Open a Beer With Your iPhone

The Opena iPhone case conceals a bottle opener. Via eater.

 


Adaptations: The Mario Batali Knitting Bag

Mario Batali's lunch bags aren't just for toting meals on the go, they also make for great knitting bags.
 


Scent of a Whopper

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Want to smell like a burger, but don't want the mess of rubbing one all over your body? Burger King has introduced FLAME, "the body spray of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat." On its website, Burger King presents the novelty as if it were the aromatic equivalent of a Barry White song (spray some on and "set the mood for the flame to ignite"). This might be the beginning of a whole new line of fast food-based perfumes: after all, as one reviewer asked, "can I get fries with that." $3.99 at Ricky's [Via CHOW].

 


Mario Batali's Swine Splatter Art

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Mario Batali's appropriately porcine contribution to the Food Bank for New York City's annual lunchbox auction is splattered with pig's blood, salt, pepper, and fennel seed (for an inside-out, postmodern twist, it comes filled with salted salami casings). The revolting, one-of-a-kind lunch carrier is currently available for bidding online (now going for $145), along with other artistic contributions from Alice Waters, Wyie Dufresne, Ellen Page, Yoko Ono, and Liv Tyler, among celebs. Bid now through December 18 at thelunchboxauction.org.

 


Food for Tote

Built NY Bottle Tote

We can’t stop finding new uses for Built NY’s products. These neoprene carrying goodies allow soda cans, baby bottles, lunch packs, and other edibles to be safely and practically wrapped in that coveted Surfer Chic look, just right for summer. Their bottle totes make bringing wine to any venue way more comfortable and convenient than packing bottles in paper bags -- less need to worry about breakage or temperature change. And oenophiles should stash a tote or two in their suitcases when next visiting a special destination where drinkable souvenirs beckon. The two-bottle tote shown here is $16.99 at the Built NY online store.

 


Food for Tote

Built NY Bottle Tote

We can’t stop finding new uses for Built NY’s products. These neoprene carrying goodies allow soda cans, baby bottles, lunch packs, and other edibles to be safely and practically wrapped in that coveted Surfer Chic look, just right for summer. Their bottle totes make bringing wine to any venue way more comfortable and convenient than packing bottles in paper bags -- less need to worry about breakage or temperature change. And oenophiles should stash a tote or two in their suitcases when next visiting a special destination where drinkable souvenirs beckon. The two-bottle tote shown here is $16.99 at the Built NY online store.