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Category: What’s Cooking?
Beautiful biodegradable tableware
Chinese designer Qiyun Deng is the creator of Graft – a set of disposable tableware inspired by fruits and vegetables. Completely biodegradable, these utensils borrow the shape and texture of plants: A celery stem serves as handle for a fork; a petal of artichoke becomes the bowl of a spoon; a pineapple stem is the […]
Parmesan Cheese Lamp
Are you a true Parmigiano lover? You may be interested to hear about a lamp that looks like a huge wheel of the king of cheeses. No, this is not an Italian novelty. Instead, it’s the creation of a Dutch couple, named Tom Sprengers and Cyrella Beckers. The inspiration was a culinary trip to Italy. […]
Stratford Food Festivals
Stratford is surrounded by abundance during the growing season. From asparagus in the spring, strawberries in July, and sweet local preserves, heritage breeds and cheeses all year round, there are too many local food celebrations to mention. In September this area celebrates two of the most unique food festivals in Canada, the Stratford Garlic Festival and […]
It’s a burger! It’s a pizza! It’s Megaburgerpizza!
If you cant’ decide whether you want a burger or a pizza, … you could have both. Kyoto (Japan) pizza parlor “Pizza Little Party” is offering a Megaburgerpizza. The 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) creation is made with thick beef patties sandwiched between two 27 cm (11”) pizza pies. In addition to the pizza sauce and […]
French Fries 24/7
Belgians have long claimed that their “frites” are the world’s best; now they can enjoy their favourite food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, thanks to new vending machines that fry-up a 135g serving of chips in 90 second for 2.50 euro (about $3.50) per serving.
McGill’s Big Tomato Harvest 2013
If you like tomatoes and live in Montreal’s West Island, you may want to check out a special McGill Feeding McGill event, next Tuesday August 27, 15:30 to 17:00. McGill will donate about 2,000 pounds of fresh food from the event to Moisson Montreal, Meals on Wheels and the Old Brewery Mission.
Nugtella, aka Weed Nutella, now available in California
Nutella goes well with almost everything, just ask any Nutella-lover. It’s not surprising then that Organicares, who specialises in “medical edibles” and is based in San Jose, CA, has come out with a Nutella-like product, called Nugtella, that combines hash oil with hazelnut chocolate spread.
Cooling off with watermelon …
Record heat in China this summer sparked a watermelon craze. As soon as the first parents posted a few pictures of their toddler dressed in watermelon overalls, a few weeks ago, copycat pictures started popping up all over Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. And kids aren’t the only ones wearing watermelon outfits …..
“Garden Rue” to ward off squirrels
Simply go for a stroll in any of the parks in Montreal and you’ll see what a big hit squirrels are with the tourists, who are constantly clicking photos of them. Sure, these creatures are cute and charming, but they can also be extremely irritating when they attack our flower and vegetable gardens.
Would you eat a “Frankenburger”?
The world’s first beef burger created from stem cells was unveiled in London on Monday. The 5-ounce (142 g) burger, which costs more than 250,000 euros ($343,000) to produce, was developed by Mark Post of Maastricht University with funding from Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
The best pesto in the world!
In each of our lives, there is always some food that is extra special to us for purely sentimental reasons. For me, born as I was in Liguria, a coastal region of north-western Italy that borders the Mediterranean Sea, it is pesto (which explains the very name of this “Pestoblog”) AUTHENTIC pesto is a creamy sauce […]
A complimentary Italian family…
Apparently, every new FIAT 500L comes with a complimentary Italian family in the backseat. Needs no introduction: sheer genius. Enjoy:
