A little over a month ago I was invited to a fair trade blogger fest up at Ben & Jerry’s HQ (disclosure: Ben & Jerry’s paid for my airfare and accommodations). As a native Vermonter, Ben & Jerry’s has always been one of my favorite companies and favorite products – I love the socially responsible [...]

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The McRib was a success… …and Meathead bids farewell. Buy a burger, get a free rim job. Endless Simmer has 5 interesting winter cocktails. Predicting 2011 trends for wine, beer and booze. Eater reviews this week’s episode of Top Chef… …and ratings were up from the first week. Is there too much coverage of burgers [...]

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If you’re anything like me, it seems like the holidays are just an excuse to go from one pie to another, leaving you a little wider come January. Therefore, instead of offering a luscious, butter-filled sweet recipe in this space, I thought a better idea would be to share a slightly healthier one. I found [...]

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“Don’t order the spaghetti.” – Worktree.com, on how to conduct yourself during a job lunch interview. Before all you Italian-loving intervistati di lavoro (that’s job interviewees for all you uncultured groundlings) start mooning after your marinara-soaked ropes of pasta, just take a step back and think about it. There is no graceful way to eat [...]

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It’s Wednesday! Which means it’s Would You Rather time. Today, a battle of veggies you often see in salads (I know tomatoes are technically a fruit, but whateves, they usually function in food as a vegetable). Option #1: You can never eat tomatoes again. Option #2: You can never eat lettuce again. Things to consider: [...]

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Week two in the launch of our Brand vs. Generic debates. Each Tuesday we discuss a various type of food product and whether people should buy name brand or generic/store brand when they shop for that food. Today? Pasta. Pro’s of Generic: Cheaper. Obviously. Also, have you ever bought BAD boxed, dried pasta? I haven’t. [...]

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WUSA has a nice video with interviews of food truck owners and restaurant GM’s about the growing war between food truck owners and DC restaurants.

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Three and a half years ago I launched So Good as a fun way to share my humor and passion for food with friends.  What was a complete labor of love that first year slowly grew to be more and more work and a bigger weekly time commitment. While I’ve gone through stretches where I [...]

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