Marissa Brassfield
Marissa Brassfield is a productivity expert, high-performance author and communication efficiency specialist with a deep love of the food and beverage industry. She continues her relentless pursuit of all things sweet, savory and downright bizarre while covering the Celebrity and Funny/Weird beats and supercharges Foodista's editorial direction as the Director of Content Strategy.
Posts by Marissa Brassfield
May 27, 2012
We're in the midst of a long weekend here in the U.S., and it's time to kick back, relax and enjoy a nice tasty beverage. Rather than sticking with the same, typical go-to cocktail you always...
May 27, 2012
Zhang Huan's meat battledress is worthy of an Epic Meal Time episode in itself. The battledress is entirely composed of red meat and meant to be a political statement. Zhang Huan's...
May 27, 2012
Many men are unwelcoming to the idea of vegetarianism because of their own perceptions that eating meat and masculinity go hand in hand. A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found...
May 27, 2012
McDonald's restaurants in Britain are trying a new tactic to increase customer traffic to the store: table service. The company is also testing out iPads and a "magic zone" for kids....
May 27, 2012
These Cookie Pop Fiction cake pops capture the likenesses of "Pulp Fiction" characters perfectly. Made by Lou Lou P's Delights, the cake pops have hand-drawn faces that animate the...
May 27, 2012
Ruffles Ultimate chips are a new line of snacks with deeper ridges and novel flavors such as Kickin' Jalapeno Ranch and Sweet & Smokin' BBQ. The chips are made to target the male market,...
May 25, 2012
David Chang of the Momofuku restaurant group has teamed up with microbiologist Rachel Dutton in an effort to find bacteria and mold strands to add to his dishes. The plan is to ferment the foods to...
May 25, 2012
The Textpresso machine is a coffee maker that can send and receive text messages while also printing them in edible ink on coffee foam. The machine, by Zipwhip, is a cool way to personalize drinks...
May 25, 2012
German magician Simon Perro has managed to defy physics and pour a brewski from an iPad. The magician attached a keg tap to his iPad screen and poured the frothy drink for spectators seemingly out of...
May 25, 2012
Design firm ilovedust has created a special edition can of Red Bull that features extreme sports icon Travis Pastrana. The idea was to allow consumers a chance to interact with the brand, as the U.K...
May 23, 2012
This bacon-infused bourbon will satisfy your meat cravings. The bourbon is easy to make on your own: All you need to do is get hickory-smoked bacon, cook it and then add the fat from the frying pan...
May 23, 2012
The Rocky Biscuits chocolate rock climbing wall, affectionately named "Mt. Rocky," is the world's first of its kind. Four tons of chocolate pour over the wall, with 70,000 liters...
May 23, 2012
YouTube has teamed up with Bruce Seidel (from Food Network and Cooking Channel) to launch a new online food channel called HUNGRY on July 2. The venture is to test out the niche-oriented programming...
May 23, 2012
A new study has found that judgmental attitudes come along with organic foods. The study revealed that purchasing organic foods makes people feel better about their morals, and they therefore become...
May 22, 2012
The guys behind Epic Meal Time have launched their latest venture with this bourbon-flavored personal lubricant. The lubricant, according to the press release, is the "gold standard of booze-...
May 22, 2012
This mobile phone footage of Bill Gates extolling the benefits of a plant-based diet recently surfaced on the Internet. The YouTube user who uploaded the footage didn't indicate what dinner...
May 22, 2012
A Seattle Starbucks has managed to create an entirely new store using four shipping containers. The design is meant to showcase how Starbucks is reducing its carbon footprint. The shipping containers...
May 22, 2012
Teresa Widener has managed to grasp global attention with her pica eating disorder, and specifically her love of eating rocks. The mother of two breaks them into tinier pieces and sometimes just...
May 22, 2012
Carl's Jr. is testing out its "ice cream brrrger" in select locations of Orange County, California. The burger is two sugar cookies that sandwich chocolate ice cream (selected to...
May 22, 2012
For Camp Nectar's latest advertising campaign, the brand grew fruit into juice box shapes stamped with its logo. The campaign has been two years in the making: the company had to place plastic...
May 22, 2012
These sausage cupcakes conceived by Stef of The Cupcake Project are a meaty dessert. The recipe is simple: she poured cupcake batter into hog sausage casings -- or, rather, pig intestines -- and...
May 22, 2012
Britney Spears' "X Factor" rider has been released, and it contains a laundry list of snacks and comfort food that would make most celebrity trainers dizzy. Spears requests that six...
May 21, 2012
Actress Jessica Alba founded The Honest Company in 2012 to help educate mothers on eco-friendly baby foods and household products, and Fast Company recognized her contribution to the industry by...
May 21, 2012
This Coca-Cola and the Movies infographic shows why the megabrand reigns supreme, cataloging its product placement in movies like "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" and classics like "...
May 21, 2012
Blk mineral water will have you consumed with the dark side. The water is infused with fulvic acid, which turns the otherwise-clear liquid an eerie black. What's even cooler than this dark water...
