Gizmodo: dining

Boogie Woogie Salt and Pepper Shakers Make Passing Super Easy

Jason Chen — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:40:00 EST

Passing around the salt and pepper isn't any kind of strain on our bodies, but what if you could roll it on the table instead of lifting it?

Isn't that what the first cave man envisioned when he "invented" the wheel? Yes, I believe it is.

Hit stores in March '09. [Menu.as via Trendsnow via Dvice]

Lunchboxes Create the Illusion of Fine PB&J Dining

Mark Wilson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:40:00 EDT

Our childhood died when we realized that our precious GI Joe lunchbox would no longer impress our friends but get us laughed at and called a baby. As we carried our brown paper bag in shame, one graphic designer mused a solution. Her lunchboxes, seen here, hold food with style, folding out to reveal a facade of dining on fine porcelain plates or even just simple plastic dishes on the beach.

So while the silverware isn't real, at least the lunchbox can once again spur the imagination. And maybe just for a moment you can convince yourself that you aren't eating a stale sandwich between your company's pop machine and water cooler, but enjoying warm fois gras amidst the gentle orchestration of a classical string quartet. [Smart Emma via Trends Now]

SpudWare Cutlery, Eat Potatoes With Potatoes

Mark Wilson — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:03:49 EDT

Mmmm...nothing like eating food with food. And until Hershey's begins manufacture of ChocoWare, the potato-sourced SpudWare eating utensils look like the next best thing. Constructed from 80% potato starch and 20% soy oil, the SpudWare is just as strong and resistant to heat as its plastic counterpart. That means it's only partially disposable.

SpudWare biodegrades in just 180 days, or around 6 months (we rock the division), but since it's completely washable, you can actually get quite a few meals in before your fork becomes...mashed...so to speak. 150 pieces (1/3 spoons, forks and knives) will run you $20. And while that may be more than you pay for disposable cutlery at Walmart, plastic is pretty much done as a conversation piece. Like, since the 60s. [product via inhabitat]

Gold Flake Chopsticks Make Your Yaki Udon Glittery, Wasteful

Adam Frucci — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:45:26 EDT

These fancy-pants chopsticks come with gold flakes between them, so when you break them open gold sprinkles all over your meal. Well, it's not all gold… it's 94.4% gold, 4.9% silver, and 0.6% copper. But hey, that's mostly gold! And while eating gold won't give you any nutritional benefits, for the relatively reasonable price of $40 for two sets of five chopsticks, you can feel just like a deplorably wasteful rich person in the comfort of your own home. [Product Page viaTrends in Japan]