EAT YOUR NOM NOMS!

Hardee's Oscar Mayer Fried Bologna Biscuit

2009-08-22T16:59:00.000-07:00

DANG you know that looks good. Hardee's has released this new b-fast sandwich onto their menu, called the Fried Bologna Biscuit. The Hardee's description: Egg & cheese on top of a folded slice of fried Oscar Mayer Bologna, all on our Made from Scratch biscuit. Friends, it's in a biscuit...it just has to be delicious.

Nutritions facts:

Calories: 610
Fat: 43 grams
Carbs: 36 grams
Protein: 17 grams

via: GrubGrade

What's For Lunch Wheel

2009-08-22T11:23:00.000-07:00

How many times are you just sitting around with all your buddies and can't decide where the hell to eat?!?! This issue has plagued mankind for way too long, that's why you need a What's For Lunch Wheel ($4)! 16 different choices for lunch nom noms and the best part is that it's fun. Admit it dude, things like these are fun. Convenience store nachos, three martinis, DONUTS, I must admit I would be aiming for those three.

The Original Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine

2009-08-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Any regular old Sno-Cone machine is already an impressive piece of kitchenware, but with this one you gotta throw in some retro cool points because it's Snoopy. The Original Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine ($18) was introduced way back in 1979 and apparently was all the rage back then. Even if you weren't born back then (me!) this is still awesome to me because you should know it from reading Peanuts in the Sunday paper DUH!

Anybody can just snag some ice and use the machine to warp them into colorful and tasty treats just like magic. There's still like a solid month of summer left so if you haven't had your Sno-Cone this is your opportunity to get on that.

Kids Eat Free at IHOP Until Sept 13!

2009-08-21T10:40:00.000-07:00

OK What UP! If you're a kid 12 and under or just look really young you get to eat at IHOP for free for the next few weeks. IHOP is encouraging fams to break out of their summer routines and get ready for back-to-school by giving out free food to the kids from 4-10 p.m. daily.

With the purchase of an adult entree, the kiddies get to pick a choice from the "Just for Kids" menu on the house. The offer is good for dine-in only and it's not valid with any other coupons or offers. IHOP points out a TIME mag article which says that kids who eat most often with their parents are most likely to get A's and B's and school so get on it! Here's a link to the menu.

ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine

2009-08-21T08:31:00.000-07:00

YIKES, imagine having this on your counter top after a long night of studying/ partying/ beaching/ bummin...everyone would worship you hahaha. The ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine ($3,500) promises perfect, panless pancakes produced in a matter of seconds. And it just looks so dang cool, food machine that uses a conveyor belt already earned some points in my book.

The machine can kick out 4" pancakes as fast as 200 per hour. It uses an all-natural batter that's 97% fat-free and a serving of two pancakes has 165 calories. I'm personally gonna wait until the ChefStack 2.0 so it can make me chocolate chip nutella pancakes and then brush and floss my teeth after too.

Taco Bell to Roll Out New Breakfast Menu

2009-08-20T17:59:00.000-07:00

Recently, Taco Bell has been pushing its late night "fourth-meal" campaign. Now T.B. is going for the opposite time slot, as they are gonna drop a new a.m. breakfast menu in the near future. This new breakfast menu is gonna feature some well known brands, like Jimmy Dean sausage, Seattle's Best coffee, Dole produce and Cinnabon.

Of course already popular menu items like chalupas, gorditas and double-decker taco will also be worked into the new menu. DAMN, double-decker breakfast taco. Sounds muy bueno.

Tac B. is also planning on introducing more drinks as well as upgrading the meat used in their burritos, tacos and snacks. People like to call out T.B. about the latter, so kudos on that.

KFC Double Down Sandwich

2009-08-20T14:05:00.000-07:00

Oh my lord can this be for real? KFC is testing a new item called the Double Down Sandwich. Check it out:

Jason from FoodGeekery snapped some pics and you probably gaining weight just by looking at them. The Double Down Sandwich is made from 2 Original Recipe Filets, Bacon, Pepper Jack Cheese, Swiss Cheese and Colonel's Sauce.

But it's a sandwich right? Where's the bread? Ummm...KFC just decided to swap it out with those 2 Original Recipe Filets. I've seen some low carb sandwiches, like wrapped in lettuce...but this is a completely different animal. "So low-carb huh? Well bread has carbs... AWWW F&%$ that we'll just use fried chicken for bread!"

Hopefully this is serious and makes it to a nationwide release, cause don't you get the feeling that someone's gonna get real mad about it? Like health experts and heart doctors and stuff? That will be fun to watch. Welps, until then, if you are on that Atkins Diet feel free to start your happy dance right about now.

Burger Review: The Big Carl

2009-08-20T11:17:00.001-07:00

A lot of hoopla has been made in the past few days about the latest addition to the Carl's Jr.'s menu - The Big Carl.

This new burger comes as a response to some food fighting that has been going on recently between Carl's Jr. and McDonald's. It involves some copy-catting and smack talkin just like a good Jr. High fight - you can read more about it here.

