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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible - Flying Food

The advertising tricks used to make food look appetizing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 99% Invisible - Flying Food launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AA
   An algorithm to automatically turn photos of food into faces▲211

   2016 · aaronrandall.com · its alternatives →

2. 2RR
   Recursive Recipes – directions to make food from scratch▲250

   2018 · recursive.recipes · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ramps▲84

   A visual guide to obscure foods.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4TF
   This Food Does Not Exist▲248

   2022 · nyx-ai.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5IB
   I built an AI that recognizes food▲202

   2016 · infino.me · its alternatives →

6. 6
   #HackTheMenu▲226

   Secret menu items available at fast-food restaurants.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Making Better Hamburgers With Science: A Conversation With J. Kenji López-Alt▲61

   A chat with the guy behind The Food Lab

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Foodini▲84

   A 3D Food Printer designed for healthy eating

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nom▲98

   Twitch for food lovers!

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Forks Over Knives▲76

    Recipe App from the Groundbreaking Documentary

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11GR
    Guided Recipe Creation▲79

    2011 · recipelabs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Kerfuffle - Bringing Home the Bacon▲55

    Getting attention for the things you make

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Momentum Machines▲69

    Gourmet Hamburger-making Robots: The Next Gen of Fast Food

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14CI
    Cloak – Incognito mode for real life▲19

    2014 · usecloak.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CARROT Hunger▲87

    A judgemental calorie counter

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Film and Fork: Recipes Inspired by the Magic of Cinema▲61

    An elegant movie inspired cookbook

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17RA
    RecipeWriter – An editor to write recipes▲48

    2014 · cucumbertown.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Kerfuffle - The Idea Machine▲61

    Getting ideas and what gets in the way

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19RA
    Recipelab, a simple nutrition calculator / recipe analyzer▲46

    2016 · recipelab.org · its alternatives →

20. 20DR
    Discover Recipes by Ingredients▲55

    2014 · skipthepizza.com · its alternatives →

21. 21SS
    Stock Sandwich [Beta] – Free, high-resolution stock images▲11

    2016 · stocksandwich.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AW
    A WebGL demo of the Observer Effect▲15

    2014 · qntm.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23IM
    I made a Chrome extension to instantly show recipes without scrolling▲9

    2021 · repibox.com · its alternatives →

24. 24NA
    nomzsavior, a browser app to track groceries and prevent food waste▲12

    2013 · nomzsavior.us · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →