Food

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Made Coffee: A Barista Weighs In

By Shane Barnes on Feb 17, 2015 10:35am

On Friday, February 13, Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler helped lead his team to a 59-51 victory in the NBA All-Star celebrity game, scoring eight points and snagging 12 rebounds. The next day — Valentine’s Day — he popped into La Colombe Torrefaction‘s new Hudson Square location, brewed his own Haitian coffee in a Chemex, and served it to customers in small, demitasse-sized takeaway cups. As a professional barista, the juxtaposition was surreal to observe, though the results were mostly ordinary. … Read More

Photography

Food Porn: Nudes Feasting on Takeout in Bed

By Alison Nastasi on Jan 18, 2015 11:00am

Sarah Bahbah, aka Raised by the Wolves, takes the expression “food porn” to the extreme. The Australian photographer, who we learned of on Design You Trust, captures her nude subjects getting up close and personal with their pizza, burgers, and fries. Sex and Takeout is exactly what it sounds like: models posing suggestively with their snacks and snaps of hungry couples in bed feeding their various appetites. With the Internet’s weird obsessions over certain foods — first cupcakes, then bacon, and now pizza is king — Bahbah’s series is sure to find fans. The images are silly and sexy, and sure to inspire a takeout order after your next roll in the hay. … Read More

Architecture

Beautiful Pastry Shops Around the World

By Alison Nastasi on Dec 20, 2014 2:27pm

Desserts aren’t just delicious. They’re a sensory experience meant to be savored with every bite. The perfect pâtisserie offers more than just sweets. Bakers and food artisans have known for eons that nothing excites our palettes more than beautiful surroundings filled with delicious treats that tempt our eyes before our tummies. We traveled around the world to bring you some of the most beautiful pastry shops, where delighting in a decadent dessert is an art. … Read More

Music

How the Music Industry Capitalized on Foodie Culture — and Why the Culinary World Is Turning the Tables

By Jillian Mapes on Dec 18, 2014 1:45pm

A few months ago, in a foreign city I’d never visited before, I found myself fondling raw steak in a pitch-black room. Despite the disconcerting situation, all I could focus on was the conversation taking place several tables away: an argument between two men over a friendly bet. It sounded like they were wearing lapel mics. When one or more of the five senses is impaired, our remaining abilities overcompensate — a fact that sits at the heart of Montreal restaurant O.Noir’s light-free concept — but I hadn’t imagined my hearing would be the sense to take over when I sat down to… Read More

Partner Buzz

Offbeat Adventures in San Diego

By Sarah Varney on Sep 22, 2014 4:30pm

Ahead of New Belgium’s Tour de Fat rolling into its final California destination, we wanted to highlight some offbeat adventures in this other city by the bay (San Francisco ain’t the only one!). Slightly wacky, always wonderful, find these gems around San Diego, and get excited for the Tour de Fat at Golden Hill Park on Saturday, September 27! … Read More

Design

10 Stylish Picnic Sets for a Design-Savvy Day in the Park

By Alison Nastasi on May 31, 2014 2:03pm

‘Tis the season for sunny days and impromptu picnics in the park. This summer, pack the Pinot and dine en plein air with these designer-approved picnic sets. Keep it casual, but modern when you kick back for an afternoon of friends, food, and fresh air. Leave the ratty blanket at home and tote your gourmet goodies without sacrificing style. … Read More

Music

In the Mosh Pit with Diarrhea Planet at Rachael Ray’s Private SXSW Party

By Jillian Mapes on Mar 17, 2014 2:33pm

“In no way is Rachael Ray’s food associated with diarrhea,” Jordan Smith announces from the stage. “I want to make that extremely clear to everyone.” … Read More

Music

Kelis’s Comeback Rolls Through SXSW in a Food Truck

By Jillian Mapes on Mar 16, 2014 4:24pm

AUSTIN, TX: Kelis’s duck confit sliders bring all the boys to the yard.

No, really.

Down at South By Southwest, attendees often are reintroduced to familiar faces angling to mount big comebacks and reinventions. Sometimes it doesn’t work — typically because the shows aren’t high-profile enough or the stunts aren’t clever enough to break through… Read More

Books

20 Vintage Diet and Beauty Book Covers

By Alison Nastasi on Aug 10, 2013 10:00am

Earlier this week, we read what health experts are saying about the summer’s best-selling diet books. There’s the usual assortment of good, bad, and confusing advice in the titles reviewed, and really, not much has changed. We traveled back in time to amuse ourselves with the strange, charming, and hilarious diet/beauty books of the past. Here are 20 book covers advertising some crazy ways to beautify and boost your health. … Read More

New York

Flavorpill Guide to This Week’s Top 10 New York Events

By Mindy Bond on Jul 22, 2013 4:30pm

For our (unconscionably high) rent money, the best thing about living in NYC is its endless supply of fun, odd, and inspired cultural events — especially during the summer months. But with so many options, it can be hard to know where to even begin. To help you make sense of it all, Flavorpill Deputy Editor Mindy Bond shares the very best of what’s on offer this week. It’s just a taste of what you can find on the new Flavorpill, so if you like what you see, be sure to sign up. … Read More