By now, you might have heard about the new Bacon Shake at Jack in the Box. News broke last week, and the internets have since exploded with opinions on the porcine treat. Some people say it’s amazing because it has bacon and ice cream, while others say it’s just another way for fat Americans to [...]

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I’m sure you’ve seen at least one scathing report on the evils of Cola and what it can purportedly do to everyday items during prolonged exposure. The boys over at Mythbusters have featured this on their show a few times. I’ve even used RC Cola to clean my windshield when I ran out of wiper [...]

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You can’t truly fathom the bitter disappointment a Father must feel each Christmas as he unwraps sock after sock. That is until it happens to you. Maybe it doesn’t take form in a pile of argyle fail but there’s certainly always something under the tree from a relative or friend who shopped at “I Don’t [...]

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After last week’s 12 Days of Christmas Dinner, I had plenty of people contact me, wondering how I function on a day to day basis as I am clearly insane. (Some say madness and brilliance teeter precariously on a thin line. A thin line I have named George.) They also asked for me to offer [...]

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Other than a few bouts of poisoning and the occasional hardening of an artery here or there, food hasn’t done wrong by me. Sure there have been a few bumps in our relationship over the years. But for every steak cooked to death at the hands of an inept line cook or an under seasoned [...]

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After reading the wonderful post from our friends at The Bitten Word, documenting food highlights from a two-week trip to China (!), I started thinking about some of the weirder food experiences I have had. True, I have had all kinds of sushi – octopus, urchin, eel, and many others – but that’s all pretty [...]

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To some, the beloved Holiday tradition of taking time each day to open one window on a shoddily crafted cardboard house, only to be rewarded with a paltry subpar piece of waxy chocolate that would enrage even the most lax Willy Wonka quality control Oompa foreman could seem a tad odd. Advent Calendars may seem [...]

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I didn’t realize we were still so obsessed with space. What is this, 1971? Sending product X into space is still a thing? Really? Yes. Apparently it is. Today coming across the So Good news desk is a report that Natural Light is the first beer in space. Now first off, count me as a [...]

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Cheese stands alone as most stolen food on Earth. McDonald’s Sweet Autumn Shake gets taste test. Foodie-palooza coming to the Simpsons. Avoid these “Killer” foods. Will the nasty Breadfruit be our salvation? Middle class, not lower, devour more Fast Food. Best Chocolate chip cookie named by Consumer Reports. Debate Danger -Food stamps for Fast Food? [...]

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The food competition for the Texas State Fair awarded a prize for the “most creative” food. This year’s winner? Fried bubble gum. Photo via: Fort Worth Star Telegram The creation, made by Justin Martinez, is actually marshmallow infused with pink bubble gum extract, which is battered, then fried.

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