Padma Lakshmi Hawking NYTimes.com Eick December 9, 2008 Top Chef, YouTube 1 Comment The New York Times has a new marketing campaign to promote their website called "Conversations." They've produced 12 videos of different celebrities talking about what they read on NYTimes.com. Three of...
Anna the Red’s Bento Factory: Wall-E Bento Eick December 9, 2008 Cool 2 Comments From Buzzfeed comes this awesome image of a Wall-E bento box: This is from a series of photos on Flickr called Obento! from the user kickintheheadcomic who notes that these are cute lunches made by his/her...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/8/08 Eick December 8, 2008 News 2 Comments Endless Simmer interviews the most recent Top Chef departure. The economy is down, but McDonald's sales are up. The Long, Slow, Torturous Death of Zima. The 20 hottest women celebrity chefs. A...
Whopper Virgins: The Documentary Eick December 8, 2008 Advertising, Burgers, Fast Food 6 Comments Last night, Burger King released the full version of their Whopper Virgins documentary they've been working on. You might remember that a few days ago, I told people expressing outrage over the upcoming...
Jones Soda Now Serving: Last Year’s Holiday Pack Eick December 5, 2008 Soft Drinks 7 Comments Beloved soda company Jones Soda has apparently decided to not release a 2008 Holiday, Christmas or Chanukah pack like they have in years past. The company that brought us Turkey & Gravy and Christmas...
Whopper Virgins: Spare Me Your Outrage Eick December 4, 2008 Advertising, Burgers, Fast Food 23 Comments If you've watched TV in the last few days, you may have seen a 15-second teaser for a new Burger King advertising campaign and website called Whopper Virgins. The premise? Burger King will be going to the...
This Might Be a Bit TOO Agressive Eick December 4, 2008 Pizza 6 Comments I mean, I like meat, but whoa. This is just too much. Lamb on a pizza? That's a new one for me.... Via Food...
Premiering Tonight: Man v. Food Eick December 3, 2008 Television 1 Comment Man v. Food is a new show on the Travel Channel that premieres tonight (Wednesday, December 3) at 10 pm. The premise is the show's host, Adam Richman, travels to American cities in search of the biggest,...
Sonic Sticky Bun Dough Blast Eick December 3, 2008 Desserts, Fast Food 4 Comments As loyal readers of So Good know, I have a love/hate relationship with Sonic in the sense that I would love to try their food, but they hate the idea of opening a store anywhere near where I live. But as...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Sabra Pretzel Crisps and Zesty Salsa Lemmonex December 3, 2008 Bizarre, I Try It So You Don't Have To, Reviews 5 Comments I was dreading the column this week. Now, I love trying all this weird stuff so you don't have to...I consider it a duty and privilege. Yet, after Thanksgiving, I was feeling pretty full. I needed detox for...