I wrote a piece for PBS in which I analyzed all 15 food & beverage Super Bowl commercials from 2011 and all 15 from 2010. My goal? Determine the total calorie count of all the food that appears on screen in each ad. You can read my piece HERE. Let me know what you think!

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Food Stamp Police to crack down on junk food abuse. Note to self: don’t try the McNugget Diet. I’m sure she would appreciate a dozen Boston Creme over red roses. Does my breast taste coily to you? Syringe give-away goes horribly wrong at pizza joint. The history of food in video games. Ad firm doesn’t [...]

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While I might trade someone else’s soul for a Reuben, I gave up mine long ago for a beer, so my trading days are over. Reubens are one of the many dishes that have made their way into dip form. This time of year, with “The Big Game” right around the corner, salty, cheesey, rich dishes are often the [...]

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New school nutrition guidelines announced. Friendly’s and Burger King team up. No fetuses in food in Oklahoma. Mcdondalds stops using ammonium hydorxide in it’s burgers. Restaurants devising some cell phone policies. Dwight Schrutes beet farm may get its own show. The KFC double down makes it to Japan. The toughest reservations to get. Starbucks profits are on the rise.

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If you’re wondering why there have been dragons roaming Chinatown all week, let me lay it out for you: it’s Chinese New Year. Also known as Lunar New Year, the 15 day celebration signifies the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. At Panda Express, Chinese New Year means one thing: the return of Firecracker [...]

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  See this? You’re looking at Giada’s Roman-Style Chicken, made by yours truly. The florescent lighting in my kitchen and sub-par iPhone camera don’t do its beauty justice, but trust me, this recipe was a work of art – a combination of everything good in Italian food. I encourage you to click on the link [...]

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  Think of a food or ingredient that you hate. Think hard, can you taste it? Do you get a visceral reaction to that taste ? I know I can trick myself into sense memories for a variety of things, mostly terrible ones. For example, tongue depressors or Popsicle sticks. As I sit here and type those [...]

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McDonald’s turns up the heat in the dipping sauce wars. Soothing nicotine lozenges for kids. Cough, Cough. Man arrested for carrying around booze soaked Gummi Bears. Jolly Rancher introduces new line of crunch and chew candy. People still take the phrase “Drive Thru” too literally. Top 10 dumbest Fast Food related crimes. Fired woman sues [...]

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