Tag: dinner
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An Eccentric Cookbook by Salvador Dalí Is Being Reissued for the First Time in Over 40 Years
Like eccentric food? Then Dali has a cookbook for you! Published only once in 1973, Les Diners de Gala was a dream fulfilled for surrealist artist Salvador Dali who claimed at the age of 6 that he wanted to be a chef. The bizarro cookbook pairs 136 recipes over 12 chapters (the 10th of which…
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Chef Creates Artistic Creations that Will Fool Your Eyes and Tastebuds
Chef Ben Churchill has mastered the art of confusing the senses by creating stunning illusions out of desserts that can resemble other foods and everyday objects. From the making of a simple candy in the form of an apple or toast to edible ashtrays and rotten oranges, the chef surprises the fans of his work…
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People From Around the World Next to the Amount of Food They Eat Every Day
Photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio traveled the around the world for three years. Their mission was to visit and document the eating habits of 80 people from incredibly diverse backgrounds. What they discovered delivers a hard hitting dose of perspective. What they did was photograph individuals with the amount and type of food they…
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This Is What School Lunches Look Like Around The World
About 32 million children in the US eat cafeteria school lunches every day. As a nation with a childhood obesity epidemic, Sweetgreen – an organization that seeks to battle childhood obesity and promote healthy eating habits for children—decided to take a look at what these kids actually have for lunch at school. The organization also takes a look…
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Happy Thanksgiving! How Famous Artists Would Serve Thanksgiving Dinner
In this quirky series of photos titled “Thanksgiving Special”, San Francisco-based artist Hannah Rothstein imagines Thanksgiving dinners as plated by famous artists throughout history. Gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, and even the plate itself is used as a medium for edible artworks in the style of Jackson Pollock, Cindy Sherman, Georges Seurat, and Vincent van Gogh.…
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The Last Meals Of Death-Row Inmates Photographed by Henry Hargreaves
There are about as many opinions on capital punishment as there are prisoners on death row, but most can agree that it’s a sobering practice. New Zealand-based artist Henry Hargreaves explores the death penalty and our reaction to it in his gripping “No Second” photo series where he re-creates the final meals of inmates executed…