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Friday, February 10th, 2012Coming soon: PS Vita from Taco Bell?
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
We are all probably familiar with occasionally hearing about prizes and rewards from contests in the food we eat. A classic example would be the free toy at the bottom of cereal boxes. But now, Sony is doing something with their PS Vita product… a chance to win one ahead of the official release by eating at Taco Bell.
According to this post on the Playstation Blog, news unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 reveal that SONY and Taco Bell are banding together to promote the soon-to-be-released PS Vita. How will they do this? By offering up the chance to win FREE PS VITAS in three ways.
This promotional starts on January 26th and ends on March 11th and the three ways you can win a PS Vita is called the “Unlock the Box, Battle, and Boast”. The one that caught our attention is the “Unlock” method:
The Unlock Box
The box cotents. Not shown: your next health report.
UNLOCK THE BOX: Beginning January 26th, Taco Bell’s specially marked $5 Buck Box – which includes a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, Crunchy Taco, Burrito Supreme and medium fountain drink – will also provide a code that can be entered online for an instant chance to “unlock” and win a PS Vita.
What’s even more amazing is the blog post claims there will be a winner every 15 minutes. We’re not sure how reasonable that will happen, but by golly we guess we’re going to try Taco Bell one more time.
You knew this joke was coming.
For the curious, winners would receive “one PS Vita 3G/Wi-Fi system, one copy of the PS Vita exclusive Little Deviants, one 4GB PS Vita Memory Card and your choice of one of the following: ModNation Racers: Road Trip, MLB 12 The Show or LittleBigPlanet.”
Sushi, the movie
Friday, December 23rd, 2011With Christmas this coming weekend, we are pretty sure all of you are thoroughly bombarded with holiday “cheer”. So, before the last of the Diners.org staff leave for the weekend we just want to show you this movie trailer of a sushi chef in Japan.
The movie “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” comes out March 2012.
Until then, have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanza to all of you!
Editor’s Edit: Diners.org will resume on January 2nd, 2012. Enjoy the rest of 2011 and cheers for the brand new year of 2012!
The Michael Bay Energy drink. What?
Monday, October 10th, 2011No, it’s not an official endorsement. It is a parody commercial by SneakyZebra on youtube. It’s… well… the video is below:
Oddly enough, there is almost no explosions in this one…
Click here for the article on Gizmodo.
Incredible Talks About Food on TED Talks
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011There are few out there who do not know about the incredible lectures on TED Talks. The lectures varies from topic to topic, and food is a topic that is quite popular on TED Talks. This one especially caught my eye; It’s a talk about how we, as humans evolved to eat cooked food. This is not to say that it is the healthiest thing to cook EVERYTHING, but it certainly makes our food easier to digest. Cooking meat allows us to transform it to something easier to digest and healthier for us. It eliminates various parasites and allows us to extract more energy from it. The way we season food also is related to what we need and what our bodies crave. The reason why sugar and salt is used in much of our food is because our bodies use so much of it, that we are made to react to it with taste. Our bodies actually send signals from our digestive tracks to our brains to give us information. When that information is not received eating disorders may occur. It was a very interesting TED Talk and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Zagat Releases Top Ten Restaurants for 2012 Survey
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011The famous restaurant reviewer and ratings organization Zagat has released their list of the Top Ten restaurants for New York City. This is based on their 2012 New York City Restaurants Survey. The survey covers 2,111 restaurants in the five boroughs of NYC.
(All information from this point down was provided by Zagat.com)
From the bottom down, we have:
#10
Name: Peter Luger’s Steak House
Location: 178 Broadway, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-387-7400
Cost: $79
Zagat’s review is here.
#9
Name: La Grenouille
Location: 3 E. 52nd St.
Phone: 212-752-1495
Cost: $108
Zagat’s Review is here.
#8
Name: Annisa
Location: 13 Barrow St
Phone: 212-741-6699
Cost: $81
Zagat’s Review is here.
#7
Name: Sushi Yasuda
Location: 204 E. 43rd St
Phone: 212-972-1001
Cost: $86
Zagat’s Review is here.
