Monday, July 20, 2009
Strange News from the Food Front (7/20/2009)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Butter Statues - Every year, the Iowa State Fair has big statues made of butter. Making the public vote cut: 40th anniversary of the moon landing. What didn't? Michael Jackson, presumably doing the moon walk. (AP)
- Chilling Cattle - Heat waves in Veneto, Italy is driving farmers to try showers and fans to keep their cattle cool. (UPI)
- That's Mr. Cupcake to You - Guinness certified the world's largest cupcake at 150 pounds, 15 pounds of filling, and 60 pounds of icing. (UPI)
- Did He Spill A Drop? - A Vermont police officer pulled over a driver for drunk driving. What made him suspect? The glass of beer left on the trunk. (AP)
- No Hot Dogging - The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile crashed into a Wisconson home. Was it shaped like a bun? (AP)
- Laurent Ponsot, Wine Detective - Ponsot, a former vintner, tracks fake wine. (Financial Times)
- And Nabbing a Vintage Villain - French police arrested a man who allegedly stole 500 bottles of wine, worth millions of dollars, from top Parisian restaurants. (AFP)
- Making Lemonade - Seven Pennsylvania children got into trouble with the police for selling lemonade without a permit. (AP)
- Onion Juice - A new system converts onion juice into a different type of juice -- electricity. (Reuters)
- Sub Swiping - A serial robber in Florida seems to favor sub sandwich chain stores. (UPI)
- Jail B&B - A Missouri jail is raising money for new mattresses by letting people stay overnight in a new addition. Comes with snacks, mug shots, and shirts. But how about the cake with a file inside? (AP)
- Doesn't Melt In Your Hands - Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut says it has a melt-resistant version of the treat. (UPI)
- Meatball Mania - A Chicago restaurant is prepping 200 pounds of beef for the American Meatball Eating Championship. (UPI)
