The Real Honest Coca-Cola Ad

Coca-Cola has a long history of capturing our imaginations through advertising. Polar bears and the northern lights. Olympic athletes. A rosy-cheeked Santa holding a glass of the elixir. However, recently Coca-Cola has stepped up to the scale and released their first anti-obesity ad. Coca-Cola sits us down on the sofa…

Yelp to Add Restaurant Health Inspection Grades to Site

Yelp is adding restaurant health inspection grades to its restaurant pages. The reports, however, aren’t based on customer reviews, but rather city-provided health score information. Yelp has already launched the new feature in San Francisco. New York is next and then it will gobble up the rest of the country…

These are the Best Freaking Store Bought Cookies Ever

Tom Thumb has been touting a new line of cookies lately, displayed in evil temptation just before the produce section. For weeks now, the faddish bags have been on sale for just 250 pennies. The deal with the cookies is they’re wafer thin. Almost chip-like. They’re small enough to pop…

Vegetarians on Notice: Showdown in the Freezer Aisle

Yesterday the meat processing industry’s trade magazine, Meatingplace, posted a new article for their “Activist Watch” column about a much needed communication plan for American farmers after a year of pink slime, gestation crates and slaughterhouse headlines. Certainly the industry has taken a punch. (It could be argued that it’s…

Stampede 66 is Now Open for Lunch

Stephan Pyles latest concept, Stampede 66 (1717 McKinney), opened in early November as an ode to southwestern cuisine from the creator himself. Pyles also helped create much of the Dallas dining scene with an honor-roll of students that studied in his kitchens; like Tim Byers of Smoke, Jeana Johnson of…

Foodie Events for the Week January 9-15, And Then Some

Wednesdays in January El Ranchito, 610 W. Jefferson Blvd., will host Elvis tributes and impersonations every Wednesday in January. Kraig Parker, who has been referred to as “the ultimate image of Elvis,” will shake things up on January 9 and 23. Then, on January 16 and 30 the floor will…

Budweiser Releases New “Black Crown”

Because we try to be equal opportunity beer people … Budweiser has just announced a new beer called Black Crown. The story line goes that a year ago Budweiser sent memos out (presumably) to its 12 brewmasters to “envision their own unique version of one of the world’s most iconic…

Thomas Avenue Beverage Company Has Closed

The Thomas Avenue Beverage Company has served its last beer in Uptown. A series of signs on the doors indicates non-payment of rent followed by a note from owner Russell Hayward that the spot is now closed. Hayward has dabbled in a variety of local restaurants, including Tom Tom and…