#6
Name: Eleven Madison Park
Location: 11 Madison Ave
Phone: 212-889-0905
Cost: $117
Zagat’s Review is here.
#5
Name: Jean Georges
Location: 1 Central Park W.
Phone: 212-299-3900
Cost: $127
Zagat’s Review is here.
#4
Name: Bouley
Location: 163 Duane St
Phone: 212-964-2525
Cost: $104
Zagat’s Review is here.
#3
Name: Per Se
Location: 10 Columbus Circle, 4th fl.
Phone: 212-823-9335
Cost: $325
Zagat’s Review is here.
#2
Name: Daniel
Location: 60 E. 65th St.
Phone: 212-288-0033
Cost: $137
Zagat’s Review is here.
and finally, at the top of Zagat’s list:
#1
Name: Le Bernardin
Location: 155 W. 51st St
Phone: 212-554-1515
Cost: $146
Zagat’s Review is here.
There you have it everyone! Congratulations to the top ten and we are sure they are worth the price that Zagat quoted (trust us, the Diners.org had the same reaction as you did).
You can see Zagat’s original listing page here.
If you have dined or would like the diners.org staff to try out one of these restaurants, feel free to message us on the contact form or by clicking here.
Food recall and contamination in the USA
Friday, September 30th, 2011Listen up people! Throughout this week, various news media have been reporting recalls and warning against certain produce in circulation in the United States.
It first started with Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms in Colorado which lead to the death of 16 people and 72 still ill people due to the Listeria bacteria. Now, True Leaf farms in California are recalling their chopped romaine lettuce (with a used-by date of September 29) due to possible Listeria contamination. No one has been reported ill yet, but the CDC warns that Listeria has a long incubation period.
Below is a list of new media links as well as a video coverage from CNN:
- Romaine lettuce listeria recall expands to 21 states, Canada
- Cantaloupe Is Deadly
- Watch Out! Cantaloupes Are Killing People
- Deaths from tainted cantaloupes rise to 15
- Colorado cantaloupes kill up to 16 in listeria outbreak
Be safe everyone!
The Helltini Challenge in action
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Almost two months ago, the Diners.org staff went on a journey to Lobstefest in Rockland, Maine. Along the way we dropped by Salem, Massachusetts for sightseeing, lunch, and the Helltini.
Drinking this might hurt.
Previously we wrote a little bit about that experience in this article. Found at the Rockafellas restaurant, the menu description of the Helltini reads:
“Helltini – 20
Survive this to become a
Rockafellas Legend. First, sign a
waiver, then, good luck!
Vodka, Fire Water Schanpps, Ginger Ale,
Jagermeister, and our secret Hell Water.
Helltini T-Shirt to the ones
who survive to finish.”
Naturally we took on the challenge (there is a free t-shirt at stake!) and here’s the video! Dun dun dun!
Amazing….-ly spicy.
Pro-tip: sweet chocolate helps. The next time diners.org is in Salem, we’ll try the 2012 drink.
This is an omen.
This might end up better than the 2012 movie.
The laptop stove and the best asparagus dish ever.
Monday, September 19th, 2011Wheeeee! It seems like we’re starting a streak of writing about multiple topics in one posting!
So, we’re going to start with a rather innovative idea:
Laptop Kitchen
No, it’s not another Apple product although it has the boldness of one. Someone decided that a laptop should belong in the kitchen (despite the risk of food stains and crumbs from those of you who eat near your machines, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE). Anyway, here it is:
Fisher price got nothing on this
Us here at Diners.org can’t really put our thoughts to words on this. It is a very innovative idea and is very cool in its own way. But we can see it go badly very quickly.
It looks like a laptop too.
A kitchen is a messy place and we are assuming that the laptop uses a touchscreen due to the lack of a keyboard. That makes for one sticky consequence.
This idea is only a concept though, but it’s a neat one though up by a guy named Electrolux. You can see more images of the concept (including a cut-away view of the internals) and links by clicking here.
Asparagus Cake. What.
