Rock Your Taste Buds: Edible Art of Nirvana, Metallica, and RHCP
Social media chef Iain Ross is a must-follow on Instagram and TikTok if you’re a music fan who also loves bread and pasta, which is, frankly, most people.
The Belfast-based chef, who brilliantly goes by the handle @thug.loaf, recreates album artwork and band logos in loaves of bread and in ravioli of varying sizes. Ross’s work is truly something to see and believe. Truthfully, his bread and pasta almost look too incredible to eat. Keep scrolling and judge for yourself.
Nirvana’s Logo
Ross made some ravioli featuring Nirvana’s classic logo, which he aptly called “Nirvanioli.” He used activated charcoal powder to make the pasta black. Ross said via Instagram, “I’ve always wanted to do the Nirvana logo on pasta because I thought it’d work so well, and I’m SO pleased with how these turned out. Finished them in a herby, garlicky butter sauce with a bit of turmeric-infused oil and parmesan.”
@thug.loaf NIRVANIOLI 🍝 #nirvana #kurtcobain #nirvanafans #nirvanaedit #ravioli #pastaart #thugloaf
♬ About A Girl (Live at Pine Street Theatre) - Nirvana
Metallica – Ride The Lightning
This loaf of bread is just incredible. Not only did Ross perfectly recreate the album artwork of Ride The Lightning, but it’s a loaf of rye bread. Yes…he does call it “Rye The Lightning,” and we can’t love this enough!
@thug.loaf METALLICA - RYE THE LIGHTNING SANDWICH #metallica #ridethelightning #forwhomthebelltolls #metallicaedit #heavymetal #breadart #thugloaf
♬ For Whom The Bell Tolls - live - Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers Logo
Ross put the Chili Peppers’ logo on giant ravioli. Naturally, the ravioli is stuffed with a chili pepper mixture. Ross wrote on Instagram that the Red Hot Chili Pasta “was by far the spiciest thing I’ve made on this page.”
@thug.loaf RED HOT CHILI PASTA 🌶️ #redhotchilipeppers #rhcp #chilipeppers #ravioli #pastaart #thugloaf
♬ Summer party (20 seconds) - TimTaj
Queen – Queen II
Ross’s stencil work on this loaf of bread to recreate the cover of Queen II Instagram is insane! We can’t help but watch this video over and over. Ross cleverly called the loaf “Doughemian Rhapsody.” He wrote on, “I know Bohemian Rhapsody isn’t on this album, but it’s the same formation as the music video, so I’m using it in the reel idc, I just wanna say Doughemian Rhapsody.”
@thug.loaf DOUGHEMIAN RHAPSODY SANDWICH #queen #bohemianrhapsody #freddiemercury #queenband #burrata #sandwichrecipe #breadart #thugloaf
♬ Bohemian Rhapsody - Unrisen Queen