So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/6/10 Eick December 6, 2010 News Check out the podcast interview I did about the role of food & Thanksgiving on Sarah Palin's Alaska. GQ picks its burger of the year... ..Grubstreet and Brand X seem unenthusiastic about the...
Maple Bacon Coffee: Or is it? Cary December 4, 2010 Bacon, Reviews 1 Comment A couple weeks (or months) ago Eick sent me an email asking me if I enjoyed coffee. As a grad student still working a regular job, I simply chewed on the coffee grounds I store in my cheek and answered, "Yes...
Jameson Puts “R†Rating on Juice Boxes JT December 3, 2010 Advertising, Booze, Television 2 Comments Despite a number of recommendations, I have never watched a single episode of Sons of Anarchy on FX. That said, according to Brand Channel, the cable show has found a clever way to highlight products in...
Review: Yoplait Smoothie, Don’t Waste Your Money Eick December 3, 2010 Reviews 17 Comments One of the few perks of being a food blogger (an e-mail box that gets flooded and zero/low pay aren't perks) is that occasionally companies will provide you with some samples of a product to review. Such was...
The 7 Types of Groupon Buyers Eick December 2, 2010 Comedy 7 Comments Groupon, LivingSocial, The Capital Dish, What’s the Deal. The inbox of foodies and weekend warriors alike are being flooded by deals on a daily basis. The idea of getting ‘free money’ to...
Eating Styles: OREO Edition Sam December 2, 2010 Eating Styles, Snacks 2 Comments To eat whole, to break apart, or to dunk? Long has the war been waged surrounding these innocent-looking chocolate/white filling sandwich cookies: Don't be fooled by their seemingly tranquil aura of...
Top Chef All-Stars: Who’s the DC Fan Favorite? Eick December 1, 2010 Top Chef 4 Comments With the premiere of Top Chef All-Stars (tonight at 10 pm on Bravo!) us DC residents will once again have a chance to see some DC based contestants try and bring their A-game to the Top Chef kitchen. While...
Would You Rather? Sandwich Edition, Turkey vs. Ham Eick December 1, 2010 Sandwiches, Would You Rather? 9 Comments It's Wednesday! Which means it's Would You Rather time. Today's question is specific to sandwiches, and pits the two stalwart cold cuts against one another. That's right, it's turkey vs. ham. Option #1:...