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TUAW's Daily App: Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach

by Mike Schramm (Nov 24th, 2010)

It's the day before Thanksgiving, and you've agreed to have the family over for dinner tomorrow, complete with a turkey and fixings and everything. But you just realized that you don't actually have any idea how to cook a turkey (and it probably won't fit in the microwave). Not to worry. CBS ...

Edible iPhone birthday cake

by David Quilty (Nov 22nd, 2010)

And you thought that store-bought $10 cake you got for your birthday was cool. Sure to be the envy of Apple fanboys everywhere, Chris Samuels -- an independent iPhone and iPad developer -- received this detailed iPhone cake for his birthday from his wife Cath. Everything on (and inside) the cake is ...

Essential iPhone apps for vegans

by Sang Tang (Nov 12th, 2010)

Whether you've always been a vegan, or are new to veganism, there are times when eating can be a challenge. Sure, you can plan your meals out and substitute this for that in a meal or recipe, but life happens, so here are the essential iPhone apps for vegans dealing with life happening. When you ...

Foto Find: Angry Birds breakfast

by Mike Schramm (Sep 28th, 2010)

This is super cute -- a breakfast styled to look just like the popular Angry Birds app. A woman had some complications during her pregnancy, and she was bedridden and restricted to only eating certain types of food during childbirth. So, her husband started making food art, using the various foods ...

iPad plate serves up pure geek deliciousness

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 27th, 2010)

Japanese blogger Shiinaneko has found a new use for his iPad -- a substitute for your typical dinner plate. It's actually quite simple. Grab any one of the number of protective films that's out there for the iPad, place it on your device, study the dinner menu, find an appropriate plate for ...

NYT on restaurant reservation apps

by Dave Caolo (Jul 1st, 2010)

There's a great piece in the New York Times today about the growing practice of using mobile apps to find and review restaurants. The way it works is simple for customers. Just pull out your phone (or your iPad), launch the app and find what's nearby. Initially, OpenTable was the only app that ...

iPad use case: Foodie

by Steven Sande (May 3rd, 2010)

Over the past few weeks, we've heard many people say, "The iPad is cool, but what would I do with it?" This new series aims to answer that question. We'll examine one user case per post, from couch surfer to mobile professional, and describe just how that person uses his or her iPad. I love ...

Urbanspoon shaking right along

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

Urbanspoon is one of the earliest "locator" apps that I put on my iPhone. It offered up a pretty unique (at the time -- this was, of course, before "shake to undo") "shake to find" feature that solved the problem of a big group asking, "Where should we eat tonight?" Apparently it's still doing ...

Taco Loco app helps you chase down your favorite taco truck

by Steven Sande (Jan 12th, 2010)

Gourmet food trucks are getting to be "all the rage," particularly in Southern California. Based on the old construction site "roach coaches" that served stale doughnuts, ancient plastic-wrapped sandwiches, and hot, acidic coffee to hungry workers, the taco truck appeared as a way for food vendors ...

5 Christmas gifts for the foodie

by Steven Sande (Dec 3rd, 2009)

You know the foodie in your life. He or she is that person who will drag you miles away from your home to try out a new restaurant that they've heard about, or will spend hours cooking up an "experiment" in the kitchen, only to decide at the last minute to go out to eat. Finding the perfect gift ...

Take your apps to the table with these iPhone icon coasters

by John Burke (Nov 28th, 2009)

With over 100,000 applications available, there's no shortage of ways people are using the iPhone's features. But how about on the coffee table or in the dining room? A new website is offering sets of coasters featuring the iPhone's default application icons. According to the website, the ...

iLickit might not be sanitary, but brings new meaning to 'oleophobic'

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2009)

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_game_you_play_with_your_tongue_Video'; If you're the kind of person who complains in the comments whenever we post a useless app, then just move right on from this weekend post (or go check out Paradise Monkeys, it actually looks like a good one). But as ...

Dishy lands in the App Store and your kitchen

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 2nd, 2009)

I wrote up a sneak peek of Dishy [iTunes Link] earlier in the summer when I saw a preview at WWDC. It was called Bon App at the time, and man it looked tasty. Well the app is now out and it rocks. I've been testing a demo for a little while and I wish more cooking apps worked like this. Dishy ...

5 (really useful) Apps for everyone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 5th, 2009)

Some apps are almost universal. Chances are you may find a use for one of these apps in your daily goings-on, just as I have. All links are iTunes links. Flicktunes, $0.99 Remember our chat about driving and using your iPhone? Flicktunes makes controlling the iPod in your iPhone (or touch) ...

The iPhone app I saw at WWDC but still can't show you: Bon App

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 19th, 2009)

I guess you could say I'm an armchair foodie. Strangely enough, once I started working at home I rarely got the chance to cook a proper meal. It doesn't help that my kids have typical kid palates, and attempts to "get fancy" with the ingredients are met with wrinkled noses and frowning faces. So ...