On Sunday, the NY Times published an article titled, “While Warning About Fat, US Pushes Cheese Sales.” If you didn’t see the article, you may have come across the dozens of websites, politics and food blogs reporting on the story, many blaring ridiculously misleading headlines calling it a “bailout” for Domino’s or a “scandal.” I [...]
Hillary Clinton sat down in Australia with the Hamish & Andy radio show where they introduced her to “gravy chips” and talked about a variety of food related issues such as negotiating takeout orders with Bill & burning the top of your mouth. Via Huffington Post.
On Wednesday, Michelle Obama went out to the White House kitchen garden with some local youths to harvest pumpkins, sweet potatoes and other vegetables. Check out the gallery at Huffington Post for more photos.
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Just six days ago when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in town, President Obama had the idea to take him to Ray’s Hell Burger, an Arlington, VA burger joint, for lunch. Ray’s Hell Burger serves up big, juicy 10 oz burgers cooked to order. It’s one of the best burgers I’ve ever had and it’s [...]
This is a true gem, brought to us by the folks at the New York Post: New York Senator Charles Schumer is just like us.  He has a secret awesome sandwich that he adores. Dig on this: Roast beef, banana peppers, pickled jalapeños, extra onions, extra tomatoes, two layers of pickles, mayonnaise and mustard on [...]
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As we all know, yesterday was President Barack Obama’s birthday. And what kind of cake did the Commander-in-Chief receive?  How about the disaster you see above.  Does this cake fit the President?  I think not. This is not the essence of cool. This is more like fireworks shooting out of your nose while the Star Spangled Banner is playing. [...]
Today (August 3rd) Domino’s introduced a new item to their menu, Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes. To help celebrate President Obama’s birthday on Tuesday, August 4th, all Domino’s locations in Washington, DC will be offering a free Lava Cake to anyone who stops into a store between 11 am and 9 pm. More details here. Fun. [...]
Continuing the new 2009 tradition of Presidents visiting popular local burger joints, this past weekend fmr. President Bill Clinton paid a visit to Z Burger (see my review HERE). The irony? He was in town to speak at a conference on obesity prevention and control. So what did Bill Clinton order? A double hamburger with [...]
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A new documentary, entitled “Food Inc.” is scheduled to be released in NYC, L.A. and San Francisco on June 12th, and will hopefully be shown soon around the rest of the country. The film’s website describes the documentary as a film that: Lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly [...]
Update: Some moronic right-wing media pundits are trying to attack/make fun of Obama for ordering his burger with spicy mustard. Politico reports that yesterday afternoon, President Obama and Vice-President Biden stopped into Ray’s Hell Burger, a burger joint just up the street from my office. For those of you outside DC or unfamiliar with this [...]
