When Taco Bell introduced FirstMeal in the Western U.S. earlier this year, I was one of very few in the blogosphere to mostly enjoy the offerings. I believe that is because I went into it with fair expectations and reviewed it objectively. I expected it to be just like everything else from Taco Bell, packed [...]

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A shiny desert oasis full of strippers and slot machines, Las Vegas is a city known for excess. In Vegas, bigger is better. Yard-long drinks. Sky-scraping hotels. Back-breaking fake breasts. Wallet-destroying prices. You get the picture. Also known for excess: Hash House A Go Go. When I told Eick I was going to Vegas, he [...]

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It’s Monday, meaning it’s time for another installment of Eating Styles. A while back, we asked you if you “drink” the chip dust at the bottom of the bag. This week we want to know, do you eat the cereal dust at the bottom of the cereal bag? In searching for pictures for this post, [...]

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“Wait, Five Guys has breakfast?!” Yes, Five Guys has breakfast…but only if you’re in DC. And at an airport. Or outside the McPherson Square Metro Station, where I was lucky enough to chance upon Five Guys’s one street location that serves breakfast. In addition to the breakfast menu’s scarcity, Five Guys has taken some liberties [...]

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There are two things about Jack In The Box that are awesome: 1) a lot of their stores are open 24 hours, and 2) they have breakfast all day. ALL DAY. When you’re craving brinner, Jack’s got you covered. When it’s 1 AM and you need a Sausage Croissant, he can make that happen, too. [...]

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Last month, Taco Bell began serving First Meal (breakfast) at nearly 800 locations, mainly in the western U.S. It’s a logical pairing, what with breakfast burritos being awesome and all. They plan to release First Meal nationwide by 2014. They’re a bit late to the table, with McDonald’s, Burger King, Carl’s Jr, Sonic, Jack in [...]

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One of my favorite part about road trips (and life in general) is getting to stop at a diner for breakfast. It’s always the same experience: the thick, heady smell of coffee and syrup, passive-aggressive waiters, the sun pointing directly into your eyes, a plate piled high with sausage, eggs, toast, bacon and pancakes, and [...]

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Despite being a 70-year-old brand, Cheerios seems to fit right in with America’s latest (ostensible) push to become slender and healthy. With low sugar and only 110 calories per serving, the cereal has always held a place on the “healthy” side of pre-packaged grocery items. But admirable nutrition stats do not a diet fad make, [...]

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Growing up in a Catholic household, I am well versed in Lent. For those of you not in the know,  Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up in the weeks leading up to Easter. For a kid growing up in a semi-observant Christian household, this may have boiled down to cutting out [...]

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I ate at McDonalds last night, breaking a self imposed ban on fast food that has lasted almost 6 months. The ban is for many reasons, health primarily but also due to my concern about our food supply and the effects that factory farming are having on the world. All that aside, on our way [...]

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