Eat more fruit

February 16, 2010 at 9:58 am
Filed under Food, Industrial Design

Perhaps you’ve indulged a bit during Snowmageddon and need to get back to eating like a normal human being rather than a caged animal.  How could these fruit bowls not inspire you? — A.M.

Leggo my Big Mac!

February 10, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Filed under Food, Humor

“The infamous big Big Mac from McDonalds was recreated by japanese lego artist Sachiko. 
The designs were made to scale using only the standard lego bricks. The design features the hamburger itself, complete with melting cheese and sesame seed bun. The burger is then accompanied by a pack of french fries and a pop. The pop is capped with a transparent lid and a multi-coloured straw. The only thing this meal doesn’t manage to recreate is the taste of a big mac.” — A.M.

Helvetica cookie cutters

January 25, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Filed under Food, Misc.

Cookie dough + Helvetica = sweet font happiness. — A.M.

Back at the farm

October 27, 2009 at 10:40 am
Filed under Food, Green Related, Interior Design, SEGD Conf + Expo

Photography by Michael Moran

When you’re in DC for the SEGD Conference + Expo next June, be sure to check out Founding Farmers located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 20th Street. According to the CORE architecture + design website, “Founding Farmers was designed to the owner’s specifications – low energy output, renewable materials, in a fun, casual environment. A project of the North Dakota Farmer’s Union, Founding Farmers is designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, making it the first restaurant in Washington, D.C. to achieve such a rating.” Your devoted blogger, Ann, recommends the bottomless salad of 17 different vegetables. For more on the sustainability of the project, read the case study in GreenSource. — S.N.

A great dog is hard to find.

October 26, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Filed under Architecture, City Happenings, Food, Misc., SEGD Conf + Expo

Since the next SEGD Conference + Expo is in Washington, DC, your devoted blogger will be preparing you for your trip (you’re coming, right?) with some tasty tips on the National Capitol Area.  Not to be missed is Ben’s Chili Bowl, known not only for its half smokes (a local specialty between a hot dog and a sausage) but also its vintage decor.  Put it on your list.  But bring cash because only Bill Cosby and Barack Obama eat for free. — A.M.

Food art/art food

September 13, 2009 at 7:49 am
Filed under Food

At last, food for the obsessive-compulsive among us. — A.M. 

“Pre-cut fruit system that allows you to verify that you get the whole fruit and from the same unit.”

“Cookie with decoration that indicates how to bite it.”

Not just whistling Dixie

July 13, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Filed under Food

Wasara Soldiers Girl video tableware takes the old paper plate to a new level: aesthetic, artisanal, and stylish.  Made from reed pulp and sugarcane waste, the dishes are completely biodegrable.  Very zen. — A.M. download xmen origins movie

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Baking goes 3D

May 31, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Filed under Food

We all knew it was only a matter until cookies Ruthless People video

broke free of the two-dimensional world into the third.  Think how an adaptation of this recipe could add to your proposals.  Tiny chocolate cookie sign samples?  Too yummy. — A.M.