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Hot Dog Shape Killing Kids?

by JT · February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments

The hot dog industry was placed under the spotlight this past Monday when the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that hot dog makers change the shape of the tubular food item in order to be less of a choking hazard for kids.  The recommendation also targeted “hard candy, whole grapes, raw carrots, peanut butter, [...]

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Tags: Hot Dogs · News

Super Bowl Ads Bring Out Hypocrites

by JT · February 4th, 2010 · No Comments

As usual this time of year, people love to get all bent out of shape about the content of Super Bowl commercials.  With Tim Tebow on one side, and ManCrunch on the other, folks get all high and mighty about the content of some ads, when of course we all know about the many ads [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Sports

Burger King Wants You Fat And Drunk

by JT · January 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Apparently, fat, drunk and stupid actually is the way to go through life – at least according to Burger King.  BK, the creator of such brilliant concepts as “Singing in the Shower” and “Burger Shots,” today announced that they will start serving beer along with their plethora of food-like products in mid-February at a trial [...]

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Tags: Beer · Burgers · Fast Food

Celebrate Elvis By Eating Like A King

by JT · January 8th, 2010 · 6 Comments

As many of you know, today’s would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday.  He left an indelible impression on our culture in many ways; primarily through music, but also with food.  I mean, this guy loved to eat – maybe a little too much, actually.  That said, when you think Elvis and food, you likely [...]

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Tags: Holiday · Sandwiches

Holiday Bread Shoes For Dad

by JT · December 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Looking for the perfect gift for Dad?  Not quite sure if you want to give him something to eat or to wear?  Well, I have found the best of both worlds.  As you can see above, a company called R&E Praspaliauskas has come up with the idea of making bread in the shape of slippers.  [...]

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Tags: Holiday · Interesting

Extreme Makeover: Food Edition

by JT · November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While the US economy seems to be on the rebound, many folks are still trying to make their dollars go as far as they can.  How do I know this?  Because that is the only reasonable explanation why people continue to take junk food and turn it into something they call “fancy.”  As first chronicled [...]

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Tags: Interesting · Junk Food · Web Sites

The New York Times Offers Tips For Restaurant Staffers

by JT · November 5th, 2009 · 11 Comments

The small business blog You’re The Boss on the New York Times’ site recently hosted a two-part post featuring 100 restaurant staffer “dos and don’ts” written by the owner of a restaurant about to open.  I agree with many of the items on the list, and recognize that most of them are not followed in [...]

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Tags: Blogs · Restaurants

Halloween Food Commercials Rule

by JT · October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In the spirit of the big Halloween weekend starting today, I thought I would share a recent Topless Robot blog post listing the top ten commercials featuring monsters.  Naturally, the couple that caught my eye featured food, and proved to me once again the days of creative advertising are gone.  I might be blinded by [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Holiday

Has Food Branding Crossed The Line?

by JT · October 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments

No, that is not a Halloween disguise or temporary tattoo on the corn flake cereal icon.  Rather, in an effort to maintain its corn flake brand identity, Kellogg’s is going slightly above and beyond to set itself above second-rate flake manufacturers.  The potential plan, or should I say, boondoggle, it to literally give each flake [...]

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Tags: Breakfast · News

Soda Companies Turning Back to Sugar? Not Likely.

by JT · October 14th, 2009 · 7 Comments

In what will likely be good news to soft drink connoisseurs out there, Pepsi has announced that on December 28th, they are bringing back a version of their recipe with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup for a couple months.  While I am not a big fan of soda in general (or ‘pop,’ so [...]

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Tags: News · Soft Drinks

The Great Ice Cream Chase

by JT · September 25th, 2009 · 18 Comments

I have to admit that when it comes to ice cream, I am fairly powerless.  I think that when you find the right brand and the right flavor, it is pure bliss.  And while I have done my part to explore as many undiscovered gems as possible during my travels, there is still much work [...]

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Tags: Desserts · Ice Cream

Fast Food Hits Another Low

by JT · September 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I always get mildly depressed by ideas that want to seem original, yet are just rehashed garbage. Enter McDonald’s and the product that they’ve been testing in certain markets for the last few months: the Mac Snack Wrap, previously mentioned on So Good here.  This is essentially a Big Mac without the bun, wrapped in [...]

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Tags: Fast Food

Usain Bolt Yam Powered?

by JT · September 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Many sports fans know that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt recently competed in the track and field world championships in Berlin, Germany.  During two outstanding performances in the 100m and 200m races, Bolt broke both world records that he previously set at last year’s Beijing Olympics.  What makes these feats newsworthy in this space is the [...]

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Tags: Interesting · Sports

Pie Eating Contest = Food Fail

by JT · September 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments

Oh, where do I start?  Trust me when I say that competing in a pie eating contest was never on my bucket list.  That said, this past Sunday, that is just what I did at a favorite local sweet shop, Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, which was celebrating its first anniversary. 
The mission: eat three mini-pies as fast [...]

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Tags: Competitive Eating · Desserts

NBA Ends Ad Prohibition

by JT · August 20th, 2009 · 10 Comments

As reported back in January, due to financial concerns, the NBA is allowing courtside liquor advertising for the first time since 1991.  This was hardly shocking news considering how much NBA teams will be going into the red next season, and their subsequent need to generate revenue.  What is interesting here is some of the [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Sports

Birthday Cake, Obama Style?

by JT · August 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

As we all know, yesterday was President Barack Obama’s birthday.  And what kind of cake did the Commander-in-Chief receive?   How about the disaster you see above.   Does this cake fit the President?  I think not.  This is not the essence of cool.  This is more like fireworks shooting out of your nose while the Star Spangled Banner is playing.  [...]

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Tags: Desserts · Politics

Bananas + Monkeys = Genius

by JT · August 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments

I eat bananas almost on a daily basis.  I am one of the believers that they are a perfect food.  So, it came as quite a surprise when I recently saw a video that turned my banana world upside down. 
Question: How do you open a banana?  You peel the stem down, right?  Apparently, this is [...]

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Tags: Fruit · Interesting

Thinking About Eating Local

by JT · July 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’d like to think that I am pretty tapped into what is going on in the world of food.  I love to eat, talk about food, and read about food.  Therefore, I am pretty pleased about the recent movement seen in films like Food Inc. and FRESH – both which make people think about what [...]

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Tags: Health

Fast Food Goes Fancy

by JT · July 10th, 2009 · 4 Comments

In my online travels, in search for all things food, I often see attempts at innovation that seldom hit their mark.  However, I recently came upon a site, Fancy Fast Food, that tries an interesting angle – the “extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants.”  Apparently, the person/team behind [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · Interesting

Next Brilliant Idea? Pizza In A Cone!

by JT · July 7th, 2009 · 10 Comments

When it comes to food, I am very open-minded.  I will give just about everything a try.  But as Dirty Harry once said, man’s got to know his limitations.  Enter, the Pizza Cone. 
I know that the sharp folks in R&D think that America wants food “on the go” and “quick to prepare” (and yes, I [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · Pizza