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A steamy relationship

June 28, 2010

My relationship with food, as I’m sure is the same with most of you, consists of a dual nature. On one hand, I eat to stay alive. On the other hand, I eat mostly for pleasure and enjoyment. This enjoyment, my friends, is probably the predominating drive as to why I look forward to eating [...]

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Miracle Fruit Involved in Murder

December 23, 2008

Some may think this is negative press, but it’s all in good fun.  Last week’s episode of CSI: NY featured the murder of a girl at a flavor tripping party.  She was given poison to drink and…oh my!  She couldn’t taste it because of the perception-altering effects of the miracle fruit.  No more spoilers.  You [...]

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Miracle Fruit 101

December 18, 2008

New to miracle fruit? Start by checking out some of the links from the following list: 1. Flavor Tripping Party NYC. This little expose is responsible for a lot of the buzz on miracle fruit.  I wish I could have been there. 2. What’s a subject without a wikipedia entry? Nonexistant. 3. Places to buy [...]

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Flavor Tripping Party Heard ‘Round the World

November 21, 2008

An earlier post included a link to the New York Times article covering the famous Queens, NY flavor tripping party.  Here’s the video:

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Miracle Fruit featured on CBS show The Doctors

November 17, 2008

The Doctors segment mentioning miracle fruit.  If this hits Oprah, then you’ll soon find miracle fruit for sale at a chain grocery store.  Then Flavor Tripping Day.

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Media Coverage of Miracle Fruit

November 17, 2008

I’m assuming that miracle fruit fever will hit shortly.  It probably has already.  Local news coverage of the miracle fruit, miraculin, and flavor tripping have been coming up a lot lately.  They all open with a brief explanation of the miracle fruit’s origin, and miraculin’s effects on the taste buds.  Then they show clips of [...]

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