Gobble, gobble, gobble... it's time to munch away at the Top 100 Food Trends in 2009. If you're a foodie, or into the latest in the culinary world, you'll find this countdown positively delicious.
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Top 100 Food Trends in 2009
98
Extreme Wedding Cakes
Towering Treats for Extravagant Weddings
97
Humiliation Cakes
Say What You Really Feel with these Embarrassing Cakes
96
McPhotoshopping
McDonalds Gets Creative With Digitally Modified Ad Campaigns
95
Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
94
Fruity Makeup
Creative Cosmetics Turn Your Face into a Watermelon
93
Sweet Tattoo Treats
Sugary Inkspiration for Badass Bakers
92
Sweet Sugar Lips
These Colorful Kissers are Covered in Sweetness
91
Intricate Sandwich Art
Funky Lunch Depicts the Western Version of the Bento Box
90
Comedic Cake Toppers
The Sugar Coated Truth about Modern Wedding Cakes
89
Crazy Cake Toppers
Some of the Most Bizarre Ways to Celebrate a Marriage
88
Maternity Cakes
Pregnant Belly Baking for Your Next Baby Shower
87
Haute Couture Cupcakes
From Chanel to Louis Vuitton, Sweet Fashion-Inspired Desserts
86
Futuristic Food Probes
Philips Design Food Concepts are the Future of Nourishment
85
Human Vending Machines
Kit Kat's Man-Powered Promo at London Victoria
84
'World of Warcraft' Cakes
This Cake Wrecks Collection Will Make You Say WoW
83
Cheeky Packaging Designs
Brooklyn Fare's Branding Puts the Fun in Functional
82
Banana Doodle Art
Funny Creations Drawn on Unique Canvases
81
Buddha Pears
Spiritual Fruit Shapes Made With Formed Plastic Casings
80
Cheeseburger Cupcakes
Make Your Favorite Dessert Into an Illusionary Dinner
79
Bacon Tattoos
Man Shares Love for Bacon with the World
78
Twittering Food Trucks
Koji BBQ Taco Truck Fuels Hungry Angelenos
77
Coffee Filter Fashion
Prom Dress Made from Java Machine Discards
76
Female Cranial Fillets
Disturbing Meat Cuts Look as if They're Human Flesh
75
Caffeinated Warfare
Eight O'Clock Coffee Beats Starbucks in Epic Battle of the Beans
74
Gamer-Centric Sushi
Laura Bento Creates Xbox Controller Bento Box
73
Sushi Art
Fancy Sushi Rolls, From Cartoons to Flowers, Make Rice More Fun
72
Sushi Sandwiches
Insanewiches.com Creates the Weirdest Sammies (UPDATE)
71
DIY Sandwich Art
Doodle Bread Lets You Dye Fun Shapes Into Your Breakfast Food
70
Status Loaf Spoofs
Give Us This Day Our Daily Designer Bread
69
Birthing Cakes
The Anatomically Correct 'Push Olivia Push' Baby Shower Cake
68
Fake-Out Food Videos
McDonald's Versus Ad Rendered in CGI
67
Bizarre Tea Packaging
Mnum's Little People Wear Tea Bags as Towels
66
Ingenious Pizza Packaging
Green Pizza Box Doubles As Serving & Storage Vessels
65
Origami Tea Bags
Nathalia Ponomareva's Green Berry Tea Looks like Paper Cranes
64
Dark Room Dining
O'Noir Toronto Restaurant Lets You Enjoy Dinner Without Seeing it (UPDATE)
63
Funky Food Art
Nouar Creates Anthropomorphic Edible Characters
62
Outrageously-Named Eateries
Restaurants With the Most Raunchy Titles
61
Creative Cooking Contraptions
Kitchen Supplies That Exemplify & Enable Culinary Art
60
Crazy Cake Creations
WAD Magazine Shows Off Burger-Shaped 'Meal Cake'
59
Suicide Food Ads
Carrots and Onions are Dying to Get into Ristorante Cantina
58
Adult Only Gelato
'Sex Pistol' by the Icecreamists Includes a Splash of La Fee Absinthe
57
Obama Ice Cream
Russia's Duet Ice-Cream Ad Features Cartoon Obama and Tons of Rainbows
56
Greasy Reality Graphics
Fast Food Poster Vs What's Really On Your Plate
55
Pearl Necklace Pasta
Bark Copenhagen Advertising Agency Shows Where Food Meets Fashion
