Author Eick

My hometown paper, The Burlington Free Press, is running a contest for a new, unique-to-Vermont name for sandwiches. They claim most Vermonters now call it a grinder (which I dispute, it was always a sub for...

Emeril Lagasse chose the "Best Ever Burger" on Good Morning America. The Stuffed Bacon Cheddar BBQ Burger created by Alison Copeland of Tampa won the competition's trophy. Spanish butcher Manuel...

Today marks the 1-week anniversary of the launch of So Good. I would like to thank all of you for your continued readership. I've been delighted with the response so far. Yesterday, the blog received even...

Today's Would You Rather? question covers a subject that is perhaps closer to my heart than any aspect of food in the world: sandwiches. The mere fact that I went a week before I wrote a blog post about...

Soon it will be time to write my review of Bacon Salt and share with you my tales of food during my trip to Vermont, but I just couldn't resist one more post about the BK King. Check out this BK King sketch...

In what will continue to be a staple of So Good (see the first question posed, Circus Peanuts vs. the McRib), today's Would You Rather? question should prove to be a difficult one for many (unless you are a...

According to a recent NY Times article titled "Be Yourself Girls, Order the Rib-Eye", when it comes to first dates, that may be the case. (Hat tip to Open Left and Eating Liberally where I first saw this...

In the course of yesterday's BK King research, I stumbled across this video of a guy imitating the BK King football game commercials by running across the field at an FSU-Maryland game. Genius. I hope you...

I''m home in Burlington, Vermont for a few days to see the family and attend a wedding. But if you know me, you know I can't go two hours, let alone two days without my mind constantly dissecting some aspect...

I stumbled across the website for a new product recently, and I would like to declare that Bacon Salt appears to simultaneously be both the greatest, and the worst, condiment idea in the history of...