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, [...]
Hot Dog Shape Killing Kids?
by JT · February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
