gimmicks
I Ate Dinner at Cambodia's Infamous Snake House
I traveled to Sihanoukville, a shady coastal city near the Vietnamese border with a reputation for abundant meth and persistent prostitutes, to eat in a restaurant full of deadly snakes owned by a Russian oligarch.
Deep Inside Taiwan's First Sex-Themed Restaurant
I decided to pop my head into Funny Sex, the first rumpy pumpy-themed restaurant in Taiwan, which serves all an impressive menu of dishes in the shape of dicks and tits. But spit-roasting was strictly limited to the kitchen.
Why is McDonald's Losing Money Everywhere but Australia?
Markets in the US, Middle East and the Asia Pacific are all down, but strangely McDonald's profits in Australia are up. We asked why and ate burgers.
Bourbon Street's Campy Cocktails Transcend Taste
There are things you can’t get at quiet cocktail bars far removed from the chaos of New Orleans. For one, you’ll never have a man who’s holding a bible scream in your face, or watch a bartender pour a shot of Fireball into a guy’s mouth and then...
We Spoke to the Chinese Restaurateur Who's Giving Free Food to Pretty People
The appearance-based restaurant gimmick game has peaked at Zhengzhou's Jeju Island, where attractive people get free food. We asked the manager why she doesn't comp meals for ugly people instead.
Christmas Turkey-Flavored Candy Might Cause an Airport Riot
Heathrow Airport is doling out candies to holiday travelers that are supposed to taste exactly like Christmas dinner. There was only one way to find out if they succeeded—to give each and every one a good yule-time sucking.
London's New Cereal Cafe Is a Slap Bracelet to the Face
Next month in Shoreditch, a cafe that serves nothing but 90s cereal will open its doors to throngs of nostalgia-hungry customers who will LOL and LOL about how they thought their Beanie Babies were worth loads but now they totally aren’t.
I Dined on Tinned Tuna at London's Canned Food Restaurant
At Tincan, there's no kitchen and no chef. Servers simply decant the contents of tins of seafood onto your plate. It might sound like a gimmick, but Portuguese conservas restaurants have been doing it for years.
The White Stuff: A Timeline of Almost Every Jack White Gimmick
We catalogued all the knick-knacks White has concocted over the last 17 years--everything from blood-flecked business cards to the elusive Inchophone, a mini record player that spins 3" vinyl.