Farewell United States…. Eick January 13, 2009 Cool 14 Comments On Thursday I'm leaving for a three week vacation, including 16 days in New Zealand and Australia. I've never traveled outside the country other than Canada, and I've never actually taken a vacation longer...
Obama Visits Ben’s Chili Bowl Eick January 12, 2009 Burgers, Politics 5 Comments Over the weekend, President-Elect Barack Obama dropped in to DC-institution, Ben's Chili Bowl to grab a bite to eat with DC Mayor Adrian Fenty. For those of you who know DC food, you know that this is a BIG...
Consumer Fraud or Smart Business? You Decide JT January 10, 2009 Condiments 20 Comments I was listening to NPR a couple nights ago on the drive home, and the topic was the changing shape of certain jars of consumer food products. For example, the once-flat bottom of a jar of Skippy peanut...
People are Really Getting into Whopper Sacrifice Eick January 9, 2009 Burgers, Comedy 8 Comments They're even fishing for new friends on Craigslist that they can de-friend in order to get a free Whopper. Hello! I'm a 24 SWF and I'm looking to add some friends on facebook. Here are the...
So Good’s Top Stories of 2008 Eick January 8, 2009 Cool 7 Comments I suppose I'm a few days late on this, but screw it, I was enjoying my vacation too much to dive into this. But here, in this post, I humbly present to you the Top 5 Stories Covered on So Good in 2008. ...
Whopper Sacrifice: Ditch 10 Friends, Get a Free Whopper Eick January 7, 2009 Burgers, Fast Food, Marketing 157 Comments The Burger King secret menu is now out: http://secretmenus.com/burger-king/secret-menu As I noted in my post below, Burger King has just unveiled their new Angry Whopper. As many companies are now...
BK Unveils the Burger King Angry Whopper Eick January 7, 2009 Burgers, Fast Food, Marketing, Web Sites, YouTube 65 Comments Back in May, I noted that Burger King had begun selling the Angry Whopper in Europe and questioned when we in America would get access to this delicious sounding burger. The answer: it has arrived. As of...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Ronzoni Bistro Penne with Chicken and Broccoli Lemmonex January 7, 2009 Bizarre, Comedy, I Try It So You Don't Have To, Reviews 9 Comments As a "foodie" (a term I am somewhat conflicted about), people often express shock and dismay when I admit I eat the occasional lean cuisine or can of soup. Look, it isn't ideal, but sometimes I am busy....
Yes Pecan! Eick January 7, 2009 Desserts, Politics 3 Comments In the seemingly never-ending string of Barack Obama related food stories, comes the news that for the next month, Ben & Jerry's is renaming its Butter Pecan flavor "Yes Pecan."Â All proceeds from sales...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 1/7/08 Eick January 7, 2009 News 2 Comments New Food Blog: The Internet Food Association. Capital Spice thinks Granville Moore's chef could be the Next Food Network Star. Liberty Tavern is teaming with Gov. Kaine to advocate for a smoking...
