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Yes, this appears to be real. Fresh off its Snack Madness victory, reports have been spreading  that Oreo is prepping for a national launch of the Triple Double Oreo. While some may be stunned that Oreo would make such a creation, AdFreak points out, “most of us have been making the exact same thing by [...]

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It’s Thursday again, which means it’s time for another Eating Styles post! This week, you must pause, look deep within, and ask yourself…how do I eat my cupcakes? Now I know that pie is the new cupcake, and people are getting sick of cupcakes, and Eick hates cupcakes. But even though cupcakes are the “overplayed” [...]

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Ben & Jerry’s has released a new ice cream flavor in partnership with Late Night host Jimmy Fallon with the name “Late Night Snack.” The flavor is Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a Salty Caramel Swirl & Fudge Covered Potato Chip Clusters. I received an invite this morning to an event with Jimmy Fallon and [...]

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Enjoyable article yesterday about Debbie Meyer, who runs the website My Pizza Cake. The product: cakes that looks like traditional pizzas, right down to “meat” and “veggie” toppings molded out of various types of chocolate and pastry dough: On her website, Meyer pitches the creations as the “one confection that satisfies the senses of every [...]

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Yesterday, the Oreo Facebook page had a fun idea: set the Guinness World Record for most “Likes” on a single Facebook post. With more than 16 million likes on Facebook, and as the third most popular food Facebook page (as of a few months ago), Oreo seemed to have a perfectly good chance at setting [...]

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Every December or January, armchair Nostradamuses try to predict what is in and what is out. As you all know by now, the ever-present cupcake has permeated our culture to an absurd level. There are now cupcake stores on way too many corners, and prognosticators are signaling their demise (finally!) due to a saturated marketplace. [...]

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There are two types of ice cream cone eaters: biters and lickers. Now before you protest, “But Sam, I do both!” delve carefully into your memories. On a childhood trip to Dairy Queen, you were one of two kids. The first kid saw that white, pillowy mound of soft serve with a curl on top [...]

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I was surprised to discover at the grocery store that these products exist. First off, yes, these are kind of knock-offs of Magic Shells, although it looks like these are just syrup and don’t harden. Now I love Dr. Pepper, it’s my favorite soda. But the thought of Dr. Pepper syrup on ice cream just [...]

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A little over a month ago I was invited to a fair trade blogger fest up at Ben & Jerry’s HQ (disclosure: Ben & Jerry’s paid for my airfare and accommodations). As a native Vermonter, Ben & Jerry’s has always been one of my favorite companies and favorite products – I love the socially responsible [...]

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