The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the largest technology trade show of its kind, took place last month, and probably pumped out a lot of new geeky tech stuff that we could post about. But since this is Phoodie, we had to post about this one. Fulton Innovation is experimenting with induction powered self-cooking [...]
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It’s Magic: Induction Powered Cereal Boxes And Self-Cooking Soup
Aired February 3rd, 2011 on The Biz, Trends and video.0 Comments7-11 Dabbles In Veganism
Aired December 17th, 2010 on Animal Rights, Fast Food, Junk Food, Retail and Trends.3 CommentsIt’s a little ridiculous, some of the things that people boast are vegan, like Oreos. Seriously? So, no animals, no dairy, but it’s cool to pump your guts full of fat and refined sugar? That’s not to say that all vegans believe in this, but we can count at least a handful that have brought [...]
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Was The Anderson Cooper 60 Minutes Segment On Chef Jose Andres The Death Knell For Molecular Gastronomy?
Aired May 4th, 2010 on Celebrity Chefs, Closings and Trends.1 CommentIn case you didn’t catch it on Sunday night, here’s Anderson Cooper bowing at the altar Chef Jose Andres on 60 Minutes. While we admit we do like the sight of smoke coming out of Anderson’s nostrils, the piece overall confirmed some things we’ve been thinking about this whole molecular gastronomy thing for a long [...]
Wait A Second, There’s No Booze In Root Beer?!?!
Aired December 7th, 2009 on Drinks and Trends.1 CommentRecently, a few local breweries have started down a new, less boozie path by brewing root beer. There’s something wonderful about real root beer that can not be denied. On that same note, there’s something undeniably similar between the word “barf” and Barq’s. Anyway, Philadelphia seems to be embracing root beer with open arms; here’s [...]
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Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Lighten-ing In A Bottle
Aired July 15th, 2009 on Drinks, In Season, Liquor, Object Of Desire, Superfoods, Tea, Trends and Vodka.0 CommentsThe need for a refreshing drink that will keep a zen-like smile on your face has long been sought after. And then, along came Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. The sweet tea transforms the vodka, like a party girl turned mom; here, the infusion of sweet tea lightens the heart of the hard liquor into a [...]
The Food Network Wii Game: Hopefully, You Can Do Violent Things To Guy Fieri In It
Aired May 4th, 2009 on Phoodies and Trends.0 CommentsWe can already tell this is going to be the stupidest video game ever created. The Grumpy Old Man knock on many Wii games, of course, is that you can do many of the things in Wii games in real life just as easily as you would with the games themselves. Wanna play soccer? Get [...]
Dept. Of Awful, Inevitable Questions: When And Where Will The First Obama Fried Chicken Open Up In Philly?
Aired April 2nd, 2009 on Phoodies and Trends.1 CommentIt is an idea that hurts the heart perhaps as much as consuming a bucket a day for a week, but it is a very real prospect: As we speak, corner chicken joints all over New York are rebranding themselves as “Obama Fried Chicken.” We assure you this is real, and not some horrible email [...]
