Entries from March 2009
The other day, I received a small cardboard box in the mail. A small sticker affixed to the side told me to expect “Pizza Zing!” I was, as one would expect, excited. Idea: Take the Big Three pizza toppings from any NYC pizza-eatery (Parmesan cheese, oregano, red pepper flakes) and combine them in one easy-to-use [...]
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Tags: Condiments · Pizza · Reviews
Last May I posted a video from SNL touting the new taco from “Taco Town“: The commercial advertises the following: A Crunchy beef taco with nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato and southwestern sauce wrapped in a soft flour tortilla with a layer of refried beans in between, then wrapped in a corn tortilla with a layer [...]
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Tags: Bizarre
Burger King opened their first “burger bar” in Orlando. The Atlantic has a new food site. What is The Stuffalo? The Bitten Word shows you how to render duck fat. Review: Jimmy Dean Blueberry Pancakes & Sausage Minis. Peanut butter sales are down. The McGangBang. Anyone in the market for Paula Deen or Rachael Ray [...]
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Tags: News
That’s the question that Slate and BrandFreak are asking about the new commercial for 6 Hour Power. Take a look and decide for yourself:
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Tags: Advertising · Comedy · YouTube
As we all know, a little over a month ago Kellogg’s unceremoniously dumped Michael Phelps as their sponsor after photos surfaced of him smoking a bong. Bloggers like myself, as well as members of popular social bookmarking sites like Digg, flexed our collective muscles and fought back, urging a boycott of Kellogg’s. Based on early [...]
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Tags: News
Following up on the success of This is Why You’re Fat, it seems people are attempting to stumble across the next smash hit “concept blog.” The latest blog to hit the scene and garner some buzz? Scanwiches, a site featuring scanned images of the cross section of a sandwich.
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Tags: Blogs · Sandwiches
One of the lead stories in this week’s Adage magazine is about a new marketing effort by Coca-Cola to try and get consumers of Mountain Dew to switch to the Coca-Cola produced Vault. The crux behind this new effort is an unusual coupon giveaway that I’m a little skeptical of in terms of potential effectiveness. [...]
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Tags: Marketing · Soft Drinks
It’s shocking, SHOCKING that this Nerds cereal never seemed to catch on. I mean when you eat Nerds, don’t you always think “these Nerds are delicious, but they would be even better in a bowl of milk?” Stick around for the last few seconds of the commercial and you’ll see why someone really needs to [...]
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Tags: Breakfast · Candy · YouTube
So Good is finally on Twitter. Falling behind in the Best Food Blog category, would love your nomination. An Immovable Feast tries KFC Chicken Littles. AV Club examines Arby’s new Roastburgers. A new blogger is making a Cheese a Day. A tribute to discontinued cereals. Pretzel wedding ring with salt “diamonds.” Hammy the Hamster Goes [...]
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Tags: News
Sent to me by one of my readers, dlayphoto. This bacon enhanced dessert is being served at Centro in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Tags: Bacon · Desserts