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11 January 2011

Hobbit Meals

What do you eat when you watch the extended versions of all three Lord of the Rings movies? The Alamo Drafthouse served up an eight-course meal during its LOTR marathon, including First Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Elevensies and Coney Stew.

io9 has photos of the event, including the full menu.

When our daughter was born we joked that since babies eat every three hours, we should refer to her meals like hobbits do. After a small bit of research we found that hobbits regularly eat these seven meals:

First Breakfast
Second Breakfast
Elevenses
Luncheon
Tea
Dinner
Supper

Turns out that winds up being fewer meals than a newborn baby needs. Even if you eat supper late at, say, nine, there’s no name for the midnight and 3:00 AM feedings.

05 October 2009

Flatware From 2001

Alice Rawsthorn writes about the Arne Jacobsen flatware Stanley Kubrick used for his astronauts in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s available from the MoMA store.

14 August 2008

Condiment Gun

Exactly what it sounds like. Why use a bottle when you can fire ketchup at your hot dog from a gun?

20 July 2007

Recipe: Confit Byaldi - New York Times

Recipe for the ratatouille made in the Pixar movie.

02 July 2007

Taste Visualization FX Designs and Animation for Pixar's Ratatouille

Taste Visualization FX Designs and Animation for Pixar’s Ratatouille

"In the Fall of 2006, I was contacted by Brad Bird to create a series of animated vignettes for his movie Ratatouille. The concept was to design and animate abstract representations of what the character was tasting."