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Punny Oscar Foods 2011

Need last minute menu ideas for tonight's Academy Awards viewing? Here are some punny dishes we came up with inspired by tonight's nominees and some of our favorite recipes. True Cheese Grits, Winter's Bone Marrow, Mark Ruffalo Wings, and more. Yeah, we're pretty big nerds.

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6 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, February 27, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: Academy Awards, movies, Oscars, puns

Photo of the Day: Chocolate Fawndue

Photograph from Rakka on Flickr Artist Rakka is posting an image of a deer every day this year for her project Year of Deer. Today's deer: a pun-tastic chocolate fawndue. Related Photo of the Day: I Scream, You Scream Photo of the Day: Nat King Cole Slaw...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Tagged: art, chocolate, deer, Photo of the Day, puns

CakeSpy's Pun-tastic Collection of Rock 'N' Roll Sweets

Seattle-based blogger Jessie Oleson of CakeSpy planned a menu of sweets for Foodbuzz's 24, 24, 24 event, and like a good Seattleite, she got music involved. Some examples: James Brownies, Red Velvet Underground Cake, and Rolling Scones. Every punster is just dying right now. These really are too good. Recipes are included for each. Related How to Make Fake Cupcakes Cupcakes inspired by Cakespy Art [Photograzing] Lettuce Eat at Pun Restaurants Only...

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1 Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, April 2, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: art, baking, language, music, puns

2005 Yes We Cab! Cabernet Sauvignon

Add this to the list of Obama food and drink puns: 2005 Yes We Cab! Cabernet Sauvignon: "Earthy and spicy Cabernet...a classic Cabernet, elegant and stately, just like Obama himself." Only 56 cases were produced, and each bottle goes for $18. Related: 'Palin Syrah' Wine Drops in Sales After Sarah Palin Veep Pick...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, January 17, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Tagged: Barack Obama, puns, wine

Lettuce Eat at Pun Restaurants Only

Clockwise from top left: Peking Inn; A Salt & Battery Fish and Chips; Just Falafs; Lox, Stock and Bagel. From Best Week Ever. Washington D.C. hosts a respectable amount of pun-inspired restaurants, especially in the Thai food domain. Thaiphoon, Mai Thai, TenPenh (located on 10th Street and Penn. Avenue), and Leo DiCaprio's favorite tom yum soup source, Thai Tanic. But they have to compete against Thai Me Up, EnThaiSing and other non-Thai restaurants on the Best Week Ever's list of 50 Best Pun Stores. One of my favorites, The Grill from Ipanema, somehow didn't make the cut. Related The Best Worst Restaurant Names Ever...

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6 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, June 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: puns, Thai restaurants, Washington D.C.