Archive for the 'Food & Drink' Category

$2 iced coffee at Starbucks after 2PM (READ THE DETAILS)

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

To help boost sales of coffee, Starbucks is implementing a new strategy to get customers back into their stores. To do this, they are offering customers $2 iced coffee after 2PM, but there’s a catch: You must first purchase a beverage that same day before 2PM in order to qualify.
But if you normally get a [...]

Australian delights at the Tuck Shop

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Last Monday, Brandon and I headed over to the Lower East Side to pay a visit to the Tuck Shop, a food and beverage outlet that serves primarily Australian goods.
Ever since I’ve been home, I’ve been thinking about Melbourne and I wanted something to bring my mind back to my time in Australia. The Tuck [...]

Sam Zien tells NBC Today hosts to be quiet

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

On July 23, Sam Zien, the author of “Sam the Cooking Guy”, gave Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford of the Today show a stern warning to keep quiet while he cooked. [via]
Since the start of last week, I’ve watched the Today show every single morning and somehow I missed this hilarious segment. Man, the [...]

A place to call home in Woodside, Queens

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

So I biked to Queens today with Steph and my brothers and we all visited the building that we might move into sometime in the near future.
It’s a nice, big place with enough rat droppings for everyone! Also, there is a healing garden in the back, which is great for when I need times of [...]

The Pizza Pro: Cut and carry your pizza with one utensil

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

The fact that the Pizza Pro is being sold over at Sky Mall should deter me from looking any further, but I just can’t stop thinking about what a genius idea this is to put a spatula and a pair of scissors together! [via]
For $20, you can own The Pizza Pro and start cutting and [...]

Bobby’s Burger Palace in Long Island

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay has opened up a new burger joint called Bobby’s Burger Palace in Lake Grove, Long Island.
The design and identity of the restaurant was handled by the folks over at Pentagram and I absolutely love it!
Designed by Michael Bierut and Joe Marianek, the identity makes “burger” the tasty center of a logotype [...]

It’s not delivery. It’s DiGiorno!: Most inappropriate use of tagline

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

For those who may not know, DiGiorno is a particular brand of frozen pizza that you can bake in your own oven. According to DiGiorno, their pizza is so good that it can often be confused with real pizza delivery, hence the reason for their advertising tagline, “It’s not delivery. It’s DiGiorno!”.
Anyway, Slice has posted [...]