You read that correctly, there is an asparagus cake out there…
We'll admit, if this was handed to us at desert our first response won't be "Mmmm, yummy!"
… and it looks exactly like it sounds. A bunch of tied up asparagus as though someone took a bunch from the vegetable aisle and slapped them onto your plate.
But behold!
Now that is more like it!
Yes, it really is a cake with asparagus (can’t do one without the other in an asparagus cake). What it really is, is a Dark Devil’s Food Cake covered with asparagus chopped to resemble a tied bundle. This amazing combination was done by Rosie at sweetapolita.com. You can visit her post (and got “awww” at her pictures) by clicking here.
Warning for the bold: be prepared for snipping a lot of asparagus.
Free Iphone App at Starbucks and Cooking 2AM Chili… LIKE A MAN.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Today we found out that Starbucks may be giving out free iPhone Apps courtesy of Apple.
According to this article on CNET, this iPhone app promotion is based off the music “Pick of the Week” cards that Starbucks and Apple have been using.
The card. Image courtesy of CNET.
Gizmodo’s article on this topic states that all you need to do is pick up the card near the cashier at Starbucks, punch in the code in the Apple Store, and presto! We’re not sure if it’s that easy, but since at least one member of the Diners.org staff has an iPhone we will find out soon enough!
On another note, we were forwarded this hilarious recipe comic about making Chili (Warning: Contains STRONG language and is long. Text version at the end.):
We applaud you, Tyler Capps
For those of you who can’t read the text, here it is:
- “2AM Chili with This Guy” by Tyler Capps
- A Pot. Get one.
- Groceries. (1.5 lbs of beef) Buy them.
- Did you buy something like this [Chili Mix]? Cool.
- Now throw that s**t away.
- We do it LIVE! Son! (2tbsp. of flour, 1 tsp. of basil, 1 tbsp. of onion powder, 4 tsp. of chili powder, 2 tsp. of ground cumin, 1 tbsp. of red pepper, 1 tbsp. of garlic powder, 2 tsp. of sugar)
- Mix it up right.
- Shake it.
- *Sniff* Mmm. YEAH. Smells like touchdowns.
- Pro Note: If your kitchen doesn’t have speakers, you are f**king up.
- I keeps it CLASSY.
- Brown that beef. And meanwhile…
- CHOP. (1/2 to 3/4 pepper, 3 to 4 cloves of garlic, use approx 1/2 of onion). Safety first: “We’re fragile creatures. It takes less than a pound of pressure to cut skin.” Hur hur.
- And open & combine those cans. Be sure to drain the beans and corn first or they’ll water down your mix.
- Status Check: does your stove look about like this? Good.
- Beef is done? Drain it and add to the pot. Clean your skillet and get ready to sauté some s**t.
- Why coconut oil? Because I can. WHAT?
- Sauté them veggies. Like a BOSS.
- Add them veggies.
- Add that sexy seasoning and a few healthy pinches of brown sugar.
- Finally, add a shot of whatever beer you have on hand.
- Bring your manly concoction to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for as many hours as you’ve got. (Stir occasionally)
- Busy yourself with important things.
- Until…
- Ready! Crackers! Cheese! Sweet baby jesus.
- What’s that? It’s motherf**king delicious?
- I know. You’re welcome. Now stop being a stingy bastard and go feed some of your friends with this big pile of food you just made.
- Fin. (Until Next time)
- Full Shopping List:
The Base:
- 1 large can of Tomato Sauce
- 1 normal can of Tomato Sauce
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
- 1 Garlic
- 1 Onion (Vidalia)
- 1.5 lbs Ground Beef
- 1 or 2 cans of Light Red Kidney Beans
- 1 can of Green Beans
- 1 can of Corn
- Brown Sugar
- Cooking Oil of your choice
The Seasoning
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Ground Red Pepper (Cayenne)
- Chili Powder
- Ground Cumin
- Basil
- Ground Black Pepper
Topping (Optional, but recommended):
- Oyster crackers/Mini saltines
- Shredded sharp cheddar
- Sour cream
If anyone know who Tyler Capps (name in the first panel) and how to contact him, please give him our thanks.