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We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape, here on FitSugar. If you love sushi but are watching your waistline, try these orders — none of which will break the caloric bank. More from Shape.com: Which Food Is Healthier? Sandwiches Under 300 Calories What's your favorite sushi? Read more
Don't be daunted by rolling your own sushi. Here, hayleysf reminds us that this Japanese favorite is just as easy to create on your own at home — rice optional. For the recipe, check out her blog, then be sure to share your latest creations with us in our Savory Sights community group. Read more
Robot sushi chef makes 400 rolls per hour — Dvice Turn your hand into a horrifying robotic Furby — Geekosystem A life-size Enterprise is headed to Vegas — GeekTyrant The artists behind your favorite geek films — Cracked AOL sold 800 patents to Microsoft — Newser The Stephen Hawking infographic you've been waiting for — GeekTyrant Super Bass as translated in Javascript — BuzzFeed Read more
Recently we had the chance to preview the Magnolia Pictures documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a portrait of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the greatest sushi chef in the world. Despite missing the first 20 minutes (you aren't going to believe us, but we were coming late from a sushi dinner!), the film was a stunner. On top of the movie's haute cinematography and touching score, we Read more
There's no food more beloved by seafood lovers than sushi. The Japanese treat is low-fat, filling, and adorably bite-size. But unless you were raised with chopsticks in one hand and a bento box in the other, the world of rice rolls can be a bit trying to navigate. If you aren't fluent in sushi-speak, there's no need to worry. We've compiled a go-to glossary that'll help you keep everything Read more
Get ready for your mouth to water. Food Orleans invites us to share some of her favorite iPhone food photos from New Orleans and beyond. I've been cleaning out my iPhone photo roll and came across some great shots that made me swoon, laugh, and shake my head at how good this stuff was. This year I got to go to my first LSU game in Baton Rouge, and although I probably lost a small percentage of my Read more
Kids tend to make toys out of the most amazing and unconventional items. One man's trash, is another kid's toy, so don't be so quick to throw out your empty boxes and containers these days. Box Play For Kids created a line of 100 percent recycled stickers ($4-$12) to fit over milk cartons, toilet paper rolls, and egg cartons, so lil ones can bring new life to what otherwise would be thrown away. Read more
In January, a San Francisco place called Sushirrito opened, and there's been a line around the corner ever since. The concept is remarkably straightforward: wrap raw fish, vegetables, and other accoutrements in a giant sheet of rice-covered seaweed, and eat it like you would a burrito. The idea is so simple you'd think someone would've thought of it long ago. Of course, the backlash has rolled Read more
On the final day of the South Beach Food & Wine Festival, wine expert Joshua Wesson and Nobu Miami executive chef Thomas Buckley held a seminar of pairing wine with sushi, a fairly apropros way to end the celebration after four long days of indulging in burgers and grilled cheese. There, I sampled pairings like sashimi tacos with Alsatian Crémant, vegetable rolls with Greece's Moschofilero, Read more
