Is this the Face of America’s Next Top Eater? Eick October 11, 2007 Competitive Eating 4 Comments Meet Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti. This 22-year old from Chicago is on the verge of becoming the world's #1 competitive eater. Famous for his mohawk, headbands and wearing headphones while he eats, in the...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/11 Eick October 11, 2007 News 2 Comments Anthony Bourdain is ripping Rachael Ray for her decision to be an endorser for Dunkin Donuts. Anthony Bourdain writes in his Bravo blog that Hung deserved to win Top Chef. Well Fed on the Town shares...
Hot, Juicy Burgers! Eick October 10, 2007 Fast Food, Marketing 4 Comments Wendy's has a really cool new website and online campaign going on right now (hat tip to AdRants) based around their new site http://www.hotjuicyburger.com. On the site, you can create your own character...
The Legend of Tabasco Eick October 10, 2007 Cool 1 Comment Today, Mark Robichaux of the Wall Street Journal examines a new book, titled McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built The Tabasco Empire and it looks like an interesting read. For those of you unfamiliar...
Donald Trump Wants You To Eat His Meat Eick October 9, 2007 Steak 3 Comments Oh. My. God. How could I have possibly missed this back in May? "Bang! My finger gun says you're a filet now! Trump 1, Cows 0!" If you haven't put two-and-two together yet, Donald Trump is pointing...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/9 Eick October 9, 2007 News 1 Comment Greetings So Good readers. I took a little break from writing to enjoy the 3-day weekend in NYC. But I'm back, and if you are reading this sentence right now, then obviously so are you. Since I've been off for...
“Sweet Hot Thai Burger” Worth $50,000 Eick October 4, 2007 Burgers 1 Comment Karen Bernards, from McMinnville, Oregon has won the 17th Annual Sutter Home "Build A Better Burger" recipe contest. Her burger beat out 8,000 other recipes to win the $50,000 grand prize. What was her...
Top Chef: He’s, Well, Hung Eick October 4, 2007 Top Chef 7 Comments What can I say. Hung won. I can't really dispute the decision. He seems to be an extremely talented chef. Yeah, he acted arrogant and like a little snot a lot of the time, but, he's, well, Hung. That's...
Will the Salad Tossing Ever End? Eick October 3, 2007 Salad 1 Comment Just two weeks after a town in Spain set the record for the largest tossed salad ever, the Tijuana Restaurant Association is going to attempt to make the largest Caesar salad ever, in order to secure a spot in...
A Very Special Top Chef News Round-Up Eick October 3, 2007 News, Top Chef Well, Season 3 of Top Chef concludes tonight, and I stand-by my prediction that Casey will win. I think the allure of the first female winner will be too good for Bravo to pass up, although Hung is clearly...