The Mona Lisa recreated exclusively from vegetables and grains. Don't be surprised if Buzzfeed readers start asking hairdressers for “the limp noodle” look. It flatters her, no?

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1. via Kashmiri Blog

FOOD BUZZ: Foodies and agricultural evangelists are calling for a Secretary of Food, or at least a Secretary of Agriculture who understands how screwy our food/farm industry is. Michael Pollan is the obvious choice, but he and his farm-to-table buddies also have a list of government-friendly possibilities for your consideration. I am behind anyone who will push for real sugar (instead of corn sugar) in my Coke; it just tastes better.

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1. Obama’s “Secretary of Food”
2. “The hope is that the new secretary will be less aligned with industrial agribusiness and commodity farming than secretaries past.”
3. Foodies pitch nominees to Obama
4. Secretary of Real Food petition
5. We Need A Secretary of Food, Don’t We?
6. Nominate Michael Pollan for Secretary of Agriculture
7. Can the guy from Stone Barns be the Secretary of Agriculture?
8. Michael Pollan Is Right - Featured on BuzzFeed

A photo of a wedding cake made with avocado, edamame, wasabi, raw salmon, tuna and roe. Topped with wasabi icing and drizzled in soy sauce, it still sounds…kind of unappetizing.

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1. Giant Photo, Plus Recipe!
2. Cake that Just Looks Like Sushi

TECH BUZZ: Thu Tran, a glass-blower in Brooklyn, hosts a cooking show that’s a mix between Rachael Ray and Pee Wee Herman’s Playhouse. Of course, we’re more interested in the technicolor puppets than the food (not that that’s a bad thing).

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1. This Is Your Brain On Drugs With A Side Of Bacon And Some Free Cigarettes
2. You Are Invited To FOOD PARTY!
3. World’s Best, Strangest Cooking Show Found on Internet
4. Iron Chef Meets Eureka’s Castle
5. Thu Tran Wants to ‘Food Party’ All the Time
6. Food Party: Episode 1
7. Thu Tran’s Inflatable Popcorn!

FOOD BUZZ: Nintendo Wii is releasing a cooking game that’s like a virtual Iron Chef . Gordon Ramsay has his own online game, complete with bleeps. Pixelated food will undoubtedly taste than our actual cooking.

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1. Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Video Game Surprisingly Addictive
2. Video Trailer for ‘Major League Eating: The Game’
3. Major League Eating the Game
4. Cooking Mama 2: The Video Game for Foodies
5. Cooking Mama Is a Lot of Fun Despite the Primitive Graphics and Awkward Narration
6. Cooking Mama Is a Great Game for Girls
7. Iron Chef America as Video Game Coming to Wii and Nintendo DS This Summer
8. Cooking Academy Preview: I Made Some Gyozas
9. Conquer all 35 recipes!
10. Hell’s Kitchen The Game - Sign Up Now

FOOD BUZZ: Along similar lines as the infamous Harry Potter jelly beans , these disgustingly-flavored jelly beans come in a box mixed with the regular flavors. We’re not sure why anyone would eat these, but we might consider it if there was a Kinko’s flavor. Mmmm, office supplies!

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1. It’s Like an Interactive Game
2. Reviews: Baby Wipe and Pencil Shaving JellyBeans Surprisingly Realistic-Tasting
3. Mix These Together with Regular Jelly Bellies and Let the Fun Begin
4. Russian Roulette of Jelly Beans: A List of the Flavor Pairings
5. Complete List of Bertie Bott’s Flavor Beans
6. Ew, Got these in my Easter basket
7. Fun at the Jelly Belly Store

FOOD BUZZ: Camel’s milk cheese is making its way to the US. Pretentious cheese snobs will be marveling at the “understated barnyard undertones” which sounds disgusting yet exotic at the same time.

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1. Camel Cheese - Coming Soon to a Grocery Near You
2. Goat-Like, Brie-Like Camel Cheese Coming to a Restaurant Near You (If You Live in NYC)
3. Camel Cheese Is Better for You than Most Other Cheese
4. Principles of Milk Coagulation and Why Camel Cheese Will Always Remain a Specialty Food
5. Can You Make Cheese from Any Animal?
6. Camel’s Milk Tastes Great in Tea with Fresh Mint, Apparently
7. Where Can I Get This Outside of NYC?

FOOD BUZZ: The Jewish community is torn over whether a kosher cheeseburger being served at a NYC restaurant should be considered sacrilegious. We can think of more sacrilegious ways to consume cheeseburgers, both gastronomically and spiritually. (See cheeseburger in a can and the McDonald’s cheeseburger pizza .)

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1. Jews Are Offended by Cheeseburger Made with Soy Cheese
2. No One Cared About the Bay-Ken Burger, So Why This?
3. NY Post: Cheeseburgers Have Become a Big Hit with Local Jewish Community
4. Heated Discussion over Morality of Kosher Cheeseburger
5. Jackie Mason has cow over burger
6. Rabbi Weighs the Gastronomic and Spiritual Sides of the Kosher Cheeseburger
7. If You Can Eat Real Cheese, What’s the Point?
8. Answer My Question: If a Jewish person ate a cheeseburger, would they burn in hell?

FOOD BUZZ: Baristas are practicing their latte art as they create designs using the foamed milk of any espresso drink. Here’s just another reason why it’s so much nicer to go to your local coffee/espresso shop rather than Starbucks.

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1. Washington Post Has a Video on Latte Art
2. Latte Artists Compete at the Millrock Free Pour Latte Art Championship in DC
3. Man Invents DIY Latte Art Printing Machine
4. Examples of Great Latte Art - A Teddy Bear! A Snowman!
5. Free-Pour Latte Art Is Actually a Competitive Sport
6. More Cool Latte Art Pics
7. YouTube - Watch the Chasing hearts Alfredo Design
8. YouTube - Watch the Zebra Alfredo Design
9. YouTube - The Hibiskus Alfredo Design (This One’s Pretty Cool)
10. YouTube - Heart Alfredo Design
11. YouTube - Snail’s shell Alfredo Design
12. A Barista Just Hit on Me with a Heart in My Latte!