Carl's Jr. claims that this new burger is just like the Big Mac - except bigger and cheaper. Those two attributes are perfect to make some winning nom noms.

Well is it?

Here's a shot of the new Big Carl, fresh outta the wrapper. Each burger comes with "two charbroiled beef patties, Carl's classic sauce, two slices of American cheese and lettuce all on a toasted sesame seed bun." That setup cost me $2.49.

The first impression I got was that it's a pretty fatty burger. According to the Carl's website, a big Carl should weigh in at 315 grams. A Big Mac is 214 grams. Yeah I busted out my calculator and did the math for you: that's an easy 45% upgrade as far as serving size is concerned.

First Bite: Lots of big meaty flavor. This is a straight-up old school cheeseburger, and the flavor of the charbroiled beef patties and American cheese hit you big time.

As you can see below, the Big Carl doesn't skimp on the meat. Lots and lots of charbroiled beef and cheese, with some leaf lettuce, sauce and a sesame bun to bring it together. If you've never had a burger at Carl's Jr., one of the flavors that stands out is the charbroiled taste. They pride themselves on this aspect of their burgers, and rightly so.

Well what about the sauce? When you eat a Big Mac, the taste of that sauce is really noticeable, not so much with the Big Carl. This is probably because the Mac has that middle third bun to soak up more sauce.

I got my burger in a "Promo Burger" wrapper. Hopefully Carl's Jr. decides makes this a permanent addition to the menu cause I think they hit a home run with a pretty big burger on the cheap.

Nutritions facts:

Calories: 920
Fat: 59 grams
Carbs: 51 grams
Protein: 46 grams

Pros:

Lots of meat, lots of cheese.
Size, it's much bigger than a Big Mac (cheaper too!)
Good value.
Charbroiled flavor stands out.

Cons:

If you like your special burger sauce, this taste isn't too noticeable.
No extra greens other than lettuce...some eaters fancy some tomatoes, onions, pickles, etc.
Damn near 1000 calories, but it's a fast food double cheeseburger...duh. You can eat a salad the day after.

Would I order this again? No doubt, it was really good. I love simple, classic cheeseburgers and a good value and Carl's Jr. has a hit, especially for only $2.49.

Hotdog Handbag

2009-08-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

HAHAHA this is awesome! Is there a better way to show off your love for the classic hot dog than with this gnarly Hotdog Handbag ($33)?

The body is made out of rubber, complete with a line of mustard down the middle of the dog. A 20" metal chain serves for the strap so it can be worn over the shoulder.

Ladies, the fellas love hot dogs so if you rock this purse maybe you'll have them tailing you tongue hanging out.

Gallon Tabasco Jug

2009-08-20T09:59:00.001-07:00

Any fan of spicy, frequent painful trips to the bathroom and kicking it up a notch in general must be salivating right now. This Gallon Tabasco Jug ($38.95) holds a majestic 3.8 liters of the iconic fiery pepper sauce. You can jazz up your pizza and you'll still have enough to take a bubble bath in this stuff.

Another plus: no more fighting over the dinky 2 oz. bottle. For an extra $6, you can even get it with a personalized label up to 20 characters.

Cold Stone Creamery Cupcakes

2009-08-20T08:57:00.000-07:00

How do you make a cupcake better? Fill it with ice cream...duh! These Ice Cream cupcakes ($10/6-pack) from Cold Stone Creamery have been available for quite awhile, but we wanted to show them some love because when two of the yummiest nom noms get smashed together it's a good thing.

You can get Cold Stone Cupcakes in 3 styles:

Sweet Cream: A rich Belgian chocolate cup filled with a layer of moist yellow cake, fudge and sweet cream ice cream & topped with fluffy white frosting & a milk and white chocolate curl.

Cake Batter Delux: A rich Belgian chocolate cup filled with a layer of moist red velvet cake, fudge and cake batter ice cream, & topped with fluffy pink frosting & rainbow sprinkles.

Double Chocolate Devotion: A rich Belgian chocolate cup filled with a layer of moist devil's food cake, fudge and chocolate ice cream & topped with fluffy white frosting and an OREO cookie.

oooommm nom nom nom if cupcakes are the upgrade of regular cakes, and ice cream cake is an upgrade of a regular cake too, then ice cream cupcakes have to be like one of the best cake species.

Herb Growing Tater Pots

2009-08-19T14:40:00.000-07:00

Growing your own herb has so many benefits, it's waaaayyy cheaper than buying in the store, it's relaxing, jazzes up boring meals and your friends will think it's cool and that you have a green thumb!

The Herb Growing Tater Pots ($14) are a funky way to sprout your own herb garden. They have a cute potato face painted on the front, with spindly legs that dangle over the counter. Each porcelain piece comes complete with soil and seeds to each grow either basil, oregano or mint. That's just begging for some pesto pizza, spaghetti and mojitos.

Baby for Dinner!

