The small business blog You’re The Boss on the New York Times’ site recently hosted a two-part post featuring 100 restaurant staffer “dos and don’ts” written by the owner of a restaurant about to open.  I agree with many of the items on the list, and recognize that most of them are not followed in [...]

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Update: We have a winner of the $25 gift card! JamieSusan of GimmeYummy. Congrats. I’ll tell you one thing: THIS guy does.  Regular readers of this blog know I’m not a sweets or dessert guy, never order it, rarely eat it. But the one exception is cheesecake. I absolutely love the stuff.  The Cheesecake Factory, [...]

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A month or two ago I had the opportunity to try Z Burger, an up and coming burger chain in the DC metro area.  The worst part about Z Burger is the fact that it is essentially a blatant copycat of Five Guys.  However, this is also the best part about it.  Instead of falling short, they [...]

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Center for Science in the Public Interest (you know those guys like to party) has awarded a “Xtreme Eating Award” to Applebee’s for their Quesadilla Burger. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “I like things that are extreme”, “I like eating” or maybe even “I like awards.”  That seems to be part of the [...]

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Before Meat Madness, I made some predictions.  I knew bacon would win, figured steak would be upset, and knew pulled pork would make a run.  In turns out I won, no rigging involved.  And my reward?  A 25 dollar gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse.   Far be it for me to complain about a free [...]

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Update #2: Since many people don’t seem to believe that Quiznos didn’t play a role, or at least didn’t have an understanding that the video was being made, I placed a call to Playboy to see if they could shed some light on Quiznos involvement (or lack of involvement) in regards to this video. Here [...]

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Domino’s recently unveiled a new pasta product: Bread Bowl Pasta. Yes, pasta PLUS a bowl made of bread.  Talk about carb overload. Robert Atkins must be rolling over in his grave. (Note: the pasta is available without the bread bowl as well…but where’s the fun in that?) There are 5 types of pasta available: Three [...]

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A press release just hit my inbox announcing the 10 competitors on the upcoming season of The Next Food Network Star, which premieres June 7th.  Notable among them, at least for DC residents, is Teddy Folkman, the Executive Chef at Granville Moore’s.  Granville’s is located on H st. in the NE quadrant of Washington, DC, [...]

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For those of you hankering for a couple flapjacks plus eggs, bacon and sausage, go into Denny’s today from 6am to 2pm for a free Grand Slam breakfast.  If you are willing to face the lines, it is probably worth a shot. Here is the terrible Super Bowl commercial where Denny’s let the cat out [...]

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Editors Note: The following post comes from my good friend Cary, who you might remember as the comedic genius behind “A&W Sunkist Float: A Study in Liquid Flagellation.” In addition to drinking Sunkist floats while visiting Cary in Chicago, we also visited a magical place known as Chuck Wagon, which Cary describes below. As the great Sir [...]

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