Dessert

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Triple Decker Oreo: Man’s Progress Toward Superhuman Destiny

10:20AM May 14, 2011 | Sam Biddle

What would it take to make the Oreo – perhaps the most architecturally perfect dessert, ever – look like garbage? Another layer of cookie. The Triple Double Oreo, out this (northern) summer, is the cookie version of the 2001: A Space Odyssey monolith. More »


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Terminator 2 Cake Is Perfect For Almost No Occasions

11:00PM April 14, 2011 | Brian Barrett

When you first e-spy the amazingly molten Terminator 2 cake, you’re amazed at the fine balance of technical prowess and artistry that went into its creation. And then you start to think: what exactly would a cake like this commemorate? Birthday, wedding, bat mitzvah – doesn’t seem quite right. More »


Science

The Cutting Edge Of Dessert: How It’s Made At A Four-Star Restaurant

1:00AM September 26, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The Mast Brothers channel old-school artisanal techniques in their chocolate. Now, with our friends at Eater, we’d like to show you the other extreme: How Le Bernardin executive pastry chef Michael Laiskonis crafts one of his signature mind-bending desserts, Egg. More »


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Darth Vader Cake Has Dark Side Frosting, Banana Creme Filling

5:20AM September 26, 2009 | Adam Frucci

This Vader cake, made by the House of Cakes in Dubai, looks amazing. But the fact that it has a banana creme filling? Next level. [Great White Snark via Technabob]


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Flower Pot Ice Cream Is My Personal Worm-Filled Fantasy

1:00PM August 29, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Look, I may have eaten a whole chocolate Apple tablet, but I think I could still handle devouring one of these flower pot ice creams (by “devouring” I, of course, mean “daintily eating in the most lady-like manner possible”). More »


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Sweet Confession: I Ate An Apple Tablet

1:10AM August 29, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

With Taste Test in full swing, I couldn’t resist taking a dream concept and challenging a chocolatier. The end result, my friends, is the best tasting Apple product ever. (Trust me on that claim, I ate the whole thing.) More »


Gadgets

Japanese Dessert Machine Needs Better Spoon Launcher

6:15PM August 28, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Gadgets

Some Kitchen Devices Are Just Plain Stupid

8:40AM August 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I don’t get this passion people have for getting strange devices to cook and serve food. Like this Magisso Cake Server. Why oh why do I need a special utensil to cut my cake? More »


Gadgets

All Edges Brownie Pan Makes My Inner Child Want To Die

9:00AM August 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Attention gross chewy edge brownie people: You’re wrong. You always have been, and you always will be. But that hasn’t stopped you from getting your very own brownie pan, to help you indulge your vice in the purest way possible. More »


Gadgets

World’s Biggest Chocolate Fountain Is A Willy Wonka Wet Dream

4:40AM August 26, 2009 | Sean Fallon

If you have ever had the privilege of dining in the Bellagio restaurant in Las Vegas, you probably stood in awe of Jean-Philippe Maury’s breathtaking 8-metre chocolate fountain. More »