Entries from September 2007
Hotel Udaya Samudra in India has plans to roll out a 50-foot sandwich on World Food Day, October 16th. This would break the current Guiness world record for the tallest sandwich, which was previously set by O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich bar of Ireland on April 25, 2003. Raja Gopaal Iyer, the corporate director of the hotel [...]
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Tags: Sandwiches
Yesterday, Adweek reviewed Burger King’s new “kickin’ chick’n” ad, featuring a hard-kicking chicken training with a kung-fu master. The ad is for the new Spicy Chick’n Crisp sandwich, which is now available for only $1. The ad just went up on YouTube and is pretty amusing, check it out:
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Tags: Advertising · Burgers · Fast Food · YouTube
I’m a big fan of the all-you-can-eat sections at sporting events. I experienced it for the first time at Dodger stadium in May, when I sat in their “All You Can Eat Pavilion” in right field and enjoyed several hot dogs and several orders of nachos. But what if you had a much bigger than [...]
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Tags: Bizarre
So Good has written previously HERE and HERE about the Today Show contest to pick the best sandwich in America. Well the Today Show has finally picked a winner, selecting the Cheesesteak BLT from Vesuvio’s in Philadelphia. Vesuvio’s, your prize is that you get to make me a bunch of free sandwiches and then bring [...]
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Tags: Sandwiches
by Eick · September 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment
In California, both schools and snack manufacturers are finding ways around the new state law designed to ban the sale of junk food in schools. Dirty World News reports that MTV held an In-n-Out burger eating contest at their offices in Santa Monica. You can see photos HERE, and a video HERE. Topps Meat Company [...]
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Tags: News
Fast Food News is reporting today that Wendy’s Baconator has proven to be a big success, selling 25 million burgers since it debuted in July. Wendy’s Chief Executive Officer and President Kerrii Anderson describes the Baconator as: “One of the most successful new product introductions we’ve had in some time.” 25 million burgers in two [...]
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Tags: Burgers · Fast Food
by Eick · September 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Last night marked the exit of the contestant I had been rooting for, Brian Malarky. While I don’t regret pulling for him all season, Brian shows his arrogance by letting it fly in his post elimination interview, making no apologies for his performance, expressing befuddlement as to what could have gone wrong, and arguing he [...]
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Tags: Top Chef
One of the recent “upgrades” to So Good is this little guy here: You may have noticed that as of last week, when you type in the URL or look for So Good in your bookmarks, a small picture appears next to it instead of just a white box. Yep, that’s right readers, I’m rocking [...]
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Tags: Cool
Bacon Unwrapped wonders why it took so long for bacon manufacturers to make a reclosable tray for their packaging. NY Post names the 10 most overated dishes in NYC, which includes such well-known places as the Carnegie Deli, Sylvia’s and Pinkberry. A man found a human leg in a smoker he purchased at an auction, [...]
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Tags: News
Last night I was watching The Power of 10 on CBS (with celebrity host Drew Carey!). Let me start by saying it’s been a while since I’ve watched a game show that airs in primetime. After seeing it 3 times now, I’m a big fan of this show. I love statistics and I love polls [...]
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Tags: Burgers · Television