Conan Knows Holiday Food JT December 17, 2012 Holiday, Videos Nothing says the holidays more than smashing a candy cane or drowning yourself in egg nog – all in super slow-mo. Check out the video from last week’s Conan. http://youtu.be/bRRjyNs1irU Also, take...
Maple Pecan Pie Wows JT November 29, 2012 Desserts, Holiday, Recipes 4 Comments Guess who put on their baking hat over the holidays? Thanks to long-time friend of So Good, The Bitten Word, I was inspired to make something that was right up my alley. Sweet? Yes! Pie? Yes! Maple? Heck...
Fieri No Match For Bad Review JT November 19, 2012 News, Restaurants, Reviews, Television On Friday, Mark noted in his Buzz post that “Guy Fieri says the big mean New Yorkers are just picking on him.” In case you missed it, I want to mention what has so ruffled the culinary...
PETA Misses Mark With Raunchy Ad JT November 9, 2012 Advertising Everybody knows that PETA is (mostly) a bunch of nut balls aimed at raising their profile though outlandish antics. So Good has previously chronicled their work in a rejected Super Bowl commercial from a...
Cop Helps Arby’s Bust Subway JT November 2, 2012 Advertising, Fast Food 9 Comments These days, many of us are used to seeing attack ads on TV. The ads are mostly coming from politicians, but if you have seen Arby’s recent campaign, it's also from the fast food world. Second-tier fast...
McDonald’s Rumored Holiday Offerings JT October 28, 2012 Fast Food, Holiday, News 1 Comment As documented here on So Good, when the weather starts to turn cool, seasonal products start to emerge everywhere we look. If you've been to the grocery store recently, you've been bombarded with...
Will Ferrell, Old Milwaukee And Sweden JT October 21, 2012 Advertising, Beer, Bizarre Thanks to the Funny or Die Facebook page, it has recently come to light that Will Ferrell is doing ads for Old Milwaukee beer in Sweden, of all places. The ads are definitely off-beat, but that is nothing...
Chipotle Sits Well With Romney JT October 11, 2012 Fast Food, Politics 2 Comments The day before last week’s first presidential debate in Denver, Mitt Romney left his warm, protective cocoon in order to be among the teeming masses and get some lunch. Like John and Jane Q. Public, he went...
Oreo Old, But Still Hip JT September 27, 2012 Desserts, Marketing 1 Comment As you likely know from the marketing campaigns and So Good reporting, the well-known Oreo cookie, and winner of our Snack Madness tournament, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. What you might not...
Brand Uses Bacon to Power Trip JT September 16, 2012 Bacon, Marketing, On the Road As I read this past week, Oscar Mayer is backing one of the more interesting social media/viral/guerilla marketing campaigns that I have seen recently. In case you haven’t heard of the Great American...