I think it’s pretty funny.

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Update: You can view Padma’s seductive new commercial HERE. Specifically, she’ll be promoting the Bacon Western Thickburger in a new commercial. She joins  Head Judge Tom Colicchio, who recently stared in an ad for Diet Coke, in the world of junk food promotion.  People Magazine has obtained an image from the new ad which is [...]

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Getting enough Omega-3 fats is important for your health. The Internet Food Association debates what to do about school lunches. Craft beer sales are on the rise. Slashfood wants to know the best sandwiches in America. Cadbury says despite the recession, chocolate sales are on the rise. Endless Simmer has interviews with the Top Chef [...]

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This ad came out about 6 weeks ago, but I never wrote about it. Really good commercial IMHO. Check it out below:

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At least according to a company called “Vanno” that tracks the brand reputations of more than 5,600 companies. They claim that the company has slipped from #9 to #83 in terms of brand reputation.  If their data is in fact correct, that means that the scathing criticism and calls for a boycott coming from So [...]

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Serious Eats has a nice preview up of tonights Top Chef Finale that I recommend you go check out.  They think Stefan has the best odds of winning, at 2-1, with Carla at 3-1 and Hosea at 5-1.  As far as odds setting goes, I think that’s dead on, which is why I’ve posted the [...]

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Wow. Seriously wow. This is NOT the kind of marketing campaign you would normally see a national chain attach themselves to.  Hardee’s is sponsoring a new online video series called “Slotcar.”  Each week there will be a new 1-2 minute video with cursing, over the top studio hosts. The videos are a clear satire of [...]

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Remember Pepsi Blue? I sure do. The summer after I graduated college, I was visiting my then girlfriend in NYC and stumbled across a free Pepsi Blue giveaway a full 6 weeks before the product officially hit the market. As a soda freak, I was still in a months long state of euphoria after the [...]

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Apparently Paula Deen’s pants had a little mishap while she was hosting  a demonstration at the South Beach Food & Wine festival.  H/T Short Order.

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I love soda. I drink almost exclusively diet soda though, because if I drank as much regular soda as I’d like, I’d probably be a giant fat ass. But let’s be honest, diet soda tastes shitty.  Yeah, Coke Zero is decent, as is Diet Dr. Pepper, but we all know it’s a half-assed substitute for [...]

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