A vending machine that makes hot pizza upon request

Would you buy 'fresh' pizza from a vending machine? Well a man who was successful selling pasta in California, now wants to return to Italy and start up a vending machine business that will cook pizza with all fresh...

The BMW of Bongs (Or Mercedes Benz depending on your preference)

I stumbled onto this story by accident (no really!!!) and even though it is a bit of old news, I thought it was worth sharing on here. "Being the responsible lot that we are, Crave occasionally posts public...

Bakewell Pudding seeks EU protection

The Bakewell Pudding is that rare thing a food that can trace its history to a place over many years and becomes synonymous with the place and the place with the food. It is not the same as its imitator the...

Burger King Launches World's Most Expensive Hamburger

200$ for a burger.. hmm.... I can just see this as an ongoing competition and stunt between these fast food chains. Whats next, McDonalds is going to come out with a 300$ burger with unicorn meat and 24 leafed...

New rules for Canadian food labels

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAll I can say it is about time, after two decades of Canadian consumers thinking the foods and produce they consumed were from Canada or North America, soon found out...

MLA wants labels on potentially toxic food

This seems so commonsensical that I can't believe it isn't the case already.  "Vancouver-Fairview MLA Gregor Robertson plans to introduce a private member's bill in the legislature today making it mandatory...

Bird-excrement facial takes off in New York

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs one client coos "It's so Rich and Creamy", Hello !!!!"It's Friggin Bird Shit !!!!"No matter how you package it, or tout it's ancient Culture, it's still "Bird...

My Recipe for Effective Parenting

"A Barrel of Trust A Bushel of Patience A Gallon of Faith A Liter of Understanding A Quart of Respect A Pint of Humor Combine all ingredients. Blend with consistency; Stir well to form a ball of love. Sift out jealousies, guilt, resentments, anger and frustrations. Pour in...

XMAS GIFT: Designer House Cats

I'd rather give my spare cash to the Sally Ann Mission this Christmas. Guess the Paris Hiltons and other LaLa Celebrities will be giving themselves this holiday season?  Guess adopting everything from...

CANADA:Nuclear Thefts Raise Security Fears

Well that can't be good!"Record nuclear thefts raise fears about security failures Ottawa Citizen Published: Thursday, November 22, 2007 A record number of low-level radioactive materials, the kind terrorists...

Butthash: the new crack?

I'm almost ashamed to perpetuate this kind of story.  Almost, but not quite.  Apparently the kids these days are getting desperate. "We're not sure what they're inhaling down in Collier County, Florida, but here's the bizarre "information bulletin" prepared by the...

Surprise Ingredients In Fast Food

"Many so-called healthy fast food menu items, upon closer inspection, do not live up to the health hype.[...]Several salads have either cilantro lime glaze, or orange glaze added. Along with many of McDonald’s sauces, both the cilantro lime glaze and the orange glaze...

Lipsticks and Lead: Kiss of Death?

Lead levels in Lipstick bring new meaning to the phrase "Kiss of Death" for the Lipstick industry.  It is hard to believe this was not found out till now since FDA,EPA & ACGIH regulations on Lead Levels...

Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals announces expands regulatory consulting services ...

"Therapeutic areas covered by GZP's services include cancers of both hard and soft tissues, AIDS, antiinfectives and antivirals, medical imaging, dermatological disorders such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, erythema and herpes, anti-inflammatory/analgesics for rheumatoid...

Green Machine: Why cities need parks to be liveable

It's not easy being green, especially if you're an urban monstrosity in the 21st century. But new studies are showing that urban planning movements from 150 years ago may have possessed more foresight than...

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