Linksplodge 12/16/09

December 16, 2009, 7:00 pm 0 Comments

gummy-lights

Above: GummiLights: $125.00 each or $500.00 for a set of five.
The Awl: How to Cook a Latke. Begins: "Here's how not to cook a latke: Buy them from Russ & Daughters where the "homemade potato latkes" are $2.99 each, or 10 for $25. TEN LATKES FOR $25? Are you high?"
An unofficial translation of "Coca-Cola" in Chinese was “bite the wax tadpole." Offiically it's "to permit mouth to be able to rejoice." [via Dangerous Minds]
Schrambling on cabbage: Asparagus "goes with December like a Speedo on Santa."

LA Times is not a fan of Fabio Viviani's new restaurant.
Deceiver: PETA hypocrisy: Bethenny Frankel Would Rather Eat Meat Than Wear Fur

Burger Business: From 2005-2009, data confirms sharp increase in bacon on burgers.
Utah Costco pulls tomatoes off of store shelves during Sarah Palin book signing, fearing copycats. [via Daily Intel]
Playboy interviews Guy Fieri. [via Eater]