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Entries from August 2007

Bacon Salt: The Review

by · August 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments

As readers of my blog know, I discovered Bacon Salt right as I was launching this blog. I previously wrote about it to both critique the concept and praise their online marketing strategy. The creators of Bacon Salt were kind enough to provide me with a sample pack of their Original, Hickory and Peppered Bacon [...]

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Tags: Condiments · Reviews

Heinz Launches New Steak Sauce

by · August 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

They released a new steak sauce under their HP brand, called, you guessed it, HP Steak Sauce. Well they released it in Great Britain. So you can’t actually buy the new steak sauce anywhere in America. Oh and it’s not available for retail, just for the food service sector. So even if you DO live [...]

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Tags: Condiments · Steak · YouTube

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 8/31

by · August 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

DCist reports that Maryland based California Tortilla just sold their 5 millionth burrito, and the purchaser/winner gets a years worth of free food. Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia has been named the most vegetarian friendly ballpark, thanks largely to their vegetarian steak sandwiches. Gizmodo and Instructables give us a tutorial on cutting steak with a [...]

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Tags: News

Who Owns the Steak Bomb?

by · August 30th, 2007 · 23 Comments

What is a steak bomb? As a New England boy I know the answer to this question: It’s a sandwich that is overstuffed with steak, cheese, salami (or pepperoni), peppers, onions and mushrooms. You travel around New England and you come across this sandwich somewhat frequently, at many different delis. So what did USA Subs [...]

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Tags: Sandwiches

Does Top Chef’s Brian Love the Threesomes?

by · August 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

But not the type of threesome you’re thinking of? Charlus over at Amuse-Biatch seems to think so. (In the interest of full disclosure, I would like to note I have been rooting for Brian since episode 2, and nothing about this blog post changes that). With a little investigative work, Amuse-Biatch noticed something interesting on [...]

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Tags: Top Chef

The Most Expensive Sandwich Ever…Until Now

by · August 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Serious Eats blogs about a new contender for the most expensive sandwich throne. The London department store Selfridges introduced the “MacDonald” in 2006 (cost:$170) which was believed to be the world’s most expensive. But the Cliveden in Berkshire started serving the “von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich” (cost:$200) a couple months ago. Does either sound appealing [...]

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Tags: Sandwiches

PMS: Slayed by Chocolate

by · August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Candy Addict has an interesting post up about the PMS Support chocolate bar. Head over there are check it out if you’d like to know more.

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Tags: Candy

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

by · August 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Following up on my previous post about what your sandwich says about you, try taking this quiz over at BlogThings. It tells you what kind of sandwich you are and what that says about your personality. Here’s what I ended up with: You Are a Club Sandwich You are have a big personality. It’s hard [...]

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Tags: Sandwiches

The Secret Sandwich Language

by · August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Gibsons Food, a company in Britain, says there is a hidden sandwich language behind every sandwich purchase. On the 245th anniversary of the sandwich, the company commissioned psychologist Eve Oldfield to help reveal what triggers people’s choices. Eve claims: “Your sub-conscious emotions are regularly revealed by your personal choices, and your innermost desires can easily [...]

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Tags: Sandwiches

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 8/29

by · August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Slashfood reports on a recent study showing sugar is more addictive than cocaine. Remember Atomic Warheads? Hot Sauce Blog reviews a similar candy called Torture Scorcher. Cork & Knife interviews Heather Lauer the author of Bacon Unwrapped. Burger King’s CEO says their Transformers promotional campaign helped contribute to 4th quarter sales that were 11% higher [...]

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Tags: Candy · Fast Food · Health · News