Conservatives are Fat, Fat, Fatties Eick August 28, 2007 Health, News 12 Comments At least that's one thing I surmised from the new obesity report put out by Calorie Lab. As I was writing this blog post, I did a blog search and discovered I'm not the only one who noticed this (Hat tip to...
Bacon Salt is Hip to the Series of Tubes Eick August 28, 2007 Condiments, Marketing, YouTube 1 Comment I previously wrote about Bacon Salt after discovering it just before this blog launched. Justin and Dave were kind enough to send me free samples of the Original, Hickory and Peppered Bacon Salt, and I've...
Does Hardee’s Have the Best Fast Food? Eick August 28, 2007 Burgers, Fast Food 1 Comment According to CitySearch, Hardee's was voted #1 for fast food in 13 cities, and their Thickburgers were voted "Best Burger" in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Louisville, Minneapolis and Kansas City, Mo. (Hat tip to...
Name the Sandwich Contest Was “Dumb” Eick August 27, 2007 Sandwiches 1 Comment So says Ed Shamy, of the Burlington Free Press. I previously wrote about how he organized a contest to come up with a new name for a Sub/Grinder/Hero/Hoagie that would be unique to Vermont. Shamy now admits...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 8/27 Eick August 27, 2007 News 3 Comments This might be the most random article title I've ever seen: Watermelon accidents happen mostly at home. Heat Eat Review gives their thoughts on the Smuckers Uncrustables peanut butter sandwich. The...
Free Chick-fil-A Eick August 27, 2007 Fast Food, Marketing, Web Sites Check out Free Chicken and Coke off of the chick fil a menu prices...
Cheeseburgers = “Naughty Sex” Eick August 26, 2007 Burgers, Fast Food, Movies, News 4 Comments So says Quentin Tarantino about the In-N-Out Double-Double burger in a recent interview with FHM magazine: "Hands down my favourite fast-food chain is the In-N-Out Burger. The double double with cheese is...
Vote for Wendy’s Newest Burger Eick August 26, 2007 Burgers, Condiments, Fast Food, Marketing, Web Sites 7 Comments In a post titled Burger Democracy, Heather, over at Bacon Unwrapped, has alerted me to a new contest called "Build Wendy's New Burger" (be patient, it takes a minute to load). Ten consumer-submitted burger...
George Costanza Says: McDLT! Eick August 25, 2007 Advertising, Burgers, Fast Food, YouTube 1 Comment Remember the McDLT? Yeah, me neither. Apparently in the 80's, McDonalds had the brilliant idea to use a double-wide Styrofoam container so they could serve a burger with the hot burger and the cold lettuce...
Would You Rather: Melted Cheese vs. Potatoes Eick August 24, 2007 Would You Rather? 7 Comments Today's Would You Rather? compares two seemingly random products that are both eaten deceptively frequently. Would You Rather? Option #1: You can never eat melted cheese in any form again for the rest of...