Rob Pattinson, Liverpool Echo A Liverpool artist who created a series of fascinating landscapes made entirely from food is set to see his work go on show in a tasty-looking new exhibition. Carl Warner’s “foodscape” photography includes everything from cottages built out of candy to seas of smoked salmon and cabbages …
Danielle Brennan, Today Dan Drake has become a celebrity in St. Louis, thanks to his amazing skill with batter and a spatula. Known as Dr. Dan the Pancake Man at the Courtesy Diner, where he works, he has become a flapjack star because of his delicious designs, which went viral this
Konnie Lemay, Indian Country When Heid Erdrich observed the growth of the “locavore” movement—the push to buy and consume locally grown food—she saw a disturbing lack in an otherwise laudable concept. “Locavore folks were eating foods long-grown here by indigenous culture groups, but they did not know it,” Heid said. “I
Shana Lebowitz, Greatist We might not typically think of spaghetti as scandalous, but a group of rebellious Germans is proving us wrong. Some unidentified street artists in Cologne, Germany are defacing ads for fast food with recipes for higher-quality, home-cooked meals … READ MORE
PRWeb Chocolate & Cake is revolutionizing the cake industry by merging masterful cake art with the best work of gourmet chocolatiers. B&K Chocolate & Cake got their start working for Lady Gaga, creating personal edible art gifts that were shipped nationwide … READ MORE
Agnes Kegl, Express Do you know the favourite foods of Sophie Ellis Baxtor, Brian May, Noel Gallagher or Juliette Lewis? Food artist Patrice de Villiers’ new exhibition launches this Thursday and showcases an anarchic rock n’ roll approach to food photography … READ MORE
News Channel 20 Folks are fighting hunger here at home and across the globe — from inside local businesses. Throughout Springfield you’ll see paintings that contain small white marks representing a grain of rice. For each mark, one meal is donated through the World Food Programme … READ MORE
Amy Augustine, The Boston Globe On a mission to document the stories of everyday food makers, two 25-year-olds spent their summer giving new meaning to the term “movable feast,” making a 15,000-mile pilgrimage in a beat-up van. Brad Jones and Chris Maggiolo, students in the Master of Liberal Arts in
Abby Scalf, Daily Herald Vesna Boscovic believes art can transcend geographic boundaries.Wanting to give artists an opportunity to exchange, promote and earn international recognition for their work across continents, she created an organization called La Citadelle Artistic Association … READ MORE
Andy Battaglia, The Wall Street Journal The Surrealist painter René Magritte did his best to subvert and confuse, setting his sights on everything from the meaninglessness of painting pipes to the strangeness of wearing shoes. But dinner too? … READ MORE
Annie Colbert, Mashable Don’t limit your Instagram feed to selfies and food porn — a whole world of artistry and cleverness awaits your follow. Artists like khiesti, who creates mini masterpieces using everyday objects and a playful perspective. Sprinkles flitter like fairy dust and dried leaves give wings to googly-eyed monsters
Beatrice Fantoni, The Windsor Star When life gave Sonia Klue lemons, she turned them into cupcakes.”I always take on challenges,” said Klue, who turned her cupcake-making hobby into a small business after losing her job with the government last March.She admits she was a little hesitant at first. “My husband
Andrea Nagel, Times Live A blue egg and unflavoured creme fraise are served with squid ink, chilli salt, goji berries and fresh herbs, and dished up on a once-off Mervyn Gers ceramic plate.This is breakfast at the start of the Spier Secret Food Festival on Friday, a day of talks
Oman Observer Swiss chef Denis Martin is serving a dessert with the aid of a balloon. The inflated balloon is placed in a container with liquid nitrogen to shrink it. Then the balloon is removed and slowly begins to expand at room temperature before it is punctured with a needle.
Claudia Alarcón, The Austin Chronicle After the death of her mother in 2008, Kate Heyhoe found herself submerged in grief and in need of an outlet. “I knew she wouldn’t want me to be sad, she would want me to find a way to celebrate her life,” Heyhoe says. Inspired
Julie Lasky, The New York Times For her “Itinerant Gastronomy” project, the artist Mary Ellen Carroll stages intimate dinners in non-culinary-oriented settings. On Sunday, she will host the heart surgeons Dr. Bud Frazier and Dr. Billy Cohn, the chef Hugo Ortega and several other formidable figures in a vacant office
