Trying to Eat Seasonably JT April 7, 2010 Interesting 12 Comments In the wake of the Fast Food Bracket that this blog has made famous, I wanted to offer another alternative perspective for those So Good readers that might not be huge fans of angioplasty. I...
Hot Dog Shape Killing Kids? JT February 26, 2010 News 2 Comments The hot dog industry was placed under the spotlight this past Monday when the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that hot dog makers change the shape of the tubular food item in order to be...
Super Bowl Ads Bring Out Hypocrites JT February 4, 2010 Advertising, Sports 1 Comment As usual this time of year, people love to get all bent out of shape about the content of Super Bowl commercials. With Tim Tebow on one side, and ManCrunch on the other, folks get all high and mighty about...
Burger King Wants You Fat And Drunk JT January 22, 2010 Beer, Burgers, Fast Food 3 Comments Apparently, fat, drunk and stupid actually is the way to go through life – at least according to Burger King. BK, the creator of such brilliant concepts as “Singing in the Shower" and...
Celebrate Elvis By Eating Like A King JT January 8, 2010 Holiday, Sandwiches 6 Comments As many of you know, today's would have been Elvis Presley's 75th birthday. He left an indelible impression on our culture in many ways; primarily through music, but also with food. I mean, this guy...
Holiday Bread Shoes For Dad JT December 15, 2009 Holiday, Interesting Looking for the perfect gift for Dad? Not quite sure if you want to give him something to eat or to wear? Well, I have found the best of both worlds. As you can see above, a company called...
Extreme Makeover: Food Edition JT November 13, 2009 Interesting, Junk Food, Web Sites 1 Comment While the US economy seems to be on the rebound, many folks are still trying to make their dollars go as far as they can. How do I know this? Because that is the only reasonable explanation why...
The New York Times Offers Tips For Restaurant Staffers JT November 5, 2009 Restaurants 11 Comments The small business blog You’re The Boss on the New York Times’ site recently hosted a two-part post featuring 100 restaurant staffer “dos and don’ts†written by the owner...
Halloween Food Commercials Rule JT October 30, 2009 Advertising, Holiday 1 Comment In the spirit of the big Halloween weekend starting today, I thought I would share a recent Topless Robot blog post listing the top ten commercials featuring monsters. Naturally, the couple that caught my...
Has Food Branding Crossed The Line? JT October 16, 2009 Breakfast, News 4 Comments No, that is not a Halloween disguise or temporary tattoo on the corn flake cereal icon. Rather, in an effort to maintain its corn flake brand identity, Kellogg’s is going slightly above and...