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Suggested Taste Pairing?

by · November 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments

A hot dog salad? A hot dog with a side salad? Have a cheeseburger and some soup? Or maybe it’s cheeseburger soup? Thanks to my friend Matt for snapping these pics.

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Tags: Comedy

Brand vs. Generic: Potato Chips

by · November 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Today So Good introduces a new weekly So Good feature: Brand vs. Generic.  Starting this week, and every Tuesday in the future, we’ll have a quick run-down of the pros and cons of buying name brand name versus store-brand or “generic” versions of a wide variety of products.  The goal of this column? Start a [...]

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Tags: Snacks

New So Good Weekly Lineup!

by · November 29th, 2010 · No Comments

So Good is going organized. And that’s kind of a good thing, because it means now you’ll know when and where to find all your favorite So Good posts. Starting this week we are announcing four regularly scheduled weekly offerings. Each week when you head over to So Good you’ll find these regular posts appearing [...]

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Tags: Cool

Legalize Loko!

by · November 29th, 2010 · No Comments

That’s the call being put out by a new website LegalizeLoko.com.  They also have a petition you can sign to “End the Four Loko” prohibition.  Oh, and they’re also selling T-shirts to help support the cause.

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Tags: Booze

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 11/29/10

by · November 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Big Ag launches marketing campaign targeting women. How artificial scarcity helps the McRib. GrubGrade reviews Wendy’s new Natural Cut Fries w/Sea Salt. The growing options when it comes to breakfast sandwiches. Metrocurean shares her favorite ginger ale. Miami bar losing, making money off “$25 off when the Heat lose.” Bourdain & Colicchio talk Top Chef [...]

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Tags: News

John Q. Foodblogger Ep. 2

by · November 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Our second installment in the ongoing John Q. Foodblogger: Adventures in Mediocrity series. Check back every Monday for a new comic strip! (click to enlarge)

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Tags: Deep Fried Everything

Eating Styles: Thanksgiving Edition

by · November 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. hi It’s Thanksgiving. The family is seated around the table, forks at the ready and plates crammed high with blocks of food like some organic parody of Tetris. The kids, having smeared their faces with [...]

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Tags: Eating Styles · Holiday

John Q. Foodblogger: Adventures in Mediocrity

by · November 22nd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Eick: Greetings So Good readers. Today I’m excited to unveil a brand new weekly feature of the So Good lineup! “John Q. Foodblogger: Adventures in Mediocrity” is a So Good comic strip about a food blogger named (duh) John Q. Check in to So Good each and every Monday where we’ll unveil a new comic [...]

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Tags: Deep Fried Everything

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 11/19/10

by · November 19th, 2010 · No Comments

KFC’s Double Down is no longer available in Canada… …but KFC is offering a $20k scholarship for best tweet. It doesn’t Mcmatter if you don’t like the McRib. Food trucks in 2011: mobile marketing devices? Cops shutdown kid selling cupcakes. 50 best late night college eats. Jessica Simpson’s fiance might open a vegan restaurant… …and [...]

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Tags: News

Beer Advertising Goes Rube

by · November 18th, 2010 · No Comments

The above beer commercial for Austrian pilsner Trumer Pils is based on what is commonly known as a Rube Goldberg machine – most often seen in the board game Mouse Trap, at The Walsh’s house in The Goonies (think Truffle Shuffle) and how Pee Wee makes his breakfast.   While the likelihood of the spot being [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Beer