If you've ever thought, "The only thing missing from sushi is an exorbitant level of calories and fat," then it's your lucky day. Here, a guy takes all of your fast food favorites and gives them an unhealthy Japanese twist.
One day after her Manhattan book signing (which I went to!), Ina Garten stopped by The Today Show this morning to prepare a delicious and easy meal—complete with jokes about breasts and nuts! How bad can that be?
Tonight, Martha Stewart made one of her always-entertaining talk show appearances when she visited Jimmy Fallon on Late Night. Stewart talked about her opulent Thanksgiving—white truffles!—before she and Fallon made insanely strong eggnog and crafted together. Highlights inside.
Chili farmer Gerald Fowler, who is, inexplicably, English, has grown the hottest chili pepper in the world: The Naga Viper, which, at 1,359,000 on the heat-measuring Scoville scale, is 270 times hotter than a jalapeño.
Bee colors! Useless vitamins! Bad medicine! Big mammals! Cell trickery! Eating kids! Deer danger! And something else extremely boring! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—and try not to doze off, because dang!
Though bears "look disturbingly like people when skinned," their meat resembles "the darkest part of a high-quality pork shoulder," reports Hank Shaw. He made Siberian bear dumplings and found them pleasingly juicy, much like a Tibetan yak meat momo. [Atlantic]
Frankenapples could soon be here: A Canadian biotechnology company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits has asked the USDA to approve a new "Arctic" apple that, when sliced, doesn't brown. It'll help sell more snacks! Some critics call it a "botox apple."
Macau casino owner Stanley Ho has a thing for truffles: The billionaire yesterday paid $330,000 for two giant white truffles from Italy—weighing a total of 2.87 pounds. He's done this before, too. Proceeds will go to charity.
Lady Gaga and her parents are now partners in the Manhattan eatery Vince & Eddie's. A fan of the "homey" atmosphere, Gaga is a silent partner in the Italian joint. That means no dress meat on the menu.
For those of you who haven't been watching The Next Iron Chef all season (everyone but me) you may not know that each episode has an overarching competitive theme. Last night's? HONOR. And Thanksgiving! Who finessed the best?
Food crusader Mayor Michael Bloomberg has found a way to save the city around $350,000 a year — by cutting the calorie intake of Rikers Island inmates by 160 a day. And no more chocolate pudding! Or black pepper.
A Miami doctor is suing Hillstone Restaurant Group, parent of the Houston's chain, after a bad experience with an artichoke. Apparently Arturo Carvajal ordered the off-menu special of "Grilled Artichokes." Then he ate the entire thing, leaves and all.
According to a new study, overweight people have "far heightened" senses of smell for food compared with people who aren't overweight—in particular after eating a full meal. Science: Making the mean joke so you don't have to!
Popey roids! Sex at work! Sex placebo! High stress women! Foodie fashionistas! Fish oil doubts! Salty teens! And old people can get as high as they want! It's your Monday Health Watch, where we watch your health—ecclesiastically!
Tonight, Martha Stewart visited Stephen Colbert for quite the entertaining segment. Stewart talked about having her DNA taken/preserved and killing drunk turkeys with her bare hands—among other things—and also made gross hors d'oeuvres with Colbert. Video highlights inside.