When I was a little girl, I would beg my mother to buy me Lunchables. All the cool kids had them and I wanted to be part of the cool crowd. (I was decidedly not cool.) She always refused, asserting they were disgusting and unhealthy. Well, now that I am an adult, I decided to [...]

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KFC’s secret recipe was unlocked for the first time in 68 years today. Confessions of a Marketing Addict likes BK’s dessert line. Thailand’s Prime Minister has resigned after appearing on two cooking shows. The Impulsive Buy reviews Taco Bell’s Volcano Taco. Ideas in Food make coffee pasta. The world’s longest BLT was assembled on Sunday. [...]

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Let me start out by professing my love for Starbucks. Seriously, I love it. I am there daily for my caffeine fix, and thank my lucky stars for Howard Schultz. However, Starbucks’ recent rollout of their new “healthy” breakfast menu has me convinced that “the ‘Bucks” needs to stick to what they do best: coffee [...]

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Wow. Wow. Wow. This is a pretty bold and risque ad for Guiness to run with. It quickly becomes clear exactly what they are implying is going on. That being said, the commercial managed to turn me on AND make me thirsty for a Guiness at the same time, so I guess it was successful [...]

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Olympic gymnasts Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm and Morgan Hamm have a new commercial out for Ortega. While Paul and Morgan talk up the Ortega hard and soft shells, Shawn Johnson praises the Ortega sauce, noting, “It makes my taco pop.” Uhhh…..it does what now Shawn? Check out the ad below:

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Remember Robin Hood? He stole from the rich to help the poor… gotta love vigilante justice! In today’s world where the economy is plummeting and food prices are rising – Robin Hood sounds like a guy we could use around town. Well it seems he and his friends have been living it up in Greece, [...]

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Last week, I had the opportunity to be the guest of CNN at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Politics aside, one of my favorite parts was getting to hang out in the CNN Grill – which essential was another restaurant/bar rebranded as the “CNN Grill.” While there were major/minor celebrities hanging about, my obvious [...]

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Burger King. 1992. Food in baskets. Table service. Genius. Um, or not. BK’s decision to try serving food in baskets and delivering it to your table was one of the most epic FAIL moments in fast food history.

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I grew up in lily white New England. My first introduction to anything vaguely ethnic was Chicken Fried Rice at the age of 13. By the end of middle school, I had expanded my horizons and moved up to the fun and exciting menu of Taco Bell. I’ve come a long way, baby, but I [...]

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