Most of us love fast food. But periodically, we need to remind ourselves of just how nasty fast food is, before we can make an informed decision about whether or not to carry on eating it. Here is a reminder.
It can be said with a certain degree of confidence that those people who order gluten-free pizzas don’t even know what gluten is, what it does, or why they’re actually rejecting it. It’s a fad now, and the health-conscious are paying good money for bland bread, made out of cornflour. But why?
A study conducted by scientists at Jiangsu Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the regular ingestion of raw garlic can lower your risk of lung cancer. Participants who ate the herb on a regular basis reduced their risk by 44%. In smokers, the risk of lung cancer fell by 30%.
The world’s first lab-grown burger has been cooked and eaten at a news conference in London. Food critics sample the ‘frakenburger’ and explain how realistic the taste is.
Scientists at the National Taiwan University in Taipei have developed a “wearable oral sensory system”. The Wi-Fi enabled sensor is able to detect when the wearer is speaking, drinking, coughing and chewing.
Making reservations for those popular restaurants can be as easy as…finding a programmer. Recently, coders in the San Francisco region have been using custom written programmes to book top-end tables in Silicon Valley – before the average diner has the chance. The programme, or bots, observe restaurant websites, waiting for tables to become available. The […]
Does a stem cell burger sound like something you might like? Next Monday, the first burger grown in a laboratory that cost a crazy R3,7 million will be cooked and eaten. The meal is made up of 3,000 strips of artificial beef, and this could represent the start of future artificial meat supermarkets. According to […]
In celebration of the 4th July, the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest was held yesterday. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 69 hot dogs in all of 10 minutes to snag his seventh Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest title.
American cook and author Paula Deen was given the boot from the Food Network’s lineup on Friday. It was reported that the 66-year-old cooking celebrity’s fate was decided after she admitted to using racial profanities in the past whilst being questioned as part of a lawsuit. Before the foodie could release the second of her […]
Executive Chef Rudi Liebenberg is inviting you into his kitchen. Guests can now come to the Mount Nelson and literally take part in the kitchen’s ambiance. This custom designed and interactive culinary experience gives guests the opportunity to enjoy their meal in the heart of the hotel’s flamboyant kitchen. Now you can enjoy your lunch at an intimate table just inches away from the acclaimed […]
Are you one of those people who find eating such a laborious task? Would you rather take a pill or drink a shake and make your life 10 times easier? Never having to worry what to eat again, or whether it is healthy or not, this could be your answer.
On Saturday, during the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell got a slightly stronger negative reaction than he’s used to.
These futuristic scales can lend a helping hand in the kitchen as well function like a sleek piece of decor. Get your measurements right, and in style. Preparing meals and getting accurate digital readings has never been this easy. CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS Groupies get in the kitchen and stand the heat with a […]
Watch this statistically shocking video showing how much fast food Americans are producing and digesting per second.
THIS is what the world is coming to. The ridiculous stuff that parody comedians dream up is coming true. Click through to see the videos.
If you have what is immaturely classified as a “real job” the peril that is finding time to make, remember, bring and eat your “meals of the day” can become something that is more daunting than waking up to go to work itself. Most of us get creeped out by the idea of eating too […]
Marketing Agency, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney collaborated with Heckler to create this amazing short video of kids tasting foods for the first time. The video, shot in high quality, was screened at the TEDxSydney 2013.
Watching episodes of Kitchen Nightmares and Masterchef aren’t going to help you reach the standards of Gordon “Gord-dog” Ramsey or naked chef, Jamie Oliver. If you want to roll with the big boys, then you have to have the right equipment.
Watch how Mac slices and dices at this huge fruit with ease, even cleaning up in the process. Although he doesn’t get his 20 second mark, his high levels of precision and fact he didn’t cut his fingers off is what gets him a spot in our Boss Hall Of Fame.
This is probably the best thing an uneducated wine drinker could ask for. You know that moment when your waiter asks you what wine you’d like to drink with your food, and you panic, and end up going with old faithful? Well this little infographic could save you from tragic pairings in the future.
When people have their friends over for dinner, they generally impress the guests by presenting them with a home-cooked lamb tagine with apricots and spicy couscous, or creme brûlée, at the most. No one expects the host to whip out a pint of home made ice cream. That kind of thing is NEXT LEVEL
It’s here! The Taste Of Cape Town festival kicked off last night, and those of you who think it just happens to be about fine dining need to readjust your perceptions before you’re suffering from a massive case of FOMO on Monday morning. In general, you can expect gourmet food from a laundry list of […]
If facemelting food served in a fun, informal vibe with bubbly, craft beer, and stunning local wines is your bag, then keep reading
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This is why America gets to have all the nice things. Swedish artist Jonas Lund has developed an app for a New York pizzeria that takes creating your own custom pizza pie to the next level – the online level. Paint Your Pizza is an online app that lets you create your own pizza artwork on an […]
Look, season six of Mad Men is just around the corner, which means that we have to start mixing our drinks again in order to more effectively channel the spirit of Donald Draper. But we’ve put up with the Old Fashioned now for five seasons and it’s getting, well, old fashioned. So if you thought […]
This is exactly what it sounds like. Soho, Central London was the scene of the opening of the world’s first edible hotel this last weekend. Which is awesome, except that it is slightly disappointing that there isn’t an entrepreneur out there genuinely hell bent on giving people a night in an edible room. The hotel was launched […]
Food, food, food. Everyone loves it, no one can get enough of it. The Tast of Cape Town Festival is one of the most scrumptious get togethers on our local culinary map, and you can experience it for less, thanks to this rad deal. Two tickets to the Pick & Pay Taste of Cape Town Festival at the […]
You would have picked up by now (read here) that a large portion of SA’s upwardly mobile premium-brand consumers are in a tizz over the fact that Hellmann’s mayonnaise has pretty much disappeared from shelves around the country. Well here is the official response:
The big question is, what has happened to Hellman’s Mayonnaise? Have they gone out of business? Suddenly the premium brand of mayo is hard to find – and we’re not the only people that think so. Look at this:
So not only has the ‘Continental Deli’ in Camps Bay stopped stocking Carmel gherkins, but they have also decided not to stock the Salt & Vinegar flavour Robertson’s spices. Why taunt us by having such a limited selection?