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Best. Invention. Ever.

February 25, 2011 in Brands, Culture, Food with 2 Comments

The brainiacs at Heinz have engineered a wonder of modern culinary excellence, and it is the new Dip & Squeeze pouch of ketchup magic. To call it a mere “packet” would undermine it’s wonderment and tarnish the glow it emits from afar off.

Who just rolls out a product like this with no fanfare?  Not Heinz!  In addition to being quite possibly the first ketchup EVER to go on tour (you read that right), the Dip & Squeeze has it’s own Twitter, facebook page and iPhone game/app!  Touch your neighbor and say, “GAME CHANGER!”

Who’s so 3008 NOW, Fergie?

No longer is the Dip & Squeeze just a dance relegated to dimly-lit high school proms and seedy backwoods juke joints while some southern hip-hop song mindlessly pops and snaps on… no… No! It shall henceforth change the way we baptize our fries and anoint our nuggets.

Where else would you be able to experience this glorious revolution of condiment awesomeness? Chick-Fil-A, a/k/a Chicken Church, of course! (SCL shout-out!)

To celebrate this accomplishment of historical proportions, Chick-Fil-A has christened Friday, March 4, 2011 as “Free Fry Day”, giving away a free medium order of Waffle Fries from 2-4 pm when you ask for Dip & Squeeze by name.

Somebody shout hallelujah and pass the waffle fries!

Are you a Dipper or a Squeezer?

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I’m Getting My $7 Worth

March 30, 2010 in Culture, Food, Friends, Life with 11 Comments

Genghis Grill is one of my favorite places to eat.  In December 2004, I was preparing to leave Nashville and move to Dallas for a new job I had just been hired for.  One particular evening I joined several friends at Genghis Grill for one of what I remember being several going-away parties (which actually became quite the running joke).  I had been working on my bowl-building technique for some time and this was the perfect opportunity to do a Genghis Grill tutorial video.

And now, dusted off from the myspace video wasteland, here’s the masterpiece in all its glory…

A few things I’d like to point out as you watch…

  1. As you may notice, I have hair.  This was a little over 5 years ago and it’s not that it’s shocking or anything, but it certainly is weird seeing it. I don’t miss it.
  2. My friend Stan’s commentary is hilarious. “Man, you got a lot of shrimp.”
  3. By 1:15, the bowl appears to be full. Really full, actually.  But don’t let your eyes deceive you!  Where there’s a thin, flat vegetable, there’s a way!
  4. I’m not sure my video is the cause for it, but it is worth noting that Genghis Grill no longer has the long snow peas.  Instead, the long pods are cut in half before being placed on the food bar, making my Jericho Wall of Snow Peas pretty much impossible to construct now.  I would actually love to be able to claim responsibility for this.
  5. You’ll notice at about 1:25, when I begin building said Jericho Wall of Snow Peas, that I apparently have no shame and am doing so right in front of a Genghis Grill employee.
  6. I love the part at about 1:58 where you can hear the lady behind us tell her child that he can go around me.
  7. I believe I already mentioned the hair. Yes… yes, I did.
  8. It’s probably not worth mentioning, but all 4 of my friends seen, or heard, in this video (Stan, Chris, Anthony and Sam) are now married, but I am not. I am, however, apparently the proud owner of what appears to be 12 pounds of chicken, shrimp and pineapple!
  9. My favorite line: “And you’ll notice, because I built the wall with the snow peas, I can get so much more in the bowl. More than you could normally get.” LOL!!  Food Network, here I come!
  10. I should tell you that while I still really enjoy Genghis Grill, I build a very different bowl these days. :)

This video still cracks me up every time I watch it!!!  :D

Do you have any rituals and/or ordering strategies at favorite restaurants?