Category Archives: food

Heaven Hates Ham.

Written by Peter. Posted on October 25, 2010. Filed under design, food, politics, vegetarian, vids. No comments.

Great typographical video narrated by Christopher Hitchens about the historical religious aversion to ham.

Yum, Inc.

Written by Peter. Posted on October 4, 2010. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, food, vegetarian. No comments.

Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it. Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this. There’s more: because [...]

Parkway POTUS

Written by Peter. Posted on August 30, 2010. Filed under annunciation, food, katrina, orleans, politics, work. No comments.

We were tickled to see that President Obama stopped in at one of our favorite lunch spots, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, while he was in town for the Katrina +5 anniversary. He apparently got the shrimp po-boy.

Revolutionary Grape.

Written by Peter. Posted on July 15, 2010. Filed under brand, business, consumer, food, trend, vegetarian. No comments.

My friend Tom Caestecker in Chicago recently wrote this piece about emerging wine trends for the examiner.com – check it out!

Square Coke Box.

Written by Peter. Posted on March 28, 2010. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, design, food, trend, user interface. No comments.

Really neat packaging design concepts, apparently from a freshman student. Good article here.

Chilean Deliciousness.

Written by Peter. Posted on November 10, 2009. Filed under brand, business, consumer, food, trend, vegetarian. No comments.

My buddy Tom Caestecker is a Chicago-based wine reviewer – check out his latest column on Chilean reds here. I just like hearing things described as “total fruit bombs”. And what other wine review references the ‘sixth’ Rolling Stone? Little Red Rooster, indeed.