Entries from September 2012
by Andy · September 28th, 2012 · 4 Comments
The Food Network could easily have its own reality show revolving around the world of tattoos. Guy “Dragonball Z hair” Fieri would roam the country in between his DD&D gig, meeting passionate food enthusiasts that were now regretting a ridiculously inept tattoo etched into their doughy flesh for eternity. If contestants successfully complete a series [...]
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Tags: Bizarre · Comedy · Sliders
While Domino’s has been rebuilding basically everything on their menu over the past few years, Pizza Hut was still dominating them in one category: pan pizza. That was mainly due to the fact that Domino’s did not have pan pizza. Well, now they do. The new pizza comes in one size, medium (12″), and with [...]
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Tags: Junk Food · Pizza · Restaurants · Reviews
by JT · September 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
As you likely know from the marketing campaigns and So Good reporting, the well-known Oreo cookie, and winner of our Snack Madness tournament, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. What you might not have seen, unless you are one of the 28 million (!) fans on Facebook, is their creative 100-day Daily Twist campaign. [...]
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Tags: Desserts · Marketing
by Sam · September 27th, 2012 · No Comments
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Tags: Deep Fried Everything
by Eick · September 26th, 2012 · 5 Comments
Would You Rather Wednesday! Today’s match-up basically came about because I glanced over at my fruit bowl to see what I had in there today besides my always-present apples. Option #1: Never eat avocados again. Option #2: Never eat mangos again. This question also inspired some Googling on my part to find out: what IS the plural [...]
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Tags: Would You Rather?
by Mark · September 25th, 2012 · 3 Comments
I love pork. I know bacon in particular, and pork in general are pretty well played out in the foodie world but pork is good and I won’t apologize for my love of all things porcine. I was wandering around a Latin market in San Francisco on the hunt for another item and stumbled upon [...]
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Tags: Bizarre · I Try It So You Don't Have To · Reviews
Now that Summer is over, UNLEASH THE PUMPKIN FLAVORING!! D’oh! The Impulsive Buy eats 21 year old Simpson’s cereal. Rodzilla is late to the Y2K party via an ancient bowl of Millenios. Bill & Ted’s 21 year old cereal, a decidedly non-excellent adventure. Did Junk Food Guy survive consuming 28yr old Dunkin’ Donut cereal? Yes, [...]
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Tags: News
by Sam · September 24th, 2012 · 4 Comments
Picture this: you’re shopping in the grocery store with only a few more aisles to go. So far, you’ve meticulously selected every ingredient required to make that duck flambe for Aunt Mercy’s birthday party. Your cart is reasonably full and every item on your grocery list is crossed off, so you begin to head for [...]
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Tags: Eating Styles
Earlier this month, Kentucky Fried Chicken released another miniature chicken sandwich – the Chicken Little. http://youtu.be/v5PXqnUeDuE Basically, you take the title character from the 2005 Disney film of the same name, fry him up, add a dollop of mayo, a coupla pickle chips, put it on a bun, boom, Chicken Little. Mmmmm, nothing is more [...]
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Tags: Chicken · Fast Food · Reviews · Sandwiches
by Andy · September 20th, 2012 · 3 Comments
Many cereals aspire to have the staying power of Tony the Tiger and his Frosted Flakes. Cereal companies are forever trying to reinvent the bowl. Sometimes a quick influx of cash comes by capitalizing on a hot trend or passing fad. Fueled by Saturday morning cartoon hits, box office movie smashes or even peculiar characters [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Breakfast · Sliders