Food

Chefs at Chicago’s famous Alinea restaurant continue to innovate and stupefy at the dinner table, with their latest creation – an edible green apple balloon – filled with helium you can inhale.

For a limited time, Jack in the Box is offering up a milkshake flavored with bacon. Early reviews are that it tastes pretty good, with a sweet and smokey mix flavored by Torani bacon syrup.

HotCans are great camping or emergency supplies. Pierce the can’s top rim to activate the water and limestone mix in its outer shell and enjoy hot food – about 60-70°C – in just 8 to 12 minutes.

240sweet makes gourmet marshmallows in dozens of flavors – including monthly specials – that will satisfy more than your sweet tooth. You can even join their Marshmallow of the Month club.

The Culinary OGs of Epic Meal Time bake the most absurd pies this side of a Cherpumple, including liquor-infused apple pie, whole chicken pie, pad thai pie, mac and cheese pie and pizza pie pie.

The ultimate snack food, the almighty Twinkie gets the operatic treatment, courtesy of mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn, as she sings us the ingredients that make up this marvel of food engineering.

So we’re just sitting here, wondering what it would be like to see Guy Fieri spitting his food out instead of eating it, and then this video from Conan shows up on our desk. Nope, don’t need to see it twice.

It’s definitely a First World problem, but some of us don’t like soggy crackers in our soup. It’s also great for milk and cookies, carrots and ranch, or… gummy bears and syrup?!? Sign us up!

Crude jokes about Uranus aside, we think these beautifully crafted chocolate planets from L’éclat would be astoundingly fun to eat. Not in Japan? You can get them through this service. (Thanks, Gary!)

Created for a restaurant chain called Sticky Rice, RVA TV and Bark Marketing launched what is probably the first Godzilla roll to ever go into space. Weird? Yes. Tasty? Probably not any more.

The Photorito Lens Wrap is a protective cover that resembles the tasty and beloved Mexican dish; lenses stay in place burrito-style with a built-in band in the padded Tyvek and neoprene sleeve.

The pin-up calendar for those who love food more than anything else in the world. 12 pictures of Korea’s Italy’s gift to the world from NYC-based pizzeria L’asso. Yep, it also has a centerfold.

Nostalgia Electrics’ charming 3-in-1 Breakfast Station is great for making quick meals. It has a mini toaster oven, 4-cup coffeemaker and a built-in grill with a removable non-stick hot plate.

Zach Golden’s smart-ass website is now a smart-ass cookbook, providing tips and insights into what you should cook for any occasion – with the occasional swear word thrown in for spice.

If you can’t get through the holidays without watching A Christmas Story for the 1,000,000th time, but you’re sick of the same old human actors, here’s a classic scene, reenacted by frankfurters.

Ah, Cup Noodles – the embodiment of modern urban living. It’s not surprising that this ubiquitous snack has its own museum, where you can buy these washable, reusable, lacquered containers.

The EpicMealTime guys fix a very special Xmas tree, with enough bacon to clog every artery this side of the North Pole. We’re surprised they found branches thick enough to hold cheeseburgers.

The voluminous Modernist Cuisine hides the secret to making the Ultimate Hamburger. We stopped paying attention to the video halfway through because BRAIN WANTS BURGER NOW.

(NSFW:Language) Mac Lethal’s killer cover of Chris Breezy’s Look at Me Now, with lyrics slightly tweaked to reflect the fact that its being performed at the same time he’s cooking breakfast.