telegraph.co.uk Happy 50th, Barbie. The Telegraph reports that a 2.1 meter tall cake, the biggest Barbie cake in history, was displayed on the First Fleet Steps of the Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. That should feed all her friends and coworkers, as she's been a pediatrician, Air Force jet pilot, sign-language teacher, McDonald's cashier, Malibu beach bum, plastic corvette driver, and many other noble professions. Related Barbie's Celebrity Chef Moment: 'I Can Be TV Chef Playset' Photo of the Day: Ox Tongue Angel Barbie Creative Photos of Dolls and Food From Boopsiedaisy...
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"I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I Am." —Theodore Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, who would have been 105 today...
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At a woman's recent birthday dinner, as reported by CNN, "the bill for the birthday girl and her seven
guests came to a whopping $3,450, which someone suggested splitting evenly. That worked out to $500 per person, plus tip." One guest refused. How do you usually handle these situations?
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Since one photo cannot summarize the breadth of serious eating this woman can perform, we had to pick four. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Robyn! And special thanks to Mrs. Lee for birthing you! We must also thank your friends from Norway who sent that Rick Astley lookalike today from the Peppy Grams singing telegram service. To quote Rick: we're never gonna give you up, Boppy....
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Photograph from mstephens7 on Flickr 1958 was a big year. A fourteen-year old Bobby Fischer won the U.S. Chess championships, NASA was created and the very first sushi conveyor belt scooted around a restaurant! It all started in April of 1958 when a mobile stream of plates carrying tuna belly fat and salmon first rotated inside Mawaru Genroku Sushi restaurant in Osaka, Japan. Creator Yoshiaki Shiraishi called it "kuru kuru sushi," which adorably translates to "sushi-go-around" in Japanese, and eventually decided that 8 centimeters per second was the ideal speed—slow enough for safe arrivals, but also fast enough to keep up with voracious appetites. Shiraishi also invented a robotic sushi model, where robots carry the raw fish, but it didn't...
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The U.S. Flag: In 1777, Old Glory was adopted by Congress as the flag of the United States. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day. In 2006, Martha Stewart whips up this American Flag Tart (right), perfect for the vexillologist in your life. Raspberries, blueberries, and crème fraîche create the familiar design of Old Glory. Junior Walker: Born in 1931, died in 1995. As the leader of Motown's Junior Walker and the All Stars composed the song "Home Cookin'," which takes a woefully unenlightened view of domestic relationships. Laurie Colwin: Born in 1944, died in 1992. Many of the food-minded folks out there will recognize Colwin as the author of Home Cooking and More Home Cooking as...
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Malcolm McDowell: Born in 1943. Probably best known for his turn in A Clockwork Orange, McDowell's early jobs included serving drinks in his parents' pub and a stint as a coffee salesman. Ally Sheedy: Born in 1962. Her Breakfast Club character, Allison Reynolds, whipped up a Cap'n Crunch–and–Pixie Stix sandwich during Saturday detention....
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