food

Saffron and Ginseng Make You Better at Sex

Max Read · 03/29/11 03:08AM

Researchers, finally getting on top of the really important questions like "what foods make people horny," have examined hundreds of previous studies and come up with a list of real, scientifically-proven aphrodisiacs. And chocolate is not one!

Wiping Up Condiments Has Never Been So Much Fun

Matt Cherette · 03/27/11 10:11PM

Don't you hate it when you're squirting out some ketchup or mayonnaise or whatever and you misfire, thereby spilling the flavorful gooeyness all over your table? If so, then this little condiment-wiping (scraping?) contraption will help! It'll also amaze you.

This Local News Correspondent Has a Deliciously Dirty Mind

Matt Cherette · 03/24/11 07:30PM

On a recent segment during Youngstown, Ohio's WFMJ morning show, Nancy from Sparkles Market appeared to discuss biscotti. How delicious! Unfortunately for Nancy, a slip of the tongue let viewers in on a dirty little secret regarding her tastes.

Man Exchanges Gunfire With Cops Over Price of Burritos

Max Read · 03/21/11 12:37AM

A man in San Antonio brandished weapons at a Taco Bell, exchanged gunfire with police and spent three hours negotiating with a SWAT team from inside his hotel room. Because Taco Bell raised the price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito.

Whole Foods Is Slowly Killing Bolivians

Jeff Neumann · 03/20/11 01:48PM

Thanks to places like Whole Foods and people like Dr. Oz, Bolivian children are at risk of malnutrition. Why? Because of America's sudden love affair with quinoa — that tasty little chenopod that most wrongly describe as a grain. The Times tells us why we should feel guilty for eating it:

Barefoot Contessa: The Time Ina Had Multiple Foodgasms

Matt Cherette · 03/19/11 06:27PM


Rejoice! The Barefoot Contessa recap is back! On today's brand new episode of Ina Garten's rich (in many ways), televised culinary compendium, East Hampton's HBIC sank her teeth into—and got some intense pleasure from—a cornucopia of good eats.

Watch the Making of a Giant KitKat Chunky

Junior Mendez · 03/18/11 11:55AM

Fun size just ain't doing it for you anymore? For KitKat fanatics, this bar just got the reboot treatment. Cooler yet, this mammoth treat was sold in chunks to raise money for Comic Relief.

Panicky Americans Mutate Into Nuclear Medicine Experts

Hamilton Nolan · 03/15/11 04:41PM

Plant life! Animal love! Prison workout! Potassium Iodide! Food surplus! Teen sleep! Nuclear disaster! And the key to happiness! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—from within a radiation-proof bubble!

No, Michelle Obama Is Not Killing Cap'n Crunch

Hamilton Nolan · 03/10/11 10:20AM

Whether you're a child, an adult desperately trying to cling to the bygone symbols of childhood, or simply have a poorly developed palate, the fact is, you love Cap'n Crunch™ brand breakfast cereal, despite all of the good reasons not too. Well, good news, corn syrup fetishists: contrary to published reports, your beloved cartoon-clad corn byproduct nuggets are not disappearing.

Stephen Colbert Becomes a Jew for Lent

Matt Cherette · 03/09/11 11:50PM

On tonight's Report, Stephen Colbert—with his forehead still adorned with ash—decided that he'd give up Catholicism for Lent. Interesting! Then, Colbert decided to take up Judaism. And then, he gave up "not eating bacon" for Jewish Lent.

You Can No Longer Rationalize Eating Chicken

Max Read · 03/09/11 03:30AM

Chicken, the easiest of all non-fish meats to convince yourself it's okay to eat on moral grounds, is now a little more difficult to rationalize consuming. A new study seems to indicate that the birds can feel empathy—meaning they can theoretically feel the pain and distress of other chickens:

Now We Need Pacemakers for Our Tummies

Hamilton Nolan · 03/04/11 05:15PM

Sleep losers! Stomach pacemakers! Pork sloganeers! Cadmium poisoners! Cancer fallers! Food fighters! Proton inhibitors! Mite worriers! And puppy survivors! It's your Friday Health Watch, where we watch your health—with little to no equilibrium!

Food Is So Expensive Now

Hamilton Nolan · 03/03/11 12:12PM

Do you like food? Ohhh, shoot. Sorry. I was hoping you'd say no! Because food prices are, like, crazy right now.

Your Ultimate Oscar Party Menu

Richard Lawson · 02/22/11 03:59PM

The Oscars are on Sunday and today is Tuesday, meaning you need to start planning your menu for the party. Luckily we're here to give you some ideas for the perfect awards show feast, all based on this year's nominees!