Food

It’s so hot out that the lack of paleteros in your area is dangerous. Worry not. The authentic recipes in Fany Gerson’s Paletas will show you how to perfect your own Mexican cool-down treats.

The Drunk Kitchen is good for laughs, but if you want to watch a real pro check out Vincent Talleu as he makes croissants and other pastries. You’ll be craving for bread by the end of the video.

(NSFW: Language) A little milk, some sugar, a smidge of vanilla and a bottle of rosé all combine for another amusing don’t-drink-and-cook episode, over at My Drunk Kitchen. (Thanks Tony!)

Forget about forks, knives and tongs. This is what men use to deal with meat. Use Bear Paws to lift, carve, slice or shred meat of any kind. Its handles stay cool so your own paws won’t get burned.

Nathan Myhrvold and a team of chefs fill this six volume, 2,438 page set of books with everything you’d ever want to know about the science, tech (and art) of cooking. For serious foodies only.

Bridget calls it a “Dessert for Dudes”, but her pastry will make any chicken lover crave for a bucket of the real thing. It’s simple to make too. The secret to its finger-lickin’ look? Cornflakes.

By interviewing 80 people from 30 different countries about their eating habits, Faith D’Aluisio and Peter Menzel were able to compile this tasty portrait of food and culture from around the globe.

Bourbon drinkers have lollipops, so why shouldn’t beer connoisseurs have their own candy too? Available in creamy caramels and taffy, made with real beers like IPA, Lager, Stout and Lambic.

UK online food delivery group Just Eat has designed the Eatensil, a Swiss army knife of cutlery of sorts; it has a pizza cutter, chip fork, chopsticks, bottle opener and fork, knife and spoon.

Oh, come on people. Planking is so yesterday. Everyone who’s anyone knows that cone-ing is the next big internet craze, brought to us compliments of Alki “The Clown Prince” Stevens.

Milton Crawford’s cookbook breaks hangovers into six tidy categories of hurt, offering recipes and activities for snapping out of each type of morning fog the day after you get your drink on.

Foodies with palettes that like a balance of spicy and sweet might like Mike’s Hot Honey, handcrafted in Brooklyn in small batches and spiked with vinegar and chiles to give it some heat.

Epicmealtime protein-loads with the most insane breakfast sandwich ever. We still can’t believe any drive-thru can meet their demands. We can rarely get a single Egg McMuffin without a wait.

Events in the Sky takes the translation of haute cuisine a little literal with their sky-high dining concept. The service is available at locations around the world. They do marriages too.

We’re fans of the cool animations which can be achieved by simply placing objects on a turntable and spinning them. Here we have an unusual set of zoetropes made from tasty eats (and matchsticks).

Who doesn’t love fudge? This special stuff is handmade by Coop’s MicroCreamery in Watertown, MA using all natural ingredients like sugar, cream, butter, chocolate, cocoa, molasses and L-O-V-E.

Make sure you’re prepared for any disaster or zombie/frankenstein/space Nazi invasion with the Tactical Sammich. It lasts up to 2 years and comes in Pepperoni and Honey BBQ Beef flavors.

The epicmealtime guys are usually all about meat, but now that their bellies are full, they’re having a little dessert, with treats like candy cheeseburgers, chocolate chip cookie steak, and KitKat fries.

Lex, Seth & Carrie, the evil tea, sugar and coffee storage jars from Thabto, are designed with an evil glint in their eyes to tell you what’s inside; their heads have room to fit the handle of a spoon.