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  • This Frozen-Pizza-Flavored Beer Tastes Like Tangy Tomato Sauce And Pepperoni

    03/18/2024 4:55:47 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    Delish ^ | MAR 18, 2024 | Danielle Harling
    It's not an April Fools' Day joke.It's hard not to love the combination of pizza and beer, but what about pizza in beer? That's exactly the inspiration behind I(Pizza)A, a new collaboration between the frozen-pizza brand Tombstone and New Belgium Brewing Co.'s Voodoo Ranger IPA. Voodoo Ranger's I(Pizza)A certainly isn't the first food-flavored beer, but it might just be the most savory. Available just in time for National Beer Day on April 7, the beer incorporates all the flavors of a freshly-baked Tombstone pizza. There's the crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce, and savory herbs and spices. And what would a...
  • Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day With Specialty Pastries From The Bronx’s Little Italy Bakeries

    03/18/2024 4:52:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    Forbes ^ | Mar 18, 2024 | Michele Herrmann
    Falling on March 19th, St. Joseph’s Day honors this patron saint of fathers and carpenters who is recognized in Catholic and Christian observant destinations, including in Italy. He is not only recognized through religious services but also in culinary offerings. As an Italian food tradition, this feast day is celebrated with two special pastries, Zeppole di San Giuseppe and Sfingi di San Giuseppe (San Giuseppe is Saint Joseph in the Italian language,). At first, these St. Joseph’s Day specialties might look the same but they have some differences with preparation and taste. Zeppole di San Giuseppe are made with choux...
  • New Weight Loss Pill Helps Shed Weight Twice as Fast as Ozempic

    03/18/2024 4:42:35 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 19 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 18, 2024 | Adriana Diaz
    A new weight-loss pill made by Novo Nordisk — the manufacturer of Ozempic and Wegovy — helps patients shed weight twice as fast as the blockbuster injections, the company recently announced. The pill, called Amycretin, works similarly to the popular weight loss injections mimicking a natural hormone, GLP-1, which slows down the passage of food through the stomach, making people feel full for longer. However, this drug also stimulates a hormone called amylin, which also reduces hunger and slows stomach emptying. The combination of therapies seems to make it more effective.
  • The World’s Most Expensive Meal Will Set You Back $495k, and You’ll Never Guess Where It Is

    03/18/2024 4:20:35 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 23 replies
    Food & Wne ^ | March 18, 2024 | Jelisa Castrodale
    Alchemist's Michelin-starred chef, Rasmus Munk, is collaborating with SpaceVIP to serve a luxurious multi-course menu in a space balloon.Alchemist, the innovative, boundary-pushing Copenhagen restaurant, only seats 52 diners per night for its immersive 50-course dining experience, which is why there’s a reported 10,000 person waiting list for a reservation. But Alchemist chef Rasmus Munk’s newest dining venture is even more exclusive — and even more jaw-dropping. Munk, who has earned two Michelin stars and a perennial top-five place on the World’s 50 Best list, has announced that he is partnering with luxury space travel companies SpaceVIP and Space Perspective for...
  • France's Love for Frog Legs Is Causing a Potential Environmental Disaster on the Other Side of the World

    03/18/2024 3:24:02 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 44 replies
    Food & WIne ^ | March 15, 2024 | Stacey Leasca
    It's time to say non merci to cuisses de grenouille.The French love their frog legs. Apparently, a little too much. Eating frog legs has been a French pastime for hundreds of years, beginning with a few ingenious monks who had the Church classify them as fish rather than meat, bypassing religious rules of only eating meat on certain days. However, now, estimates state that French diners consume some 4,000 tons of frog legs a year, putting a few species of amphibians in peril. A group of more than 500 environmentalists, including participants from the French nonprofits Robin des Bois and...
  • MOLD WILL BE THE FOOD OF OUR DYSTOPIAN FUTURE: NEW RESEARCH EXAMINES THE FUTURE OF FUNGI AS FOOD

    03/18/2024 12:04:27 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    The Debrief ^ | MARCH 16, 2024 | MJ BANIAS
    In the ongoing search for sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to meat and other animal proteins, researchers have settled on a new product that only solidifies our descent into a dystopian science fiction story. Published in Nature Communications, this could be humanity’s new favorite food; genetically engineered mold. The study, led by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, demonstrates how the edible fungus, Aspergillus oryzae, can be bioengineered to enhance its nutritional value and sensory appeal as a meat substitute. By modifying the fungus’s genome using cutting-edge synthetic biology tools, the researchers were able to elevate the production of key...
  • Don't Fall For the Myths About Soy

