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By most accounts, avocado prices are skyrocketing. Therefore, we should immediately start hollowing out that annoying fruit part and fill it with a latte.
The Avolatte has been exposed to the world by Truman Cafe in Melbourne, Australia. Although, the Avolatte appears to have been a one-time joke, these will certainly begin popping up in neighborhoods with a large handlebar mustache and fixie bicycle population. Keep an eye out for them, so you can enjoy one before they’re cool.
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If you’re unfamiliar with the restaurant-naming convention inspired by hipsters, I’ll break it down for you. It’s pretentious, tired, and there are many vintage tools and ampersands involved.
Brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, Garrett Oliver, having the benefit of experience and geographic location to make such observations, has been having a little fun with the hipster-naming trend. The best part, besides the hipster-bashing, is how easy it is to use this branding-technique with whatever you may have laying around the house.
Try it with a few random items you have around and send a pic and name over. The best one will receive a vintage cleaver and a year’s supply of mustache wax.*
The first in my series of fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Here, the Spoon & Kukri. pic.twitter.com/onnAXRzlHo
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 3, 2015
The 2nd in my series of fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Here, the Knife & Decanter. pic.twitter.com/bkDQG3jVck
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 4, 2015
The 3rd in my series of fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Welcome to Hawthorne & Cleaver. pic.twitter.com/oGvP97Yiau
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 5, 2015
The 4th in my series of fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Welcome to the Hand & Fork. pic.twitter.com/NRaUQtr7Mh
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 6, 2015
The fifth in my series of fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Welcome to Chopper & Ladle. pic.twitter.com/1dTqQemU8L
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 7, 2015
The 5th of my fictional hipster restaurant names, illustrated. Welcome to Sword & Pillow. The food is inside… pic.twitter.com/1kz1yTYGN5
— Garrett Oliver (@GarrettOliver) January 8, 2015
*may or not actually happen.
[via First We Feast]
Something called Hipster Dust exists, and it’s as magically pretentious as it sounds. The ‘dust’ is a mixture of various spices “to flavor vegetables, soups, noodles and everything else.” So, let’s review its hipsterness, shall we? Created in Williamburg, Brooklyn — check. Vegan — obvs. Monochromatic minimalist packaging — done and done. Seems pretty legit.
Hipster Dust is available for $5 per 2oz. tin. Sprinkle some on your vegan brunch or random kale-based dish. Then wash it down with a PBR, or whatever you’ve been drinking since before it was cool.
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The Beard Can Coozie will keep that Pabst Blue Ribbon, or any other can of beer, even cooler. Created by Etsy member armsandink, the coozie is made from crafting fur, and will add some much needed scruff to the party. It even has a mouth hole to proudly show off your ironic beer label, and to help remind you where the beer goes.