Z Burger: Squint and You’ll Think We’re Five Guys Eick June 11, 2009 Burgers, Restaurants, Reviews 18 Comments A month or two ago I had the opportunity to try Z Burger, an up and coming burger chain in the DC metro area. The worst part about Z Burger is the fact that it is essentially a blatant copycat of...
Cadbury Caramilk Interpretive Dance Eick June 9, 2009 Advertising, Candy 7 Comments A new Cadbury Caramilk ad relies on the hilarious old stand-by of interpretive dance: Uh.....why was that so long? I feel like I could have got the message in 15-20 seconds. Via...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/9/09 Eick June 9, 2009 News 1 Comment Kelly Choi calls food bloggers "cowardly." Epic Portions has an epic rant about new fast food offerings. The healthiest and unhealthiest of McDonald's offerings. Five failed McDonald's menu...
Heart Attack Alert: Applebee’s Quesadilla Burger Eick June 6, 2009 Burgers, Health, Restaurants 18 Comments Center for Science in the Public Interest (you know those guys like to party) has awarded a "Xtreme Eating Award" to Applebee's menu for their Quesadilla Burger. Now you may be thinking to yourself, "I like...
Audrina Partridge for Carl’s Jr. Eick June 5, 2009 Advertising, Fast Food 5 Comments Following up on their ridiculously hot/interesting/bizarre/whateves commercial staring Padma Lakshimi, Carl's Jr./Hardee's is continuing with the "attractive celebrity" theme in their ads. There are reports...
Dunkin’ Donuts Next Donut is….NOT sm’OREO, but Toffee For Your Coffee Eick June 4, 2009 Breakfast, Desserts 5 Comments Update: Much like the networks calling Florida for Gore/Bush too early in 2000, So Good called this one too early as well. Even if it ends up on the dunkin donuts happy hour then it would be a-okay. Turns...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/5/09 Eick June 4, 2009 News, YouTube Kellogg's is adding fiber to most of its cereals. Tom Hanks (like everyone else) loves In 'n Out Burger. Burger Beast compares Nicaraguan and American Whoppers. Bittman notes that real food CAN be...
Free Doughnut Friday JT June 4, 2009 Marketing, News 15 Comments Unbeknownst to me until a short time ago, National Doughnut Day is tomorrow, June 5. In celebration of this holiday and people getting fatter, the two titans of the industry, Dunkin’ Donuts and...
Outback Steakhouse: Wherein I Discover Filet Tenderloin Cary June 3, 2009 Restaurants, Steak 17 Comments Before Meat Madness, I made some predictions. Â I knew bacon would win, figured steak would be upset, and knew pulled pork would make a run. Â In turns out I won, no rigging involved. Â And my reward?...