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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/27/09

by · March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Secret History of Bagels. NBC has canceled The Chopping Block. KFC is now fixing potholes. Big Mac Snack Wraps are gaining steam. The Citifield concessions menu will include lobster rolls. In the market for a bacon bracelet? Pomegranate Molasses? Miso Glazed Flank Steak. Arugula & Radish Salad w/Warm Braised Pork Belly. Pharrell tries to [...]

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Tags: News

Tropicana Website Promoting Classic Cartons Again

by · March 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A little over a month ago, a NY Times story reported that due to consumer backlash, Tropicana was scrapping their new packaging/logo and returning to their classic packaging.  At the time, the Tropicana website was still hawking the new packaging under the slogan “New fresh carton, Same great taste.” But then something weird happened.  The [...]

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Tags: Marketing

Meat Madness: Salmon vs. Crab, Scallops vs. Mussels

by · March 26th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket. Update: Voting is now closed. Crab (6) defeats Salmon (3) 57% – 43% and Scallops (2) defeat Mussels (7) 69% – 31%. In yesterday’s voting, Prosciutto defeated Pepperoni and Ribs upset Sausage. Today we venture back to the [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness

Washingtonian Profiles So Good

by · March 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments

So Good was the subject of this weeks Washingtonian Blogger Beat series.  The article features a brief profile/history of my background and how So Good started. It also features a fairly extended interview in which Washingtonian asks me a bunch of questions about food, food marketing and the Washington, DC food scene. The article also [...]

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Tags: Cool

Meat Madness: Prosciutto vs. Pepperoni, Sausage vs. Ribs

by · March 25th, 2009 · 19 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket. Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Proscuitto (3) defeats Pepperoni (6) 57% – 43%. In the first major upset of the tournament, Ribs (7) defeats Sausage (2) 58% – 42%. In yesterday’s voting, Ground Beef defeated [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness

Deadspin Reports on So Good vs. ESPN

by · March 24th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Deadspin has a new post up this afternoon titled March Madness Devolves Into All-Out Meat Blogging War. The post reports on something I have already touched on here – the fact that ESPN Page 2 columnist Paul Lukas posted a column featuring a meat bracket a week after So Good had already launched our Meat [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness · Sports

Meat Madness: Ground Beef vs. Venison, Lamb vs. Corned Beef

by · March 24th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket. Update: Voting on these match-ups is now closed.  Ground Beef (3) defeats Venison (6) 72% – 28%. Lamb(2) defeats Corned Beef(7) 67% – 33%. In yesterday’s voting, Lobster defeated Clams and Shrimp defeated Tuna. After having completed all [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/24/09

by · March 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Become a fan of So Good on Facebook. What is a Jewlicious burger? How about a Boobie Burger? Black Spin and Brandfreak: Not happy about “Obama Fingers.” Coming Soon: Vitamin Water 10. The end of restaurant pagers? Padma Lakshmi does improv comedy. The Pioneer Woman Cooks picks her favorite recipes. Beard Award finalists have been [...]

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Tags: News · YouTube

ESPN Columnist Presents His Own Meat Bracket

by · March 23rd, 2009 · 24 Comments

Seriously ESPN? You’re putting up a column about a “bracket” to determine the best meat a full WEEK after So Good launched Meat Madness? Now look, I’m not claiming to be the first person in the world to come up with the idea of a bracket to determine which is the best of certain kinds [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness · Web Sites

Meat Madness: Lobster vs. Clams, Tuna vs. Shrimp

by · March 23rd, 2009 · 14 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket. Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Lobster has defeated Clams by a vote of 83% – 17%.  In a minor upset, Shrimp has defeated Tuna 57% – 43%. For today’s match-up, we finally dive into the [...]

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Tags: Meat Madness