We’ve all done it. Or thought about doing it. Or seen it been done. The question is, do you do it? Are you a ketchup packet licker? You know what I’m referring to. You get a burger at a fast food restaurant, or a diner, or grab a burger and fries and take them home. [...]

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One man, 30 days, nothing but sausage pizza.
Iceland has served its final Big Mac.
QSR magazine wonders if the gourmet burger is peaking.
What your beer says about you.
A Hamburger Today analyzes the Wendy’s Bacon Deluxe.
New York’s menu labeling may be causing people to eat healthier.
BGR: The Burger Joint, opens in Dupont Circle in DC today.
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Burger King has been testing the $1 Double Cheeseburger in various markets for the past 18 months, and as of today, unveiled it nationally. After fighting tooth and nail against it, franchise owners seem to have relented, and BK is talking tough about the superiority of their Double Cheeseburger:
“With more beef and cheese, the $1 [...]

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Greetings So Good readers. Eick here, with a post for the first time in a month. Yikes. The craziness of real life has gotten the better of me in the last month, and the result has been devastating for So Good, I admit. But I’m back and excited to be spouting off my thoughts on [...]

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Before I get into explaining why I didn’t write about this sooner, I want to emphasize something right out of the gate: THIS SHIT IS REAL. Seriously. REAL.  Ladies and gentlemen, the KFC Double Down Sandwich:

Yes, it’s a “sandwich” containing bacon, cheese and Colonel’s sauce, with two fried chicken patties serving as the bread.  Now [...]

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We’ve already covered the Top Ten Fast Food Chains, as well as  #11 – #20, # 21 – #30 and #31 – #40.
These are the final 10 stores on the list of the QSR 50.
Once again, this list is determined by total dollar sales.

41 Jimmy John’s
42 Captain D’s
43 Jason’s Deli
44 Qdoba
45 Jamba Juice
46 Cold [...]

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Interesting bag/package design for this Japanese version of Dorito’s.

Via Next Round and Jock and Balls.

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Ah YouTube. Sometimes you’re just wandering around looking for hilarious videos of cats riding vacuums.  But other times, you get a sense of nostalgia, and start randomly watching fast food or cereal commercials from your childhood.
Today I stumbled across a relatively new Corn Pops commercial called “Dragon Dreams.”  The title was intriguing, so I gave [...]

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We’ve already covered the Top Ten Fast Food Chains, as well as  #11 – #20 and # 21 – #30. Today it’s on to #31 – #40 as we get close to rounding out our top 50.
Once again, this list is determined by total dollar sales.

31 Boston Market
32 Culvers
33 El Pollo Loco
34 Bojangles’
35 Papa Murphy’s
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On the Tonight Show, Conan puts his own spin on a classic Johnny Carson “falling domino’s” routine – by doing it with 40 Domino’s Pizza employees:

(Disclosure: As I’ve mentioned before, I do social media consulting for Domino’s, but this clip is too amusing for me not to post!)

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We’ve already covered the Top Ten Fast Food Chains, as well as  Top Fast Food Chains #11 – #20. Today it’s on to #21 – #30.
Once again, this list is determined by total dollar sales.

21 Carl’s Jr.
22 Chipotle
23 Panda Express
24 Whataburger
25 Church’s Chicken
26 Little Caesars
27 Long John Silver’s
28 Steak n Shake
29 Zaxby’s
30 Checkers/Rally’s

Wow. Who knew that Little Caesars still had enough stores open to clock [...]

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Michelle Obama and her daughters visit Good Stuff eatery.
Slate says McDonald’s is “winning” the recession.
Where do chefs go to get their fast food fix?
Top 5 Scariest Meals Served in Self-Heating Cans.
Check out whats on tap for DC Beer Week.
Tidy Mom makes flank steak sandwiches.
Closet Cooking makes a taco burger.
Chopped shrimp waldorf salad.
Mellow maple-miso salad dressing.
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Last week my post about the Top Ten Fast Food Chains got a pretty good response, proving the old axiom “people love top ten lists.”  So I thought I’d follow up be delving a little deeper and look at the next 10 restaurants on the list.  The list is according to total $$ sales, just [...]

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Technically these are defined as QSR (Quick Service Restaurants).  The QSR 50, an annual ranking of the top QSR chains just came out this week. The rankings are compiled based on raw sales by dollar amount.  Three changes in the top ten this year, as Subway moved ahead of Burger King to become #2, Starbucks [...]

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Wal-Mart has begun making knock-off Girl Scout cookies.
A writer for Huffington Post suggest aspartame is about to be banned.
Fast food outlets are adding booze to their menu.
Sunny D is using in-aisle flavor strips to market its smoothies.
Second Rate Snacks review A&W Root Beer Float.
Kellogg’s is celebrating the Pop Tart’s 45th anniversary with pop art.
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This one totally slid under my radar until I saw it mentioned by a fellow food blogger, but this is right up So Good’s ally.  Epic Portions sets the stage:
So how terrible would this be: you’ve been taken prisoner in North Korea. You don’t know when you’re coming home – you could rot in jail [...]

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Today (August 3rd) Domino’s introduced a new item to their menu, Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes. To help celebrate President Obama’s birthday on Tuesday, August 4th, all Domino’s locations in Washington, DC will be offering a free Lava Cake to anyone who stops into a store between 11 am and 9 pm. More details here.  Fun.

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Today, July 30th, is National Cheesecake Day. I myself have never been a fan of sweets and desserts. Sure, they are yummy, I’d just always rather eat “regular” food over dessert food. But cheesecake is my one real weakness. I absolutely love the stuff.  One restaurant that is currently working with my company, The Cheesecake [...]

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For today’s Would You Rather? we take a journey into the world of popular fresh summer foods, that are often eaten at BBQ’s.  Please note that BOTH of these questions apply only to the summer months (May – Sept).
Option #1: You can never eat corn during the summer again.

(Picture via Cake and Kisses)

Option #2: You [...]

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