Pizza Cones Make U.S. Debut in K.C. Mall →
I just got this email from my mom, and, boy, did I freak out.
Adam,
Saw this article [below right] in the KC Star on January 6. Looked interesting. Too bad we didn’t see this while you were in town. We might try this, but not anytime soon, as you left us with so much pizza in the freezer. Hope the pictures get to you. We had problems trying to figure out the attachment part. Let me know if you get the pictures or not.
—Mom
You don’t know how much this hurts, ladies and gents.
NOLA Pizza Joint to Ban HFCS From Its Products →
That’s New Orleans, Louisiana, and high fructose corn syrup, if you’re struggling with the alphabet soup above. The aptly named World’s Healthiest Pizza will get rid of the junktastic sweetener in its food and will discontinue serving drinks or anything else that uses it. Effective January 1. Nice move, World’s Healthiest! [Tip o’ the hat: Jenn Sit]
Burger King's Bacon Homestyle Melt vs. Wendy's Jalapeño Melt →
Or, ‘Cheesy Date: I’ll Melt With You’
In a week where I was trying hard to eat healthier, I supposedly mumbled “eat a cheesesteak” while napping. Fine, subconscious, you win. Well, you and the boy who’s been clamoring to try some recent limited-time fast food. He’s been hankering for one of those jalapeño cheddar melts that Wendy’s is advertising. Coincidentally, Burger King seems to have a similar product, without jalapeños. I agreed to try both the Wendy’s melt and Burger King’s,…
Behind the Whopper Freakout →
A Q&A with the ad agency creative directors behind Whopper Freakout. They used two real Burger Kings in Las Vegas, and the employees were actually actors trained to use the equipment at the King.
The Q&A answers one nagging question I had about customers’ reactions and the fact that BK would even go for this stunt to begin with:
We had a whole support system there to give people BK rewards afterwards. At the drive-thru people tended to scream harder—I guess they felt they were more…
Peppe's Pizza & Panini →
Or, ‘This Is Where You’re Ordering Pizza From Now, Park Slope’
Peppe’s Pizza & Panini
Address: 597 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 (b/n 17th and 18th streets, Park Slope; map)
Phone: 718-788-7333
Website: peppepizzapanini.com
Oven Type: Gas-fired, steel-deck oven
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Payment: Cash and cards
Price: $16 for large plain pie (18 inches); $12 for small (12 inches)
Recommended Options: Order the plain pie and ask for a mixture of regular mozz,…
Papa John's Definition of 'Unlimited' →
Unlimited = five toppings.
No Whopper for You! Burger King 'Discontinues' Its Signature Sandwich →
Usually, when the major chains try to get into the whole viral video thing, the results are lame, lame, lame. But, OMG, this Burger King video is pretty damn good.
In it, they outfit a Burger King with hidden cameras, punk customers by claiming the Whopper has been discontinued, and then record the resulting freakouts. The also prank the customers by placing Wendy’s and McDonald’s burgers in their sacks instead of Whoppers—recording the results, of course.
One of the best…
Eat My Pix: White Rose System →
These were taken at White Rose System in Highland Park, New Jersey, over the weekend.
Great burger often referred to as an oversize White Castle burger because of the cooked chopped onions and similar roll. VERY TASTY!
—Rob K.
