Most Liked New TV Ad of March Eick April 17, 2008 Advertising, Desserts, YouTube 1 Comment Adage has an article looking at the IAG research ad ratings for February 25 -March 23. Of the 10 most-liked new ads during that time period, 6 of them were for food or beverages products. So how is likability...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 4/17/08 Eick April 17, 2008 Bacon, Burgers, Candy, Cooking, Desserts, Fast Food, Health, News, Pizza, Reviews, Salad, Soft Drinks, Top Chef 1 Comment Serious Eats has a comprehensive recap of last night's Top Chef. Restaurants in NYC must now post calorie counts on their menus. Domino's and Pizza Hut engage in smack talk. Top 10 most disgusting...
Top 10 Awesome Nostalgic Foods We Want Back Eick April 16, 2008 Snacks, Soft Drinks 2 Comments That's the title of a great Top 10 list posted yesterday by my peeps over at Serious Eats. From Ecto Cooler to Tato Skins, head over to the original post to find out which nostalgic food favorites of yours...
Bronson Arroyo Loooooves JTM Burgers Eick April 16, 2008 Advertising, Baseball, Burgers, YouTube 5 Comments Wow, these might be the greatest TV ads...
Cindy McCain Plagiarizing Food Network Recipes Eick April 15, 2008 Cooking, Politics 17 Comments Update: According to TMZ, the McCain campaign is (not surprisingly) blaming an intern. Oh man. This is a priceless intersection of politics and food. David Weiner, from Huffington Post, breaks the news...
Banned Wendy’s Commercial? Eick April 15, 2008 Advertising, Chicken, Fast Food, YouTube 2 Comments This ad for the Wendy's 4-alarm chicken sandwich was posted on YouTube by a guy who claims he used to write ads for Wendy's. According to him they rejected this ad and said they didn't want anyone to see...
It’s Time to Shut up About Cupcakes Eick April 15, 2008 Desserts, Rant 45 Comments Dear America, Remember 5 years ago? You know, around 2003? The Iraq War was just beginning, President Bush was still popular, and you could actually go an entire day, from morning to night, without...
Top Chef’s Spike to Open DC Burger Joint Eick April 15, 2008 Burgers, Restaurants, Top Chef 5 Comments I somehow managed to miss these reports two weeks ago, but thanks to a heads up from Mango & Ginger, I have learned that Top Chef contestant Spike Mendolhson, perhaps best known for his inane and...
Dr. Pepper Delivers on Chinese Democracy? Eick April 14, 2008 Marketing, Soft Drinks A little over two weeks ago, So Good wrote about Dr. Pepper's challenge to Axl Rose: finally release Chinese Democracy, and we'll give a free can of Dr. Pepper to everyone in America. Shockingly, there are now...