0 Modern Art Desserts


If you plan to visit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, be sure stop to by the museum's Blue Bottle Coffee cafe. From Mondrian cake to Matisse parfaits, the SFMoMA cafe chefs are creating some truly modern artistic treats. A new book, Modern Art Desserts, highlights some of their most popular masterpieces.

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Taking cues from works by Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, and Matisse, pastry chef Caitlin Freeman, of Miette bakery and Blue Bottle Coffee fame, creates a collection of uniquely delicious dessert recipes (with step-by-step assembly guides) that give readers all they need to make their own edible masterpieces.

From a fudge pop based on an Ellsworth Kelly sculpture to a pristinely segmented cake fashioned after Mondrian’s well-known composition, this collection of uniquely delicious recipes for cookies, parfait, gelées, ice pops, ice cream, cakes, and inventive drinks has everything you need to astound friends, family, and guests with your own edible masterpieces.

Taking cues from modern art’s most revered artists, these twenty-seven showstopping desserts exhibit the charm and sophistication of works by Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Henri Matisse, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Avedon, Wayne Thiebaud, and more. Featuring an image of the original artwork alongside a museum curator’s perspective on the original piece and detailed, easy-to-follow directions (with step-by-step assembly guides adapted for home bakers), Modern Art Desserts will inspire a kitchen gallery of stunning treats.
Watch the video for a preview of the recipes, then buy the book and get creative in the kitchen. (File under WANT!)

0 Play Geoguessr: Explore the World Online


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Annunciation Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine
GeoGuessr is a geography game that takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings. You'll be shown a random image in Google Street View and asked to guess where in the world it is. Zoom in, zoom out and explore the surroundings for clues — road signs, landmarks, vegetation.

It's a fun, addictive way to waste a few minutes hours over the holiday weekend. Sort of like "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" circa 1985, but without the almanac.

> Play now at http://geoguessr.com.

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