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Meals Interrupted

August 20, 2013 Art

Photographer Davide Luciano and professional food stylist Claudia Ficca are married, and their latest project is entitled Meals Interrupted. Its a fun and clever series, rich with story and humor. Via DesignBoom:

‘Honeyed’

Each visual bears the image of an abandoned tabletop, one that has been disturbed by an unfortunate accident, or humorous mishap — a picnic is suddenly ravaged by a swarm of bees, a devastating fire chars every meal, and a chaotic mess of school lunch is left behind after a cafeteria food fight. Each shot captures the uncanny sense of disappointment that follows an unexpected, hurried ending to a meal.

‘Tossed’

‘Al Dente’

‘Soaked’

‘Charred’

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This Beautiful Fruit Infographic Is So Well-Designed It’s Worth Printing and Framing

May 31, 2013 Art

The brother of this fantastic fruit infographic is one all about vegetables. It’s so great that I own it and it hangs proudly in my kitchen. Last night as I ate dinner, in fact, I stared at the pantheon of vegetables, trying to figure out where my kale fit in, and what the heck some of the rarer vegetables were. Now Pop Chart Lab has an equally impressive poster out and it’s all about fruit! It’s a mere $30 right now, order yourself one and start learning about all sorts of fruits you’ve never heard of before! Via FastCoDesign:

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Bauhaus Meal

May 21, 2013 Art

Reimagined by food stylists, these Bauhaus-inspired creations are deliciously minimal. Via FastCo Design:

Food & Drink

Juice!

April 18, 2013 Food & Drink

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I was somewhat stunned walking down the drink aisle in Whole Foods the other day and seeing a 16 ounce bottle of juice selling for $10. I thought my $3 kombucha splurge was decadent. But apparently, these super-premium pressed juices are flying off shelves. The NYTimes has a colorful and interesting read on some of the latest juice trends, companies and ingredients on the market today. For instance, one bottle of BluePrint can have as much as six pounds of produce in it. Drink up.

Animals

Making an Insect Menu Chic

April 10, 2013 Animals

Fast CoExist has an article about the future of food, and it involves creepy crawlies. You’ve probably heard that insects are sometimes considered the food of the future because they’re high in protein, low in fat, and take a fraction of the resources to farm and produce. The biggest hurdle for us in the West, though, is to make them appealing. Enter a UK startup called Ento (Bento box + Entomology) that aims to make insect-based food appealing, and even sexy. Their asian-influence stems from the notion that a clean and slightly exotic take on edible bugs may work to bring in skeptical (and squeamish) eaters. After all, it was only a few decades back that sushi was an odd and revolting concept to many Westerners. Cricket sashimi, anyone?

Ento – the art of eating insects from Ento on Vimeo.

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The Healthiest Infographic

February 26, 2013 Art

Pop Chart Lab has a beautifully crafted infographic all about vegetables. It’s called The Various Varieties of Vegetables, and it’s informative, and would look fabulous on a kitchen wall. Did you know about Borage Greens or Sculpit or Melokhia? I sure didn’t. Buy it here.