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Nov 15, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees Comments Off

Heirloom Tomato Name Generator

I like building random things because it satisfies my innate need to make lists of synonyms. At the tweeted request of Steve Cumper, here’s a heirloom tomato name generator. If you were a delicious heirloom tomato variety, your name would be: Japanese Crimson Flamenco Tweet Press reload for a better

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Aug 15, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees 4 Comments

Food Idea Generator

Are you a chef who has hit a creative wall? A home cook who has prepared everything that a Nathan Myhrvold-led team can throw at you? Now that Ferran Adria is out of business, surely a machine can take his place as an inspiration for cooks too lazy to go

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Apr 15, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator: Mexican Edition

Since the City of Melbourne passed an edict that no new restaurant can get a liquor licence in Melbourne unless it serves a fish taco, my Melbourne restaurant name generator has become redundant. I’ve been meaning to write some reviews, but most of the new joints do a pretty good

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Feb 10, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator Twitter Bot

I’ve just released a new bot into the wild, who invents a new name for a Melbourne restaurant twice a day, just like the Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator but delivered directly to the loving bosom of your twitter feed. Follow it for regular, nonsensical updates.

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Dec 16, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

NGO Development Program Generator

In my last post Dr Maytel requested something that would generate development issues, and seeing that I’d neglected to send her (or anyone) a Christmas card and about half of my friends work for non-government organisations, here it is. You should hassle the UN to support: POVERTY HARMONISATION APPROACH Tweet

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Dec 07, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 6 Comments

2012 Food Trend Generator

Once again, it is the time of the year when food journalists wheel out the world’s worst portmanteau, the listicle, and predict where food trends will head in 2012. For a writer, they’re brilliant content. No editor is going to sack you if Cambodian does not become the new Thai

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Jul 13, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees Comments Off

Food Blog Name Generator

So you’ve decided to start a food blog and broadcast your eating life to the world, but you can’t find the perfect moniker under which to write. So here’s a food blog name generator to fill in your blank. You should name that blog: Bottomless Turmeric Tweet Apologies if it

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Feb 26, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 11 Comments

Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator

Not sure what to name that new cafe or restaurant that you’ve lovingly crafted from rotting couches in a Melbourne laneway? Can’t find an fitting piece of pornocracy or Italian horror film to print on your disposable coffee cups? All you need to do is combine an honorific of some

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