In honor of Chicken Soup for the Soul Day, I’d like to outline some of the reasons I’ve come to abhor the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series, beginning with the fact that none of the editions come with an actual bowl of chicken soup. For the lucky few of you who have never [...]

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Slate links to my post on Cheetos Orange Underground and says the ads are “delightfully creepy.” Joe Prah rants on why Chick-fil-A is way better than Burger King. Playboy picks America’s ten best burgers. The Top 5 hotel restaurants in the world. Maple Bacon Lollipops. Bostonist addresses the increasing popularity of sliders. The Leftover Queen [...]

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Minnesota bars are treating all customers as “performers” in order to get around the new smoking ban. Porn star Sarah Katherine Lewis has written a book called Sex and Bacon. The Impulsive Buy reviews new Snapple antioxidant water. Corn Flakes turn 111 today. A look at the favorite foods of American Presidents from the past. [...]

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Hello loyal readers. Your usually unflappable and cool as a cucumber So Good writer/creator (that’s me) seems to have developed an unusually enormous crush. In addition to being drop-dead beautiful, she also writes a really cool blog called The Great American Cooking Project. So what is it? Well she calls it: A time-traveling year in [...]

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The authors of this new book were just on the Today Show on Tuesday. The premise seems to be just eat a tiny bit of what you like, and lots of spinach. ‘How to Eat Like a Hot Chick’ Hat tip to Jezebel.

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Today, Mark Robichaux of the Wall Street Journal examines a new book, titled McIlhenny’s Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built The Tabasco Empire and it looks like an interesting read. For those of you unfamiliar with the history of Tabasco, Robichaux explains: “Edmund McIlhenny began bottling and selling E. McIlhenny Tabasco Pepper Sauce in the [...]

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