As many careful readers know, we here at the So Good HQ closely track affairs of state – especially when they involve food.   Regarding the current administration, we have covered Obama’s every bite from his first meal in office to his ridiculous birthday cake.   Despite being in office for two years, the president hosted just [...]

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Let’s say you’re sitting at the dinner table, and you have a big steak in front of you. Or you’re sitting at the breakfast table with a pile of waffles on your plate. Or it’s brunch on a cruise ship, and you decided to have both waffles and steak because you “have” to take advantage [...]

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This is an interesting, bizarre and kind of gross use of imagery to hawk a new product. To promote its new “night” formula of toothpaste in France, Colgate paid some local pizzerias to turn the inside of pizza boxes into a giant mouth and tongue, along with a plug for Colgate. Yummy. I know I [...]

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It’s Wednesday! Which means it’s Would You Rather time.  Today we pit two popular bar food appetizers against one other. In this case, you aren’t sacrificing one for life and keeping the other (you can still make either on your own) but rather limiting your ability to order these at a restaurant or bar. Option [...]

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Last month, So Good got an e-mail update from the road. Friend of the blog, Chef Mike, while in Cleveland, happened to catch an episode of the USA show Psych. While I’ve never seen the show myself, Chef Mike explained that the main characters on the show are big food lovers. On this episode, the [...]

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Well, technically “whisky” since it’s of the Scottish variety. A company named Scottish Spirits has become the first company to package whiskey in a can, not a bottle. The traditional 12 oz can holds 8 shots worth of whiskey, but of course, cannot be re-sealed. The company urges you to share with friends, but you [...]

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11 “Special Instructions” for pizza delivery. Women laughing alone with salad. The 11 best Dr. Pepper knock-off names. Death Star cookie jar. A history of beer can designs. Organic milk is better for you. DC Restaurant Week kicked off on Monday. GrubGrade is quoted in a new Arby’s commercial. Introducing “Adult” chocolate milk. How the [...]

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Every December or January, armchair Nostradamuses try to predict what is in and what is out. As you all know by now, the ever-present cupcake has permeated our culture to an absurd level. There are now cupcake stores on way too many corners, and prognosticators are signaling their demise (finally!) due to a saturated marketplace. [...]

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There are two types of ice cream cone eaters: biters and lickers. Now before you protest, “But Sam, I do both!” delve carefully into your memories. On a childhood trip to Dairy Queen, you were one of two kids. The first kid saw that white, pillowy mound of soft serve with a curl on top [...]

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