54
Junk Food Feet
Dogs and Skateboards With Cheeseburger Legs by William Hundley
53
Innappropriate Dessert Branding
The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck Roams NYC
52
Shocking Food Discoveries
Hungry Planet Shows How Much We Really Consume
51
Mobile Restaurant Rows
Twittering Food Vendors Converge to Give LA Tasty Eats
50
Storytelling Cupcakes
Nursery Rhyme-Themed Baked Goods Are Gorgeous Works of Edible Art
49
Gun Cakes
Non-Firing Edible Baked Weaponry for the War on Healthy Food
48
Hungry Caterpillar Cupcakes
Canadian Baker Creates Custom Dessert Delights
47
Earthen Cooking Structures
Cob Ovens Are Eco-Friendly and Fuel Efficient
46
Dessert Purses
Neiman Marcus Zebra-Striped Handbag Cake Looks Too Good to Eat
45
Glass Courtyard Cafes
Dan Graham's Cafe Bravo in Berlin Mixes Past & Present
44
Candy Sushi
Sweet Treats Made of Marshmallow, Puff Rice and Licorice
43
Culinary Eco-Resorts
Richard Branson Launches Field-to-Fork Virgin Spa at Natirar
42
Free Hot Dogs
Oscar Mayer Gives Away $1 Million in Wieners to Celebrate Taste Test Victory
41
Potato Portraits
Ginou Choueiri Turns Root Vegetables into Works of Art
40
Flower Pot Cupcakes
The Perfect Dessert For Garden Parties or Mothers Day Bashes
39
Blowing Meat Bubbles
Meatball Gum for Carnivores & Vegetarians Alike
38
Computer App Cupcakes
Uber-Geeky Baking Inspiration
37
Hand-Held Toasters
Portable Ceramic Bread Iron by Kim Been
36
Edible Tableware
Playing With Your Food is OK With These Beautiful Fruit and Vegetable Bowls
35
5,000-Calorie Pork Rolls
'The Bacon Explosion' Recipe is An Internet Hit
34
6-Pound Burritos
Las Vegas' NASCAR Cafe Bets You Can't Finish the Bomb Burrito
33
Edible Knitting
DIY 'Knit Nights' Yarn Ball Cupcakes Made With Colorful Marzipan
32
Sunny Spring Cupcakes
Bright Seasonal Baking to Put a Smile On Your Face
31
Fun Packaging for Healthy Foods
VitaMeal Tempts Children with Coolness
30
Retro Kitchen Fashion
Glamour Girl Vintage-Inspired Aprons by Carolyns Kitchen
29
Obsessions With Super-Sized Food
ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com Shows We're Hooked on Grease
28
Dining in Beds
The Bedtaste Floating Restaurant in Germany is Multi-Sensual
27
Sensuous Milktography
Ramon Lenherr's 'Milk' Makes Drinking Dairy Hot
26
Macabre Cakes
Barbara Jo's Quirky Kitchen Wizardry
25
Disposable Wedding Cakes
Credit Crunch Bridal Baked Goods for Rent
24
Coffee Cup Corsets
Fashionable Mug Holsters For Couture-Craving Coffee Lovers
23
Packaging as Cutlery
SpoonLidz Fold-Out Spoons Under the Lid
22
Heart Attack Hamburgers
Food Network Magazine's Top 50 Burgers Are to Die For
21
Unusual Aphrodesiacs
Libido-Raising Foods Perfect for Valentine's Day Dinner
20
Inedible Food Accessories
Jewelry Chefs Concoct Wearable Treats You'll Want to Eat
19
Multitasking Retail Spaces
The Achilles Project is Restaurant, Art Gallery and Boutique
18
Frosted Fish Cakes
Swimingly Brilliant Fish-Inspired Birthday Cakes
17
Oxymoronic Restaurant Names
Japan's Chubby Maid Cafe Serves Up Comfort Food
16
10 Creative Waffle Irons
From Pooh to Hello Kitty, Fun Shapes To Make Breakfast More Enjoyable
15
Viral CEO Warfare
Domino's CEO Burns Subway Letter During 'American Idol' Commercial Break
14
Free Food Frenzies
Arby's Offers Freeby Wednesdays for the Summer
13
Vintage Luxury Sweets
Chocolove Delivers Quality Chocolate in Sweet Wrapper
12
Flirtatious Candy
'Chocolate Fling' Is The First Candy Bar From MARS in 20 Years
11
Motorcycle-Themed Restaurants
The Ducati Caffe Exudes Italian Sophistication
10
Soulmate Junk Food Campaigns
