QR Code Cupcakes

Oh, I would like some of these.

Montreal based clevercupcakes have come up with a blinder this time...cupcakes with a QR Code on top!

OK, so great thing about these cupcakes is that the QR Code actually works. (only with an iphone, and I seem to have a blackberry #FAIL) So, apparently, if you have an iPhone with the ScanLife App you should end up on the Montreal Science Center Website. COOL.

Between a Rock and a Waterfall

Visiting Cape Town I'm sure it would be ridiculously easy to follow the beaten track and explore the many tourist attractions that lure throngs of visitors, but the Mother City has so much more to offer.

Welcome to the extreme sport of kloofing, South Africa's ramped-up version of canyoneering. The only way out is down.

All manner of walking, scrambling, climbing, swimming, plunging, jumping, bumslides (i like)or abseiling 'rappelling' could be involved.

FYI: The recommended technique for jumping into water is the 'pin drop', which apparently involves hitting the water with your body as straight as possible and your hands held firmly by your sides. Closing your mouth completely is probably also a good idea (to avoid biting your tongue).

Looks like I'm off to South Africa then...

Spin If You Dare...

What's your destiny? Find out using this cool little site that will have you thinking Zoltar? is that you?

WHAT? Gravy IN Biscuits

Since the New Year I seem to have seen a great variety of wonderful food inspiration. The standout this week is an abundance of foods wrapped in carbs of some sort(even though I'm attempting to cut down on carbs, they seem to be calling out to me).

Every culture seems to have their own take on this combination. Dough is great. It’s made from pantry staples, and has served for centuries to stretch out limited food supplies through the lean months. It once extended life spans, but is now an delicious opportunity for indulgence. The dumpling/calzone/empanada remains a great comfort food, connecting us to that part of our culinary history.

It is in that spirit that I love that some creative cat has turned a breakfast favorite inside out! Mini Gravy IN Biscuits, is like a savory cream puff or bao!

HOW TO:
Simply fold semi-frozen veggie sausage gravy inside biscuit dough and then bake. The freezing of the gravy gives the biscuit dough time to set, and keeps the outside on the outside and the inside on the inside. They are best hot out the oven and have the same delicious familiar flavors of the classic breakfast...just slightly out of the ordinary.

Blumenthal Schmumenthal

Down a cobbled-stone street in north London, lives ice cream magic. Chin-Chin Laboratorists, behind a haze of white gas, servers sporting lab coats and science-class goggles whip egg custard instantaneously into dense ice cream courtesy of liquid nitrogen. Scaffolding links and color-coded boxes seal the laboratory-deal for this, Europe’s first ‘nitrogen ice-cream parlour’.

First, you get to choose the flavor of your choice, from Madagascan vanilla bean to basil to lemon curd. Post-transformation, the steaming creamy concoction is then finished off with a range of flask-filled toppings, like macadamia brittle or violet marshmallows. Heads up Blumenthal; there’s a new mad scientist on the block.

Chin-Chin Laboratorists
49-50 Camden Lock Place

The Green Green Grass Of NYC

Exhibiting at the Invisible Dog Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, these growing grass sculptures change every time you see them. Made of soil and wheat seeds with a structure from recycled metal, they're the creative work of mixed media artist Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy.

"The natural world, ingested as food becomes a component of human being," Roussel-Giraudy says. "Through these anthropomorphic and organic sculptures made of soil and wheat grass seeds, I strive to show that food, it's origin, it's transport, has an impact on us beyond it's taste. The power inside it affects every organ of our body. Observing nature and being aware of what and how we eat makes us more sensitive to food cycles in the world - of abundance, of famine - and allows us to be physically, intellectually and spiritually connected to a global reality."

The Agency List

The Agency List is a visual resource showcasing innovative agencies leading the industry into the next generation. The Agency List features those who continue to enhance our digital experience and stimulate our creativity.

With so many resources on the web, the guys at 'The Agency List' decided to create a central repository where users can view details for cutting-edge projects from featured agencies, and easily retrieve an agency's contact details, twitter handle, or link to the agency's website.

Each agency is hand picked and churn out the most exciting and innovative work.

Check it out.