Tim McGraw Has His Own Fritos Flavor Eick May 12, 2008 Snacks 1 Comment Introducing Tim McGraw's Spicy Jalapeño Fritos: (Photo via Slashfood) I'm a sucker for any spicy snack or anything jalapeño, so I'm eager to try this. Adage and Slashfood both got a hold of a bag and...
Baked Last Week: Chocolate Banana Bread Eick May 11, 2008 Cooking 4 Comments How'd it come to be? I found a recipe that sounded good for banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. But then, I nixed the walnuts, doubled the chocolate chips and added cocoa powder to the batter. The...
Creeptastic Eick May 11, 2008 Advertising, Fast Food, YouTube 5 Comments The first McDonald's television commercial that ever aired. Wow. Early Ronald McDonald is...
Parmageddon Eick May 10, 2008 Sandwiches Potato and cheese pierogies, grilled onions, and slabs of cheddar sandwiched between two huge slices of bread.  Where can you get this delicious looking montstosity? At the Melt Bar and Grilled. Photo...
Sometimes it’s Ok for a Guy to Cry Eick May 10, 2008 Advertising, Chicken, Fast Food, YouTube 2 Comments That's the tag line behind the Carl's Jr. ads for their new Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich, which, I must say, looks damn...
Papa John’s to Customers: Kids are Not People Eick May 9, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza 9 Comments To make up for the "Crybaby" t-shirt incident, Papa John's apologized and offered Cleveland area residents $.23 pizza on Thursday. The company stated that the discount was limited to carry-out orders only,...
Whither the Mento’s Kiss Cam? Eick May 9, 2008 Advertising, Bizarre, Candy, Marketing, YouTube 2 Comments Sometimes, a viral marketing campaign dies before you even know it exists. That could be the case with the Mentos Kiss Cam. What is the Mentos Kiss Cam? My peeps at Endless Simmer break it down for you: The...
Chaos in Cleveland? Eick May 8, 2008 Comedy, Marketing, News, Pizza, YouTube 2 Comments In my last post I predicted we'd see news stories tomorrow about fights breaking out or other incidents occurring with people waiting in line for pizza. That didn't take long. Cleveland Online...
Will Papa John’s Promotion Succeed or Backfire? Eick May 8, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza, YouTube 2 Comments I tracked down a couple more clips on YouTube of people waiting in line for pizza in Cleveland. It appears the lines are enormous at all the stores offering the promotion. While it is quite likely that this...
Papa John’s $.23 Pizza Causing Huge Lines Eick May 8, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza, Sports 4 Comments All day I've been receiving reports from my readers about the ongoing Papa John's $.23 pizza promotion in the Cleveland area. Many are expressing frustration with busy phones and extremely long lines. Newsnet5...