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Drink of the Month June: Pastis

Posted in French, French-ness, Provencal, advertising, alcohol, alcoholic drink, culture, drink on Jul 1st, 2008

For this month’s drink, I considered writing about several summer classics, and was nearly persuaded that a paean to my proletarian love — cold beer — might suffice in both the “pure sunshine in a glass” sense, and because it’s typically my leading beverage in terms of volume consumed between June and September.
The problem with […]

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Wendy’s Claims it’s Not Fast Food on New Commercial - HUH?

Posted in Fast Food, Food Commentary, Wendy's, advertising, commercial, dining, eating, filthy chain stores, fish, fried, important details, news, philosophy, public health, restaurant, safety, sandwiches, television show, unhealthy on Mar 18th, 2008

Ok, this post isn’t as timely as I wanted it to be (I actually wrote it about 4 weeks ago), but it got buried under other things.
Basically, in a “new” commercial for Wendy’s (you know Wendy’s, right? It’s a fast food joint) they try to tell us that “it’s waaaaaay better than fast food, it’s […]

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