Food and Drink

The Next Level of Tailgating: The Margaritaville Portable Tailgate Grill

by Chris Weiss

The Margaritaville Portable Tailgate Grill mounts directly onto a vehicle hitch providing a portable grilling solution that travels wherever you do.

Red Bull Has Competition From Anti-Energy Drink Company Slow Cow!

by Beth Hodgson

Energy drinks might be all the rage, but not everyone wants an instant pick me up; or rather, there are just some people that shouldn't have one. With this in mind, a new company has created the anti-energy drink to help tone down the hyperactive.

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New Way to Capture Wasted Energy Being Tested by Burger King?

by George Delozier

As more and more companies begin to feel the increasing cost of energy, there has been a steadily increasing number of innovative and "interesting" ideas being brought forward to help drive that cost down. One of the latest being a kinetic energy capturing system being employed by...Burger King?

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Coolest Bar In Tokyo Serves Beer In Blocks Of Ice

by Steve Levenstein

When it comes to beer, the cooler the better - but you'd never have it on the rocks. "Icebar Tokyo" has the answer: frosty cold "In The Rocks" beer mugs carved from blocks of real ice!

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Chopsticks Or Fork? Have It Both Ways With Choplery™

by Toby

Even if you're an expert chopstick user, there are still times when flatware comes in very handy. A knife and fork, for example, would prevent things like sauce dribbling down your shirt as you try to munch your way down that spear of Chinese broccoli. And how else will you eat your soup but with a spoon?

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Old Drugs Learn New Tricks For Weight Loss Pill: Contrave®

by Boomer Babe

There's a once a day pill to prevent heart attacks; maybe soon, there will be a once a day pill to fight all addictions. We're headed in that direction now, as two drugs, one used to combat drug and alcohol addiction and the other to quell nicotine addiction, have been combined to fight food cravings....

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Thought You'd Seen Everything? Catch This Magic Dishwasher

by Must Love Gadgets

It really took a lot of imagination to come up with this remarkable and dazzling triple-function design. It's a dishwasher, and a more space efficient, energy saving, awesomely ahead-of-its-time design for a dishwasher I've yet to see. But this dishwasher also can take your dirty plate and spit it out as a clean bowl!

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Try These All Natural Dog Treats: They're Good!

by Lady Bee

Recently, I went into a pet store where samples of Free Range Dog Chews' natural dog treats were being offered to dog passers-by, and well, my dog was at home... so I tried them.

Comfort Food At Its Finest: Restaurant That’s All About Mac ‘N Cheese!

by Beth Hodgson

After I recently wrote an article about a restaurant that deals exclusively in PB&J based meals, a reader suggested S'MAC, another restaurant that features a food that will take you back to your childhood and to the days of your mom's hearty home cooking. I really hope you like cheese; but who doesn't?

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Soda Pairing: Match A DRY Soda To Your Meal

by Toby

I'm not much of a soda drinker, except for an occasional Diet Coke® with a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger, but I've been looking for a non-intrusive beverage to replace a glass of wine or beer with a "real" meal, and Diet Coke doesn't do....

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Embodi: Juice Brand Promises The Same Health Benefits Of Wine

by Beth Hodgson

Recently I've been talking a lot about wine and wine related products, I'm not sure what that says other than the fact that perhaps it's been a while since my corkscrew has made in appearance. However, since not everyone likes to drink, let's focus on a company that gives the same benefits of wine, but without the alcohol.

The 10 Most Wanted ... Summer Beers

by Toby

It's definitely summer, which fulfills practically everyone's requirement for a nice cold beer. The neatest thing about beer is that there are so many varieties and so many breweries, you can't ever get bored drinking it. This summer I turned to the 10 most wanted summer brews for inspiration....

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Volute Wine: Wine To Go In Portable Bottles

by Beth Hodgson

Recently I introduced you to wine served in test tube bottles for single servings of wine. Now, let me introduce you to one of their competitors, that also offers single servings of wine, but this time in a more portable format.

Green Blood Still Flows In The Land Of The Jolly Green Giant

by Boomer Babe

Everyone from the equipment builders to the canners for the Blue Earth Minnesota Green Giant plant was on hand this past weekend to pay homage to one of the icons of the boomer age and one frequently parodied by Gens X and Y: the Ho Ho Ho Jolly Green Giant.

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Luna: Organic Meal Plan For Pregnant and Nursing Women

by Beth Hodgson

Despite the cravings that can accompany pregnancy, it can be challenging for women who are expecting or nursing to focus on maintaining a balanced diet that is crucial for the health of a baby. It can take a lot of effort to research the foods that are beneficial and those to avoid, and who wants to do that when exhausted from pregnancy or caring for a brand new baby. A new brand of food just for pregnant women, takes the thought out of nutrition in pregnancy.

Unique Restaurant Serves Peanut Butter and Jelly Exclusively!

by Beth Hodgson

Peanut butter has forever been a staple in sandwiches that appear in lunch bags and snack tables around North America for years. But with increased knowledge about peanut butter allergies, it can be difficult to find somewhere where you can sit down to enjoy a good old PB&J sandwich, that is if you don't where to look. One restaurant franchise brings peanut butter back into the accepted mainstream, by serving nothing but peanut butter.

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Room Service Plus 9, Because "Dog Is A God®"

by Lady Bee

It's been almost a year since I covered the masterful dog houses created by Italian artist and designer Marco Marisini. I checked back to see if he had designed any more dog houses, and I found that he didn't stop at dog houses... Morosini has designed a whole line of attire and accessories befitting only the dog gods!

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Refreshing In More Ways Than One: Pool Pong

by Chris Weiss

Cold beer, cold water and your favorite party game of all time, what else do you need this summer?

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Is Beer Power The Next Alternative Energy Solution?

by Myra Per-Lee

Can you imagine filling your car up at a local brewery, pouring beer into your gas tank, and driving around town? No doubt the air would be less toxic in your town, and how nice everything would smell. Every time you filled up you could bring a nice cold glass for yourself, of course....

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WineSide: Wine Tasting From Test Tube Wine Bottles

by Beth Hodgson

Selling wine by the glass can lead to waste at restaurants or wine that just isn't top quality because the bottle isn't finished within the recommended time after recorking. A company called WineSide has come up with a unique alternative by packaging their finest wines in a unique way.

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