Miller’s CEO says drinkers are shifting to cheaper beers.
Divine Caroline compares how portion sizes have grown in the past 20 years.
Sfoodie reviews Best-o-Burger.
A Burger King VP busted for anonymous online comments, has been fired.
Grub Street speaks with Andrew about his exit from Top Chef.
The Leftover Queen reviews Freida’s Garlic Delight.
may be edible makes peppercorn sauce [...]

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Soap that’s made with PBR.
The search for the next $50,000 burger.
Burger King, M&M’s and lunchables are among the food products with Indiana Jones tie-ins.
Foodie NYC writes about Soft Shell Crab, Corn Shoot and Lovage Salad.
Fast Food Critic reviews the KFC $.99 snacker.
7 Day quest for the perfect hangover cure.
Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum bond over [...]

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To make up for the “Crybaby” t-shirt incident, Papa John’s apologized and offered Cleveland area residents $.23 pizza on Thursday. The company stated that the discount was limited to carry-out orders only, and one pizza per person. But apparently for some Papa John’s franchises, kids don’t count as people:
Columbus Dispatch:
Jennifer Gunn, a West Side homemaker, [...]

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In my last post I predicted we’d see news stories tomorrow about fights breaking out or other incidents occurring with people waiting in line for pizza. That didn’t take long. Cleveland Online writes:
There are reports of 3 hour waits, stores not answering their phones, thousands of people in line, line jumpers, fights, arrests, [...]

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I tracked down a couple more clips on YouTube of people waiting in line for pizza in Cleveland. It appears the lines are enormous at all the stores offering the promotion. While it is quite likely that this promotion will endear Papa John’s to Cleveland residents (who doesn’t love cheap pizza?) the chaos of the [...]

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All day I’ve been receiving reports from my readers about the ongoing Papa John’s $.23 pizza promotion in the Cleveland area. Many are expressing frustration with busy phones and extremely long lines. Newsnet5 reports that the stores will close early if they run out of supplies. They also write:
Some customers are waiting as long as [...]

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Time Out NY says chefs are the new rock stars.
The world’s ten most disgusting beers.
Competitive eating: Nature or Nurture?
Burger King profits are rising.
A rant about limited edition candy.
Make your own microwave popcorn.
Quizno’s founder is bringing Smashburger to LA.
Indablog looks at the phenomenon of the fast food drive-thru rap.
Pioneer Woman makes spicy macaroni and cheese.
Pancetta-Wrapped [...]

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It looks like the fervor over the Papa John’s “Crybaby” t-shirts has reached both Craigs List and ebay.

There appear to be at least 3 postings on the Washington, DC craigslist site requesting one of the shirts if anyone has one they are willing to sell.  Additionally, there appear to be one or two dozen shirts [...]

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The Washington Examiner has an article today called “A King’s Feast” talking about the role So Good played in breaking the “Crybaby” t-shirt story. Below are a few excerpts from the original article:

Here’s how the story unfolded — and it might not have gone anywhere if not for local blogger Jon Eick of sogoodblog.com — [...]

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The segment from WJW Fox 8 about the “Crybaby” t-shirt incident has been posted online. It provides a good overview of the whole story. It features some coverage of So Good breaking the story, and they used two segements from my phone interview with them. Unlike the story I was cited in by the Cleveland [...]

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This is a strange and interesting story, which says a lot about why corporate executives need to leave online messaging and PR to companies or individuals that fully understand the medium.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is delivering petitions to Burger King headquarters today, to protest the company’s refusal to increase wages for tomato [...]

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Gordon Ramsey is a big fan of In-N-Out.
Brand names that don’t export well.
The Economist asks if it’s time to lower the drinking age.
Heat, Eat, Review turns two years old.
NYC Food Guy looks for the best cheap late night eats.
Look up the price of a pint of beer in 165 countries.
Coming to Los Angeles: The Grilled [...]

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Serious Eats has a comprehensive recap of last night’s Top Chef.
Restaurants in NYC must now post calorie counts on their menus.
Domino’s and Pizza Hut engage in smack talk.
Top 10 most disgusting candies ever.
As Coca-Cola profits soar 19%, shareholders are upset about their Olympic sponsorship.
Slashfood shows you how to make hot fudge salsa.
The Bitten Word makes [...]

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Pizza ingredient costs are rising, and sales are falling.
Anheuser-Busch’s CEO says the company will not be sold “on my watch.”
A nice analysis of advertising campaigns for McDonald’s & Burger King.
Pat Bertoletti has won the Acme World Oyster Eating championship with 35 dozen oysters in 8 minutes.
Best Bites interviews Wolfgang Puck.
Sugar Laws makes Smoked pheasant salad.
Sweet [...]

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Pizza.com has been sold for $2.6 million.
The Wall Street Journal interviews Burger King’s CEO.
Kim Kardashian is having trouble giving up junk food.
Scheiss Weekly’s ketchup usage is troubling; reminding me of my post, Ketchup Lovers are Ruining Ketchup.
AdAge looks at the plummeting sales and poor marketing strategy of Miller Genuine Draft.
Holy City Style and Beef Aficionado [...]

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The Wall Street Journal looks for America’s top hot dog.
College Candy lays out the Top 3 fast food flubs.
Endless Simmer has a cool new feature called “Who Cooked it Better?” Up first, Rachael Ray vs. Giada De Laurentiis.
Candy Addict reviews Reese’s Whoppers.
Pizza Hut claims they are renaming themselves Pasta Hut. Yep, I’m sure that’s not [...]

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Erin Zimmer thinks that Whoppie Pies are the new cupcakes.
Serious Eats reviews this week’s episode of Top Chef.
Grub Street has an interview with booted chef Erik Hopfinger.
Slate has a history of the hangover.
A Georgia bar gives patrons their own personal beer taps.
Red Bull is introducing a new cola.
What do vegans eat makes Herbed cauliflower soup [...]

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The 10 geekiest cocktails ever.
Good Magazine looks at America’s tastiest streets.
Endless Simmer notes tonight’s premiere of Top Chef Season 4, and points us to a Washington Post chat with Gail Simmons and Hung.
SlashFood reports on a frozen pizza taste test.
The Delicious Life opines on McDonald’s hash browns.
Chez Pim praises the online cooking show “John Bull’s [...]

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I just discovered a great new site called College Drinker, who writes that Vermont is considering lowering the drinking age to 18.
Adam from Serious Eats, reviews delivery pizza for Yahoo Food.
Burger King is going to start serving Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.
Top Chef Season 3 winner Hung has been named Executive Chef of Solo, a Mediterranean-Asian [...]

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Tabloid Baby follows up on So Good’s coverage of who actually invented the cream cheese filled bagel.
Eater reports on the AV Club taste test of the Cheeseburger in a can.
Washington Post looks at late-night food options in DC.
AdAge thinks Starbucks closing for 3 1/2 hours the other day was a “brilliant marketing stunt.”
Five Guys is [...]

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