Mirror and Cache index - Lifestyle: Food and drink
255 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 22:20:58 by kesk2006 | 34 comments
Can you drink before, during, and after going to the gym? Is moderate drinking healthy? Sure, as
long as you pick the right cocktails. Herein, a slightly unhealthy but moderate guide.
235 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 18:10:44 by kufurex | 10 comments
Fact: One hundred thirty billion cans are produced every year in the United States, a metal army
rattling down conveyor belts, tumbling down vending machines, fueling football fans, littering
riverfronts, clinging to circular electromagnets in the scrap yard off Montana Avenue NE. And this
week marks the can's 200th birthday.
425 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 07:27:13 by ScarlettMadi | 65 comments
I recently noticed how many gourmet chocolates were crowding the shelves, I had to try every one of
these strangely-flavored chocolates, no matter how frightening or disturbing, and report back with
what they taste like. I wanted to know if gourmet = gimmick, or if gourmet = good.
488 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 16:18:08 by EatingTheRoad | 34 comments
All bacon should be served in this way from now on!!! Who's with me?
288 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 16:17:38 by cranelake | 29 comments
I hope to be this spunky when I'm his age!
296 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 20:00:15 by amprather | 64 comments
Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a billion potentially tainted eggs this month
share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed. Both farms are linked to businessman
Austin "Jack" DeCoster, who has been cited for numerous health, safety and employment violations
over the years.
765 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 04:04:14 by 420Vice | 93 comments
305 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 02:39:13 by jaybol | 67 comments
A new study finds that extra virgin olive oil is often anything but. What can you do to get the pure
olive oil you're paying for?
413 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 09:53:31 by jerryjamesstone | 76 comments
The small bio-tech firm, AquaBounty Technologies Inc., has genetically engineered a salmon, which
reaches an 8-pound market weight in just 18 months, compared to the 36 months normally required.
335 votes | submitted 2010-08-19 19:12:00 by absolutelytrue | 19 comments
It's said "What whiskey won't cure, there's no cure for." Scientists in Scotland applied that adage
to alternative fuel and brewed up biofuel made from whiskey byproducts.
171 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 20:33:47 by skateboard | 6 comments
It’s back to school season and some dining establishments have got their creative juices flowing,
offering free deals in exchange for a donation to support local schools or other charitable
organizations.
489 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 19:47:12 by entrepreneur75 | 26 comments
A classic case of the hunter becoming the hunted… Just with extra pickles and a shitload of mayo.
263 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 21:11:55 by mwtapp | 15 comments
Stephen speaks to biologist Michael Blum about all the harmful chemicals that could be in seafood
from the Gulf for years to come.
210 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 11:34:54 by oteque | 9 comments
Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy
breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year.
And unlike many oysters across the Gulf Coast, ruined by BP's massive oil spill and the fresh water
poured in to fight it, Supan's oysters are all alive.
232 votes | submitted 2010-08-19 20:17:22 by BuzzEdition | 26 comments
So I'm back from vacation, and ready to shave a few more weeks off my life in the service of science
... bacon science, that is. This week's mission: Extreme Bacon Pancakes
1246 votes | submitted 2010-08-19 19:29:41 by CB810 | 538 comments
Five Guys Burgers has been gaining in popularity in recent years, and for those who eat the burgers
- there's no surprise there. What is a surprise of readers of the Zagat Survey though, is that Five
Guys Burgers wasn't even in the top 5 burgers last year...
296 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 01:34:24 by Frankzulla | 71 comments
Cornell University is known for its high-minded academic research, but it also has its hand in some
randier projects. For example, professor Michael Lynn recently published a research paper on how a
waitress's appearance affects her tips, according to this report on Restaurant Hospitality.