    03/17/2024 9:08:42 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 28 replies
    DrFuhrman.com ^ | Dr. Fuhrman
    ...Soy is the subject of some of the worst health misinformation on the internet. We need to tune out this misinformation and follow the science. Greater intake of soy foods is linked to a decrease in the risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Soy contains phytoestrogens (“plant estrogens”) called isoflavones which are said to be weak estrogens, but it’s actually more complicated than that. Isoflavones have both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects. The evidence suggests that, because of their complex relationship with different estrogen receptors, soy isoflavones have beneficial anti-estrogenic effects in breast tissue while also having beneficial...
  • Europe Farmer Protests Harken Global Political Realignment

    03/17/2024 7:22:41 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 22 replies
    AMAC Newsline ^ | 15 Mar, 2024 | Ben Solis
    As farmer protests against radical “green” policies continue to sweep across Europe, liberal governments risk upsetting a delicate social balance that has led to relative peace and prosperity on the continent for decades. On February 19, hundreds of tractors rolled down the streets in Prague protesting the E.U. climate policies and high energy costs. Two days later, hundreds more tractors blocked roads in Spain. On March 6, farmers in Poland also took to the streets to oppose the E.U.’s climate agenda. Belgium, France, Italy, and Greece have all seen similar demonstrations – which are themselves an outgrowth of Dutch protests...
  • I have the world’s largest collection of empty potato chip bags — it started as a way to cope while my wife was dying of breast cancer

    03/16/2024 11:40:51 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 8, 2024 | Social Links forDavid Landsel
    A retired man who built the world’s largest-ever collection of empty potato chip wrappers says he’s finally reached the proverbial bottom of the bag — after pulling in an astonishing 24,000. Gary Key, of East Yorkshire, England, first embarked upon the thoroughly unusual pastime back in 2012 as a diversion after his partner Joanne was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Joanne eventually passed, but Key was determined to honor her memory by continuing to build the curious collection. Formerly employed by the University of Hull, Key, whose personal tastes run toward a nice, salty plain chip, estimated he collected nearly...
  • Meet New York’s Hot Dog King, who sleeps in his van outside the Met to protect his coveted spot

    03/15/2024 10:48:47 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 15, 2024 | Alyssa Guzman
    If you’ve ever had a hot dog outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you probably got it from Dan Rossi — aka the Hot Dog King — who sleeps in his van parked outside the landmark to protect his coveted spot. In the nearly 20 years that Rossi has been slinging dogs outside the Met, he’s become quite the Big Apple legend — something he says he, quite frankly, “doesn’t get.” “As far as ‘icon,’ I’m it, I guess. I enjoy it a little bit, I just don’t understand it,” the 74-year-old Marine veteran told The Post with a laugh...
  • Mom causes UPROAR after going on a furious rant about parents who bring their 'screaming kids' to COSTCO - insisting children should be left at home with 'dad' so she can enjoy her 'dollar pizza' in peace

    03/15/2024 10:33:03 PM PDT · by Morgana · 39 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 15, 2024 | Rachel Summer
    A mom of two is catching heat after posting a TikTok bristling at another family's screaming children as she tried to enjoy some downtime eating pizza at a Costco. 'This is why when you go to Costco, you leave the kids with dad and come by yourself,' mom, Tori, who goes by @thatmomtori ok TikTok, whispered into her phone. 'You don't come to Costco as a family when kids scream. Leave them home with dad,' she continued under her breath. Via text overlay, she added: 'I will never understand why families bring kids who do nothing but scream to Costco,...
  • LES GRANDS BUFFETS

    03/15/2024 9:30:34 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 3 replies
    Occitanie France | none given | Occitanie France
    Les Grand buffets in Narbonne have been offering the largest cheese platter in the world in a restaurant since December 2018. Over 111 varieties on a 30-metre shelf, every day of the year and as much as you can eat… You’ve never seen anything like it! The restaurant serves buffets of the great classics of traditional festive cuisine: royal seafood platter, lobster waterfall, 9 varieties of French duck foie gras, smoked salmon, lobster à l’Américaine, a Pantagruelic range of meat skewers and classic hearty bistro dishes, not to mention 50 homemade pastries. Savour from the 70 wines on the list...
  • World's heaviest blueberry grown in Australia

    03/15/2024 1:24:36 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 34 replies
    Australia-based Costa Berries broke a Guinness World Record by growing a blueberry that weighed .72 ounce. (Photo courtesy of Costa Berries) March 14 (UPI) -- An Australian berry company broke a Guinness World Record by growing a Ping-Pong-sized berry that weighs .72 ounce. A Guinness adjudicator examined the blueberry grown by Costa Berries in Corindi, New South Wales, and confirmed it was the world's heaviest blueberry. Brad Hocking, head of the team that grew the berry, said it was picked in November last year and kept frozen while the company communicated with Guinness World Records. The blueberry is the new...
  • Caffeine Makes Fuel Cells More Efficient, Cuts Cost of Energy Storage

