Entries from February 2009
Design Everything is not a fan of Tropicana’s new carton design. A Tribute to fallen sodas. Facebook Tip — Don’t Post Pics of You Eating Endangered Species. Michelle Obama took some staffers to Five Guys. In-N-Out Burger ranks No.1 in fast-food survey Chipotle Employee Just Gave Guy In Front Of You More Rice. Beer Battered [...]
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Tags: News
Editors Note: This post is the first “official” So Good post by Cary, So Good’s newest contributor.  Cary is probably well known to any regular readers as he has been an active commenter since So Good launched in August of 2007. He was also in the same sketch comedy group as me in college, for [...]
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Tags: celebrities · Cooking · Television
by JT · February 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments
The bacon craze sweeping the nation has been well documented on this blog. I’m sure most of you saw the story in the NYT of the above “Bacon Explosion,†or as I like to say, the “Angioplasty, Please!â€Â As if it wasn’t enough for someone to make this “massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon [...]
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Tags: Bacon · Competitive Eating · Media Coverage
My post on Friday, in which I stated I would not buy Kellogg’s products anymore because of their decision to punish Michael Phelps for taking a bong hit has proven to be no voice in the wilderness. If you’ve been online over the weekend you’ve probably seen that an anti-Kellogg’s backlash has materialized, with lots [...]
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Tags: Marketing
Tags: Bizarre · Steak
Update: Unlike Kellogg’s, Subway has announced they are standing by Phelps and keeping him as their spokesperson. Bravo Subway, bravo. Yeah that’s right, I said it. I’m going to boycott Kellogg’s. Why? Because otherwise they will think everything is just hunky dory after they fired an American HERO for doing what millions of other 23 [...]
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Tags: Breakfast · Marketing · News · Rant · Sports
by Eick · February 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Fast Food Critic reviews the Angry Whopper…. …and Impulsive Buy tries BK burger shots. Rumor: All Subway footlongs to soon be $5? Whoops. Papa John’s founder says more than two slices is unhealthy. Wake ‘n Bacon. New blog about Whiskey. Washington, DC may be the next city to ban trans-fat. New food blog: BrokeAss Gourmet. [...]
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Tags: News
by JT · February 5th, 2009 · 7 Comments
On January 31, in the original Whole Foods grocery store in Austin, Texas, a group of people assembled into what is now referred to as a flash mob. Made famous by the mob that appeared in Grand Central Station, hundreds of people appear and then freeze at a specific moment. The same thing happened in Whole [...]
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Tags: Bizarre
Note from Eick: It has been a tremendous honor having Lemmonex contribute to So Good for the past 6 months, and her weekly column, “I Try it So You Don’t Have To” has been an absolute perfect fit for So Good. I have been delighted to have her on board over the past 6 months. [...]
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Tags: Bizarre · Reviews
by JT · February 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
For those of you hankering for a couple flapjacks plus eggs, bacon and sausage, go into Denny’s today from 6am to 2pm for a free Grand Slam breakfast. If you are willing to face the lines, it is probably worth a shot. Here is the terrible Super Bowl commercial where Denny’s let the cat out [...]
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Tags: Breakfast · Marketing · Restaurants