Unholy alliance of Warcraft and Mountain Dew may create army of super soldiers
You know how it is, you're a little tuckered out from smashing dragon turtles with your +45 Clout Mace, whilst wearing your Imbued Plate Greaves and need a pick me up. Shall it be...
Where is my mind?
We had a conflicting deadline so no real posting until later...maybe...except to say that we've started drinking coconut water, the new fad drink, and wow, it REALLY WORKS. All that potassium and vitamin C...
The Beat’s Guide to MoCCA Fine Dining
With a new locale -- the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington -- this year's MoCCA crowd will have to find new hangouts and new luncheon spots. But fear not! Since it takes place in...
Heaven found? Superheroes and CHOCOLATE?
Abby Denson reports from a fashion show that kicked off the Chocolate Show, a convention for the chocolate trade. Mmmmmmmm. The theme was superheroes, and the fashions were made from confections. For instance, Wonder...
Has Gordon Ramsay gone soft in the US?
Last night, we managed to catch two episodes of the US version of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, which is titled just Kitchen Nightmares. The star's removal from the name wasn't the only change. Instead of...
Tainted milk
As if the glum economic news wasn't enough, they are now destroying our chocolate: Melamine-tainted milk from China has forced the withdrawal of several of Cadbury's English confections:
Cadbury, the British confectionery giant, is...
Sign of the times: “chocolatey.”
Everyone knows that global economic woes are eliminating things like gas-guzzling cars and rising prices have forced many changes in our daily lives, even as there's been forced belt tightening in countless households. ...
Shop at Ralphs for the Hero Initiative
As The Beat wanders each week through a cramped Gristedes, pushing a tiny, child- or midget-sized cart through narrow, stacked-up aisles, hoping against hope to find a fresh pepper or garlic clove in the...
Ice Cream Break
Batman flavored ice cream:
Courtesy of Marion Vitus. What does it taste like? It appears mysterious, cool and aloof...like the man.
Something must be done
Three out of three people we surveyed today agree that Dunkin' Donuts coffee now tastes like complete swill.
