It’s constantly surprising to see the great lengths food designers go to when transforming regular ingredients into new, wonderful and often wacky creations.
It’s even more surprising when these food artists take waste material and give them an entirely new lease of life.
The latest creative food artist to do this is Steve Cadino, aka ‘The Painter of Nuts’, who takes discarded nut shells and turns them into a whole range of famous people.
Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and even the characters from Breaking Bad are given a nutty makeover - there’s even a video showing off his creations. Take a look:
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