Random Marshmallow Fact

Flickr: Phil SellensThe actual plant, marsh mallow or althaea officinalis?Thanks to Minute to Win It , the strangely addictive game show on NBC hosted by our favorite food guy, Guy Fieri, we learned that marshmallows aren’t a recent food invention. According to...

Whats in your meatball

Flickr: Stuutje?If you were buying your meatballs from a suspicious couple in Indonesia, it may have been monkey meat. Yes, the flesh from cute little tree dwellers probably ended up in a few bowls of bakso, Indonesian meatball soup. If the thought of little monkeys...

Score One for the Hobos

Flickr: cygnus921?According to a recent article in EatingWell magazine, one of the healthiest fish in the sea is the sardine. Yes, that little guy hiding behind the thin layer of tin in your grandfather’s cupboard doused in tomato sauce is actually really,...

6 Condiments That Never Seem to Leave the Fridge

Usually found in the isolated refrigerator door, these hangers-on seem to magically refill themselves and continually remain a part of the kitchen repetoire. Most likely containing a thin bottom layer of the original contents, they will not go away until you tire of...

R2-D2, in Cake Form

Although it doesn’t come with a matching C-3PO dessert, this R2-D2 cake is large enough to feed even the hungriest of Wookiees. We’re not sure what the occasion was, but we’re guessing it involved everyone singing the Ewok Celebration Song while...

Competitive Tater Tot Eating

Competitive eating is serious business, and with some competitors winning well into five figures for showcasing their skills as a human garbage disposal, it’s not surprising that the sport has been rapidly expanding. Bar Louie’s recent “Rock the...