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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. 1
   99% Invisible - 186: War and Pizza▲73

   The revolution of food preservation

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   99% Invisible - The Gruen Effect▲66

   The mysterious design of retail spaces

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ramps▲84

   A visual guide to obscure foods.

   2014 · rampsapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   #HackTheMenu▲226

   Secret menu items available at fast-food restaurants.

   2014 · hackthemenu.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   a16z - The Data Science of Food and Taste▲62

   With Ooshma Garg

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   99% Invisible - Walk This Way▲70

   How designers help passengers to find their way in airports

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Snack Overflow - The OG San Francisco Treat▲67

   Street food, existential questions on the nature of snacks

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   appealing▲245

   Mobile UI animations found in the wild

   2016 · app-ealing.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pop Rocks And Home Brew: A Family Tale▲52

   Stories from the future of food.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Innovation Ramble ▲59

    The dark side of advertising

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Making Better Hamburgers With Science: A Conversation With J. Kenji López-Alt▲61

    A chat with the guy behind The Food Lab

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Foodini▲84

    A 3D Food Printer designed for healthy eating

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nom▲98

    Twitch for food lovers!

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    99% Invisible - 43: Accidental music of imperfect escalators▲66

    How Imperfections In Products Make Them Lovable

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Forks Over Knives▲76

    Recipe App from the Groundbreaking Documentary

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flipping Tables - 85: Food Comes Magically Out Of A Machine▲60

    The morals, ethics, and technology of content blocking are …

    2015 · sunriserobot.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Kerfuffle - Bringing Home the Bacon▲55

    Getting attention for the things you make

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Momentum Machines▲69

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

    2014 · ttoto99.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Squints▲81

    Design tools for the live web

    Sep 2026 · squints.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tasteful▲69

    Find healthy (and "real") food around you

    2016 · tastefulapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Invisible Influence▲69

    The hidden forces that shape behavior

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Invisible Influence▲66

    The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

    2016 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CARROT Hunger▲87

    A judgemental calorie counter

    2015 · meetcarrot.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Film and Fork: Recipes Inspired by the Magic of Cinema▲61

    An elegant movie inspired cookbook

    2016 · filmandfork.com · 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 →