The preparation process is, to put it mildly, laborious. But RuyGin, a restaurant in Tokyo, is ranked by critics as the 22nd best in the world. Its chefs did not acquire their reputation by slacking off. During the video, they appear to use, among many other tools, liquid nitrogen, an air pump and a blowtorch.
If you're a serious superfan of Snickers, then you might crave the delicious caramel, nougat and chocolate goodness in other forms. That's where these amazing Snickers superfan cupcakes come in. The tasty Snickers popcorn topping is sure to give you a tasty, salty crunch with every bite.
Link Via Cupcakes Garden
Hello Kitty has never been such a bad ass, but when Daryl Dixon is involved, anyone will become more awesome. Sweets to the Sweet made this amazing cake complete with his ear necklace, crossbow and some pet zombie squirrels.
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It's a scientifically authenticated proposition: Rice Krispie treats are an effective insulator! The website My Science Project subjected their sweet device to rigorous testing and was impressed:
The Rice Krispies performed admirably, better than one of the best can cozies we tested. They work well as an insulating material because each individual grain of crisped rice traps multiple pockets of air. And when the Rice Krispies are suspended in molten marshmallows, more air is trapped in the interstices between the cereal. The cereal is a pretty nonconductive material, and the trapped air prevents heating due to convection. The light color of the cereal may also help by deflecting heat radiation. Of course, it probably helped that the Rice Krispies were about 1 ½ to 2 inches thick – compared to about a half inch of foam in the standard can cozy. But 2 inches is about the average thickness of a Rice Krispies Treat.
Given that it was 103 degrees F in the shade when we tested the Rice Krispies Treat can cozy, we expected it might just melt into a puddle of sticky goo halfway through the trial. But it surprised us by holding together for well over an hour. At the end of the experiment it was a bit stickier on the outside and bottom, but not really any worse for wear. We sampled a portion and found it still edible and delicious.
My question: could one make an effective parka from Rice Krispie treats?
Bruce Lee
Anna Wintour
Karl Lagerfeld
Simon Cowell
Marilyn Monroe
Domenico Crolla, a chef in Glasgow, UK, is a true artist in the kitchen. After his Bruce Lee pizza received a favorable response from the late actor's daughter, Crolla made more celebrity portraits. The Daily Mail reports:
Crolla uses mainly just cheese and tomato sauce to make the realistic images and posts images of his work on his Facebook and Twitter accounts. Crolla has gained a cult following - with many of the impressed famous faces he recreates getting in touch to thank him.
'Rihanna, Beyonce, Cristiano Ronaldo have all answered back thanking me for my pizzas. Sophia Loren also got back to me...
Official Website and News Story -via That's Nerdalicious!
Vine user Hunter Harrison made this amazing six second Vine tribute to the end of any given Super Mario Bros. level in delicious snack food goodness. Just wait till Pac-Man gets to this level and starts munching down on the entire thing.
Behold the march of progress! Once, s'mores were but a dream in the soul of primitive man. Now, thanks to Jasmin Fine, you can find them inside and around whole strawberries.
Jasmin stuffed the hollowed out strawberries with graham cracker crumbs and rolled the outside in more graham cracker crumbs. Then she dipped the strawberries in chocolate, spooned marshmallow on them and toasted them over an open flame.
Link -via Bon Appétit
I've never had all three flavors together--or even heard of their combination--but I can see how they would work perfectly together. Winnie put a lot of work into this treat, but it will be worth it for anyone who gets to sit at her table.
Link (Translation) -via Tasteologie
That's right, pina colada cheesecake smoothies -with real coconut milk, pineapple juice and cream cheese. So if it's a smoothie, that means it's healthy...which means I can have about 20 of them right?
John, fire up the office blender, we're about to go on a smoothie bender.
We've all experienced the discomfort of biting into a sweet cupcake and not finding a greasy industrial food-like product inside. But not if Becky McKay, the Cereal Baker, cooks for us!
You may remember Becky's corn dog brownies and spam and peanut butter cookies. She's back with a recipe for this culinary delight. And what is that garnish in the cupcake on the left? That's chocolate covered pepperoni. Yum!
According to tradition, the winning team is supposed to drink beer out of the cup. That probably won't work with a cup made of compressed meat. But the geniuses at Man B Que designed a beer cheese to accompany their magnificent trophy.
Link -via Obvious Winner
(Photo: Man B Que)
Remember the 100% bacon 'Merica burger Slater's 50/50 released to celebrate the Fourth of July last year? Well, it's back, so any of you bacon-loving Neatoramanauts who happen to be near Southern California this month had better head over to Slater's this month and grab the bacon-tastic treat covered with bacon cheddar cheese, two strips of thick bacon, bacon Island dressing and a sunny side up egg.
Last week, my husband and I got sandwiches from McDonalds. I ordered the Bacon Cheese Quarter Pounder, and he ordered the Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder. They were exactly the same price, but his had lettuce and tomato in addition to the habanero ranch sauce (they also mislabeled them, so I ate his). He was a little put out that two sandwiches of the same price had such different compositions, meaning he wanted the lettuce and tomato. But now we have a handy chart that explains exactly what is on (or in) every item on the McDonalds menu. No more surprises! The full size chart is at Bloomberg Businessweek. Link -via Digg
Like most things, America's taste in cheeseburgers varies by state. This cool breakdown of the different burgers from different states provides a fascinating look at the burgers popular in other regions while allowing you to feel solidarity with your local burger lovers.
On behalf of all the Californians, let me say "go Animal Style In-N-Out burgers!"
If you're dying to grill on the Fourth of July, but sick of all the basic staples of grilling, don't worry, you don't have to head inside to the stovetop just yet. Instead, try some of the more unique grilling recipes out there, like these 12 ideas from Consumerist -including the grilled cabbage weges with spicy lime dressing.
