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Seven Food-Inspired Caribbean Proverbs to Live By
If you live in a Caribbean household you'll know your food doubles as a means of sustenance and a metaphor for life lessons. Caribbean proverbs often intertwine ordinary items with extraordinary meanings. In most cases, food is at the centre of creating these puzzling proverbs to draw parallels to the world around us. However, some sayings will definitely leave you scratching your head. In that case, you'll probably need a team of highly inebriated uncles to decode them.
By Chantelle S7 years ago in Feast
Judging a Restaurant
Today my children fancied chips and curry sauce, a bit unusual for a Sunday but I thought I would indulge them especially since my Northern hubby loves a good haddock and chips from a proper chippy. So after quite a long google search trying to find a good sit down fish and chips restaurant open on a Sunday – there we were tucking in to crispy battered fish with good ole soggy chips and a pot of luscious curry sauce.
By Zena Leech-Calton7 years ago in Feast
Luxury Meals That Were Once "Poor Man's" Food
Most of us equate being poor with having a pretty awful diet. After all, these days, only the financially independent have both the time and the money to enjoy lobster and other fine foods these days. Meanwhile, for the super poor, McDonald's is the only restaurant they can afford.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Feast
Best Themed Restaurants in NYC
If you're a foodie, you know that New York City is the place for you. With a serious eating-culture, NYC is often at the cutting edge of new food trends, experiments and experiences. It is no surprise that New York is also the capital of themed restaurants. If you're looking for a unique dining experience in The City That Never Sleeps, try one of these hot spots next time you're heading out to celebrate.
By Annie Kiely7 years ago in Feast
Meals from Cartoons (That Are Actually Good)
Let's say you're watching a cartoon – either alone, with friends, or younger relatives, and you see a meal that makes your mouth water. Be it the way its animated, the ingredients piled into the meal, or what have you, that meal looks damn good.
By Anthony Gramuglia7 years ago in Feast
Retro Foods That Are Due for a Comeback
When most of us think about retro recipes, we tend to think of those culinary disasters that our grandparents seem to love for no apparent reason. Things like those weird jello salads and mayonnaise-laden artery clogging "salads" are what we assume everyone ate in the 50s. And, for the most part, retro recipes are pretty terrible.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Feast
Competitive Eating: A History
Competitive eating is one of those activities that you either love or hate. The idea that people could compete to see who can eat the most is a concept that reeks of gluttony to the point of it being nauseating. Despite that, it's a sport that's slowly gaining popularity and visibility in mainstream culture.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Feast
Weird Food Combinations that People Seem to Love
Since the beginning of our civilization, people have experimented with flavors by combining different foods together—sometimes in weird, unexpected ways—to create a dish that people would love. While many people seem satisfied with the understood vistas of flavor society has unveiled for us, there are those among us who wish to draw back the curtain on the odder flavors in the world.
By Anthony Gramuglia7 years ago in Feast
Best National Food Dishes
Every country has national dishes that they tout as a pinnacle of their cultural achievements. Every country has a meal that is just as emblematic of their society as their flag or national flower. Every country, despite their differences both politically and culturally, can agree that there is food that stands above all others.
By Anthony Gramuglia7 years ago in Feast
My Guide to the Best Cafes in Hoxton, London
Towpath For most of the year, the Regent’s Canal in the Hoxton neighbourhood is best avoided — inhabited only by cyclists and joggers battling each other for space on the narrow canal-side path. Once the sun comes out though it’s a different story.
By Gareth Johnson7 years ago in Feast
Crazy Discontinued Doritos Flavors
Doritos, a long time beloved chip, most classically known for its red “Nacho Cheese” or blue “Cool Ranch” packaging actually has a long history of outrageous discontinued Doritos flavors. Upon inspection of these old-school flavors, it appears that some of the flavors themselves were outrageous, while some seem so tasty that the discontinuation is the real outrage. Regardless of whether you're a lover or hater of the obscure flavors, we can all give props to Doritos for their hugely successful model of utilizing fan-created content. Throughout the history of outrageous discontinued Doritos flavors, the company has exemplified interesting marketing methods to maximize fan engagement. And while not all the flavors lived to tell the tale, the methods to engage fans and increase customers certainly succeeded.
By Sophie Heller7 years ago in Feast