Sometimes I’ll go weeks where there’s nary a blip of excitement that registers on my new food product radar. The merciful flip side to this coin is being treated to few days in which someone seemingly stuffs a pinata full of test market runs, junk food spin-offs and general edible WTF’ery and has at it [...]

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Will this veggie dog buy the farm? Why isn’t Little Richard the spokesman for this candy? Does Ben & Jerry’s Karamel Sutra come with a book? Hot Diggety Dog! Fat Guy Food Blog checks out wiener chips! Condiment Mind = BLOWN. Serious Eats offers a wicked good Root Beer recipe. Competitive eater tackles Phelps Diet in one sitting [...]

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It’s Monday, meaning it’s time for another weekly installment of Eating Styles. We’ve asked you how you like your fries before, but this week we want to know, would you dip your french fries in a chocolate shake? In honor of National French Fry day last Friday, Wendy’s came out with the statistic: “Families have [...]

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Mama Mia! The Impulsive Buy endures a frozen macaroni and cheese pizza. 2 Buns, 1 patty: Dude Foods Frankenstein’s the “CinnaBurger”. The manliest cupcake tank you’ll ever see. Fat Guy Food Blog has a close encounter with Popeye`s Rip`n Chick`n. Nice day to leave kids at accident scene, buy ice-cream & strip naked. Deep fried [...]

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Oh, the lucrative world of lawsuits. In America, it’s your right to seek monetary vengeance on those who have done you wrong. Whether it be that severed finger you placed deliberately in your chili at Wendy’s or maybe your unsupervised kid almost drowning in the ball pit at Chuck E Cheese. While, I’d stay up [...]

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This time of year, fresh produce is making its way back into farmers markets and grocery stores. Asparagus is usually one of the first to show up, fava beans (you hear the slurping don’t you) , strawberries, ramps and of course rhubarb aren’t far behind. Leave my rhubarb alone please. It’s the time of year where [...]

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I lost my Urban Legend virginity to “Mikey”, the picky pitch kid for “Life” cereal during the 70′s. I can still vividly recall the first time hearing about his “Final Destination” worthy death many years ago, as the story made the rabid rounds at my middle school playground. For the two people who’ve never heard [...]

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What’s that Lassie? Timmy fell down a Sonic’s fast food grease pit? Pink Slime is so last month. Meet Meat Glue. Attention hoarders, your fast food toy collection is now a lucrative business. Wendy’s campaign championing poutine as Canada’s National Dish. Zagat lays the smackdown on 7 fast food “Artisan” offerings. Grub Street feature lists [...]

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I’ve always liked that Wendy’s generally takes a different approach than most fast-food chains, and I think that’s why their sales have continued to grow for a handful of years now. When they say they care more about quality, I truly believe that. For the most part, I find their offerings to have more of [...]

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If you pay attention to such things, you’ve surely heard that Burger King is no longer number two. That’s right, Wendy’s is now the second-largest burger chain in the U.S. in terms of sales, behind McDonald’s, of course. Burger King has fallen behind in part because they have failed to expand their menu in recent [...]

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