Linksplodge 08/24/09

August 24, 2009, 5:00 pm 0 Comments

patio-soda

Gawker discovers that Patio soda from Mad Men is real.
The Telegraph determines seagull's favorite ice cream flavor in the British seaside town of St Ives, Cornwall. The town council has also hired falconers at £1,000 a week to scare off the aggressive seagulls. [via Cold Mud]
Madness: Three-tier wedding cake from Momofuku Milkbar, approximately 60 servings, $350. Also please to note: "cakes are un-covered on the sides and we do not do fondant or frosting." [via @MdotMet]
Porn star Joanna Angel reviews sausages for Heeb Magazine.
Human ingredients t-shirt [via Neatoroama]
Serious Eats visits Brooklyn Water Bagels, the bagel store in Florida that replicates Brooklyn water (with a patented method) to properly make bagels.
Times Online interviews Jamie Oliver (with video) about his new new series and book Jamie’s America (see the trailer): “Food was a brilliant excuse to get under the skin of the country, the people. What is the American dream? What is real, good American food?... I used to think soul food was like ‘Funkay!’,” he says, clicking his fingers. “‘It’s got pizzazz, it’s got flay-veur.’ But its heart is so sad.”