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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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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Not as awesome as the original, “Heineken Walk In Fridge” commercial, but definitely an amusing follow-up.

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This weekend while I was hanging out at a bar, a bagpiper suddenly entered and two attractive women with a tray full of plastic shot glasses appeared in front of me.  Sweet, a drink promotion I thought to myself. Who doesn’t love a good free shot? That’s when the woman asked me: “would you like [...]

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This isn’t new. It was released in 2007 at the height of the Mentos/Diet Coke video craze and was named one of the top viral ads of 2007.

H/T Illegal Advertising.

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I think it’s pretty funny.

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This ad came out about 6 weeks ago, but I never wrote about it. Really good commercial IMHO. Check it out below:

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Wow. Wow. Wow. This is a pretty bold and risque ad for Guiness to run with. It quickly becomes clear exactly what they are implying is going on. That being said, the commercial managed to turn me on AND make me thirsty for a Guiness at the same time, so I guess [...]

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Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this six pack contains 688,200 gallons of beer – enough to fill 7.3 million cans, or a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

Via Fast Food Critic and SeeMoreDoMoreLiveMore.

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A “disgusting” burger helped motivate Robert Downey Jr. to quit drugs.
Bacon Unwrapped visits the World Pork Expo.
Grub Street interviews Lisa and Richard about the Top Chef finale.
NYC Food Guy reviews the Big Apple BBQ Block Party.
Impulsive Buy reviews the McDonald’s Southern Style Chicken Sandwich.
Capital Spice has lunch with Spike from Top Chef.
What’s 4 Lunch writes [...]

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The salmonella outbreak in tomatoes is spreading rapidly.
RIP Organic Rice Krispies.
Metrocurean reports on some DC winners of the James Beard awards.
A new vegetarian restaurant is opening in DC at 14th and Q.
Beer drinkers are upset as bars try and switch to smaller glasses.
McDonald’s is doing a test run of offering canned and bottled drinks, such [...]

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The Washington Post had an article last week on Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer. Made by Tom and Athena Seefurth of St. Charles, Ill, it’s billed as the “World’s First Culinary Beer.” Created in 2006, the beer uses fresh tomatoes, garlic, oregano and basil in the mash and hops processes and is supposed to [...]

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Bob Garfield, writing at Adage, argues that Cheetos Orange Underground campaign (previously covered by So Good HERE and HERE) is irresponsible.
Five Guys is expanding into In-n-Out’s turf.
Carl’s Jr. is thinking about creating comedic webisodes.
Consumerist discusses the quest to order a cheesburger with no cheese.
Cars at the DNC convention will run on waste beer donated by [...]

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After a run-in with the SEC over anonymous internet posts, Whole Foods CEO is back to blogging.
A Hamburger Today covers America’s most expensive burgers.
Best Bites Blog looks at Pete’s Apizza in Columbia Heights.
A NYC home brewer may soon be offering beer ice cream.
Serious Eats reviews the new Indiana Jones Snickers bar.
Carrot salad with toasted soy [...]

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The second to last food/drink related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time that we will feature is also the first (and only) parody from the list that isn’t a SNL property. Please enjoy, from The Dave Chappelle Show, “Samuel L. Jackson Beer.”

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Today’s food/drink related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time is a classic that stars Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.
As a side note, I just realized that every single food/drink commercial parody so far has been from SNL. We only have 2 left on the list…one from SNL, but one [...]

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USA Today has a story from a couple days ago about a man who loves PBR. No I mean REALLY loves PBR. In fact, he loves PBR so much that he had a coffin pre-made for himself that is designed to look like a PBR can.  Then, after the coffin was completed, he filled it with ice [...]

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Gordon Ramsey is a big fan of In-N-Out.
Brand names that don’t export well.
The Economist asks if it’s time to lower the drinking age.
Heat, Eat, Review turns two years old.
NYC Food Guy looks for the best cheap late night eats.
Look up the price of a pint of beer in 165 countries.
Coming to Los Angeles: The Grilled [...]

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Pizza ingredient costs are rising, and sales are falling.
Anheuser-Busch’s CEO says the company will not be sold “on my watch.”
A nice analysis of advertising campaigns for McDonald’s & Burger King.
Pat Bertoletti has won the Acme World Oyster Eating championship with 35 dozen oysters in 8 minutes.
Best Bites interviews Wolfgang Puck.
Sugar Laws makes Smoked pheasant salad.
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Pizza.com has been sold for $2.6 million.
The Wall Street Journal interviews Burger King’s CEO.
Kim Kardashian is having trouble giving up junk food.
Scheiss Weekly’s ketchup usage is troubling; reminding me of my post, Ketchup Lovers are Ruining Ketchup.
AdAge looks at the plummeting sales and poor marketing strategy of Miller Genuine Draft.
Holy City Style and Beef Aficionado [...]

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