Couple Quit Successful Careers to Operate Pizza Boat in the Caribbean
Plenty of people have quit their jobs to start a career in the food industry, but Tara and Sasha Bouis are a bit different. The young couple abandoned their successful careers to set up a food boat called ‘Pizza π’ – the marine equivalent of a food truck – and serve pizza in the middle of the ocean! […]
French Noodle Maker Is Struggling to Keep Up with Demand for Insect Pasta
When artisanal pasta maker Stephanie Richard added insects to her pasta on a whim, she had know idea what a huge hit it would become. The demand for her ‘protein-rich’, crunchy noodles is now so huge that she’s struggling to keep up with orders! Richards, who strongly believes that insects are “the protein of the future”, […]
“Naturally Imperfect” Produce Proves a Big Hit for Canadian Supermarket Chain
People generally tend to pick out the best looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce, but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is tempting customers with misshapen, blemished produce instead, by pricing them 30 percent lower than normal-looking ones. A trial run of the ugly food line, named ‘Naturally Imperfect’, began in March last year with only […]
Adventurous McDonald’s Fan Travels the World to Try Fast Food Chain’s Regional Dishes
Canadian software engineer James McGowan is so passionate about McDonald’s that he’s traveled to 53 different countries just to sample their regional dishes. In the past four years, he’s reviewed over 300 items from the chain’s wide-ranging regional menus on his blog, Traveling McD’s. James started his McDonald’s tasting trips in 2005, sharing pictures of every meal with […]
Startup Specializing in Lab-Grown Meat Aims to Make Slaughtering Animals for Food Obsolete
Thanks to Memphis Meats, slaughtering animals for food might soon become a thing of the past. The company made its global debut on February 4, unveiling the world’s first meatball made from 100 percent lab-grown, cultured beef. In the next three to four years, they hope to offer consumers meat that’s cheaper and more environmentally […]
The World’s Most Beautiful Bagel
For the last 20 years, people have been coming to The Bagel Store in Brooklyn, New York, to have a taste of the world’s most beautiful bagel. Aptly named “Rainbow Bagel”, the unique treat looks more like Play Doh than actual food, but reportedly tastes much, much better. Scott Rosillo, the “world’s premier bagel artist” and […]
Chef Says He Lost 101 Pounds in 7 Months Eating Pizza Every Day
If you’ve been trying to lose weight forever, you’re definitely going to be interested in how this New York chef shed a whopping 101 pounds eating pizza every day for seven months. It probably goes against every single bit of dieting advice you’ve ever been given, but hey, the proof is right there in the pudding. […]
This Japanese Restaurant Serves the World’s Most Outrageous Dishes
Even if you’re into weird foods and like trying new and exciting things, you’ll still probably find the menu at this Japanese restaurant too hardcore. With dishes like cooked crocodile feet, grilled piranha and battered, deep-fried whole salamander, this place makes frog legs seem like baby food. Located in Yokohama’s Noge district, Chinju-ya (rare meat monger) Restaurant […]
Japanese Researchers Creates Electric Fork That Alters the Taste of Food
Did you know electricity can alter the way we taste food? Proving this fact is a revolutionary electric fork designed by Japanese researchers that can make any dish taste salty, thus acting as a substitute for the popular seasoning. According to Hiromi Nakamura, a Post Doc Research Fellow at Tokyo’s Meiji University, the technology can […]
Dishwasher Cooking is Actually a Thing
Believe it or not, you can actually cook meals in a dishwasher. It sounds kinda gross, but it’s a surprisingly popular cooking technique and actually produces decent results! Dishwasher cooking has apparently been around since the 1970s, but the trend ‘caught steam’ in 2013, after Italian food writer Lisa Casali, a self-proclaimed dishwasher-cooking expert published […]
French Bakers Hide Two Diamonds in Their Pastry to Boost Sales
In a bid to attract more customers and boost sales, a husband-and-wife baker duo in France have decided to hide diamonds in their pastry products. Nicolas Lelut, 35, and his wife Julie, 30, are expecting a mad rush outside their bakeries – ‘Délices de Belleville’ in Paris, and ‘L’Amandine’ in Custines, where the two diamond-containing […]
The Black Boiled Eggs of Owakudani – A Japanese Delicacy
Owakudani, also known as the ‘Great Boiling Valley’, is a large volcanic caldera that formed 3,000 years ago when Mount Hakone erupted. The explosion was so powerful that the area is still active with boiling pools of water and huge vents that expel steam and volcanic fumes of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. That hardly sounds […]
The Most Expensive Meat in the World Can Be Aged Indefinitely
Normally, it would be unthinkable to consume meat that’s over a few days old, but thanks to French butcher Alexandre Polmard it is actually possible to enjoy ‘vintage’ meats from cows that were butchered decades ago! Polmard offers his customers the world’s most expensive meat, aged through ‘hibernation’, a special process that his grandfather and father […]
ChefCuisine – A Kitchen Gadget That Prepares Fancy Restaurant Food at the Touch of a Button
ChefCuisine is a new kitchen gadget that’s all set to revolutionise (read: eliminate) home cooking. Thanks to this offering from Swiss startup Nutresia, pretty much anyone can produce restaurant quality food at the touch of a button! The machine, inspired by Nestle’s coffee capsule Nespresso machines, is capable of preparing fancy dishes from vacuum packed […]
Indian Cook Can Dip Hands in Boiling Oil without Pain or Injury
Prem Kumar, from New Delhi, India, regularly shocks people with his high tolerance to heat – the man can fry fish with his bare hands, dipping them into and out of a wok of boiling oil. The 65-year-old runs a street food stall in Karol Bagh, where he serves fried fish to thousands of customers each day. […]