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Beer Sales Catching up to Hard Alcohol Sales

by · December 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments

Bet you didn’t know that sales of booze and mixed drinks were more than beer did you? I know I didn’t. But in an article titled, “Beer closing in on cocktails as drink of choice” MSNBC reports: “After years of losing people to mixed drinks, industry experts say the beer industry regained some of its [...]

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Tags: Beer · Booze

Can I Add Bacon to my Dessert?

by · December 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Yes, says Never Bashful With Butter, who whips up a batch, and provides a recipe for, Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies with a maple cinnamon glaze.

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Tags: Bacon · Cooking · Desserts

Paris Hilton Unveils Champagne in a Can

by · December 28th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Yep, that’s right. Champagne. In a can. Paris Hilton was in Berlin 2 weeks ago to promote the European launch of her new canned champagne, called Rich Prosecco. The product will be officially released in the United States in 2008. Call me crazy, but is this actually not the perfect product for Paris Hilton to [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Booze · Celebrities · Marketing

Burger King Urges You To Pleasure Yourself

by · December 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

If it seems like I write about Burger King’s advertising campaigns a lot, it’s because I do.  They clearly do not shy away from the cutting edge advertising tactics that catch the attention of over-saturated bloggers like myself. I give them credit for cutting through the noise, but you have to wonder how far they [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Fast Food

Pizza Hut’s “No Debate” Election Ad

by · December 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

For their most recent ad, Pizza Hut decided to compile a bunch of clips of the candidates from Presidential debates, including Dennis Kucinich talking about UFO’s and Ron Paul talking about prices coming down. Check it out:

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Tags: Advertising · Politics · YouTube

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/27

by · December 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Endless Simmer has chosen Anthony Bourdain as Eater of the Year. YumSugar readers pick The Cheesecake Factory as their favorite chain restaurant. Washingtonian has an extensive survey of their reader’s favorite restaurants of 2007. Daily Dish reports on an ultra-premium drinking water that is being sold for $38 a bottle. Wine and Alcohol has the [...]

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Tags: News

That’s a Huge Napkin

by · December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As part of an ad campaign to promote the release of the new McDonald’s “Big ‘N’ Juicy” burger in Sweden, the advertising agency DDB produced gigantic napkins and napkin dispensers and placed them around Stockholm, Sweden. Thanks to I Believe in Advertising and the daily (ad) biz.

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Tags: Advertising · Burgers · Fast Food · Marketing

The Ketchup Crusade

by · December 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I don’t really get it, and I’m probably not alone since it has only 296 views, but if you are bored and have 2 minutes, check out “The Ketchup Crusade” from Will Drinker, who writes sketches and short videos which he puts online.

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Tags: Bizarre · Comedy · Condiments · YouTube

Obnoxious, Leftist, Haters Attack Caesar Salads

by · December 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was reading the blog over at Treehugger, which is an environmental site dedicated to promoting sustainability and green solutions, when I stumbled across a post from one of their bloggers titled “Recipe of the Week.” In this case, Kelly, from Toronto, was sharing her personal Caesar Salad recipe. She noted that she is always [...]

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Tags: Bizarre · Salad

More Obsession with Bacon

by · December 24th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Check out the “Bacon Scarf” that Heather, over at Bacon Unwrapped got for the winter season: Hot. I want one.

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Tags: Bacon