Houston Press: "What's a hungry foodie to do when they find themselves at a loss for a dinner or lunch companion? That's where @TwEATup comes in. The brainchild of local web entrepreneur and social networker Laban Johnson, TwEATup is a service that links Twitterers in the Houston area with others who want to grab a bite to eat."...
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"The 'prematurely released' Zagat iPhone application comes off as 'cumbersome' and 'not intuitive.' The 'content itself is strong' but 'the UI needs polish.'" [Eat Me Daily]...
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Make magazine presents a reader-submitted video from Ted Goessling and Zachary Gens, who have created the Uber Tuber, a compressed-air-powered potato bazooka that they use to propel spuds at a grid of wires that slices them into fries. Behind the grid is a backstop that catches the potatoes and funnels them into a waiting fryer below. It's more Rube Goldbergian than it is practical, but it's fun stuff nonetheless....
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mailonsunday.co.uk Yes, I would like some pancakes, Mr. Robot. The Japanese have done it again with the Motoman robot, a pancake-flipping wonder of circuits and electricity. This awesome machine recently debuted at a three-day exhibition of robots in Osaka. If you could have a robot, what would you want it to cook for you? [via Coldmud]...
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This video? It doesn't work, according to How Stuff Works....
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Sushi Time is a new iPhone app meant to demystify potentially scary sushi terms. For example, you enter “fugu," swipe the screen, and there's a photo of what resembles yellow-tail, but wait. It's potentially toxic, says the magic phone. Phew, good thing you didn't order that craziness. [via Jamie Forrest] Related How to Use Urbanspoon Feature on iPhones Chocolate-Covered iPhone Singing Human Sushi on Japanese Kid's TV Show...
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"BioBeer, as it's called, has three genes spliced into special brewer's yeast that produce resveratrol, the chemical in red wine that is thought to protect against diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's and other age-related conditions." [Discovery News, via Boing Boing]...
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Lazarus Wine is made by people who are blind and uses the Braille alphabet. Madrid-based agency Baud designed the beautiful, innovative label, which comes in black or bright yellow. [via Swissmiss] Related: Braille on Beer Cans in Japan...
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This is really cool. Serious eater maportofu started a Talk thread and points out that there's a handful of New York City food and drink destinations with labels on Google maps: "I find it funny that it actually has labels for Magnolia Bakery and The Bitter End. I also see a label for Lombardi's, Fraunces Tavern. Mysteriously, none for Shake Shack." My guess is that Magnolia gets one because it's a huge tourist trap for Sex and the City hauteheads while the rest get them for sheer historical value. I poked around to see if other historic or notable NYC food destinations appeared but no dice—no Katz's, no Old Town Bar, no Sylvia's, no Peter Luger, no Di Fara....
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