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Snippets Winter Beer Guide 2013

The idea of a Snippets Winter Beer Guide was conceived a few weeks ago, somewhere in the course of our gang’s (can we be a gang?) usual stimulating, Salon-like conversation. I can’t pinpoint exactly when the idea emerged, but I think it was sandwiched between two fart jokes. I knew this responsibility would require a rigorous…
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Food Review: Olive Garden’s New “Italiano Burger”

With this burger, Olive Garden successfully blends classic Italian flavors into the traditional burger structure.
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Snack Review: Wavy Lay’s Potato Chips Dipped In Milk Chocolate

There are certain innovations that blow your mind when you think about the creativity of the individual responsible for its introduction. Then there are creations that leave you wondering why they took so long to become a reality. Lay’s Wavy Potato Chips dipped in Milk Chocolate can be classified with the latter. Salty and sweet…
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Burger King Grills Up the Big Mac Slayer: Big Mac vs. the “Big King”

“Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun!” This jingle first hit the airwaves in the 1970’s and has been dancing around the minds of fast-food junkies ever since. When you hear those words there is only one thing that should come to mind…McDonald’s Big Mac! The Big…
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McDonald’s Updates its Value Menu: Higher Prices, Same Great Taste

In 2002 McDonald’s revolutionized the fast food industry when it launched the Dollar Menu on a national scale. The Dollar Menu – available for both the breakfast and lunch/dinner crowds – allowed McDonald’s customers to build a meal out of these dollar selections, or add something extra to their regular order. Over the past decade, millions…
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Healthier Option “Satisfries” Arrive at Burger King

The latest fast food attempt at “healthier” eating has arrived at Burger King, and it has come in the form of the all-new Satisfries! Satisfries are an alternative to the traditional French Fries that Burger King still offers, and are crinkle-cut to help differentiate between the two products. This new item is advertised as having…
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Fast Food: McDonald’s Mighty Wings

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve taken to this blog to chronicle my fast food adventures, but the gap has been for good reason. There was a period of silence for fast food innovation and that led my lack of inspiration. Over that time the only new item that seemed to be generating any…
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Taco Bell: Fiery Doritos Locos Taco is a Spicy New Hit

In March 2012, the stars aligned when Taco Bell and Doritos teamed up to provide their customers with a product that combined the best that both companies had to offer: the Doritos Locos Taco! By now this delicious treat has become a juggernaut in the fast food world with over a half billion shells sold!…
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Fast Food Feature: The War of the Pretzel Buns

Testing the newest fast food creations that the industry has to offer has helped me realize how fanatical the American culture truly is. We have created overnight millionaires by becoming obsessed with “the next big thing”. The American people made Gary Dahl, the creator of the Pet Rock (which for unfamiliar readers is exactly what…
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Fast Food Feature: Taco Bell’s Smothered Burrito

Most people won’t admit that they eat, or even like, fast food. Yet the fast food restaurants in the United States make up a $165+ BILLION industry…so some people are clearly sneaking some fries from the drive-thru. Almost everyone that knows me is all too familiar with my fast food “addiction”. These are the same…
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