Hasta La Gadget!

Threadless is currently holding a contest called Threadcakes – in which bakers submit cake designs inspired by Threadless t-shirts. There are a bunch of awesome and amusing submissions, but my favorite so far has to be this cake.

The cake was inspired by Jerry Maninang’s ‘Ramen’ses Return t-shirt design. The cake not only captures the essence of the amusing t-shirt’s design, but takes it to a whole ‘nother level, IMHO. Also cake is better for you than noodles. Or so I’ve been told.

This intricate vanilla buttermilk cake was made by Jessica Allard, who deserves all the accolades in the world for her amazing noodle cake. Check out all of the work she had to go through in order to create this incredible edible sculpture.

Be sure to check out all of the other delicious submissions in the Threadcakes gallery. I give my second place prize to Death is Random. Though Tea at 2,000 Feet is pretty spectacular too.

[via Miss Cakehead]

Noodles don’t taste just as good without the soup. That’s the thing I don’t like about chopsticks. They’re fine for picking up meat and veggies and for cramming noodles into your mouth, but unless you’ve got a soup spoon, then you’re left slurping the soup up from the bowl.

Changing all that are Soup Straws by Julian Lechner.

They’re essentially chopsticks that double as straws, so you can slurp some soup in between mouthfuls of noodles without needing any other utensils. This is made possible by the fact that the chopsticks are hollow and have a couple of holes near the tip, allowing them to function as straws.

Unfortunately, they’re only a concept for now. They certainly don’t seem like they’d be difficult to produce, so maybe one day they’ll actually turn these into a reality.

[via MoCo Loco via Gizmodo]

Everyone except coffee snobs who hate themselves appreciate the convenience and enormous carbon footprint of the Keurig coffee machine. Just press a button—it’s like Star Trek, sort of! But more importantly, it’s perfect for ramen. Everything changes. More »