Pizza Hut’s new ‘Subconscious Menu’ reads our minds to place pizza order
(Relaxnews) – Pizza Hut in the UK is bringing new meaning to the expression “we eat with our eyes” after using the latest in eye-tracking technology to create the world’s first ‘subconscious menu.’ Set to roll out across all refurbished restaurants in the UK, Pizza Hut’s Subconscious Menu is designed to intuitively recognize what the […]
Brace yourselves: Mountain Dew testing Doritos-flavored fizzy drink
(Relaxnews) – What was first dismissed as a hoax has been confirmed to be the real thing: Mountain Dew has found a way to turn nacho cheese-flavored Doritos into a fizzy, liquid drink. And it’s called “Dewitos.” That’s right. In what the internet has been calling the ongoing ‘Dorito-fication’ of America, and America: Doritofied, PepsiCo […]
Americans react to Canadian snack foods in viral video
(Relaxnews) – A Buzzfeed video of Americans reacting to Canadian snack foods has gone viral, with more than 1.2 million hits since being uploaded over the weekend, for introducing viewers to foods like nanaimo bars and poutine under a barrage of cheeky commentary. It doesn’t start off well for the contingent of Canadian food representatives. […]
Move over macaron, there’s a new French pastry in town
(Relaxnews) – If the Cronut is the new cupcake, the éclair is the new macaron. And there’s perhaps no better time to revisit the traditional French pastry than National Chocolate Eclair Day in the US on June 22, a holiday that may have mysterious origins — no one really knows how or when it started […]
KFC Canada creates Big Mac knock-off
(Relaxnews) – Look out Big Mac. After Burger King launched a riff on the iconic double-decker burger last year, KFC Canada has launched its own version with a Big Boss sandwich that makes no bones about the fact that it’s inspired by McDonald’s. “Look familiar?” reads the KFC Canada ad. Indeed, it should, as the […]
Chefs cook computer-generated recipes out of food truck
(Relaxnews) – A food truck powered by the same artificial intelligence that beat humans in rounds of Jeopardy! has been rolling out across the US over the last few weeks, serving up computer-generated recipes like Baltic apple pie and pork tenderloin with vanilla. It’s a concept that stems from IBM’s Watson supercomputer, which famously beat […]
Calling all koodies: Cooking show for kids coming to US
(Relaxnews) – Is your kid a ‘koodie?’ Do they know the difference between hollandaise and béarnaise sauce already and scoff with disdain at the idea of boxed macaroni and cheese for lunch? The “MasterChef” TV franchise has put out a casting call for kid foodies who could be the next Thomas Keller. “Junior MasterChef” in […]
‘Saveur’ magazine teams up with YouTube food channel for new show
(Relaxnews) – YouTube food channel Hungry has teamed up with Saveur magazine to create a new web series in which chefs are challenged to cooking throwdowns, duking it out in battles over macaroni and cheese and Christmas Yule log. Dueling Dishes premiered over the weekend on what could easily be described as the online version of the Food […]
Top-viewed cooking videos on YouTube: peanut butter candy, BBQ egg rolls
In this week’s roundup of most viewed cooking videos, Reese’s peanut butter chocolates made repeat appearances, whether as a garnish atop peanut butter hot chocolate or as the corn kernels in a fall-themed cookie. Here’s a selection of the top viewed YouTube cooking videos as of November 8, 10 am GMT. BBQ Egg Rolls Missing […]