    03/15/2024 1:07:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    The Register ^ | Thu 14 Mar 2024 | Dan Robinson
    Boffins show less platinum may be needed for long-lived power sourceAdding caffeine can enhance the efficiency of fuel cells, reducing the need for platinum in electrodes and significantly reducing the cost of making them, according to researchers in Japan. Fuel cells are attracting interest as an alternative energy storage technology in a variety of applications, from electric vehicles to powering datacenters, yet they can be costly as they use expensive material. Researchers at the Graduate School of Engineering at Chiba University, Japan, claim to have discovered that adding caffeine can boost their efficiency, reducing the amount of platinum required and...
  • With Another Nasty Election Looming, Prepping Goes Mainstream

    03/15/2024 6:46:35 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 31 replies
    Reason ^ | 15 Mar, 2024 | J.D. TUCCILLE
    Nearly 15 million Americans had 31 days or more of at-home preparedness in 2020. In these unsettled times, after the pandemic and related disorder, if you're wearily preparing for election year chaos, you're not alone. The Department of Homeland Security says "the 2024 election cycle will be a key event for possible violence" which half of Americans expect to be a feature of future political contests, no matter who wins. As divided as the country is, such fears unite us in preparing for hard times, whether they result from political turmoil or the natural unpredictability of the world. Growing Ranks...
  • Reasons why you should eat insects

    03/14/2024 5:55:28 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 64 replies
    Health Gadget ^ | None Given | Altwell Samuel
    Would you ever eat a plate full of insects? Sure, most people would say ‘NO’ and even shake their heads in disgust. Insects are considered as a good source of protein by some people and many Nigerians eat it. Insects are plentiful and many are safe to eat but a few of them are dangerous. >[? Though they look creepy and poisonous, insects are healthy, nutritious, as well as delicious. Edible insects have long been a part of the human diet and are consumed by a good number of people. They often contain high-quality protein, vitamins, minerals and amino...
  • Snake Steak Could Be a Climate-Friendly Source of Protein

    03/14/2024 1:50:30 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 69 replies
    Scientific American ^ | March 14, 2024 | BY MEGHAN BARTELS
    Pythons turn their food into meat pretty efficiently, a study finds, making them an intriguing alternative to climate-unfriendly cows. Put aside your chicken cutlets and meatloaf and say hello to python curries and satay skewers. Some snake scientists think eating these reptiles—already customary or at least acceptable in parts of the world—might help lessen the damage our food choices have on the environment. With some eight billion people on the planet today, all of whom require protein to stay healthy, finding new sources of these nutrients is a crucial issue. But how do you get from the challenge of providing...
  • The Real Threat to Your Way of Life

    03/13/2024 4:08:08 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 6 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 13 Mar, 2024 | John Klar
    It’s not about what you drive. It’s about what you eat. With a constant stream of Hollywood end-of-the-world calamity blockbuster movies, Americans are generally distracted from the real-life disaster scenario that threatens us. Growing dependency on processed foods, often shipped long distances via crammed distribution systems, has created a vulnerability to food supply disruption unparalleled in human history. Unprecedented Dependency The Southern sharecropper of a century ago generally possessed a healthier and more secure food supply than the vast majority of today’s urban denizens. The sharecropper was essentially an indentured servant to the landowner, but he could produce a substantial...
  • PETA Demands White House Officials Switch ‘Eggs For Potatoes’ At Annual Easter Egg Event

    03/12/2024 3:57:13 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 36 replies
    One America News ^ | 2:03 PM – Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Abril Elfi
    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is urging the White House to swap chicken eggs for potatoes at their annual Easter Egg Roll this year. The controversial organization wrote in a letter to First Lady Jill Biden that it wants to “suggest an appealing way to modernize the White House Easter Egg Roll,” which is set for April 1st on the South Lawn. […] … PETA President Ingrid Newkirk states … a ”potato roll” would not “exploit any sentient beings and would encourage empathy and kindness to animals while supporting potato farmers in the U.S.” …
  • UPDATE: Police search for woman after fight over endless shrimp has been identified

    03/12/2024 3:01:41 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 57 replies
    KFOR ^ | 02/19/2024 | Caroline Sellers
    The Oklahoma City Police Department has confirmed, “Thanks to your tips this person has been identified.” No further information has been released at this time. ORIGINAL STORY OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City Police are searching for a woman after she reportedly got into an altercation at a local restaurant. According to OKCPD, the woman, along with a man, entered a restaurant near Memorial and May where she got into an argument with restaurant staff. She began smashing plates and became verbally aggressive after they told her that their policy does not really promise “endless shrimp” that customers could take...