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Any Interest in a $1K Easter Egg? You're in Luck — Go Here

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:58:55 +0000

Ever frequent a restaurant just for the deserts? I’m talking about places more decadent than Friendly’s and their Fribble. Sugar and Plumm is that kind of joint. Sure, the food is great too, but the deserts are like an outtake from Willy Wonka’s wet dreams. This Easter, S&P is offering a $1,000 Easter egg for [...]

Watch the Taco Bell Ad That Was Banned for Upsetting Vegans

Sarah Shahzad — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:43:28 +0000

Taco Bell was forced to retract its anti-vegetable commercial for promoting its 12-pack of tacos. The ad opens with the narrator deriding vegetables, saying “Veggies on game day is like punting on fourth and one — it’s a cop out.” Taco Bell responded, saying they didn’t mean for the ad to be misinterpreted, but to [...]

Cancel the Benefit Concert — Twinkies Have Been Saved!

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:25:10 +0000

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up. There were reports of shoppers hoarding Hostess fare such as Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Donettes. Cooler heads predicated that the iconic brands would quickly be bought up, and be back on the shelves faster than you can [...]

More Like 'Heart At-taco' — Philly Restaurant Serves Up Tacos With Bacon Shells

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:17 +0000

Bacon is magic in meat form. Add the greasy strips to any situation, and it'a automatically 100 times more tasty: bacon lollipops, for example? Delicious. The Bacon Cup loaded with hot girls? Even better. We didn't think things could get any more awesome, until now. Guys -- bacon taco shells exist.

People in Japan Pre-Order KFC so They Can Eat it on Christmas

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:00:19 +0000

Christmas culinary traditions differ from nation to nation, but you’d probably be hard-pressed to find one more surprising than the one in Japan. On December 25th, residents of the island nation line up to buy buckets of KFC for their yuletide celebrations.In fact, some forward thinking Japanese folks go as far as to pre-order the Christmas party barrels up to [...]

Would You Eat A Deep-Fried Full Christmas Dinner?

Joe Student — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:00:25 +0000

Imagine everything you normally eat for Christmas dinner — turkey, sausages, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, pudding (!)…everything. Now imagine all of it coated in batter and deep-fried until crispy on the outside. Yes, someone does that. Just watch the video below and try not to gain 10 pounds: Hollywood Fish Bar in Birmingham, England offers the [...]

Awesome Real Life Fruit Ninja Slices Fruit to Dubstep

Emerald Catron — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:16:33 +0000

Maybe next year accompanying everything with dubstep won’t be a thing anymore. But it’s not next year — it’s 2012, suckers. So here’s a guy swinging a sword through a bunch of fruit, accompanied by dubstep music. It probably wasn’t their goal, but they definitely make us want to do swing a sword through actual [...]

Wine Wednesday — Champagne Rules!

Jim Lee — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:00:57 +0000

See? Gentlemen! Good afternoon and welcome to your weekly installment of Wine Wednesday. New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and we will all be looking for some sort of sparkling wine to pop open when the clock strikes midnight. In honor of 2013, I want to talk with you about the rules of Champagne. [...]

Attention: 'World's Best Beer' Now Available in US

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:03:38 +0000

It's been one hell of a great beer week for us. We've learned which brews are awesome gifts (and apology presents for grabbing the wrong "Christmas hams" at the office party) and which ale we should choose to celebrate the impending end of the world. Now, we're stoked to bring you the so-called "world's best beer."

The Giant Edible Gummy Python Must Be Seen to be Believed

Mike Moody — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:46:59 +0000

Today is full of strange and sweet treats. Earlier we taught you how to make glowing lightsaber popsicles, and now, well, now it’s time to point you to an even weirder and brilliantly bizarre sugary treat – the 26-pound gummy party python.

5 Hurricanes That Are Actually Pretty Cool

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:20:28 +0000

1. The Cocktail: This New Orleans drink made from rum and fruit juices was invented by Pat O’Brien in the 1940s. Interestingly, O’Brien only concocted it because he needed to get rid of a lot of excess rum. He even gave them away for free to visiting sailors. The drink is now a staple of Mardi Gras and Cajun-flavored parties across the country.

Warning to Local Bakeries: Starbucks Is Testing Croissants, Other Pastries

Mike Adams — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:11:51 +0000
After putting your local coffee shop out of business years ago, Starbucks is looking to do the same to that bakery down the street. The coffee behemoth recently announced plans to begin testing various warm pastries, croissants and other baked items in hopes that their success will ultimately lead to national distribution. Nine stores in [...]

Chinese Restaurant in Kentucky Shut Down for Serving Roadkill

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:50:25 +0000

Talk about mystery meat.

The Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg, Kentucky, was shut down last week after health officials found they were serving their customers roadkill. This highly questionable culinary practice was revealed when customers caught restaurant employees bringing a dead deer into the kitchen.

"There was actually a blood trail they were mopping up behind the garbage can," customer Katie Hopkins said.

New Red Lobster Menu Means You Can Now Eat There Even if You Don't Like Seafood

Mike Adams — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:50:03 +0000

Darden Restaurants announced earlier this week that, in an attempt to broaden the appeal of seafood mecca Red Lobster, the company has revised its menu in hopes of targeting an untapped market: people who do not eat seafood.

NASA and Apple Engineers Develop $11,111 Coffee Maker

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:15:54 +0000
What happens when rocket scientists take on the coffee machine? The answer is a $11,111 coffee maker which brews java at the “perfect” temperature. The Blossom One Limited is the brainchild of Jeremy Kuempel. His development team for the device included engineers who’ve worked at NASA, Apple and the electronic car company Tesla. The very expensive piece [...]

Students React to Lean School Lunches With 'We Are Hungry' Song

Donald Deane — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:05:13 +0000

As a way to help combat obesity, new federal guidelines were recently put in place stipulating that schools serve meals totaling no more than 850 calories. Since then, some students say the new low-cal lunches simply aren't enough. One group of students at Wallace County High in Kansas even created a protest song called 'We are Hungry' that parodies Fun.'s 'We are Young.'

Pizza Hut Menu Now Includes Pizza With Crust Made of Stuffed Cones

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:00:52 +0000
The new Cone Crust Pizza from Pizza Hut– with a crust made of 12 calzone-like cones stuffed with either cream cheese, honey mustard chicken, or both — really is the perfect dish to push the US obesity rate over the illusive 75% mark. But, alas, it’s only available in the Middle East. Perhaps Pizza Hut [...]

Clinical Trials Going On…

Melissa — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:54:53 +0000
If you are suffer from Gout, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis or know anyone that does this might be the best information you have read in a long time. Crossroads Clinical Research is right here in Victoria and is locally owned. Right now they are currently enrolling studies for Gout, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, [...]

World's Largest Cheeseburger Is Actually Pretty Disgusting

Emerald Catron — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:10:23 +0000
We’re angry. Angry that somebody would take the time to make a cheeseburger so gigantic that it’s actually kind of disgusting, and not even invite us over to have some of it. Well, Black Bear Casino, you can guess where we WON’T be going for vacation this year. The burger was made by the Minnesota [...]

Official White House Beer Recipe Revealed

Tom Blunt — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:10:12 +0000
People worked themselves up into such a fizz over news that the President brews his own beer that the White House decided to share its recipe. You may not be able to debate like Obama, but now you can drink like him! According to this special report, last year Obama bought a home brewing kit, [...]