So Good Blog/News Round-Up 4/14/08 Eick April 14, 2008 Advertising, Beer, Competitive Eating, Cooking, News, Pizza, Salad, Steak Pizza ingredient costs are rising, and sales are falling. Anheuser-Busch's CEO says the company will not be sold "on my watch." A nice analysis of advertising campaigns for McDonald's & Burger...
Mustmayostardayonnaise Eick April 13, 2008 Comedy, YouTube 5 Comments Perhaps the best sketch comedy show ever, Mr. Show, broaches the subject of combining mustard and...
Totally Light 2 Go Vitamin Stix Eick April 10, 2008 Reviews 3 Comments I recently had the opportunity to try some samples of a new product from 4C called Totally Light 2 Go Vitamin Stix. The product, which just launched two weeks ago, is a sugar and calorie free drink mix (made...
McDonald’s Does Not Use “Leftover Parts” Eick April 9, 2008 Fast Food, Health, Marketing 2 Comments Yeah that's right. McDonald's uses real food, not "leftover parts" and they want you to know about it. That's why they've set up a new area on their website called "Quality Food." The goal is to help dispel...
White Gold is the New Spinal Tap Eick April 8, 2008 Advertising, Marketing, Web Sites, YouTube 3 Comments The California Milk Processor Board has a new internet heavy marketing campaign that features a band called White Gold. The brain child of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, White Gold, like any modern band,...
‘Major League Eating: The Game’ Releases Trailer Eick April 8, 2008 Competitive Eating 3 Comments Via Serious Eats. Here's the new trailer for the upcoming competitive eating game. They also have set up a pretty nifty looking website for the game HERE....
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 4/7/08 Eick April 7, 2008 Advertising, Beer, Burgers, Celebrities, Condiments, Cooking, Fast Food, News, Pizza, Reviews, Steak Pizza.com has been sold for $2.6 million. The Wall Street Journal interviews Burger King's CEO. Kim Kardashian is having trouble giving up junk food. Scheiss Weekly's ketchup usage is troubling;...
Back to the Future: Schlitz in a Bottle Eick April 7, 2008 Beer 1 Comment Schlitz Beer, known to many as the cheap, shitty beer you pay $2 for when you don't want to spend $5 at a bar on a Sam Adams, will once again bottle their beer, something they abandoned in the...
SNL Spoofs Top Chef Eick April 6, 2008 Comedy, Top Chef, Videos 2 Comments s n l - t o p c h e f from seriouseats on Vimeo. H/T to the on-top-of-everything folks at Serious...
Lil Jon Has a Wine Label Eick April 4, 2008 Booze, Celebrities 3 Comments Rapper Lil Jon is in now the wine business, having started up a new wine label called Little Jonathan Winery. (Photo: Jacob Kepler, AP) Lil Jon, eloquently describes his feelings on wine in a phone...