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Bird-Flavored Ice Cream Is the Most Disgusting Thing You're Dying to Try

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:59 +0000

Oh, Japan, you never disappoint. The country that brought us this has now decided to offer bird-flavored ice cream, finally filling a terrible void and putting the “robin” in ‘Baskin-Robbins.’ A Japanese eatery called Torimi Cafe recently offered bird-flavored concoctions at the Small Bird Expo in Osaka (something tells us Torimi doesn’t understand exactly what [...]

News Anchor Tries to Eat World's Hottest Pie

Emerald Catron — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:02 +0000

You might recognize a few of these faces from last week, when we showed the man on the right, Karl Stefanovic, pranking his co-anchor from Australia ‘Today’ on the air. He’s back, and this time he’s trying to eat the world’s hottest pie. If this confuses you, in Australia they make delicious savory pies, so it’s [...]

Ready To Become Alive After Five

Greg Tillotson — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:28 +0000

Any excuse to hang out in the sunshine listening to music, right? Starting next Thursday the 30th, you’ll have thirteen excuses every Thursday during the summer because Alive After Five returns! And K-Bear and our sister stations in the Townsquare Media group on the 23rd Floor of the Crowne Plaza are the sponsors for the [...]

Tasty Cicada Recipes for When the Swarm Strikes This Summer

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:22:56 +0000

Listen, don't read this while you're eating. Come back when you've finished though. It's just that reading about parboiling insects might have a negative effect on your appetite. See, the 17-year cicadas have already started to emerge from the ground, and there are going to be billions of them. BILLIONS. So, you may as well eat some, right?

Ridiculously Demanding Craigslist Ad For Line Cook Goes Viral

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:55:14 +0000

Thanks to reality TV and America’s desire to stuff their faces like these are the last days of the Roman Empire the job title of chef has grown in stature and prestige. But before you become a chef, you have to work your way through the kitchen. Farm Bloomington, a restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana, figured [...]

How Animals (Sort of) Eat Their Food

Emerald Catron — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:33:54 +0000

You should probably watch this video. Especially if you need something absurd to turn your day around. This is about as ridiculous as it gets. It’s a man doing his impressions of how different animals eat their food. Really none of them are particularly accurate (we don’t recall ever seeing a bull just slam his [...]

One of my Fun Easter Ideas Worked Like a Charm!

Jami Bond — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:30:14 +0000

How was your Easter? Mine was very colorful! I tried one of the fun Easter ideas that I posted last week and they turned out some awesome! Check it out! Easter deviled eggs! Yummy! My kids really loved them and I was told that we need to do this every Easter!

9 Tasty Peeps Cocktails That'll Help You Forget Easter

Emerald Catron — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:20:19 +0000

It's Easter weekend, and we all know what that means -- time to eat some ham and get your crunk on. We've always said if you aren't risking an insulin coma, you aren't really drinking, so here are some Peeps-themed cocktails to prove you love Easter but hate your body. Enjoy (to a point, then feel really sick a

Find Out What 2,000 Calories Actually Looks Like

Emerald Catron — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:31:51 +0000

Here’s a helpful video, if you were wondering how many carrots you could eat without going over 2,000 calories. If that sounds like something you definitely do not need to know, 2,000 calories is also quantified in Big Macs, pizza, Chipotle burritos and delicious, delicious avocados. Because you probably couldn’t eat 60 carrots if you [...]

Delicious Things Columbia Students Could Make With Their Stolen Nutella

Emerald Catron — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:26:27 +0000

Apparently students at Columbia University are just like the rest of us, at least to the extent that they can’t resist stealing massive quantities of Nutella whenever they get the chance. It seems the students have been taking off with as many as 100 pounds of the stuff every week from the school’s dining hall. [...]

Genius Physicist Invents Machine to Separate Cream From Oreos

Emerald Catron — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:47:57 +0000

Here you were proud of that macrame potted plant caddy you tied together. This video might have you rethinking your hobbies. Clearly what you should be doing in your spare time is inventing complicated machinery to deal with your snack food problems. This physicist invented a machine that uses a hatchet to separate Oreos and a [...]

The World's Most Expensive Bacon Sandwich

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:11:25 +0000

If there is one thing the internet has taught us it's that people really love bacon. A coffee house in Cheltenham, England is betting that there are folks out there who love the cured meat so much that they would be willing to shell out 150 pounds ($237) for what they are calling the Bacon Bling sandwich.

11 Awesome Examples of Fruit Art

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:06:34 +0000

Anything goes when it comes to art, particularly on the internet. Feel like constructing an ode to Grumpy Cat? Knock yourself out. What about a collection of Disney/Star Wars mashups? That, my friends, is also possible. Well, it also turns out there’s a group of really cool artists who have a particular knack for fruit. And [...]

Weird Fortune Cookie Fortunes

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:54:06 +0000

Chinese takeout is a classic American staple, and fortune cookies are easily the greatest part of the meal. Why? Surprise fortunes are inside, duh! The thing is, sometimes these pieces of paper don’t carry through on their fortune-esque duties. See, they’re supposed to be all, “you will strike it very, very rich one day” or [...]

11 Extreme Super Bowl Snacks

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:37:14 +0000

Only t-minus four days until the big game, so now is the perfect time to start thinking about the most important part of our Super Bowl party-- food. Nachos, sandwiches, pizza and anything greasy goes, as long as it's hardy and semi-manly. But how the heck are we supposed to choose with so many delicious options out there? Answer: go big.

10 Hilarious Cake Messages

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:39:01 +0000

One of the best parts of any sort of celebration is the cake. Just ask these babies –they know what we’re talking about. Cake is particularly awesome when it’s decorated all fancy-shmancy, because it adds an extra oomph to any event. It turns out there are tons of celebratory jokesters out there who enjoy turning [...]

There's Still Time to Buy a Rotten Twinkie on eBay

Donald Deane — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:45:35 +0000

Popular belief has it that Twinkies never go bad, but there's a disgustingly rotten Twinkie currently up for auction on eBay that proves this wrong. Oh so wrong.

Chicken Wing Shortage Looming Before the Big Game!

Jami Bond — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:46 +0000

There may be a crisis looming for football fans! With less than 2 weeks to go before the big game, fans may find it harder to find their favorite football snack! That’s because there is a chicken wing shortage! The National Chicken Council says that the demand for wings is at an all-time high due [...]

Jamie Oliver Joins the Epic Meal Time Gang, Gets Thoroughly Freaked Out

Emerald Catron — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:51:57 +0000

The Epic Meal Time crew is back with another disgusting display of artery-hating fast food gluttony. This time they brought a (very hesitant friend). Sort of. They kidnapped celebrity chef Jaime Oliver might be a more accurate way of putting it. In honor of Jaime’s heritage, this time they’re make a Filet o’ Fish and [...]

ReviewerCard Lets Businesses Know You're a Big Deal on Yelp

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:10:18 +0000

Thanks to services like Yelp, these days, everyone can be an influential reviewer. But unlike professional reviewers, who try to remain anonymous, some amateur internet opinionators would like to use their online clout to get better service. That’s where the ReviewerCard comes in. The brain child of entrepreneur Brad Newman, the black plastic card says “I write reviews” with the member’s name and an [...]