A second man has died after eating pastries from the DeFusco’s bakery in Rhode Island, the result of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 66 and hospitalized 23, reports The Providence Journal. [More]
Reminder: Buy A Starbucks Coffee, Get Free Pastry This Morning
By March 23, 2010
Yes, we wrote about this yesterday, but we figured it deserved posting a reminder this morning. Today is Free Pastry Day at Starbucks. It’s a slightly misleading moniker because you don’t just walk in and get a free sweet thing. You have to buy a beverage to get one. But still, it’s basically free because why would anyone ever walk into Starbucks and not buy a beverage? [More]
Reverend Run's Daughters Keep Stealing This Guy's Ideas
By January 16, 2009
Angela and Vanessa Simmons, daughters of Reverend Run of Run-D.M.C., are following the Hot Topic business model of ripping off the designs of other people. In this case, their fashion line Pastry keeps putting out t-shirt designs that are uncomfortably similar to the tees that Johnny Cupcakes puts out first. Last Spring, he had his lawyer contact them about trademark infringement, but he says that hasn’t stopped them from using his line as a free design resource. Classy!
Japan’s Hamburger Solution to Gay Pastries
By March 1, 2006
The trunk humpers over at Treehugger have the scoop on Japan’s pastry-phobia and one intrepid patisserie’s response to it. Apparently, Japanese men feel that their manhood is called into question when publically eating flouncy, sugary cakes. The solution? Make the pastries look like fast food, including hamburgers and french fries.
