food

Gawker.TV Takes a Top Chef: Just Desserts Field Trip

Matt Cherette · 09/15/10 02:45PM

Tonight is the premiere of Top Chef: Just Desserts on Bravo, and the network is marking it by holding a free, nationwide "Just Desserts Day" celebration. So, Whitney Jefferson and I took a little field trip! Here's what we got.

Facebook CEO's Gross Out Favorite Food

Ryan Tate · 09/14/10 01:37PM

Mark Zuckerberg lured a talented chef from Google by offering him the respect he'd been denied. Yet look at the frat-house fare the Facebook CEO has him cooking.

Federal Lawsuit Filed After Man Finds Used Tampon In Cereal

Jeff Neumann · 09/11/10 01:37PM

Put your lunch down for a minute: A Georgia man and his wife filed a federal lawsuit after they bought a box of cereal from a Save-A-Lot grocery store and, after taking a bite, found a used tampon floating around.

No Immigrants, No Restaurants: Our Snacking Future

Hamilton Nolan · 09/08/10 11:20AM

Americans: what the hell are we eating? Sometimes we wonder that, as we idly stuff any nearby foodstuffs into our maws while in a glassy-eyed, dreamlike state. The problem: we hate immigrants, but love food. What to do?

Drugs Still Haven't Cured Getting Old, Dying

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/10 02:02PM

Psychosis drugs! Botox drugs! Chimpanzee hugs! Diet drugs! Porno fugs! Malaria drugs! Teenage shrugs! And dementia drugs! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—and wealth, and knowledge of self!

The Future of American Food: Deep-Fried Beer

Max Read · 08/31/10 08:02PM

An inventor has come up with a method for deep-frying beer for a competition at—what else?—the Texas state fair. Three cheers for America! So how do you deep-fry beer? Here's the quick-and-dirty recipe: