Last nights episode of The Simpsons took a stab at the “Foodie” culture that has given rise to an abundance of food blogs, a second channel for the food network, more PBS food shows and expanded food related culture on other networks. (Not shown Guy Fieri riding Paul Prudhomme as a bouncy ball) Between the Simpsons and Ted Allens recent video [...]

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Are you a fan of Parks & Recreation on NBC? Well I am. And you should be too. One of the more entertaining characters is “Tom Haverford” played by comedian Aziz Ansari. So Good is a little behind on our DVR right now, but just had a chance to catch up on the Parks & [...]

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I got a tip from a friend of mine who works with the National Geographic Channel about a couple of their upcoming shows that go behind-the-scenes at beverage factories – Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola.  Based on a recent post where I talked about Oprah (partially) pulling back the curtains of a Cargill slaughterhouse, this is [...]

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I have never been a watcher of Oprah’s TV show, but I have always been impressed by how much she can push the needle one way or the other.  Therefore, when I heard that her program recently showed the inner workings of a Cargill slaughterhouse, it caught my attention.  I knew her name was big enough [...]

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I read on Pop Candy this morning that the Travel Channel will be premiering a show on February 2nd called Deep Fried.  As if this country needed to think about food that will get them even fatter, the show will focus on Chicken Charlie, a man from southern California that has developed quite a following [...]

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Last month, So Good got an e-mail update from the road. Friend of the blog, Chef Mike, while in Cleveland, happened to catch an episode of the USA show Psych. While I’ve never seen the show myself, Chef Mike explained that the main characters on the show are big food lovers. On this episode, the [...]

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Despite a number of recommendations, I have never watched a single episode of Sons of Anarchy on FX. That said, according to Brand Channel, the cable show has found a clever way to highlight products in their shows, particularly in the case of Jameson Irish Whiskey. As you can see in the photo above, taken from the [...]

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You remember Marcel Vigneron, that tiny hair-sculpting man-child from Top Chef. Here’s a reminder in the form of a Youtube mash-up. Season 2 winner Ilan sums up the other contestants feelings toward Marcel. Ah, to pee on Marcel. Anyways, according to sources, Marcel will be hosting a cooking show on Syfy Network (formally the Sci [...]

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Someone recently pointed out to me that there were at least 3 cake-making shows on television these days. I’ve blogged about this before, but the whole “It works on one network, let’s inundate five other networks with frail copycats” thesis doesn’t work. How many people even know that “Chopped” exist, let alone that it tries [...]

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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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