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11.06.09 by Widge @ 6:19 pm  Okay, so as you may know, we took it upon ourselves to host a Graveyard Book Dessert Challenge. You can read about the whole spiel here, but the gist is that The Neil's book, The Graveyard Book, spent an entire year on the New York Times children's bestseller list. And as a result of the book doing so well, a lot of dessert was being thrown around. Far be it from us to steer clear of dessert, so we challenged you, our readers, to come up with desserts based on The Graveyard Book. Our friends at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab sent over an entire array of their Graveyard Book-themed scents for the grand prize winner--and we said we would pony up a CBLDF membership for the winner as well. There is trouble that comes from having these challenges--there must be winners and--let's not say losers, let's say people who just win slightly less than others. And in reality, nobody lost, because everybody was provided an excuse to make a dessert and then, of course, eat said dessert. So you're all winners not just in our book, but in the sense that we're all getting larger together. However, we promised winners. And we got it down to three finalists, and then we decided that we had to give the three finalists something, so we ponied up more. Why? Because we love you all. And we are now very hungry. Let's start with the second runner-up: Categorized as: Food
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08.23.09 by Widge @ 2:47 pm Yeah, I know. I thought it was a joke as well. But apparently not. It's true: KFC has abandoned bread for their latest monstrosity, the Double Down, in which you get two hunks of fried chicken enveloping bacon, cheese and some form of sauce. Here's a commercial, shot in the wild: Categorized as: Food
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06.30.09 by Widge @ 2:14 am So Storm (of Paul and Storm, naturally) posted this to Twitter. And by the end of it I was screaming too. I don't know why, I just couldn't help myself. Direct link for the feedreaders. Why is that so terribly disturbing? Best not to speculate. I do see very readily, though, that this strange anthropomorphic hot dog--this refugee from Upton Sinclair's The Fugitive--had an ancestor: Categorized as: Food
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04.12.09 by Widge @ 12:21 am Ken posted this on Twitter and I warn you: after watching this, you will never look at a Cadbury Creme Egg the same way again. Direct link for the feedreaders. Seriously, it's like Tool's Adam Jones decided to direct an advert for chocolate. Categorized as: Food
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02.10.09 by Widge @ 11:48 am  I remember hearing about this last year--a Waffle House in John's Creek, GA decided to offer "white tablecloth service" for Valentine's Evening. For our readers who don't live near a Waffle House or are unaware of its significance, it is listed on Wikipedia as a "casual dining restaurant." For the record, it is about as casual as you can get. It is normally the jurisdiction of broke students, working musicians and people in various stages of intoxication. I say this with no derision--it is a fantastic place for people watching. And as for the Valentine's Day thing, there are now thirty locations in which you can get this level of service, complete with candlelight and romantic music. Why? Because, as Waffle House Vice President of Marketing Pat Warner says, "What says love better than sharing a warm pecan waffle with your loved one." Indeed. Also, Warner said "We invite everyone to get Scattered, Smothered & Covered this Valentine's Day at Waffle House." No, Scott, I don't believe that's a euphemism. Seriously, if you do this, I want a picture and a full report. Participating locations and their numbers are here so you can call for reservations. Categorized as: Food
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