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The Art of English Cuisine: Joël Penkman

July 1, 2011 – 9:35 am | One Comment

It’s no secret that we at The Urban Grocer have a soft spot for any marriage of food and art. And so upon learning about UK-based graphic designer and painter Joël Penkman, it was love …

Eat the Art: Something I Ate

May 11, 2011 – 6:45 pm | One Comment

At most galleries, touching the exhibits is strictly prohibited. At SOMETHING I ATE, that was the point – to touch, play with, and even eat the art on display. That’s because at this art meets …

Cookie Curator: Cookieboy

May 9, 2011 – 6:04 pm | One Comment
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Eyeglasses, keys, feathers, a camera. Sounds more like items you’d find in your junk drawer, than delightful cookies; that is, until Cookieboy. Based in Japan, this baker/ artist extraordinaire churns out tasty works of …

Chatting It Up with Matt (Armendariz) Bites

March 24, 2011 – 6:34 pm | No Comment

Browse through Matt Armendariz’s uber popular blog, MattBites, and you’ll quickly notice that this is a man who gets stuff done – a lot of stuff. He is a photographer, writer, food stylist, cookbook author, …

An Unusually Tasty Experience: Edible Tales, BA

February 18, 2011 – 3:35 pm | 3 Comments

A few months back, The Urban Grocer featured a piece on Edible Tales: a culinary concept that calls on diners to become active participants in ‘an unusually tasty experience’. The brainchild of food writers/ creatives, …

Magnificent Winery: Josef Chromy, Tasmania

January 26, 2011 – 9:05 am | No Comment

From foodie filmmaker extraordinaire David Pyefinch, comes another drool-worthy short. This time, the subject is the stunning Josef Chromy estate in Tasmania, Australia where some of Oz’s best wines are grown. Sit back and relax. …

Channeling Your Inner Butcher: Meat America

January 12, 2011 – 3:39 pm | One Comment

Sculpted, tweaked, and photographed. Nope, we’re not talking about the latest super model; we’re talking about meat. Raw cuts of red meat that Philadelphia-based artist Dominic Episcopo took as his muse for his latest inspired …

Takes the Cake: Maggie Austin Cake

December 3, 2010 – 10:07 am | One Comment

If you thought it was impossible for something to be too pretty too eat, you may reconsider after taking a gander at the luxury line of cakes and cookies at Maggie Austin Cake in Washington, …

Taking A Bite Out of Art: Maite Gomez-Rejón

September 6, 2010 – 4:56 pm | No Comment

Maite Gomez-Rejón is a one-time private chef who has cooked for the likes of Aerosmith and KISS. On that same resume, she’s also boasted years of experience in museum education working for other big names …

Jell-Oh!!! Bompas & Parr

August 25, 2010 – 9:02 am | 2 Comments

If liquid nitrogen ice cream put you over the edge for your threshold of zany culinary innovation, then you might not be quite ready for this jelly. Introducing Sam Bompas and Harry Parr, two British …