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Would You Rather? Biscuits vs. Croissants

by · January 12th, 2011 · 8 Comments

It’s Wednesday! Which means it’s Would You Rather time. Today a battle of baked goods. Option #1: You can never eat biscuits again. Option #2: You can never eat croissants again.

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McDonald’s Fruit & Maple Oatmeal Violating “Maple Law”

by · January 11th, 2011 · 48 Comments

On January 3rd, McDonald’s introduced a new product across America: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal. It’s available all day and includes apples, raisins and cranberries. The flavor of the oatmeal comes from “natural maple flavoring.” There’s just one problem: In my home state of Vermont, lovers of all things maple syrup, “natural maple flavoring” is simply [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · News

Turns Out We Really WERE Drinking Gasoline

by · January 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments

If you’re anything like me you decided at some point that you HAD to try Four Loko. Had to. I couldn’t see news story after news story about people getting blackout drunk, how this was the worst scourge since the Bubonic plague etc. without trying Four Loko for myself. So a few months ago I [...]

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Tags: Booze

Burger King Jalapeno & Cheddar Stuffed Burger

by · January 10th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Today, Burger King unveiled its new Jalapeño & Cheddar BK STUFFED STEAKHOUSEâ„¢ burger (note to BK: when you try and classify so many different burgers within your “Steakhouse” line, your burger names get a bit wordy and confusing). This marks the first stuffed sandwich offered at Burger King.  The burger has bits of jalapeño peppers [...]

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Tags: Burgers · Fast Food

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 1/10/11

by · January 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Umani Burger is leaving LA to go national. Review of the new Fox show “Bob’s Burgers.” Pork chipotle muenster burgers. A food truck porno? Capital Spice interviews Elmo about eating well. Sandwich: A Global History. Anthony Bourdain has a message for food bloggers. Dieting for New Years? Think cereal. Is “Shop Local” lazy marketing? Small [...]

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Tags: News

John Q. Foodblogger Ep. 7

by · January 10th, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Deep Fried Everything

Restaurant Critic Outed: Fair Or Foul?

by · January 7th, 2011 · 9 Comments

One story over the holidays that caught my attention took place a couple days before Christmas in LA.  Apparently, an owner of the restaurant Red Medicine came up to the noted restaurant critic for the LA Times (S. Irene Virbila) while she was waiting for a table, took her picture, and posted it on the [...]

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Tags: News · Restaurants · Reviews

Eating Styles: Reese’s Nostalgia Edition

by · January 6th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Okay, so I was going to do a poll on how you eat your Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but these early ’90s TV ads led me to realize the truth – there’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s!

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Tags: Candy · Eating Styles

Would You Rather: Pineapple vs. Grapefruit

by · January 5th, 2011 · 5 Comments

It’s Wednesday! Which means after a hiatus for the holiday’s, it’s Would You Rather time. Today, a battle of warm weather fruits. Option #1: You can never eat pineapple again. Option #2: You can never eat grapefruit again.

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Top So Good Posts of 2010

by · January 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Time for a quick look back at your top 2010 posts from So Good. 1. The Fast Food Bracket The follow-up contest to our wildly successful Meat Madness tournament in 2009, the Fast Food Bracket absolutely dominated 2010. In addition to heavy traffic for our initial post and 32-chain bracket, various  match-ups, including the finals [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · News