Ronald McDonald Doll, Only $1! Eick June 22, 2009 Advertising, Fast Food, YouTube 3 Comments Last week we took a look back at the BK King in the 1970's, noting that the "Magic" King back then was arguably no less creepy than the current incarnation of the BK King. Now lets take a look at a...
Would You Rather? Doughnuts vs. Bagels Eick June 15, 2009 Would You Rather? 34 Comments Ah, it's time for another Would You Rather? question, this time comparing two different breakfast options. Option #1: You can never eat dougnuts again. Option #2: You can never eat bagels again. I...
The BK King Used to be “Magic” Not “Creepy” Eick June 12, 2009 Advertising, Fast Food, YouTube 6 Comments Burger King has been pretty steadfast in sticking to their use of the creepy BK King despite decidely mixed reviews about the character. But it's important to remember that the BK King was not always...
Z Burger: Squint and You’ll Think We’re Five Guys Eick June 11, 2009 Burgers, Restaurants, Reviews 18 Comments A month or two ago I had the opportunity to try Z Burger, an up and coming burger chain in the DC metro area. The worst part about Z Burger is the fact that it is essentially a blatant copycat of...
Cadbury Caramilk Interpretive Dance Eick June 9, 2009 Advertising, Candy 7 Comments A new Cadbury Caramilk ad relies on the hilarious old stand-by of interpretive dance: Uh.....why was that so long? I feel like I could have got the message in 15-20 seconds. Via...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/9/09 Eick June 9, 2009 News 1 Comment Kelly Choi calls food bloggers "cowardly." Epic Portions has an epic rant about new fast food offerings. The healthiest and unhealthiest of McDonald's offerings. Five failed McDonald's menu...
Heart Attack Alert: Applebee’s Quesadilla Burger Eick June 6, 2009 Burgers, Health, Restaurants 18 Comments Center for Science in the Public Interest (you know those guys like to party) has awarded a "Xtreme Eating Award" to Applebee's menu for their Quesadilla Burger. Now you may be thinking to yourself, "I like...
Audrina Partridge for Carl’s Jr. Eick June 5, 2009 Advertising, Fast Food 5 Comments Following up on their ridiculously hot/interesting/bizarre/whateves commercial staring Padma Lakshimi, Carl's Jr./Hardee's is continuing with the "attractive celebrity" theme in their ads. There are reports...
Dunkin’ Donuts Next Donut is….NOT sm’OREO, but Toffee For Your Coffee Eick June 4, 2009 Breakfast, Desserts 5 Comments Update: Much like the networks calling Florida for Gore/Bush too early in 2000, So Good called this one too early as well. Even if it ends up on the dunkin donuts happy hour then it would be a-okay. Turns...