Posted by Robyn Lee, July 9, 2008 at 12:00 PM

How would you "cook" spaghetti with tomato sauce using nonfood ingredients? Amazing stop-motion artist Pes (Adam Pesapane) shows us how in his short film Western Spaghetti, which uses inedible items, including Rubik's cube "garlic," pick-up sticks "spaghetti," and Post-it note "butter." Watch the video after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, April 22, 2008 at 12:30 PM

If a cooking show done completely using stop-motion animation doesn't already exist, it should. This video shows the making of mille crêpes á la norvégienne, a stack of savory crepes sandwiched with goat cheese, smoked salmon and chives, without human interference. If only food could prepare itself in real life...actually, that might be freaky.
Watch the video, after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, April 1, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Watching this short gumdrops-centric stop motion film by filmmaker/musician Skizz Cyzyk makes me want to eat a big bucket of candy. (And be sure your sound is on; the music is also great.)
Watch the choreographed candy, after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, March 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM

What happens when a dark chocolate bunny gets it one with a white chocolate bunny? They lay eggs! And have little milk chocolate bunny babies! The way nature intended.
Watch the miracle of bunny-shaped chocolate life, after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, February 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Cadbury's latest ad campaign for their Creme Eggs shows the eggs using creative methods to release their creamy innards because "Creme Eggs only want one thing: to let their goo out." I see this more as a collection of ideas for how to commit suicide if you're a Creme Egg, but maybe the eggs continue to live on even after they've been smashed and sliced and...um...maybe not.
Watch the candy carnage after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, February 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Have you ever wondered what chocolates do on Valentine's Day? Contrary to popular belief, they're not just inanimate objects incapable of showing true love—they can totally get their freak on.
Watch the chocolate mating ritual after the jump. Somewhat NSFW, more so if you have your sound turned up.
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