Frito Lay's 'Made for Each Other' Campaign Pairs 'Love & Sockets'
9
Fruit-Inspired Beverage Packaging
Japanese Juice Carton Looks Like a Banana
8
Edible Museum Art
Obama and Lincoln Presidential Cupcakes at the Smithsonian
7
Healthy Food Fusions
Studying Food Synergy Can Help You Lose Weight and Prevent Cancer
6
Sea Urchin Cuisine
Diving Into The Unexplored Palate With Undersea Obsurities
5
Antisocial Fast Food Promotions
Unfriend 10 Facebook Users For a Gratis BK Whopper
4
Free Foodvertising
Gratis Grub at Denny's Feeds 2 Million Patient People
3
Freaky Flavored Chips
Walker's ‘Cajun Squirrel' and ‘Chilli & Chocolate'
2
Organic Chewing Gum
Biodegradable Chicza Comes from the Mexican Rainforest
1
Pasta-Infused Burgers
Lotteria's Neapolitan Spaghetti Burger Comes Pre-Loaded with Pasta
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Towering Treats for Extravagant Weddings
71 Bizarre and Crazy Cakes
From Designer Dessert Purses to Maternity Cakes
Kaleidoscope Kissers
Glittery Mouthpieces By Ralf Pulmann Bring Back Neon Lips
25 Creative Packaging Ideas
From Wacky Barcodes to Sensible Modifications
27 Fierce Makeup Looks
From Eccentric Manga Makeup to Glitter-Encrusted Men's Faces
Intricate Sandwich Art
Funky Lunch Depicts the Western Version of the Bento Box
117 Faketastic Innovations
From Kimo Leopoldo's Fake Death to Fake Taxidermy
Magnificent Makeup Masks
Igor Bogun's Transcendent Fashion Photography
44 Futuristic Kitchens
From Fridge-Free Rooms to Expanding Cooktops
56 Artistic Baking Innovations
From Human Bread Heads to Sushi Cupcakes
Haute Couture Cupcakes
From Chanel to Louis Vuitton, Sweet Fashion-Inspired Desserts
Painted Lips
Elisabeth Hoff's Photography Makes Kissers Even More Kissable
28 Fake Realistic Designs
From Robot Clones To Ultra Realistic Video Games
Promotional Zombie Burgers
These Fake Human Flesh Burgers Celebrate the Walking Dead Premiere
Monochromatic Makeup
Rosario Ruiz's 'Colormiuse' Models Rock One Shade Apiece
'World of Warcraft' Cakes
This Cake Wrecks Collection Will Make You Say WoW
23 Banana Inspired Innovations
From Recycled Banana Box Art to Banana-Flavor Beer
27 Super Cheap Travel Ideas
From Free Cruises to Pay-What-You-Want Restaurants
Bacon Shoes
Keds Makes a Mouthwatering Pair of Breakfast Kicks
Gold-Plated Pop-Up Bars
Andreas Strauss Makes Mobile Food a Little More Luxe
Sushi Sandwiches
Insanewiches.com Creates the Weirdest Sammies (UPDATE)
DIY Sandwich Art
Doodle Bread Lets You Dye Fun Shapes Into Your Breakfast Food
Surrealist Makeup
Mo-Zo's Eccentric Hodgepodge of Cosmetic Beauty
Birthing Cakes
The Anatomically Correct 'Push Olivia Push' Baby Shower Cake
40 Green Power Generators
From Personal Wind Turbines to Ocean Power Plants
Dark Room Dining
O'Noir Toronto Restaurant Lets You Enjoy Dinner Without Seeing it (UPDATE)
10 Unusual Wedding Cakes and Toppers
Personalized Ways to Celebrate Your Big Day
30 Vegetarian & Vegan Innovations
From Rooftop CSAs to Vegan Caviar & Part-Time Diets
Life Savers Lips
Soon Tong's 'Sugar Babe' is a Decadent Candy-Filled Fantasy
Innappropriate Dessert Branding
The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck Roams NYC
Meat Suits
Jia Jam's Real Bacon And Salami Dress for Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Bento Box Bling
Carolyn Tille Creates Sushi Jewelry for Japanese Food Addicts
20 Geeky Baked Goods
From an iPhone Cake to Mii Cupcakes
Edible Handbags
Louis Vuitton and Gossip Girl Fantasy Cakes Made to Order
Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
Celebrity-Run Restaurants
