]

Credit Crunch Food Certificates - Mega Restaurant Discounts (VIDEO) Times are hard, but as the saying goes, “ya gotta eat!” Here’s your chance to eat for free, well almost, but you better hurry. Restaurant.com is offering a mega special through November 20. While their…

Personalized Protein Powders - YouShake (GALLERY) Sick of boring protein drinks? Customize your own! YouShake Make-A-Shake is the protein power you personalize, so it will only have the flavours you like and be supplemented with the ingredients you need… [Related +/-]

Ordering Pizza via TV - TiVo Tracks Your Domino's Order (GALLERY) TiVo has teamed up with Domino's Pizza to allow TiVo users to order pizza and track their orders using their broadband connection. Hungry couch potatoes can either order their Domino's for delivery or… [Related +/-]

Fast Food Financial Bailouts - Burger King’s Guerrilla Wallet Campaign (GALLERY) Burger King’s latest guerrilla marketing campaign involves a cash-stuffed wallet that is meant to reward Good Samaritans. Agents were sent out in Chicago and Orlando to intentionally drop their wallets… [Related +/-]

Retro Breakfast Exhibits - The Online Sugar Frosted Cereal Museum (VIDEO) At first glance at these images, you might think "same old, same old, Flickr poor collection." However, you would be wrong. I feel that the rather peculiar online sugary cereal museum in fact reveals so… [Related +/-]

Aged Animals to Sell Salad - Florette's Meat-Free Campaign (GALLERY) This Florette salad campaign features animals with an aged appearance, designed to promote the brand's meat-free “Sealed Gourmet Salads” with the message that animals who desire to live a long life would… [Related +/-]

Hill and Valley Inspired Ceilings - Rosso Restaurant Decor (GALLERY) Here’s a stunner of a restaurant, all because of the unique wave ceiling. Rosso Restaurant is a little out of the way -- it's in Ramat Yishay, in the Yezre-el valley in Northern Israel! How cool is it… [Related +/-]

Chocolate Made of Camel Milk - Al Nassma (GALLERY) Got a sweet tooth and a taste for the truly exotic? Then you’ve got to try the latest chocolate innovation -- it’s made from camel's milk. As camel milk is a traditional staple in the Arabic world, the… [Related +/-]

59 Reasons to Return to the Kitchen - From Funky Fridges To The Lean Cuisine Recall (CLUSTER) The Lean Cuisine recall has a lot of low-cal dieters frantic, but perhaps this is a good moment for them to explore alternatives to frozen diet meals. Nestle announced the Lean Cuisine recall for 900,000… [Related +/-]

Reality Chef Hotels - Gordon Ramsay Opens ‘York and Albany’ in London (VIDEO) Gordon Ramsay is a powerhouse gourmet chef, restaurateur the television celebrity star from Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. Now, Gordon Ramsay wants to see if he is up to the challenge of being… [Related +/-]

Outsourcing Holiday Feasts - Order Thanksgiving Dinner Online (GALLERY) Canadians have already celebrated Thanksgiving, but their southern neighbors in the U.S. are just beginning to gear up for the November 27 holiday feast. Many cooks are planning to take on the task of… [Related +/-]

Making Food Sexy - Aphrodisiac Cookbooks (GALLERY) Given the way sex has wormed its way into almost every aspect of daily living, it should come as no surprise that new cookbooks seek to inject a little sex into the kitchen, too. New and naughty cookbooks… [Related +/-]

Knit Junk Food - Burgers as Inedible Art (GALLERY) Food, art and fun. Some people just love burgers, but would you go so far as to wear a Burger dress with buns, beef and lettuce? Hmm, not me. However, this gallery shows a selection of tributes to the… [Related +/-]

Monstrous Edibles - Alien-Like Fruits and Vegetables (GALLERY) These alien-like fruits and vegetables are seriously strange; however, there are some parts of the world where they are eaten on a daily basis. In terms of strange appearances, the fingered citron, or… [Related +/-]

Fairytale-Inspired Food - Culinary Creations by Jimmy Zhang (GALLERY) A master at carving fruits and vegetables into elaborate culinary creations, San Francisco-based chef and produce artist Jimmy Zhang sculpts food into enchanting fairytale-like scenes. Carrots become… [Related +/-]

Credit Crunch Chocolate - If You Can’t Beat it, Eat it! Selfridges, a London store, has the right attitude toward credit crunch fears, belt-tightening with their new Credit Crunch Chocolate. Their new luxury candy line allows buyers to treat themselves to something… [Related +/-]

Produce Shortages Due To Fad Diets - Japan 'Morning Banana Diet' (GALLERY) The Japanese are very into health, so much so that when they realize there's a superfood, they go on buying binges. This year, the banana was hyped as a miracle fruit, and as a result, super markets were… [Related +/-]

Promoting Deformed Produce - EU Embraces Wonky Veggies (VIDEO) Come on, let’s face it, we all thought the fruits and veggies we buy are supposed to look like the stereotypical images their names bring to mind. Not so fast! For a while the European Union knew better,… [Related +/-]

Soda Bottle Rockets - Xymbiot Interactive Packaging (GALLERY) No! It’s not a wingless, badminton birdie… although it sure looks like it. This is the new beverage container designed by Xymbiot Interactive Packaging, a division of ThinkAtomic Inc. The bottle is actually… [Related +/-]

Credit Crunch Product Shrinking - Downsized Groceries and Lifestyle Goods (GALLERY) If it seems like your favorite home and grocery products are shrinking, you might be right. An increasing number of major companies have started to shrink their products rather than raise prices and (presumably)… [Related +/-]

Edible Knives - Swiss Army Chocolate The iconic Swiss Army Knife has been the center of many playful, and quite peaceful, designs. We’ve seen MP3 players, USB drives, and an emergency kit disguised as one. Now, you can pretend to be a badass… [Related +/-]

Toilet Themed Dining (UPDATE) - Marton Restaurant Now a Chain (GALLERY) What’s worse than eating on a toilet? Eating from a toilet! Taiwanese restaurant chain, Marton, took a twist on this bizarre idea, and featured toilets as seats and urinal-shaped lamps on the tables.… [Related +/-]

Rock'n'Roll Breakfast Establishments - Denny’s New Allnighter Rockstar Menu (VIDEO) So a big muckety-muck noticed that after 10 p.m., the crowd changed dramatically at Denny’s restaurants. Gone were the high schoolers and college age drunkards looking to get some grub before heading out… [Related +/-]

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