Days after the Shamrock Shake gets unceremoniously escorted from the Golden Arches, the Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry appears in all its soft serve majesty. Some look to chirpy robins decimating a worm family reunion on their front lawn as the first sign of Spring. Myself, it’s sensuous tango of chocolate and nougat whirled together into [...]

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With only days before a weekend fraught with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and recovery, I made my way down to a local McDonald’s to finish up my Shamrock Shake Trilogy for So Good. Interestingly enough, I had no problem being served one of these emerald cups of minty goodness at 8:30am, on my way to [...]

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So far my Shamrock Shake trilogy here on So Good has managed to enlighten you on the mass hysteria and pop culture excitement a certain mint shake brings to the table when it makes its seasonal run through McDonald’s in North America, and of course much to their stereotypical profiling chagrin; Ireland. Today I’m taking [...]

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Over the next few weeks, I’ll be delving into the Hype, History & Hysteria revolving around a once elusive fast food item that is making a bigger splash this year in many more fast food fanatic circles. In the weeks leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, Ronald McDonald is making it easier for you to [...]

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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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Valentine’s Day may be over, but chances are you’ll be wading through a leftover pile of white, pink and red offal for the next month or so. Cheesy cards, mounds of designer chocolates, heart-shaped pizzas and garish pink teddy bears are just part of the mound of refuse retail stores pump out every year, essentially [...]

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While I might trade someone else’s soul for a Reuben, I gave up mine long ago for a beer, so my trading days are over. Reubens are one of the many dishes that have made their way into dip form. This time of year, with “The Big Game” right around the corner, salty, cheesey, rich dishes are often the [...]

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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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During this holiday travel season, eating on the road is a reality for many of us. Up until fairly recently I traveled a lot for work. Like many of you, I always viewed road trips as a free for all of fast food, junk food and too much booze. When I started travelling almost weekly for work I had to [...]

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May your holiday be filled with family or good friends, merriment, lots of delicious food – and if you drink, copious, copious amounts of booze. (Note to self: copious is an under-used word, start using it more post-haste) Enjoy your day!

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