A charcuterie serving assembly for serving charcuterie includes a charcuterie pan that has a plurality of compartments each integrated into the charcuterie pan to contain a respective food item associated with charcuterie. The charcuterie pan is structured to have the ornamental appearance of a novelty shape. Additionally, indicia are printed thereon on the charcuterie pan and the indicia are positioned in each of the compartments for identifying the food item to be positioned in each compartment. A plurality of feet is each coupled to the charcuterie pan to support the charcuterie pan over a support surface.

Disclosed is an infant food tray to which a snack tray (230) is applied. The snack tray (230) includes container-accommodation spaces (232a), (232b) configured to accommodate two small side-dish containers (210). The container-accommodation spaces (232a), (232b) are formed to be surrounded by a stepped rim (234) having a step on top on an outer periphery. A sidewall (233) and a bottom (236) maintain a shape due to a rounded portion (238) so as to allow infants to separately accommodate as much as they want to eat of a large amount of cooked rice and soup in each of the container-accommodation spaces (232a), (232b) little by little or to be easily used by inserting the small side-dish containers (210) thereinto.

The present application discloses an interactive food tray that includes a food compartment having an interactive surface configured to couple with one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to at least partially provide a non-food-based function.

An active foodware system includes dining plates having visual stimulating, sensing, and wireless communication components. A visual stimulating component emits light to provide information or entertainment. The sensing component detects characteristics of the food received in the dining plate, such as weight or temperature. Data related to the food may be displayed on the visual stimulating component, or sent by the wireless communication component to a computer or mobile communication device. Computer software may display nutrition information on the visual stimulating component before, during, and after dining, or provide visual and auditory encouragement for children to eat.

An improved temperature regulating dinnerware set is a dinnerware set with each dinnerware piece having a heating element and a control member for controlling the temperature of the top surface of the piece. Each piece is adapted to connect to a power source to control the embedded heating element. An attachable cover is provided for each piece of the dinnerware set to help maintain the temperature.

The Invention is a standard set of round, cylindrical and spherical pieces that form objects to hold other objects and food, to transport things and to build modular elegant and beautiful constructions. For example, the Invention's pieces can be used as spherical flowerpots that are arranged along a walkway with flowers, and those same flowerpots can be stacked to support a flowerpot a few feet off the ground. Furthermore, the flowerpots can be stacked to form columns that vines grow on. Pieces can be made exponentially larger and smaller, and features on pieces can also be made exponentially larger and smaller, while maintaining compatibility within the system of Invention pieces. For example, the stacked boxes that are FIG. 33 can be elongated to stack in a manner that forms the pattern of a standard brick wall's interlocking pieces.

An active foodware system senses food characteristics, such as weight, calories, and other nutrition. Dining dishes are removably mated with dish holders supported by a mechanical structure having visual stimulating, sensing, and wireless communication components. A visual stimulating component emits light from a dining dish. The mechanical structure protects the components and circuitry from liquid. The system may include a camera. Other components may provide data processing, auditory and haptic stimuli, wireless power, temperature sensing, and heating of food. Data related to the food is displayed on a visual stimulating component of a computer or mobile communication device, such as a mobile phone or tablet computer. The data may also be sent to the internet. Computer software displays nutrition information on the visual stimulating component, which may be displayed before, during, and/or after dining. Computer software may also provide visual and auditory encouragement for children to eat.

The Jermaine’s light up cup is the only product of its kind that gives the illusion of a lava lamp, through a clear drinking cup, as the user quenches thirst. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed with an advanced multi-color lighting technology and durable materials to ensure long term sustainability.

A device for portioning food, and more specifically, a device that can be adjusted so that portions of food can be varied in accordance with an individual's dietary requirements, is disclosed. Such a food-portioning device includes an annular wall, a hub, and a plurality of dividing means extending from the hub to the annular wall so as to form a plurality of spaces between the dividing means, each space having an open top and an open bottom, wherein at least one of the dividing means is attached to the hub in a manner that allows it to at least partially rotate about the hub relative to an adjacent dividing means.

This invention describes a novel dry food dispensing machine for snacks and cereals which can be operated by a small child. It is comprised of a machine in the form of a toy character which the child operates to feed himself or herself. Ideal for using with many dry breakfast cereals, it encourages the child to eat by making eating time fun and, when used with breakfast cereal, keeps the child's cereal from becoming soggy.