Entries from May 2008
Via Boing-Boing, I’ve learned about The Fizz Cup, the do-it-yourself twist on ice cream soda float.
So, um, what exactly is the convenience factor? The cup DOESN’T COME PRE-FILLED WITH ICE CREAM!!! You STILL have to scoop your own ice cream. But instead of putting it directly in a glass of soda, you have to gingerly [...]
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Tags: Interesting · Soft Drinks
I’ve previously posted about the ad campaign for the new Carl’s Jr. Jalapeno chicken sandwich. A day or two ago a new video popped up on YouTube which features the Sacramento Kings Cheerleaders, wearing tied-off Carl’s Jr’s shirts, doing the chicken dance. If you’re into hot women doing quirky dances, this might just [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Chicken · Cooking · Fast Food · YouTube
Miller’s CEO says drinkers are shifting to cheaper beers.
Divine Caroline compares how portion sizes have grown in the past 20 years.
Sfoodie reviews Best-o-Burger.
A Burger King VP busted for anonymous online comments, has been fired.
Grub Street speaks with Andrew about his exit from Top Chef.
The Leftover Queen reviews Freida’s Garlic Delight.
may be edible makes peppercorn sauce [...]
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Tags: Blogs · News
Today’s food related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time is yet another from SNL. Featuring Tracey Morgan, now one of the stars of NBC’s 30 Rock, the commercial is called “Uncle Jemima’s Pure Mash Liquor.” I will continue to work down the list of food related commercial parodies, [...]
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Tags: Comedy · Videos
This morning I headed over to McDonald’s to grab one of their free Southern Style Chicken Biscuits. I was intrigued by the idea of a chicken breakfast sandwich, having really only experienced it at Chick-fil-A before. This sandwich is basically a knock off of those.
The sandwich appeared small at first…you certainly shouldn’t expect anything of [...]
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Tags: Breakfast · Chicken · Fast Food · Reviews
Today’s food related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time is the classic SNL commercial called “Cookie Dough Sport.” Enjoy.
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Tags: Comedy · Videos
It’s rare that two large chains will have free giveaways on the same day, but tomorrow it’s happening. McDonald’s will be promoting their new Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Southern Style Chicken Sandwich. You can get a free biscuit from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, and a free sandwich until 7 PM.
Also tomorrow, from [...]
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Tags: Chicken · Fast Food
Pretty amusing ad.
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Tags: Advertising · Soft Drinks · YouTube
Today, So Good brings you another food related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time. Each morning, until I run out of available videos, I will post one of the food or beverage related commercials. Today, please to be enjoying a very young Chris Rock in “Nikey Turkey.”
(Note: I find [...]
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Tags: Comedy · Videos
Do you love hot sauce? Do you have a significant other or roommate who also likes hot sauce, but can’t tolerate the extreme level of heat you desire? Well Dave’s Gourmet has a new product that can satisfy lovers of mild and extreme hot sauces alike: Adjustable hot sauce.
The bottle contains a very hot, and [...]
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Tags: Hot Sauce · Interesting · Uncategorized
Nerve.com recently put together a list of the 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time . Each day for the next week or two, I will post a new food and beverage related commercial parody. Today, we look at an ad from Saturday Night Live that was made at the height of the [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Comedy
So Good got pretty obsessed with our coverage of the Kraft Bagelfuls, but Culinary Couture reminds of us of just one of the many other weird food creations already on the market.
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Tags: Bizarre · Breakfast
Soap that’s made with PBR.
The search for the next $50,000 burger.
Burger King, M&M’s and lunchables are among the food products with Indiana Jones tie-ins.
Foodie NYC writes about Soft Shell Crab, Corn Shoot and Lovage Salad.
Fast Food Critic reviews the KFC $.99 snacker.
7 Day quest for the perfect hangover cure.
Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum bond over [...]
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Tags: Blogs · Cooking · Fast Food · News
Introducing Tim McGraw’s Spicy Jalapeño Fritos:
(Photo via Slashfood)
I’m a sucker for any spicy snack or anything jalapeño, so I’m eager to try this. Adage and Slashfood both got a hold of a bag and have written reviews (Note to Frito-Lay: where’s the free sample love for So Good?)
Adage writes:
The verdict? These are good. So [...]
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Tags: Snacks · Uncategorized
How’d it come to be? I found a recipe that sounded good for banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. But then, I nixed the walnuts, doubled the chocolate chips and added cocoa powder to the batter. The result was a deliciously moist banana bread with a moderate chocolate flavor.
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Tags: Cooking
The first McDonald’s television commercial that ever aired. Wow. Early Ronald McDonald is frightening.
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Tags: Advertising · Fast Food · YouTube
Potato and cheese pierogies, grilled onions, and slabs of cheddar sandwiched between two huge slices of bread.
Where can you get this delicious looking montstosity? At the Melt Bar and Grilled. Photo and info via Behind the Lens.
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Tags: Sandwiches
That’s the tag line behind the Carl’s Jr. ads for their new Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich, which, I must say, looks damn tasty.
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Tags: Advertising · Chicken · Fast Food · YouTube
To make up for the “Crybaby” t-shirt incident, Papa John’s apologized and offered Cleveland area residents $.23 pizza on Thursday. The company stated that the discount was limited to carry-out orders only, and one pizza per person. But apparently for some Papa John’s franchises, kids don’t count as people:
Columbus Dispatch:
Jennifer Gunn, a West Side homemaker, [...]
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Tags: Marketing · News · Pizza
Sometimes, a viral marketing campaign dies before you even know it exists. That could be the case with the Mentos Kiss Cam. What is the Mentos Kiss Cam? My peeps at Endless Simmer break it down for you:
The concept of the Mentos Kiss Cam is pretty bizarre: a busty blond in a skimpy [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Bizarre · Candy · Marketing · YouTube