Robert DeNiro Opens ‘Locanda Verde' in the Greenwich Hotel
Supermodel Stewardesses
Kate Moss & Richard Branson Celebrate Virgin Atlantic Anniversary
Panda Bread
Taro Taro Teaches How to Turn Your Loaf Into a Conversation Piece
Nostalgic Soda Packaging
Jordan Puopolo's Vintage-Inspired Sprite Redesign
Sneaker Cakes
Kanye West Turns Air Yeezys Into Birthday Pastry
Caged Treehouse Restaurants
The Yellow Treehouse Opens its Doors in New Zealand
Compact Kitchen Innovations
Rendez-Vous From Electrolux Opens Up Cuisine
Insightful Packaging Campaigns
Blind Foundation Guerrilla Grocery Ads Highlight Lack of Braille
3D Food Printers
Nico Klaber's 'Moleculaire' Makes Cooking a Push-Button Project
Fake Landscapes
Helmut Smits Creates a Clear Blue Sky Billboard
Toasty Loafers
The Bread Shoes are Not Made for Hiking
Green Gym Equipment
The EcoMill is a Self-Charging Kinetic Energy Treadmill
Laboratory Restaurants
Madeline's Madteater Offers Visitors Dinner and a Show
15 Meat-Loving Fashions
From Bacon Suits to Meatball Necklaces
Floating Gardens
Ecological Aquariums Let You Decorate Your Fish Bowl With Greenery
Edible Cartoons
‘Where the Wild Things Are' Bento Box Celebrates the Children's
Fast Food Ad Fails
Pizza Hut Seafood Print Ad Has People Confused
Futuristic Green Capitals
President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2030 Vision for ‘Grand ParisR
ECOnic Skyscrapers
Rodderham City Tower by Monolab is a Green Status Statement
Carnivorous Art
'Sitting Flesh' Meat Cushions Make a Cozy Place to Eat a Steak
$50 Ice Cream
Luxirare's Truffle Ice Cream is Rich in Taste and Price
14 Lip Loving Images
From Kaleidoscopic Kissers to Pretty Pink Pouts
Kiwi Lawn Mowers
Akiko Ida & Javelle Share a Love For Fruits and Vegetables
Micro Greenhouses
Anton Webb's Packit Potz Are Eco-Friendly, Encased Flower Pots
Comfort Food Burgers
Dudefoods' Towering Pig Mac is Loaded with Macaroni, Bacon and Pork
Taste-Enhancing Eco Cups
Package Designed to Recycle Tea Bags and Maximize Flavor
Peelable Flash Drives
The USB Banana Charger is a Cute Way to Sweeten Your Desk
Cartooned Color Campaigns
Comex Paint Creatively Proves They Can Match Any Hue
18 Alternative Uses for Fruit
From Giant Peach Sculptures to Shotglasses Made of Apples
Food Furniture
Matt Brown Creates 'Food and the Future of It'
Festive Fall Burgers
The Pumpkin Spice Fatte Burger Meal Pays Tribute to Autumn Flavors
Tasty Political Tea Parties
Donkey Products Designs RoyalTea Tea Bags
Origami Tables
Designklein Jakuba Tables Fashion Edition Looks Like Folded Paper
Bright Butterfly Eyelashes
Lily Alden's Makeup is a Manga Masterpiece
Fake Receipts
FalseExpense.com Enables Scammers & Extortionists
Cult Film Cakes
Relive the 'Star Wars' Phenomenon With the Han Solo Carbonite Cake
Carnivorous Cocktails
Bacon-Flavored Vodka Sales Soar in Alcohol Market
Renting People
Flesh Out Your Wedding With Fake Family Members or Friends
Calorie Counting Dishware
'Tide' Keeps Food at Perfect Temperature
Novel Toasted Ads
Pat the Baker Sells Bread & Toasts Literature's Finest Writers
Flexible Food
Maezm's Foldable Table Cloth Has Built-In Dishes
Honey Baked Ham Cupcakes
Sweet & Savory Treats to Satisfy Your Pork Tooth
20 Father's Day Eco-Gifts
Ideas to Make Your Dad Go From Mean to Green
Women as Pieces of Meat
Urging Men to Speak Out on Domestic Abuse
Glass Restaurants
Nomiya Opens on the Roof of Palais de Tokyo
Liquid Meat
Squeezable Bacon is for Pork Lovers
Mosaic Cartoon Creations
DIY Simpsons Episode Creatively Handcrafted on a Coffee Table
Eccentric Eco-Cars
2010 Lincoln MKS Goes Green With EcoBoost Technology
