Fast Food Makeover

I read this story last night and couldn't wait to share! Ever heard of a 'food stylist'? If not, check out http://www.fancyfastfood.com/ and meet Erik Trinidad. He turns fast food classics like a Big Mac and Fries or a Taco Bell burritos into McSteak and Potatoes or a tortellini dish which he calls, 'Tacobellini'. The recipes for these re-creations are listed on his website, but you won't taste the difference. Just sit back, read, and let yourself be entertained.

Erik writes on his website that he gives fast food an extreme makeover. The words 'extreme makeover' make me think of Ty Pennington and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, just without all of the tears. However, Ty would never make a new house with all of the same materials from the old house. Erik, on the other hand, uses all the ingredients in the Big Mac and fries to make the McSteak and potatoes, no substitutions or additions. Can I just say... Whoa! His creativity is truly compelling, but more importantly I can finally admit to myself that I don't watch Top Chef or Hell's Kitchen because I am an aspiring 'foodie' but merely for the drama. After all, I could perhaps be just as happy with a steak as with a Big Mac.

Click here for article from The Associate Press on Erik.

Click here for an earlier article from Time Magazine.