Too Funny

Can't believe I missed this one... but still quite funny. 

Is April 1 Over Yet?

By Feast 04/01/10 at 02:48PM 

D'artagnan Produces World's First "Meat Perfume"

We're sick of April Fool's Day already, and it's almost three 'o' clock here in New York. But the food world keeps churning out "joke's on you!" press releases, and this one seemed worth highlighting, if only for the "A for effort" award. Below, the fake press release in full. Because nothing says "gotcha" like the manly smell of lamb leg.

"NEW YORK, April 1, 2010 -- D'Artagnan is proud to present a new line of fragrances to entice the mind and inspire the appetite.  After 25 years of intensive research, D'Artagnan chefs have been able to produce alluring meat-scented oils that replicate the aromas of your favorite cooked protein.  The scents are suspended in a revolutionary and environmentally-friendly medium: duck fat.  These solid perfumes are not only 100% edible, they are also great skin moisturizers.   

Studies (and many food blogs) have proven that men respond to the smell of bacon, that seductress of vegetarians, and many claim they would be extremely attracted to a woman who smelled of bacon.  Since the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, then the way to his stomach must be through his nose.  Being equal opportunity carnivores, the D'Artagnan fragrance line is unisex.  After all, what woman could resist a man who smells like he can cook?  

 Once the science was established, D'Artagnan developed a line of fragrances for the home using these patented essential oils of meat.  What smells better than bacon wafting up the stairs?  Perhaps the delicate perfume of a rack of lamb, seasoned with rosemary, roasting in the oven?  These room sprays will give your kitchen that friendly, cooked-in smell that makes it feel like a home.  Even when you order a take-out dinner, your home will smell like you slaved for hours over the stove.  Made with 100% natural ingredients, the room sprays are edible and can be used as breath fresheners.  They do not, however, offer much in the way of nutritional value.  For that we recommend actual meat."