Category: Eating and Drinking

Pin-ups and Junk Food

After a day of reconciliation binge drinking, both Lucy Furr and I are feeling a tad fragile. I don’t quite know what hangover cure would do best, but I’m thinking it has to be junk food, with a side order of pin-up girls.

Toronto-based illustrator Wendy Ding has created a series entitled “Food Girls” that placed sexy naked women in unexpected scenes, for example in between a hot dog roll, smothered in tomato sauce. I know what you’re thinking and yes, I too would love a hot dog roll right about now. The Food Girls series can be seen after the jump – there are exposed boobies so view with caution.

Tags food, Food Girls, illustration, pinups, sexy babes, Wendy Ding

Arty Awesomeness Eating and Drinking Photoworthy Weirdness

You Won’t Believe It’s Food Colouring

Post author By prawn1
Post date October 23, 2009
1 Comment on You Won’t Believe It’s Food Colouring

Seriously awesome. Designer Corey Holms uses household objects to create beautiful, otherworldly scenes. His photos are made primarily of food colouring, vegetable oil, and water. Have a look at some of them after the jump.

Tags alien planets, Corey Holms, food, food colouring

Arty Eating and Drinking

Iconic Photos: The Marlboro Man

Post author By prawn1
Post date October 21, 2009
3 Comments on Iconic Photos: The Marlboro Man

Clarence Hailey Long, Jr (1910-1978) had a face sunburned to the color of saddle leather and obviously had his priorities straight, saying “If it weren’t for a good horse, a woman would be the sweetest thing in the world.” A photo of the Texas cowboy in a 1949 issue of LIFE magazine served as inspiration for advertising executive Leo Burnett, who in 1954, conceived the supremely masculine “Marlboro Man”. More about the man and the campaign after the jump

Tags advertising, cigarette, Clarence Hailey Long, Leo Burnett, Marlboro, Marlboro Man, smoking

Arty Awesomeness Eating and Drinking

Super Epic Rainbow Cake!

Post author By prawn1
Post date August 26, 2009

As some of you might know, I’ve recently taken to baking. I was pleased with my first effort, but now am always on the lookout for new and exciting recipes. And in a Liz Lemon “I want to go to there” moment, Lucy Furr sent me a link that made my whipped cream extremely stiff, if you know what I mean ;-)

From Kaitlin at Whisk Kid, comes the Super Epic Rainbow Cake. Made for a dear friend, Kaitin baked six individual layers (to match the 6 kinds of crazy of said friend possesses) with lemon flavored icing in between them, and then brought the monster cake together with white buttercream frosting. I would be remiss in my duties if I failed to provide you with the appropriate cake pron.

The recipe is available at Whisk Kid (scroll down to the bottom of the post).

[via Neatorama]

Tags baking, rainbow, recipe, Super Epic Rainbow Cake, whisk kid

Arty Eating and Drinking Featured

Shake and Bake: Onelargeprawn Makes a Cake

Post author By prawn1
Post date August 16, 2009
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Shake n’ Bake mix is very convenient for students, amateurs, and harassed soccer moms. It’s usually our M.O. too, but today, Team Onelargeprawn got adventurous on our own awesome asses, and decided to make a cake from scratch. And it turned out to be a great looking and delicious piece of confectionery. See the story below.

Using a classic all-in-one sponge cake recipe from domestic goddess dinosaur Delia Smith, Lucy Furr and I set about mixing our ingredients together, poured them into the pans, and after 30 minutes, two cakes emerged from the oven. They looked bland, much like my underwear collection. But all was not lost…

Next up, the icing – butter, icing sugar, a splash of milk, and “crimson red” food colouring. Not exactly the fiery red I was hoping for, but the result was pretty cool.

Breaking free of my kitchen assistant shackles, I decided to ice the cake. It went surprising well, my palette knife blurring as I did my thing.

