Category Archives: Food

Apr

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Sadly, McDonald’s Denies Being Behind Awesome Stop & Frisk Meal Giveaway

Mar

UPDATE: Predictably (i.e. sadly) McDonald’s denied being behind this awesome idea. This blogger continues to urge the NYPD to launch such an effort and include Mexican fare in their meal offering (I mean, in case the stopped and frisked happen to be Latinos.) Oh, how I wished this was true! In a move to show [...] Read More »

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Farmer Frank Martinez Loves Growing Potatoes for McDonald’s. Eats them Raw

Meet Frank Martínez (alas, not a relative,) a potato grower from Saddle View Farms, WA, who thinks his potatoes are much better after they get peeled, chopped, fried and chemically manipulated by McDonald’s. (Presumably because he has a tendency to bite into raw potatoes, which have got to taste pretty bad.) Mr. Martínez is one of [...] Read More »

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Farmer Frank Martinez Loves Growing Potatoes for McDonald’s. Eats them Raw

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Oh No, They Didn’t! Taco Bell Preps the Dori-Taco

All this blah, blah, blah about being bicultural, bilingual, living in two worlds, etc. has finally resulted in something tangible –and most likely inedible. Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Tacos promise to bring us the best of both worlds: a “taco” on the inside… Doritos on the outside* How can you go wrong with that? via: Gizmodo [...] Read More »

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Gorton’s Launches Spanish-language Site to Pitch Tits and Other Delicious Seafood Treats

I love it when marketers go out of their way and launch Spanish-language web sites to reach my people (i.e. Hispanics.) But just one little thing. If you are going to be as rigorous as Gorton’s Seafood, which seems to be pretty good at putting accents and including “eñes” in their Spanish-language copy, you might want [...] Read More »

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Denny’s Wants you to Think of Dogs When You Eat a Delectable Sizzling Skillet

And speaking of innovative marketing ideas, Denny’s has decided it is a good idea to link dogs with a sizzling meat fajita. In what this blogger considers a marketing –and gastronomical– faux pas (I grew up eating tacos al pastor outside my local subway station) the restaurant chain has tapped famous dog behavioralist César Millán (aka ‘The Dog Whisperer’) [...] Read More »

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Parisian Style Subway Entrance and Tacos al Pastor. What Else Can I Ask For?

Jan