Outside Sinbad, women in hijabs, or headscarves, chatter in Arabic over glasses of hot chai. Listening in, I pick out the phrase inshallah—literally, “God willing,” but functionally, “maybe” or “tomorrow,” or, if it’s work-related, “don’t count on it.” Their accent is heavy, distinctly Mesopotamian, and for a second, I’m back in Iraq. Sinbad is one […]

Someone made a fantastic-looking cake with the outer dressed nicely in a Argentina flag. Whoever made it decided to fill the inside with the colors of the German flag. So, it’s unclear what fan this cake was made for, but it sure looks delicious!

The world’s cruellest cake. #GER #ARG pic.twitter.com/mW5xCaIxcq

— NextBet.co.uk (@NextBetTips) July 15, 2014

(H/T Bleacher Report)

By Anjali Athavaley NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) – A proposal to overhaul nutrition labels on packaged foods sold in the United States does not go far enough to influence consumer choices and reduce obesity, a former U.S. Food and Drug…

Rudi Appl, a bartender at Mr. Henry’s in Capitol Hill for nearly five decades, died early this morning. He was “just sitting in his chair,” says Mr. Henry’s owner Alvin Ross. “He really had not been well. He had a pacemaker and had heart issues.” Appl worked his last shift about a month ago to celebrate his 80th birthday. […]

Lay’s Do Us A Flavor contest to determine the newest Lay’s flavor is back for its second year, and we tried the contestants so you don’t have to. From a pool of more than 14 million submissions, Frito-Lay’s finalists for the competition are: Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Mango Salsa, Wasabi Ginger, and Cappuccino. It’s a total grab-bag of flavor profiles, but then again, so was last year’s group: Chicken & Waffles, Sriracha and Cheesy Garlic Bread.

This year’s Do Us A Flavor chips will be on shelves from July 28 through October 18, during which time chip-lovers can vote for their favorite flavor. The winner will not only become the next Lay’s flavor, but the person who submitted the idea for the flavor will win $1 million. After trying the chips, we’re not sure any of them qualify as a million dollar idea…

Here’s what we at HuffPost Taste and some of our fellow editors at The Huffington Post thought about the new Lay’s flavors:

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A London lawyer complained that he bought a candy bar with a penis-like shape imprinted on it — and Nestle actually apologized.

Robin Jacobs, 31, said he was eating a Milkybar during Sunday’s World Cup final and was stunned to see what he called an “inappropriate” image.

“What on earth is a penis doing on a kids’ chocolate bar?” he asked, per Metro. “There’s no point denying what it looks like. It is obvious –- we can all see it.”

This wasn’t the first time a customer had noticed the phallic design on the Milkybar. Here’s a tweet from 2012 mentioning the suggestive shape on the candy bar:

Penis shapes on the milky bar chocolate?!?! pic.twitter.com/jX656BCA

— Ria (@arianwin) July 14, 2012

Jacobs reportedly griped he will now remember the 2014 World Cup for the “Milkybar penis.” He said he ate the candy anyway, outlets noted.

Nestle sent the following statement to The Huffington Post:

Nestlé is surprised and sorry to hear that Mr. Jacobs thought the picture on the Milkybar resembles male genitalia, it is in fact an image of a horse’s head, the Milkybar Kid’s horse. There was no intention to mislead or depict anything offensive on our product and we apologise for any confusion or embarrassment this may have caused.