Top 10 Awesome Nostalgic Foods We Want Back Eick April 16, 2008 Snacks, Soft Drinks 2 Comments That's the title of a great Top 10 list posted yesterday by my peeps over at Serious Eats. From Ecto Cooler to Tato Skins, head over to the original post to find out which nostalgic food favorites of yours...
Bronson Arroyo Loooooves JTM Burgers Eick April 16, 2008 Advertising, Baseball, Burgers, YouTube 5 Comments Wow, these might be the greatest TV ads...
Cindy McCain Plagiarizing Food Network Recipes Eick April 15, 2008 Cooking, Politics 17 Comments Update: According to TMZ, the McCain campaign is (not surprisingly) blaming an intern. Oh man. This is a priceless intersection of politics and food. David Weiner, from Huffington Post, breaks the news...
Banned Wendy’s Commercial? Eick April 15, 2008 Advertising, Chicken, Fast Food, YouTube 2 Comments This ad for the Wendy's 4-alarm chicken sandwich was posted on YouTube by a guy who claims he used to write ads for Wendy's. According to him they rejected this ad and said they didn't want anyone to see...
It’s Time to Shut up About Cupcakes Eick April 15, 2008 Desserts, Rant 45 Comments Dear America, Remember 5 years ago? You know, around 2003? The Iraq War was just beginning, President Bush was still popular, and you could actually go an entire day, from morning to night, without...
Top Chef’s Spike to Open DC Burger Joint Eick April 15, 2008 Burgers, Restaurants, Top Chef 5 Comments I somehow managed to miss these reports two weeks ago, but thanks to a heads up from Mango & Ginger, I have learned that Top Chef contestant Spike Mendolhson, perhaps best known for his inane and...
Dr. Pepper Delivers on Chinese Democracy? Eick April 14, 2008 Marketing, Soft Drinks A little over two weeks ago, So Good wrote about Dr. Pepper's challenge to Axl Rose: finally release Chinese Democracy, and we'll give a free can of Dr. Pepper to everyone in America. Shockingly, there are now...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 4/14/08 Eick April 14, 2008 Advertising, Beer, Competitive Eating, Cooking, News, Pizza, Salad, Steak Pizza ingredient costs are rising, and sales are falling. Anheuser-Busch's CEO says the company will not be sold "on my watch." A nice analysis of advertising campaigns for McDonald's & Burger...
Mustmayostardayonnaise Eick April 13, 2008 Comedy, YouTube 5 Comments Perhaps the best sketch comedy show ever, Mr. Show, broaches the subject of combining mustard and...