So yeah, apparently there’s a cookbook for Angry Birds, that ridiculously popular mobile video game. Officially titled Angry Birds: Bad Piggies’ Egg Recipes, it’s available right now for around $10. I have absolutely zero idea what could possibly compel a person who plays Angry Birds to want to cook something inspired by the whacky little …
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Atlanta’s Scoutmob Now On FourSquare
Scoutmob, the Atlanta-based coupon site, has just joined forces with check-in service FourSquare. This partnership means that people who use FourSquare’s mobile application (iPhone / Android / Blackberry) can now access Scoutmob’s discounts from within the 4sq app. This isn’t the first time this has happened, as FourSquare currently offers deals from sites like Groupon, …
Recipe Organization: A Techie’s Tip Guide
Nearly every home cook I know has a system for organizing their recipes. Some of my older friends (and a few of the younger one’s as well) use a classic card system. My mother, for example, has this little open top card box stuffed to the gills with all sorts of recipes. Some of my …
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Turn Your iPhone Into A Food Worthy Camera
For those food bloggers who use an iPhone 4 (or 4s) as their camera, taking good food photographs is one of the biggest challenges you come across. As it happens, a company by the name of Photojojo is trying to make things easier on you by giving attachable lenses for your iPhone. As the power …
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FoodSpotting Darn Done Blowed Up: 1 Million Strong And Growing [Technology]
FoodSpotting (link) is a website/phone app that focuses on dish recommendation above and beyond the typical restaurant review. Around roughly 18-month, the company announced today that they have seen over 1 million mobile app downloads across all platforms (currently android, iOS, and windows 7). Interestingly, it appears that a good section of people use the …
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Seafood Watch And Project FishMap for iPhone/Android [Technology]
Earlier today (technically yesterday by the time you read this), I spent some time reading an article on sustainability and seafood, which prompted me to write this little bit on an associated topic: the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their Seafood Watch app (android market/apple store). The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the leaders in …
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UrbanSpoon Launches Android App [Food + Technology]
While this is a food blog, there is no doubt that the techie in me wants to take every opportunity to drop some nugget of wisdom every once in a blue moon. Today is just such a day. UrbanSpoon, a social review site for restaurants, just launched an Android version of their popular iPhone app. …
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Bad Decision Blocker: Phone Apps For The Drunkard In You [Laugh of The Day]
Though slightly off-topic, we here at Foodie Buddha do recognize the symbiotic relationship between drink and morsel. Hence, this post! We all know the feeling. You’ve had a few too many, you’re either completely elated or totally depressed, and all you want to do is call that person. Perhaps it’s your wife and you want …
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Yelp Pushes The Envelope: Augmented Reality iPhone App And Pissing People Off [Tech]
Yelp! can’t avoid trouble for love or money. It seems like almost everyday, the hugely popular review site finds itself in some sort of public hot water. Be it lawsuit, business backlash, or even bribery, they have their share of public relation problems. The latest snafu comes at the expense of Apple, and their seemingly …
Epicurious Becomes The Next Slave To Apple [And I Still Hate The iPhone]
You can now get Epicurious on your iPhone, that little gadget that seems to do everything but provide good call quality. Actually, this is pretty much awesome! Relying on sources like gourmet.com and bon appetit, you can find many many thousands of recipes on this bad boy. Heck, the entire Gourmet Cookbook is available! Supperlicious! …
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