Stately Sandwiches

Kelly Pratt set out to make the sandwich (and a sandwich poster) for each of the 50 states. There are 11 sandwiches up on the site so far and submissions are welcome. The posters will soon be available for purchase.

See more at Stately Sandwiches
Via Coudal

How And Why To Carve An Ice Ball

Gardner Dunn, Suntory Whiskey's National Brand Ambassador, illustrates the traditional production, purpose and use of the ice ball in Japanese whisky culture.

Cool Hunting Rough Cut

Dram In A Can?

The introduction of Scotch Whiskey in a $5.00 resealable can has me questioning whether the apocalypse can be far behind. But Chow's Supertaster, James Norton, sips a can of Scottish Spirits and judges it to be not all that ghastly:



Read more about the product at Scottish Spirits

A Completely Edible Cookbook That Bakes Into a Lasagne

What a great idea (until you have to flip back because you missed something).

German firm Korefe designed The Real Cookbook (Das Echte und Einzige Kochbuch), a special edition edible cookbook that is made of fresh pasta and can be baked into a lasagna.

Via Laughing Squid

Bacon Pancakes

How wonderful is this?

Rath Bacon Strip Pancakes are the tender little hot cakes you make by pouring Aunt Jemima Pancake batter over cooked-crisp slices of our flavory Iowa bacon. Then bake as usual.

Via bookofjoe

Carved Food

Very pretty food carving from Manchester based photographer Ilian.

Via Cakehead Loves Evil

Guinness Jello Shots

Perfect for St. Patrick's Day - Guinness jello with Bailey's Irish Cream foam. Slainte!

Via Neatorama

9 Oscar Dogs Inspired by the 2012 Best Picture Nominees

Here are nine Oscar-themed hot dogs inspired by each of the films nominated for Best Picture. Everything from "The Parisian Dog" for Midnight in Paris with pate and Dijon vinaigrette to the pineapple and Sriracha "Hawaii Dog" for The Descendants.

I like "The Watch Dog"  (3rd from left) from Hugo.

Serious Eats

41 Common Cooking Mistakes

Limp salad, charred chicken, gluey mashed potatoes, lumpy gravy, tough dough? Learn how to avoid some common cooking problems. I'm a pretty good cook but I learned a lot when I read this article.

Read more at Cooking Light Via Metafilter

The World's Hottest Vodka. Drink It If You Can.

The Naga Jolokia chilli is dangerously hot and can cause serious damage if ingested raw, but that didn’t stop a spirits company from mixing 18 kilograms of the fiery peppers with vodka, and creating one of the hottest drinks known to man – the Naga Chilli Vodka.

If you're in the mood to gamble with your life you can buy it here.
Read more at Oddity Central

Unsolicited Proposals For New Beverages

More clever proposals for beverages at lunch breath
Via frequent contributor Bruce.

Mark Rothko-Inspired Cookies

I am a fan of Mark Rothko's art and I also like these sweet creations.

Mimi O. Chun, design director of General Assembly, recently created these Rothko-inspired cookies that have his signature "multiform" style (or blocks of varied colors).

Via My Modern Metropolis

Chicken and Waffle Wings

It’s no secret that chicken and waffles taste amazing together, but why should you have to deal with two foods sitting separately side by side when you can just combine them into one delicious handheld snack?

Instructions at DudeFoods Via Now That's Nifty

A Geologic Time Spiral Cake

I've been doing a lot of baking lately but I don't think I'd have the patience to construct a cake based on the geologic time spiral (image below)

Here's how it was done:



32 eggs
3kg of marzipan
7 people
30 hours
1 fantastic cake.

Via Boing Boing

Bacon and Eggnog Cookies

What’s Christmas-y? Fruit cake…mint…eggnog…eggnog! Alright, booze in a cookie is a good start, but what goes with eggnog besides nothing? Hmmm, eggnog. What is nog anyway? Wait…nog…egg. What goes with eggs? Bacon!!! So Bacon and Eggnog Cookies were born.

These sound interesting.

Read the recipe at Foodbeast
Thanks Bruce!

PB&J Candy Bar

A 3 oz chocolate dipped PB&J for those that like such things. $7.00 at Liddabit Sweets.

Via bookofjoe

Gingerbread Typewriter

This oversized gingerbread typewriter (by Baked Ideas) is part of a gingerbread display to benefit City Harvest, currently on view for a month at the Parker Meridien Hotel in NYC.

Via Cakehead Loves Evil

The Cherpumple

Is there sugar in it? Then I like it! This creation is the sweet cousin of the more savory turducken.

Pastry chef David Lowery's Cherpumple (CHERry, PUMpkin, and apPLE pies stuffed inside a cake) weighed 21 lbs 10 oz. Not for those who don't like a heavy dessert after a big Thanksgiving dinner.

The Daily What

Grilled Cheese Croutons

Closet Cooking always has great recipes and this one really appeals to me. I'll try it before too long.

50 Breakfasts from Around the World

The HostelBookers Blog has posted the typical foods people in different countries eat to get their day started. Here are just a few:

22. A hearty Scottish breakfast - much like a full English and a full Irish, but the country’s USP is the ‘sumptuous’ slab of haggis served alongside every fat-fried egg. Don’t know what haggis is? Scroll down quick if your animal eating habits err on the queasy side. It’s sheep’s heart, liver and lungs minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, salt and stock... Thenk ye david.nikonvscanon.

5. Quick Spanish breakfast – Pan a la Catalana, or Pan con Tomate, in Spain is simple but really delicious. Just rub some bread with fresh garlic and plenty of ripe tomato, then drizzle with olive oil and salt. Top with cheese, ham or sausage for an extra bit. Gracias jlatras.

32. An Egyptian breakfast - the breakfast of choice here is Foul Madamas. It’s made from fava beans, chickpeas, garlic and lemon. Above you’ll see the dish topped with olive oil, cayenne, tahini sauce, a hard boiled egg, and some diced green veggies. SaHHa goblinbox (queen of ad hoc bento)

50. A Turkish breakfast – the full Turkish treatment usually consists of a few varieties of cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, jam, honey, and spicy meat. Tesekkür ederim pocketcultures.

Via Double Takes