Entries from October 2007
Gridskipper outlines 10 places to get great late-night eats in Washington, DC, 4 of which are in my neighborhood of Adams Morgan (go for the falafel or empanadas, avoid the hot dogs). Bacon Unwrapped highlights Comet Cafe in Milwaukee, which serves a Bacon Bloody Mary with a mini-Miller High Life chaser. Â The Soho sandwich shop [...]
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Tags: News
An article in yesterday’s NY Times, entitled The Pursuit of Happiness in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich reports that Kraft Foods is turning to a new agency, Nitro, in order to help boost sales. The NY Times reports: “Kraft is suffering from lagging growth as consumers switch to cheaper store brands, costlier gourmet-style products or more [...]
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Tags: Cheese · Marketing
Tags: Bizarre · Burgers · Comedy
On Saturday, the town of Pulpi, in southern Spain, broke the Guinness world record for biggest tossed salad, using 6,700 kilograms of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers and olives. A Guinness Book of World Records judge was on hand for the event, and confirmed it was the largest tossed salad in history. It took 20 cooks [...]
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Tags: Bizarre · Salad
Pat Bertoletti won the world grit eating championships, eating 21 pounds in 10 minutes. Top Chef’s Brian makes some valid points about the choice of guest judge on the last episode and joins other eliminated Chef’s in ripping Hung for a lack of soul. The Today Show publishes the recipe for the Sweet-Hot Thai burger [...]
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Tags: News