2009-08-19T13:43:00.000-07:00

HAHAHA oh no! What an awesome costume, poor 'lil dude has a look on his face like he is actually gonna get eaten up. via The Inquisitr

Reusable Ceramic Noodle Cup

2009-08-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

Whhaattt? Everything is going green, even the ramen! When it's time to sit down for a delicious, 25¢ sodium-packed noodle cups, you could also be showing Mother Earth some love with a Ceramic Noodle Cup ($17).

It looks exactly like the real thing, from the Japanese print on the front to the two-sided cardboard wrapper. And it's probably easier to eat from too, cause the bottom would fall out and the sides won't bend and spill scalding hot broth all over your pants. Sure, it like costs as much as about 68 cup noodles, but all your foodie friends will think it's awesome.

Wendy's Boneless Buffalo Wings

2009-08-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

Yummmm who doesn't love buffalo wings? Wendy's has added three varieties of buffalo wings on their menu, and not just regular buffalo wings, but boneless ones!

These new chicken bites come in Bold Buffalo (with aged cayenne), Honey BBQ (with real amber honey), Sweet & Spicy Asian Chicken (with Asian chiles, pepper flakes and garlic). What up! Dressing up the good ole' chicken wing with some deluxe ingredients is a good thing.

Each boneless wing is a lightly breaded piece of plump and juicy all-white meat cut from 100% whole chicken breast. Get up on it!

French Toast Stamp

2009-08-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

This is like the easiest French Toast ever man. All you gotta do is take the French Toast Stamp ($6) and press it into your bread before popping it in the toaster. Then it comes out and you have yourself a little taste of Paree ooh-la-la with your bacon and eggs.

The Mega Tamago from Mickey D's Japan

2009-08-18T18:16:00.000-07:00

Sweet mama this is like the Holy Grail of fast food burgers. This sexy thang is only available in McDonald's Japan. It's called The Mega Tamago. "Tamago" means egg in Japanese and everyone knows that adding a fried egg to something makes it better.

In addition to the Egg McMuffin style perfect-circle egg, they threw in another instant upgrade: BACON! And for jokes, they just threw in an extra beef patty. Add these up with the classic Big Mac components: 3-piece sesame seed bun, lettuce, lotsa Big Mac sauce, American cheese and that makes a gnarly burger.

Bring this to the U.S. pleassssse!

The Big Mac...Umm actually...The Big Carl

2009-08-18T11:19:00.000-07:00

This is the newest burger available at Carl's Jr. It's called The Big Carl. Ummm yeah put your thinking cap on for a quick second and you've got to realize that the name sounds very familiar to the boss of the fast food burgers: The Big Mac.

So why would Carl's Jr. flat-out out copy McDonald's signature burger? Carl's Jr. chief exec explains that "They came out with an Angus burger, which we feel is smaller and not as good (as ours), so we decided to come out with (something) like a Big Mac - only its bigger and lower priced."

Yeah, these two are just going at it, copying each others burger and putting their own little spin on it. Carl's isn't pulling any punches - "only its bigger and lower priced" LOL. The pic up top makes it look like The Big Carl has way more meat than bread, which is always an excellent ratio.

What's the difference?
The Big Carl is gonna cost $2.49 and has two 3.5-ounce charbroiled patties, two slices of cheese, whole leaf lettuce and Thousand Island-style spread on the burger all on a sesame seed bun. A Big Mac has two 1.6 oz beef patties, so first off you get more meat with the Carl's burger. Second, a Mac has pickles and onions and shredded lettuce, and probably the biggest diff is that third bun smack dab in the middle of the sandwich.

McDonald's probably wouldn't doesn't give a shit cause they have been dominating the fast wars since forever. This is just cool for the eaters because we get some better value and more choices to fill our bellies.

C-C-Combo $2.99 Burger & Shake

2009-08-17T16:05:00.000-07:00

Ok Sonic Drive-In what up! Thank you for making this super delish combo so simple. Three bucks and you get a Sonic Burger plus a shake. This is like the perfect late night combo it's not too much food plus you get something sweet, and desserts usually hits the spot more the later it is at night.

The shakes come in vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana, caramel, pineapple and the newest flavor peach. You can mix and match of course too, like a strawberry-banana shake mmmm. I had the peach one and it's pretty good, super peachy with little pieces of fruit. It's that sweet type peach, not the sour kind, so that's good to know.

Also for some reason getting just a shake by itself already cost more than $2.99. Ummmm is that is like Sonic's sneaky little arithmetic test cause if you get the shake alone you should take a long look in the mirror pal.

Krispy Kreme Kicks Out Football Doughnuts

2009-08-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

The kick's upppp...and it's good! Gridiron fans know that the '09-10 NFL season is gonna get crackin' September 10th. Well in advance, Krispy Kreme is giving options to fill out your game day buffet table.

Starting today you can get your paws on these custom pigskin sweets, which are covered in chocolate icing and white iced laces. K. Kreme is packaging these donuts in "Tailgate Packs" which are a dozen football donuts and a dozen signature original glazed donuts.

If you call your store 48 hours in advance they can custom deco your donuts in your team colors. Don't worry there is still a lot of time to get in the gym and hit the treadmill for a head start on some cardio damage control.