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Entries from October 2007

The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World

by · October 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

According to whom? Well according to Cracked Magazine, which has selected 6 utterly disgusting and horrifying foods, such as the baby mice wine you see pictured below. So what are the 6 most terrifying foods? #6 Escamoles -  Eggs of the giant black Liometopum ant #5 Casue Marzu -  A sheep’ milk cheese that has [...]

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Tags: Bizarre

Best Burgers? Wendy’s. Fries? McDonalds.

by · October 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments

No that’s not my opinion necessarily, it’s based on the results of the new national Zagat fast food survey in which Wendy’s seems to be the big winner. In the fast food “mega-chain” (more than 5,000 outlets) category, Wendy’s was selected #1 overall, beating out Subway, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and McDonald’s respectively. When all [...]

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Tags: Burgers · Fast Food · Reviews

You Are Lazy, Stupid and Worthless

by · October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Of course by “you” I mean “consumers” and by “consumers” I mean Americans in general. What is prompting such a negative comment from me? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Smart Carts Warn Shoppers on Junk Food.” The article describes how new shopping carts are being designed that feature bar code readers [...]

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Tags: News

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/18

by · October 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Grub Street speculates who will be the next to go on “The Next Iron Chef.” A hotel in India unveiled a 50-foot sandwich, taking the Guiness record. Bacon Unwrapped talks about her experience making a Cassoulet. DC Foodies has a recipe for Caramel Apple Fritters. Fast Food Maven questions whether menu labeling will help our [...]

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Tags: News

Happy Sandwich: Is Kraft VP of Marketing Talking Up Kraft Singles on So Good?

by · October 17th, 2007 · 9 Comments

First off, a huge hat tip to So Good reader Ruca Bangs, whose investigative skills made this post possible. His comment on my last post about Kraft Foods having no friends on MySpace is chock full of deliciousness and the basis for this post. But first, the brief back story. Two weeks ago, I wrote [...]

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Tags: Cheese · Marketing

People Getting Punched Just Before Eating

by · October 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I don’t buy the ending, but seeing people get walloped right before taking a bite of something is bizarrely hilarious for me. Oh, and is there any doubt Andy Samberg is the best thing to happen to SNL in the last 5 years? Check out the new SNL digital short: Edit: Video removed due to [...]

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Tags: Bizarre · Comedy · YouTube

Nefarious Ron Paul Supporters Plotting to Spam Food Banks Across the Country

by · October 16th, 2007 · 9 Comments

I have uncovered some shocking information that needs to be shared with the voters of America. Ron Paul supporters appear to be plotting a massive, nationwide campaign to spam America’s food banks. Despite absolutely NO EVIDENCE that food banks have specifically asked Paul supporters to donate food, his supporters are hatching a plot to bring [...]

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Tags: Comedy

Hung Knows How to Wield a Knife

by · October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Check out Top Chef winner Hung, showing off his “blazing blades” for Grub Street. Dude’s got some sick knife skills.

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Tags: Top Chef · Videos

Kraft Foods STILL Has No Friends

by · October 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments

So Good wrote 2 weeks ago about a new marketing campaign from Kraft Foods centering on a contest to submit your own “Happy Sandwich Video.” The campaign is supposed to feature a Kraft Food’s MySpace page. At the time, we ridiculed Kraft foods for not having any MySpace friends besides Tom, MySpace’s founder. Yesterday, someone [...]

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Tags: Cheese · Marketing

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/15

by · October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Fanpop, via Dave and Thomas,  picks the Top 10 creepiest fast-food mascots. Deadspin snags a picture of Erin Andrews eating a sandwich on the sidelines. Organic Authority has a recipe for a Teriyaki Bean Salad. CNNMoney.com looks at five examples of expensive junk food, such as Mac and Cheese with white truffles. A mingling of [...]

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Tags: News