My love of delicious things goes far beyond food as I refuse to let go of childhood fantasies…like little girls who can time travel, giant elephants that sew, and mysterious sultans on a quest to see their dreams come true.

From Royal de Luxe…French artists creating wonderous things. The story and more photos. Video by Electric Pig.

I cannot begin to describe how this makes my heart sing.

Boing Boing recently posted this fun and silly web tool. Just enter your text and like an Easy Bake Oven it pops out some tasty little biscuit images for you.

If you had more time on your hands, and the inspiration to be an architect then you’d probably be building biscuit cities like Chinese artist Song Dong. All you need is six days and about 72,000 biscuits in varying shapes and flavors. More photos here.…

Foodies are always willing to take their addictions to new heights by constantly experimenting with presentation so it’s no surprise that baristas eventually picked up the idea of making their beverages look as hot as they tasted.

Latte art refers to designs created on the top of espresso beverages. These designs are usually created in one of two ways, or a combo of both. The first method is by manipulating the flow of milk from a jug into the espresso (known as free pour), and the second is by drawing designs with an implement (known as etching). The annual Dutch Latte Art competition website has a great collection of etching photos, and Flickr has several galleries here and here.

Check out this tasty three minute video showcasing some latte art in action…or keep reading to find out the tricks to creating these delicious little foamy paintings yourself.

The first step in creating these decorative additions is knowing how to correctly steam the milk. Here’s a tutorial from CoffeeResearch.org or try Gimme Coffee’s tip sheet. Latteart.orgalso has three quick vids on how to create some basic latte art shapes, and this article by David Schomer goes along well with the vids.

There are a number of how-to books available on latte art including the Coffee Art, Caffe Latte Art, and Coffee Art & Presentation Techniques. You can even take a workshop through CoffeeSchool.org!

For those espresso lovers who like it plain and simple you’ll enjoy this sexy Flick set from user tonx. Crema never looked so pornographic.

(101 Ways to Play With Your Food, ideas #41 to 49)

Of course bakers have been shaping decorative breads for centuries, and I’m pretty sure every American kid has made dough ornaments at one point or another…but when famous fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier comes along and decides he’s going to fulfill a life long wish of running a bakery nothing short of stunning artwork is created.

The exhibit was displayed at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris and included a number of dress and mannequin designs using bread and wicker, plus a variety of bready fashion accoutrements. The creations were produced under the direction of Gauliter by l’Equipe de France de Boulangerie.

Chocolate & Zuchinni, one of my favorite French food bloggers, was able to attend the event and posted a great review; including her taste test of a few exclusive Gauliter breads sold during the show.

It’s enough to make fashionistas and foodies fall sobbing into each others arms. Not everyone worries about clothes though…they’d rather knead a few body parts, giving new meaning to “our daily bread”.

British artist Sharon Baker’s latest creation is a life sized bread sculpture of herself. She even invited the London Dockyard’s audience to tuck in and have a taste.

Sharon isn’t the only artist creating life size bread bodies…Constanza Puenta also made a model of herself, and Thai art student Kittiwat Unarrom uses his family’s bakery to create frighteningly realistic body forms strung up slaughterhouse style. Kittiwat’s collection was displayed as his final art dissertation at Bangkok’s Silpakorn University. There’s a gallery of photos here, but be forewarned these pieces are squeamishly realistic.

Sculptor Anthony Gormley skipped the body altogether and just jumped into bed, using 8000 slices of sandwich bread…while other artists prefer to focus on doughy facial portraits, traditional life-like food designs, or simple free form abstract creations.

For a quick intro on sculpting bread check out this recipe and tutorial on PastryChef.net, or these videos from award winning baker Chef Hitz. Hitz also shares a few tips on his website Breadhitz.com.