On-the-Go Soup Solutions
Spoonys Packaging and Snack Box Lets You Slurp on the Run
Retro Cartoon Remakes
Robert Rodriguez Commits to Live-Action Jetsons Remake
Beautiful Baked Goods
The Whipped Bakeshop's Cookies Are Edible Works of Art
DIY Portable Picnics
The ‘Green Space Travel Case' Brings the Great Outdoors Inside
Carnivorous iPhone Apps
iBacon is Purely for Meat-Loving Mobile Users
Spaghetti-Themed Burgers
This Burger Replaces the Bun with Fried Spaghetti Noodles
Gamer Cupcakes
Mii Cupcakes are Perfect for Wii Parties
Eco Galactic Tees
Star Wars Goes Green With Socially Conscious Yoda Shirts
Crowdsourcing Greenovation
$20,000 Prize Offer to Create the Best 'Green Effect'
Solar-Powered Semis
Kioko Muthui Makes a Highly Sophisticated Eco Transporter
Sensory Tableware
Senses! Teaches You How to Appreciate Food
Musical Tilt-Shift
Chad Kichula's ‘Another Love' by Nat Dart Fakes Miniature
Red Light Restaurants
The Geisha House Opens in the OC
Eco-Grass Cutters
Neuton CE 6 Electric Lawn Mower Is Green on the Green
Greasy Soap
Bacon Flu Soap Reminds you to Wash Away Germs
3D-Printed Selfie Burgers
Hellmann's Food Selfies Used Mayo to 3D Print on Burgers
Replacement Eco-Racecars
Ferrari's Newer F430 is a Green Racing Machine
Fruity Eco Fuel
Burnable Briquettes Made from Banana Skins Make Use of Waste
Adorable Eco-Buggies
The Brusa Spyder is a Lean, Green Mini Machine
Meat Museum
Brad Coram Collects Canned Animals as Tasty Travel Souvenirs
Disguised Bento Boxes
The Laptop Lunch Hides Your Meal from Hungry Coworkers
Sincere Meat Heads
Fernando Lessa Produces Unparalleled Personal Portraits
Fatty Food Fashion
Drool Over Joy Kampia's Crocheted Cuisine Clothing
Carnivorous Candy
Savor the Taste of Breakfast With Bacon Gumballs
Confectionery Burger Recipes
These Hamburger Cupcakes Offer Fast Food Lovers a Sugary Alternative
Patriotic Ingredient Burgers
The Spread Eagle Burger is Made from Traditional American Food Items
Mean Green Totes
‘My Reusable Bag Makes Me Better Than You' For Fierce Shoppers
Rubik Sandwiches
The Cubewich Lets Rubik's Cube Addicts Play With Meat
Weekly Vegetarianism
Meat-Free-Monday Campaign Launches With Celeb Support
Horticultural Havens
Plasma Studio Design is for Those Who Can't Get Enough Green
Vegan Berry Burgers
The Fugazim is a Great Vegetarian Burger Option That's Full of Flavor
Justifying Eco Fashion
Rachel Sarnoff & ShopFlick.com Talk Implications of Going Green
Food Fight Figurines
Mr. Bacon Vs. Monsieur Tofu Posable Character Set
Eco-Footprint Trackers
The Wattcher Keeps Tabs on Your Home Energy Consumption
Fruity Exhibitions
Fallen Fruit Shows the History of the Banana in L.A.
Green Real Estate Listings
New York Times Adds Eco Search Function to Online List
Sizzling Bacon Scents
The Bacon Air Freshener is What We Really Want
Enzyme-Based Green Cleaners
Wow Green Cleaning Products Literally Eat Stains
Spiritual Coffee Froth
Taiwan Hotel Whips Up Dalai Lattes While the Leader is in Town
Cuffs for Coffee Cups
Gifts2Give Creates Menswear-Inspired Cup Sleeves
Pan-Free Pancake Machines
Chefstack Creates Perfect Machine-Stacked Breakfast Food
Chic Cooling Trees
Ryuchi Tabu's Plant-Inspired Air Conditioner For an Eco Home Breeze
Eco-Friendly Driving Apps
Fiat Creates 'Eco Drive' for Green Drivers
Outlandish Oxtail Burgers
The Inglorious Basque-ard Burger Comes on Rustic Country Bread
Animal-Inspired Epiphanies
Monkeys Teach Us How to Peel a Banana Properly
Illustrated Housewares
Donna Wilson Creates Animated Food Trays
Portraits on Pork
Lasered Images on Meat Let You Know Where It Came From