Food and Drink

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Doritos Puts On A Japanese Accent With Sesame Oil Seaweed Flavor Corn Chips

by Steve Levenstein

Frito Lay Japan and Kadoya Sesame Mills team up to bring you Doritos Sesame Oil Seaweed, a very different take on the classic corn chips usually flavored with chili, cheese or both. Take 'em while you can, though, as this limited edition flavor is only available through the end of August.

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Cork Vs. Twist-Off: The Debate May Be Over

by Laurie Kay Olson

For many people the wine cork has been the bane to fine dining and gracious living. The challenge is to get the corkwcrew in just right and pulling it out without spilling anything. Worse yet is when the cork starts to break apart and you end up with bits of it in your favorite red. You could go with a wine that has a twist off cap, but that just never seems quite . . . civilized. You may no longer need to make such an agonizing choice

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Getting The Dirt On Soil Soup

by Laurie Kay Olson

Those in the world of cuisine are always searching for that one exotic dish or line of dishes that will make them famous. Tokyo's chef Toshio Tanabe has gone to what some might call the ultimate extreme -- using soil. This isn't some dirt that he dug up out of the garden. It is pristine soil that come from areas like the mountains and dug from far below the surface. He uses only the best soil in his soup!

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What is a Nut Milk Bag?

by John P. Barker

What is a Nut Milk bag? Well, when I stumbled upon these words in search engine, my ideas ran from practical to just plain unsavory. Don't ask. What you should ask is if you want one... and if so, does it work?

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Cornucopia: Can It Get Any Crazier Than Printing Food?

by Michael McParland

Whether it is producing card-counting blakcjack teams or inventing the email, it is no surprise when MIT is mentioned in the same breath as something astonishingly intelligent and innovative. But a machine which is capable of printing out food? Come on! How much more wonderfully weird can new food inventions get? Say hello to Cornucopia.

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Star Trek: Where No Wine Has Gone Before

by Laurie Kay Olson

Space -- the final frontier. These are the vintages of the Starship Enterprise. Yes, indeed Trekkie fandom has reached a new high (or low if you don't get it). There are three varieties of Star Trek wine available for preorder from the members-only wine marketing website Vinport. For adult Trek fans the world over it is finally time to reach "nerdvana."

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Julibox: Cocktail Delivery For Experimental Alcohol Consumption

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

Anyone who engages in occasional (or frequent) alcohol consumption generally has a beverage of choice that is their go-to at home, or at other social events. Generally, deviation from the norm only occurs at restaurants and bars where fancy drink combinations are all too tempting not to swtich things up a little bit. But, drinking out of the house gets expensive, requires transportation planning, and pajamas aren't generally an acceptable wardrobe option. So, for those that want to live on the edge with their drink choices, without ever having to leave the house, there is Julibox.

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Stoneline Frying Pans -- Are They Worth It?

by John P. Barker

I cook. I don't mean a little. I mean a lot. Those that know me also know that among other things I'm a Lunch Lady (well, okay... technically a Lunch Man), a caterer, and general all around foodie. When I saw the infomercial on the Stoneline pans, I had to look into it a bit further. I mean, how different can they be from other non-stick pans, right?

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Want To Lose Weight That Badly? 5 Crazy Celebrity Diets

by Michael McParland

Try as one might to avoid them, celebrities are somewhat sewn into the fabric of our daily lives. So with the pressure of having to constantly look good it begs the question, what is going on behind the incredibly well groomed scenes? Whether it is a diet which starves the body of carbohydrates or a crazy juice only diet, it seems like celebrities will do just about anything to squeeze into their perfect ensemble.

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Battle Of The Best Blenders: Reviews and Recommendations

by Michael McParland

There comes a time in every man or woman's life when chopping vegetable after vegetable becomes unbearably monotonous. Enter, one of man's greatest kitchen inventions, and reliever of stress world-wide, the sacred blender. But which are good? Which are bad? Which are okay? Here are three blenders which caught the eye. Take a look and see if they catch yours.

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