Tag: food
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These “Galaxy Eclairs” Covered in a Sweet Swirling Glaze Will Have You Reaching For The Cosmos
As you’ve probably noticed, the latest cosmic culinary trend involves more and more foods getting the galactic treatment. Like most bakeries experimenting with this fad, Musse Confectionery in the Ukraine has its own space-inspired specialty: extraterrestrial éclairs. Capturing “the beauty of the cosmos,” each éclair features icing inspired by an interstellar aesthetic. Various shades of…
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The Art of Drinking: Check Out These Creepy-Cool Wine Decanters
French designer Etienne Meneau’s hand-blown wine decanters go way beyond the basic function of aerating your vino — they’re sculptural pieces of art. Made from borosilicate (a low-melting-grade glass), the twisted, sinewy vessels in Meneau’s “Strange Carafes” series resemble tree branches, veins and even hearts (even more when they’re filled with red wine). Each carafe…
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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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Pie Baker From Seattle Creates Geometric Pies With Mesmerizing Colors and Patterns
If you love pies and geometric patterns, then Seattle-based Lauren Ko is for you. Lauren is a master at using both complex lattices to patterns made of colorful fruit, and her delectable combination will definitely test the saying “it looks too good to eat”. Lauren started baking pies just 2 years ago, and thought she’d…
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Revealing Photo Series Documents School Lunches From Around the World (And The Embarrassing U.S. Equivalent)
These images are all from a recent photo series, created by the salad chain Sweetgreen, showing what school lunches look like around the world. Each plate is meant to be representative of a typical lunch and was put together by intepreting local government standards and studying Tumblr photos taken by elementary students. “We wanted to…
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You Can Now Wear Your Favorite Food With These Delicious-Looking Designs
Don’t let societal expectations sway you: a purse can be shaped like almost anything. As such, why lug around a boring rectangle when you can store your portable belongings in a giant piece of pasta? Netherlands-based fashion blogger and designer Rommy makes quirky accessories shaped like colorful junk food. Through her Etsy store, you can find…
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Illustrator Gives Us An Insight Into Couples Vacation Time… As An Avocado
Illustrator Astkhik Rakimova looks forward to each and every vacation with their partner. However just like every couple, their vacations don’t always run smoothly. To remind us of the challenges we all face when going on a vacation with our significant other, the artist came up with a series of illustrations documenting life on vacation……
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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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Master Baker Creates Intricate Artistic Pies That Look Too Good To Eat
Everyone loves a good pie. But what if it LOOKED as good as it TASTED? Introducing master baker Karin Pfeiff Boschek who does exactly that, making pies that look almost too good to eat. Almost. Most of her creations are of the sweet variety and each pie crust designs is hand-cut from the baker’s own…
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Artist Creates Series Featuring Cats As Food And It’s Delicious!
Just when you thought that cats had been featured in every type of art known to human kind (need we remind you of this post where we showed you cats inserted into famous paintings), Russian artist Ksenia has come along and has created a series called Cats in Food where she imagines what it would…