I grabbed this drink on a complete whim. I was parched and exhausted and it seemed like a little gift from Manna.  I was at Whole Foods so I expected it to be less synthetic than a Red Bull or one of those Rock Star drinks. I had very few expectations…which is probably a good [...]

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In the seemingly never-ending string of Barack Obama related food stories, comes the news that for the next month, Ben & Jerry’s is renaming its Butter Pecan flavor “Yes Pecan.”  All proceeds from sales of the ice cream during January will be donated to the Common Cause Education Fund.

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Yep, in the mail a couple days ago, I received a Bacon Lovers Gift Pack. A gift, from the Bacon Salt guys, Dave & Justin.  Thanks guys!

The gift pack includes a jar of Baconnaise, Original Bacon Salt and 5 new Limited Edition flavors of Bacon Salt (Cheddar, Jalapeno, Applewood, Maple and Mesquite). As a big [...]

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The other day I wrote about an intriguing new product from the creators of Bacon Salt: Baconnaise. Their launch party was scheduled to take place last night, and featuring wrestling by various people in 200 gallons of mayo. Big thanks to Cindy, one of my readers, for attending the event and sharing some of her [...]

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I have previously written about the questionable taste and not-so-subtle racism of a product called Obama Waffles.  Well now, from the creators of Obama Waffles, comes Sarah’s Kickin’ Mooseburger Helper.

The website describes the product as such:

Each box of MOOSEBURGER HELPER contains snowflake and real moose-shaped pasta and a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese sauce. Just add [...]

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Laughing Squid compares Krystal & White Castle.
Chris Cooley is all about canned bacon.
Uncle Brutha’s hot sauce now has a blog.
Yumsugar asks what your favorite Halloween candy is.
Parmageddon!
Heat Eat Review tries Hormel Chili n’ Spuds.
Eatfoo(d) makes crab cupcakes.
Smitten Kitchen whips up meatballs and spaghetti.
Cheese Underground is making potato salad.

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How many Mountain Dew’s would that be exactly? I’m guessing somewhere between 1 and 1,460 depending on your passion for the beverage. Why am I speculating how much a year’s supply of the Dew is? Well because that’s one of the prizes Mountain Dew is offering for their contest for the best idea for [...]

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With the fun and exciting air mattress that looks like a piece of toast! Almost reminds you of the sandwich bed huh?

Via Serious Eats, Gizmodo and Archie McPhee.

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Slashfood has posted a fun quiz called the “Breakfast Cereal ID Quiz.” It features up close pictures of different kinds of cereal, and you need to identify what cereal you are looking at.

I scored a pretty good, but somewhat underwhelming 16 out of 20. How did you do?

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My post suggesting that someone create a pulled pork cheese steak has led to a flood of e-mails and nearly 100 votes in my poll about it (as of today, 69% say the idea is “genius” and want to try one “now). One such e-mail I received about it was from a regular reader [...]

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For the second time (see first time here) a quote from So Good has been featured in the Washington Post Express “Blog Log.” This one comes from yesterday’s rant about Starburst.

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Police in Hartford, CT are investigating a somewhat odd explosive device found alongside the road.
A motorist on Powder Forest Drive Friday morning noticed what looked like a whole chicken – the kind bought at grocery stores for roasting with a pipe bomb stuffed inside, police said. When they arrived on the scene around 9 [...]

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The salmonella outbreak in tomatoes is spreading rapidly.
RIP Organic Rice Krispies.
Metrocurean reports on some DC winners of the James Beard awards.
A new vegetarian restaurant is opening in DC at 14th and Q.
Beer drinkers are upset as bars try and switch to smaller glasses.
McDonald’s is doing a test run of offering canned and bottled drinks, such [...]

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Papa John’s is using a new optical illusion door hanger that makes it appear that someone is at your door when you look through the peephole. According to The Fire Wire, this marketing tactic/strategy was the winner of the Gold Lion for the best use of alternative media in direct marketing at the Cannes [...]

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Raphael has a great post up over at Serious Eats called Taco Bell Commercial Co-opts Drive Thru Rap Video Meme.

In his piece, Raphael discusses Taco Bell’s new commercial which features a guy rapping while ordering at a Taco Bell drive-thru. The ad is a clear tip of the hat to the YouTube phenomenon which [...]

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Over the weekend, conservative bloggers and home school bloggers were abuzz about a recent story-writing contest being sponsored Subway. The kids who enter can win athletic equipment, gift baskets, or sandwich shop cash cards. The child with the winning entry will have $5,000 worth of athletic equipment donated to his/her school.

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Jalapeno’s and a little spice makes anything better. This is certainly true of burgers. So what I want to know is, why all the love for Europe? The Angry Whopper is now being advertised and offered for sale all around Europe, as this picture of a poster shows.  The burger features jalapenos, pepperjack cheese and [...]

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“It’s Like an Orgasm in My Mouth”
That’s just one of the many uncensored comments in the new Fake Restaurant campaign from Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. When you can coax quotes like that out of random customers, you’re going to have the kind of raw reactions that make for a successful and noticeable marketing campaign.
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This morning I had the opportunity to try four new flavors of AMP Energy. AMP, which is a product of Mountain Dew, has rolled out a new campaign featuring a website which lets you determine your “AMP DNA” and matches each of four different athletes up with one of the four flavors.

AMP’s website also [...]

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“Sexy” espresso stands with scantily clad baristas are exploding in popularity…and drawing critics.
Starbucks has decided to remove an image of a topless mermaid from some of their cups.
Fast Food Critic reviews Chicken Nuggets and BK Chicken Tenders.
Slashfood reviews Cape Cod potato chips.
Miss Ginsu makes 3 different kinds of bacon ice cream.
What We’re Eating make a [...]

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