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For the food art enthusiast, or giant pizza-loving ninja — artist Steph Mantis created Pizza Ninja Stars. Actual slices of pepperoni pizza are encased in clear lucite to create the deadly weapon. They’re also available as individual slices, for an even quicker death by pizza.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
Summer is upon us. And, since there are no major holidays coming up that involve gift exchange — the best excuse we have to buy new stuff, is to help make the heat less annoying.
Luckily, there are a few items over at the Foodiggity Shop to help make the summer more tolerable, and will add some flair to your next backyard BBQ. Check ’em out, and be cool.
Get creative with your condiments. Crayums are designed to encourage playing with your food, and will be a big hit at the next BBQ. Draw some serious art on your summer eats, and take a break from the traditional straight lines of mustard and uninspired dollops of ketchup. [Crayums, $12]
The summer can be brutal. And the last thing that we need to deal with are sleeves. The t-shirts at The Foodiggity Shop are designed for extreme temperatures — not a full sleeve in sight, and made from breathable cotton. As a bonus, you can use the graphic tees to show some food love while you stay cool. [T-shirts, $10 until the end of summer]
Whether you’d like to cheer up an ornery drink, or you prefer a beverage with brains — a few of our ice cube trays are here to help. Have an Ice Day will help create some smiley faces, while Brain Freeze will help mold a frozen head organ to drop into your summer drink of choice. [Have an Ice Day, Brain Freeze, $8]
Nothing says summer like some serious meat consumption. But those cheap cuts that you buy for barbecuing need a serious beating. The Knuckle Pounder Meat Tenderizer will help soften up that steak, or flatten a few cutlets for perfect grilling. [Knuckle Pounder, $12]
Where there’s a backyard BBQ, there will surely be an endless supply of corn on the cob. So why not make that corn as majestic as possible with Unicorn Corn Holders? The magical animal’s horn can finally be put to good use, and will encourage your guests to help polish off the five extra pounds of corn that you bought. [Unicorn Corn Holders, $8]
Attention aspiring food artists and desktop doodlers… We have a giveaway for you. Seen above is The Food Face Dinner Plate — a blank canvas begging for some creativity. The challenge is simple… Drag this image over to your desktop, and use whatever means necessary to create the coolest Food Face possible.
Whether you use Photoshop, Corel Painter, or print it out and use crayons — send us a message with your entry attached over at Facebook, or send it to chris[at]foodiggity[dot]com. Entries will be posted to our Food Face Giveaway gallery here. The best entry, as judged by our esteemed panel of art critics*, will receive an actual Food Face Dinner Plate — courtesy of The Foodiggity Shop.
And, to help get the creative juices flowing, I took the liberty of starting things off with a self portrait. Go, draw now†
* By “art critics,” we mean a few of Foodiggity’s contributors, who are heavily swayed by “likes” and comments.
† Winning prize is one (1) Food Face Dinner Plate and bragging rights. Contest ends 6/29/12. Winner will be announced 7/2/12. Enter as many times as you’d like. Fans outside of the U.S. are welcome to enter, however only U.S. shipping addresses are eligible to receive the Food Face. Please try to keep the finished product as close to original size as possible, 550 x 463 pixels.
Anyone who follows Foodiggity on a regular basis, knows that when we’re not supplying the best in food culture on our blog, we’re wasting time on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
At the time of this writing, our number of followers on both platforms has become the same — 1854. So, we thought it would be a good opportunity for a little social media throwdown. Now that it’s all knotted up, we’re racing to get to 2000 followers on Twitter and Facebook. And people are going to win stuff.
So, fans of Foodiggity, it’s simple… The first platform to hit 2000 will host a monster giveaway. Suggest us to your friends and followers, and fans who mention this giveaway (hashtag #foodiggity2k on Twitter, like or share our Facebook post) will be entered to win stuff from The Foodiggity Shop. And if you’re not already following us, do so.
Competitive eater/hot dog enthusiast Takeru Kobayashi and comedian/Goat Boy Jim Breuer recently stopped by Eight O’Clock Coffee for a taste test. While Breuer tries to explain to Kobayashi the process of “cupping” — which involves sipping and spitting the coffee — something apparently gets lost in translation.
When all is said and done, Kobayashi consumes 42 cups of coffee within a few minutes. Breuer can do nothing but watch in amazement, while looking as though he could use 42 cups of coffee.