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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/20/11

by · June 20th, 2011 · No Comments

A toaster made of toast. World’s most expensive kabob. New Belgium beer is coming to DC. 150 best bars in America. Graffiato to offer Prosecco on tap. Eater interviews Andrew Zimmern & Richard Blais. Shake Shack opens in Nationals Park. What makes a great lobster roll? Hot sauce flavored Pringles. Ben & Jerry’s Bonnaroo Buzz [...]

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Tags: News

YouTube “Food Rap” Update

by · June 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Two recent video additions in the ever-growing “food rap” genre. One, the Whole Foods Parking Lot Rap has taken off, with over a million views. The Sriracha rap, not so much. Give a watch and us know if what you think. Good, bad, horrible, funny?

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Tags: Comedy · YouTube

Condiments Have Met Their Match in SWITL

by · June 16th, 2011 · 4 Comments

When it comes to making a sandwich, as I have long said, condiments are the lubrication that keep the engine of a sandwich running.  Without them, what do you have?  It might as well be tumbleweed. As a result, I have sampled many forms of sandwich spreads, from spicy horseradish mayo to red pepper hummus [...]

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Tags: Condiments · Cool · Sandwiches

Eating Styles: Chopsticks Edition!

by · June 16th, 2011 · 8 Comments

I’ve felt a little guilty ever since bashing chopsticks-users pretty handily way back in the very first Eating Styles post. Since then, I’ve come to see that us fork-users aren’t so different from our nimble-fingered brethren, and that we should come to accept and love each other.* So for today’s eating styles post, I want [...]

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Tags: Eating Styles

Would You Rather? Chicken vs. Beef

by · June 15th, 2011 · 6 Comments

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s Would You Rather time. Today’s question will be of no interest to vegetarians, and soul-crushing for those who are big meat eaters. Yep, it’s finally come to this: beef or chicken. Option #1: You can never eat chicken again. Option #2: You can never eat beef again. Share in the [...]

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Tags: Would You Rather?

Excuse Me, Do I Have Ketchup On My Sash?

by · June 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, So Good sat down to talk eating habits and favorite foods with Miss Maryland USA, Allyn Rose. Allyn is representing the state of Maryland in the Miss USA pageant taking place Sunday, June 19th. For the first time ever, the Miss USA pageant is letting the public vote for one of [...]

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Tags: Interviews

Women Want Spam Burgers, Women Get Spam Burgers

by · June 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Several years after the introduction of BK Shots in the U.S., Burger King Japan is unveiling a similar product named BK Bites that will launch on June 20th. The BK Bites are being sold in conjoined pairs. There’s a “Beef & Chicken with Lemon and Basil Salt Sauce” and, perhaps more interestingly, a mini BLT [...]

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Tags: Bizarre · Fast Food

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/13/11

by · June 13th, 2011 · No Comments

City Paper named DC’s 44 “most powerful restaurants.” Alcohol sales are up. Serious Eats taste tests Dr. Pepper 10. Jamie Oliver fills a house with a year of fast food. 8 reasons regular guys should learn to cook. 10 “healthy” foods with hidden sugar. Wendy’s has some new frostys. Boozy iced tea. McDonald’s has “new” [...]

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Tags: News

John Q. Foodblogger Ep. 27

by · June 13th, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Deep Fried Everything

KFC Drowning in Good Ideas

by · June 9th, 2011 · 6 Comments

When I saw the above photo on BuzzFeed, I was jolted by two things. First, that KFC has donated to a diabetes charity by selling liquid sugar. Maybe not the best idea. What I found more compelling is that they are selling something called a Mega-Jug. In fact, the sign says “complete your meal with [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · Soft Drinks