Finally, the “cherry on top” – we stuck on a Bull Terrier stencil I made several years ago, and sifted icing sugar over the top. I’m pretty pleased with our effort, so pleased I just had to blog about it ;-)

Tags delia smith, food, pink icing, sponge cake

Cautionary Tales Eating and Drinking

Texts from Last Night

I don’t know about you but I’ve never sent a drunken text message. I know this because most times I don’t even remember having a cellphone, and if I do, odds are I’ve left it at home. But I can imagine that for a number of people waking up from a debaucherous night out, the messages on their cellphones would be a good place to piece together what the hell they did (or who they did) the night before.

Texts From Last Night (TFLN) was founded in Feb ’09 to collect the comedic, embarrassing, and illogical drunken text messages for the whole world to enjoy. Here are some of my picks:

(512): I pooped in a mop bucket.
(1-512): WTF???
(512): Their employee restroom was locked what kind of customer service is that

(410): That chick was all over your bacon last night, grinding on you, I thought you were going to bang her in the club
(301): Dude it was a lap dance

(913): very cute, but more “I wanna put you in my pocket and keep you as a pet” and less “please bang me” type of cute.

(513): someone is gonna have my baby tonight. they just dont know it yet
(330): I’ll alert the authorities

(480): allegedly i woke up at 5am sat in the dishwasher and peed

(317): Thanks again for letting me crash last nite. Sorry I banged your little brother.

(508): you didnt say anything until i brought it up today. i guess i misjudged your maturity.
(978): I guess I misjudged your gender.

(310): I understand how i shit in my shoes, but explain why you were wearing them.

(859): I thought you should know that you passed out in your trash can last night.
(1-859): Thanks for throwing up on me.

(949): With my blond hair and big tits getting ass is like fishing in a bathtub

See more at TFLN [via Trend Hunter]

Tags acholol, drunk dial, embarrassing situations, memory lapses, SMS messages, text messages

Eating and Drinking Video Clips

Heineken’s Walk-in-Fridge Commercial

Post author By prawn1
Post date April 26, 2009
1 Comment on Heineken’s Walk-in-Fridge Commercial

In this funny little ad for Heineken, a woman is taking her girlfriends on a tour of her new home, and shows off her fancy walk-in wardrobe. The girls erupt in joyous screams but are overshadowed the screams of glee from the men. Check it out.

And here’s a great spoof by Bavaria on Heineken’s Walk-in-Fridge commercial.

God bless competitive advertising which one did you like best? Drop us a comment.

Tags advertising, bavaria, beer, commercials, competitive advertising, heineken, walk-in-fridge

Eating and Drinking Entertainment

PETA Crowns Sexiest Vegetarian

Post author By prawn1
Post date April 8, 2009
3 Comments on PETA Crowns Sexiest Vegetarian

I had salad for lunch – truly I did and I loved it every bite of it. It’s not like the TV ad where the husband gives away the sandwich his wife lovingly made for him and heads off to KFC for fulfilment.

To tie in with the fruit and vegetable theme, I’m pleased to announce that PETA has recently chosen winners for its 2009 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest. Did you even know there was such a contest? I certainly didn’t, perhaps I should take a more keen interest in this vegetarian lark. “Vegetarians are people too” someone once told me, and these ones are hot.

After 3 rounds, two women made it through to the final – Gisele and Amber. Gisele (on the left) is a 25-year old meat-dodger from Miami who enjoys modeling, graphic design, arts and crafts, and mountain biking; Amber is 29, hails from Minnesota and is turned on by confidence, bad boys who have a heart for animals, tattoos, and creativity.

And the winner is…. after the jump :silly:

Tags contests, models, pageants, PETA, Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door, vegetarian

Eating and Drinking Hints & Tips Inspirational Designs

Electric Cigarettes

Electronic cigarette from the Daily Mail

On the topic of smoking gadgets – here’s one that offers you a nicotine high with none of the side effects or nasty additives.

Apparently you can smoke electric cigarettes (which are battery powered) indoors at work and in restaurants because they use pure liquid nicotine. So there’s no secondary smoke to harm the people around you.

Check them out on youtube: the new electric cigarette

And check out a full range of products on Smoke51.

The Daily Mail’s article has more information.