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Entries from January 2009

Barack Obama, Long Lost Restaurant Critic

by · January 6th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Footage has surfaced of the President-Elect appearing on a restaurant review show called Check, Please! which bills itself as “America’s first real-people restaurant review show.” The segment is from 2001, when Obama was just a wee State Senator.  However the episode that Obama was part of never aired.  In this radio clip from WBEZ,  the [...]

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Tags: Politics · YouTube

So Good a Finalist for Best Food Blog!

by · January 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments

A few days ago, So Good was selected as a finalist for “Best Food Blog” in the 2008 weblog awards.  The competition is stiff, but considering what a great year we had here at So Good, I think we stand a decent chance of winning – but to do so I need your help. You [...]

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Tags: Cool

Chuck Wagon

by · January 5th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Editors Note: The following post comes from my good friend Cary, who you might remember as the comedic genius behind “A&W Sunkist Float: A Study in Liquid Flagellation.” In addition to drinking Sunkist floats while visiting Cary in Chicago, we also visited a magical place known as Chuck Wagon, which Cary describes below. As the great Sir [...]

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Tags: Burgers · Fast Food · Marketing · Restaurants

Domino’s Sandwiches Better Than Subway’s?

by · January 5th, 2009 · 11 Comments

That’s what Domino’s is alleging, with the release of a new commercial from Crispin, Porter & Bogusky touting that their four new oven baked sandwiches beat Subway in a taste test “two-to-one.”  The ad goes on to show humorous comparisons of just how big a “two-to-one” margin is: Domino’s CEO David Brandon didn’t mince any [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Sandwiches

Robocop Looooves Fried Chicken

by · January 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments

An ad for a Korean fried chicken that is so tasty, Robocop is compelled to step out of a television set in order to get some. Via Unique Daily.

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Tags: Advertising · Chicken · YouTube