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  • Posted 5/22/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Snake Oil
Judge Deems POM Wonderful’s Health-Centric Advertising Misleading

Judge Deems POM Wonderful’s Health-Centric Advertising Misleading

And strangely, the company couldn't be more thrilled.

Filed Under: health concerns, marketing gimmicks, pom wonderful, roll global, snake oil
  • Posted 4/25/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Taco Town
Starting Today, Don Chow Truck Makes Free Boar Belly and Tongue Tacos for Dos Equis

Starting Today, Don Chow Truck Makes Free Boar Belly and Tongue Tacos for Dos Equis

The beer company is launching "Feast of the Brave" today to offer free tacos to the public.

Filed Under: don chow, dos equis, freebies, marketing gimmicks, taco town, truckin'
  • Posted 4/12/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Forbes: Kobe Beef Is ‘Food’s Biggest Scam’

Forbes: Kobe Beef Is ‘Food’s Biggest Scam’

Are U.S. chefs and food writers fooling their clientele and themselves with so many knockoffs?

Filed Under: beef, japan, kobe beef, marketing gimmicks, wagyu
  • Posted 4/11/12 on Grub Street LA
  • The Chain Gang
Sizzler HQ Bails Culver City for OC, Plans Golden State Expansion

Sizzler HQ Bails Culver City for OC, Plans Golden State Expansion

The chain struggles to overcome its old-fashioned image by embracing farm-to-table cooking and grill master chefs.

Filed Under: empire building, kerry kramp, marketing gimmicks, sizzler, the chain gang, trends
  • Posted 3/21/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Beer Me
Deschutes Brewery Rolling on L.A. Next Month

Deschutes Brewery Rolling on L.A. Next Month

The Oregon brewery has a week of events planned at the city's beer bars.

Filed Under: beer me, deschutes brewery, far bar, marketing gimmicks, mohawk bend, skinny's lounge, steingarten
  • Posted 3/21/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Now Coachella Yuppies Can Get The SLS Hotel to Pack Their Lunch

Now Coachella Yuppies Can Get The SLS Hotel to Pack Their Lunch

The restaurant offers a pricey $28 road trip lunch in time for the music festival.

Filed Under: coachella, marketing gimmicks, the bazaar
  • Posted 3/12/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Rock and Brews Relaunching, Now With More Gene Simmons

Rock and Brews Relaunching, Now With More Gene Simmons

The brewpub becomes a family-restaurant with chain aspirations and non-stop rock.

Filed Under: dave furano, el segundo, empire building, gene simmons, kiss, marketing gimmicks, michael zislis, rock and brew
  • Posted 2/24/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Why Astronauts Love Hot Sauce; Pepsi Next Offers Lighter Soda

Pepsi Next will try to succeed where C2 failed.

Filed Under: astronauts, ben and jerry's, brian weiss, chez jay, coca-cola, farmers markets, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, palos verdes, pepsi, sinosoul, taco bell, the lab, thirfty ice cream, we all scream
  • Posted 2/8/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Koreatown Building Inspector Probed by FBI; U.S. Gets More Salt From Bread Than

The accused was observed taking an envelope of cash with his cup of tea at a hotel-restaurant.

Filed Under: frankenfood, health concerns, imports, koreatown, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, salt, whole foods
  • Posted 1/10/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Red O Introducing $100 Margarita Next Week, Even Pulls Rick Bayless In for a Visit

Red O Introducing $100 Margarita Next Week, Even Pulls Rick Bayless In for a Visit

The libation takes three high grade sipping tequilas and mashes them up with a bunch of stuff in a gold-rimmed cup.

Filed Under: l.a. creamery, marketing gimmicks, mexican, red o, rick bayless, umami burger, west hollywood
  • Posted 1/3/12 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Jamie Oliver's Latest Book Criticized by Health Pros; Panda Express Starts Dry-Cleaning Business

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is targeting television's most outspoken food revolutionary.

Filed Under: booze news, charlie trotter, energy drinks, foodienomics, jamie oliver, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, panda express, pasadena, the rose parade
  • Posted 12/22/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Santa Barbara Organizes Film Feast to Spotlight Its Wine and Restaurants

Santa Barbara Organizes Film Feast to Spotlight Its Wine and Restaurants

The connections may be somewhat tenuous, as the city's eateries seek to gain traction from the ever popular film festival.

Filed Under: adama, bacara, deals, marketing gimmicks, olio e limone, oneo-file, restaurant week, santa barbara
  • Posted 12/1/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
For Some Reason, The Spare Room Starts Selling Bath Salts

For Some Reason, The Spare Room Starts Selling Bath Salts

Please don't drink them!

Filed Under: marketing gimmicks, naomi schimek, the motley, the spare room
  • Posted 11/30/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Behind the Scenes of Cafe Gratitude Lawsuit; Texas Chef Stocks Guns in Food Pots

His arrest gives new meaning to "fire table eight."

Filed Under: british curry awards, burger king, cafe gratitude, crime scenes, currywurst, david cameron, empire building, german, jason neroni, kai loebach, las vegas, lawsuits, look who's popping up, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, osteria la buca, popeye's, rick moonen, stephanie izard, subway, texas, trends
  • Posted 11/29/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Opening a Restaurant in Vegas This Week

Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Opening a Restaurant in Vegas This Week

In today's Las Vegas, the restaurant should prove a massive hit in no time.

Filed Under: excalibur, las vegas, lynyrd skynyrd, marketing gimmicks, michael richard, openings
  • Posted 11/10/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Bud Light Amps Up The Alcohol; Vegas Envies Our Fukuburger

Be prepared to pass new Bud Light Platinum on the shelves as you reach for your Deschutes and Ballast Point.

Filed Under: beer me, bud light, coney dog, foodienomics, fukuburger, hot dogs, marketing gimmicks, mcdonald's, mediavore, papaya king, pink's, the mcrib
  • Posted 11/8/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

California State Senate Dines on Taxpayer's Backs; The Country's Most Expensive Tasting Menus

The upper house of the California Legislature ate up $111,316 in taxpayer funds while eating high on the hog.

Filed Under: burger king, foodienomics, greenblatt's, health concerns, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, pauly shore, redwood room, state senate, sushiya, syria, victoria's secret
  • Posted 10/26/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Nancy Silverton on Mozza's Inspiration; Bill Gates Awarded for Fighting Hunger

The chef cites a pizza joint in Phoenix and an Italian mozzarella bar.

Filed Under: beer me, bill gates, brendan collins, frankenfood, health concerns, los angeles magazine, marketing gimmicks, mcdonald's, mediavore, nancy silverton, obika, pizza bianco, pizzeria mozza, the food event, the presidential palate, waterloo and city
  • Posted 10/25/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

Natalie Portman Lauds LAUSD Food Improvements; Soda Linked to Violent Teen Crime

The actress sends a letter of congratulations to superintendent John Deasy, after he makes big changes in school diets.

Filed Under: beer me, bobby flay, burger king, john e. deasy. school lunches, marketing gimmicks, maui brewing co., mediavore, natalie portman, occupy wall street, oeno-file, oskar blues, soda, trends
  • Posted 10/21/11 on Grub Street LA
  • Mediavore

$10,000 Burglary at Cafe Bizou; Carl's Jr. Baking Biscuits From Scratch

The LAPD search is on in Sherman Oaks after a French restaurant is robbed of its dough.

Filed Under: cafe bizou, carl's jr., crime scenes, dia de los muertos, endangered, food stamps, foodienomics, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, texas
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