Stephen Clark » Food - Stephen Clark - (sgclark.com) http://www.sgclark.com (sgclark.com) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:35:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Butterbeer Cupcakes http://www.sgclark.com/2011/04/butterbeer-cupcakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=butterbeer-cupcakes http://www.sgclark.com/2011/04/butterbeer-cupcakes/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:52:37 +0000 Stephen Clark http://www.sgclark.com/?p=4018

Amy over at AmyBites recently took a trip to the Orlando’s Universal Islands of Adventure Wizarding World of Harry Potter and took a taste of  a real life version of butterbeer, the nectar like beverage served up to the wizards by Madame Rosmerta at the Three Broomsticks.

And from that taste, she got motivated to create some Butterbeer Cupcakes.  Click through to see more and grab the recipe.  Looks very yummy, even if a Muggle created it. :P

via amyBITES

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Some great food art contained within Bento boxes. The Mario one above is cool, as is the XBox one.

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With the 30th Anniversary of Pac Man just passing by and making everyone feel just a little bit older, and the great fanfare that was given to the event by Google, thought I’d share a fun article from the SF Chronicle highlighting 10 cool Pac-Man Cakes and Treats .  The above cake is just awesome, as are the cookies shaped as Pac Man and the ghosts.

]]> http://www.sgclark.com/2010/05/pac-man-cakes/feed/ 0 A Burger and Seaweed Fries Please http://www.sgclark.com/2009/11/a-burger-and-seaweed-fries-please/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-burger-and-seaweed-fries-please http://www.sgclark.com/2009/11/a-burger-and-seaweed-fries-please/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:14 +0000 Stephen Clark http://www.sgclark.com/?p=1300 Some interesting visuals and descriptions of different food offerings on McDonald’s menus from around the world.   I don’t think I’ll be going for the “Seaweed Flavored Fries” from Japan. I’m not sure what to make of the McSpaghetti – spaghetti soaked in sugar. And if you are in Hawaii, be sure to get the Spam, Eggs and Cheese McGriddles.  Spam, spam, spam, spam…wonderful spam!

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So about a year ago I was at the WOMMA (Word of Mouth Marketing Association) conference in San Francisco, and I heard about this hilarious video of two guys rapping about how “into Nuggets” they are while standing outside a McDonald’s (which I believe happens to be across the street from Wrigley Field).

Tonight, I was watching the MLB All-Star Homerun Derby and, low and behold, what shows up on the tube but a McDonald’s ad featuring the exact same video. Once again, it appears citizen marketers and user generated content has made it mainstream.

]]> http://www.sgclark.com/2007/07/im-into-nuggets-yall/feed/ 1 The Five Second Rule http://www.sgclark.com/2007/05/the-five-second-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-five-second-rule http://www.sgclark.com/2007/05/the-five-second-rule/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 16:41:00 +0000 Stephen Clark http://www.sgclark.com/blog/2007/05/the-five-second-rule/ Ah, the Five Second Rule. You know, the urban legend of college campuses and teenage basements, where its widely accepted that if you drop food on the floor, its OK to pick up and eat it if you do so within 5 seconds of it hitting the floor. Building on an initial analysis done at the University of Illinois in 2003, Clemson University has conducted a follow up analysis and it was discussed in the NY Times today. The key takeaways:

Quick retrieval does mean fewer bacteria, but it’s no guarantee of safety…the five-second rule, version 2.0: If you drop a piece of food, pick it up quickly, take five seconds to recall that just a few bacteria can make you sick, then take a few more to think about where you dropped it and whether or not it’s worth eating.

And there you have it.

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As an avid tea drinker (can’t stand coffee), I think that its about time! I regularly purchase teas like Yorkshire Tea, Twinings, and other brands from the U.K. because brands like Lipton are not as robust, strong, or tasty. Now if we can teach restaurants in this country how to serve tea properly (lose leaf, in a pot, instead of in a crusty mug with an unopened tea bag and lukewarm water. Hell, I’d take just a pot of hot water and teabags), we’ll be making real progress.

]]> http://www.sgclark.com/2006/09/tea-for-two/feed/ 0 Five Second Rule http://www.sgclark.com/2006/01/five-second-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-second-rule http://www.sgclark.com/2006/01/five-second-rule/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:57:00 +0000 Stephen Clark http://www.sgclark.com/blog/2006/01/five-second-rule/ Saw this great research factoid in a newsletter I receive from Iconculture:

37% of women say they’ll eat food within 5 seconds of its being dropped on the ground. 57% of men say they will.

Source: Electrolux Homecare Products – December, 2005
]]> http://www.sgclark.com/2006/01/five-second-rule/feed/ 0 Sonic http://www.sgclark.com/2005/02/sonic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sonic http://www.sgclark.com/2005/02/sonic/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:56:00 +0000 Stephen Clark http://www.sgclark.com/blog/2005/02/sonic/ I was teased. For a while now, I have seen ads for Sonic Drive-In on ESPN. Sonic is a fast food chain located everywhere but the northeast. So coming out to Phoenix, in the back of my mind, I was wondering if I may be able to sneak off and grab a bite to eat there. The food on the ads look good, but we shall see what its like in person. Alas, the great irony is that there is a Sonic about 2 miles from the hotel I am staying at and we actually drove right past it when we drove to the hotel.

Guess such a culinary indulgence will have to wait until next time.

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