The Black Squirrel: Adams Morgan’s Newest Restaurant Raises the Bar Eick March 25, 2008 Restaurants, Reviews 5 Comments As a resident of Adams Morgan for the past 3 ½ years, I await the opening of each new bar and restaurant with eager anticipation. Walking by a new bar under construction, one can’t help but wonder:...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/25/08 Eick March 25, 2008 Burgers, Celebrities, Cheese, Cooking, Salad, Top Chef 3 Comments McDonald's has introduced an internal blog for its employees to use to discuss burger related issues. A new interview with Padma Lakshmi. The Sixth annual Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest...
Burger King “Morning Tongue” Eick March 23, 2008 Advertising, Fast Food, YouTube 3 Comments A brand new ad from Burger King for their new cheesy tots. The ad is called "Morning Tongue." You know, those cheesy tots could be pretty damn good. Via...
Ice Cream Flavor or Band? Eick March 22, 2008 That's the name of a recent quiz over at Mental Floss. Click HERE to go take the...
Cheeseburger Dress Eick March 21, 2008 Bizarre, Burgers 11 Comments You know, when I was first alerted to the existence of a "cheeseburger dress" I thought, this is going to look really stupid/weird. But now that I've seen it, I have to say, damn! It looks kind of cool, and...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/20/08 Eick March 20, 2008 Burgers, Salad 3 Comments Endless Simmer has a kick-ass post on the Top 10 Drunk College Foods. Mango & Ginger has my back. The Baltimore City Council has voted to ban trans fat. Which NYC borough has the best...
Captain D’s “Tailsmack” Commercial Eick March 19, 2008 Advertising, Fast Food, YouTube 1 Comment I had never heard of Captain D's before I stumbled across this ad, but apparently they are a fast food chain that serves seafood, and they have more than 600 locations in 23 states, primarily in the south....
Mom Says “Fun Straw” Looks Like Genitalia Eick March 18, 2008 Bizarre, Comedy 4 Comments A woman in Kentucky is upset after buying a packet of "fun straws" for her three year-old daughter at Wal-Mart. Why? Because in her mind, two of the straws look remarkably like male genitalia, or as the woman...
Guinness & Creme Eggs Make Everything Better Eick March 18, 2008 Beer, Cooking, Desserts 2 Comments A couple interesting creations I've seen floating around the blogosphere today. First up, Guinness Cupcakes: Head over to Big City, Little Kitchen for the recipe. H/T to BoingBoing &...