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McDonald's Corporation

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    The Global Burger: India

    I love a good burger. While I always enjoy the regular patty on a bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ketchup (as long as it's cooked at least medium rare), sometimes I like to put a twist or two on tradition. In this series of posts, I'm globalizing the burger by revamping it according to other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Burger King: The Prince of Ad Campaigns

    Burger King recently announced a new ad campaign supporting the chain's "Fresh Offers" menu items. The ads feature celebrity spokespeople ordering off of the new, supposedly fresher and healthier menu. One of the ads featuring Mary J. Blige singing about fried chicken was quickly pulled because so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Ajay Kumar Mangal: Teacher's Seduction Method for 16-Year-Old Student Included McDonald's, Candy & Condoms

    Law enforcement authorities say charter-school teacher Ajay Kumar Mangal didn't just depend on the old sexting method when it came to seducing a 16-year-old student. He brought his game up a notch by the use of McDonald's and a trip to get candy and condoms. Mangal, who was a teacher at YES Prep Ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    UPDATE: Food Maneuvers That Only Work On Television: Drinking Directly From A Straw Stuck In An Orange

    When I blogged last week about five food maneuvers that only work on television, Nicholas L. Hall and Dave Lieberman corrected my assertion that drinking out of a straw stuck directly in an orange couldn't be done in real life. Furthermore, they offered some tips as to how to do so: "The trick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    The 10 Dumbest Fast Food-Related Crimes

    Tuesday's news that a homeless woman had been arrested for "offering BJs" in exchange for Chicken McNuggets at an L.A.-area McDonald's sunk the whole fast food-crime genre to a new low. For years, there have been an increasing number of weird and silly fast food-related crimes, but this latest one w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    McMask Lets You Eat Your Mickey D's On The DL

    So the guys over at Jest made this little commercial for the Shame Mask, which lets you "Enjoy McDonald's without your friends knowing you enjoy McDonald's!" This product allows you to eat your greasy Big Mac in peace, away from the judging eyes of your pals who won't eat anything that doesn't com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Elaborate Ocean's 11-Style East Texas Bank Heist Nets $70

    Frankie Blue Eyes would have been ashamed to tip a bellboy the tiny sum these East Texas bandits stole​A crew of East Texas bank raiders could use a good freshening-up on the concept of costs vs. benefits. If this report from KTRE is any indication, the unknown suspects who raided the town o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    What Did benjy's Ever Do To You?

    Photos by Troy Fields​I hear benjy's gets a lot of flack. You've seen it too. It crops up here in the comments sections, on Twitter, in everyday conversations. I've honestly never understood it. And after reviewing benjy's on Washington this week, I understand it even less. While I've had one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Happy 31st Birthday, Turducken: 8 Foods Born in 1980

    Thirty-one is officially too old to try to learn how to use Photoshop.​Tomorrow, on 11-11-11, I will turn 31 years old. Last year, for my 30th birthday, my uncle sent me a Facebook message that contained only the following Pink Floyd quote and a "Happy Birthday" at the end: So you run and you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    The Taste of Nostalgia at C&D Burger Shoppe

    Photos by Troy FieldsPrepping for a busy lunch at C&D.​Everything about C&D Burger Shoppe has that pleasant glow of a hazy, nostalgic time somewhere in between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Even the slideshow accompanying this week's cafe review of the little burger joint in South Houston lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Saturday Night: Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald At Verizon

    Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald Verizon Wireless Theater October 1, 2011 Now, Classic Rock Bob doesn't want to come off as some sort of out-of-touch curmudgeon ("What do you mean you don't sell cassettes anymore? Hey! You kids get off my lawn!"), but one of the reasons to love classic rock is very si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Fast Times: Whataburger Banana Pie and Banana Milkshake

    Photos: Christina Uticone​Even though my last attempt at enjoying a limited-time-only Whataburger milkshake didn't thrill me, I had to return to try out their new Banana Shake. Bananas are serious comfort food for me, and after a particularly tough week I thought I deserved some serious (and f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    The Brazilian Burger: Bedlam on a Bun

    Photo by Troy FieldsPotato sticks, corn and peas are vital ingredients in any X-Tudo burger.​In this week's cafe review, we spotlight Friends Pizzeria, a little Brazilian restaurant that -- despite its name -- specializes in Brazilian burgers and hot dogs just as much as it does in pizza. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Fast Times: Chicken Soup and a BLT Sub with Avocado at Subway

    Photos: Christina UticoneMaybe I'm anthropomorphizing my sandwich, but is it grimacing at me?​The alternate title for this blog post was "Fast Times: Wasting a Perfectly Good Hangover at Subway." Hangovers and killer death flu situations are my go-to fast food days; something about the loads o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Fast Times: My Smoothie Obsession Continues at Smoothie King

    ​Last week I fell hard for the Mango Pineapple Real Fruit* Shake from McDonald's. The real smoothie/shake lover in my house is my husband, and I was surprised when my mind kept wandering back to that shake. Recently, after a truly bitchin' three hours at the DMV, my husband and I were super-h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    "Who's the manager of this McDonald's?" "Ain't you?"​City health inspectors were busy last week - busy enough to offer us plenty of dirt to dig through in the form of negative restaurant health inspection reports. For this installment we'll stick to the most egregious offenders, because if it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Breakfast Forever at Tel-Wink Grill

    ​Down the Texas Independence Trail (610 South), up Telephone Road, past the Little Toy Club, Smile Lounge, and the Blue Cat, lies the Tel-Wink Grill. A sign out front used to read "Best Breakfast in Texas," and had they merely added the word "Cheap", it wouldn't have been a boast. Where els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Cheeseburger, Greyhound-Style

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​Every time I gaze down on its bright lights from my balcony at night, the Greyhound bus station taunts me. Look past the homeless man deliberately coughing on cars as they drive by and the cab driver yelling at the drug dealers, and you'll see it too: the bright bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2011

    Super Bowl XLV: Livebloggin' the Commercials!

    Betty White enjoys a Snickers.​For someone who watches the biggest television event in America strictly for the breaks, last year was a bummer. Betty White's Snicker's ad, and the Kia commercial featuring a posse of partying toys were two standouts in a year of boring, sexist and outright dumb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Fruitcake and 4 Other Foods with a Bad Reputation

    jeleneDiscouraged by its bad reputation: the fruitcake. ​How does a food item get a bad reputation? Does it cut class to smoke with trans-fats in the parking lot? Sleep around with carbohydrates? Often it's an association with a particular era in history or social class that gets a food placed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Anthony Rendon Rescues The Year For Rice: 25 Items From The Owls' Sports Year

    Tommy Lavergne, Rice University Anthony Rendon at bat​Continuing with my personal review on the sports year just past, here are my thoughts on the Rice Owls of 2010. 1. I got to watch Anthony Rendon play third base on a regular basis. He can hit, and he's a good fielder. If the Astros didn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Why We're Eating at McDonald's

    Photo illustrations by Monica Fuentes​Between news that San Francisco has recently banned the sale of fast food meals that contain toys and the glorious return of the McRib, McDonald's is getting both good and bad press this week. Both the McRib and the possible ban on Happy Meals are divisiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Top 5 Worst Fast Food Commercials

    Fast food commercials are often complete head scratchers, reaching new levels of stupidity and crudeness. Here are five fairly recent offenders. 5. Taco Bell's Shrimp Blogger When's the last time you've seen a non-annoying Taco Bell ad? You haven't, they don't exist. This one is borderline rece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Game Time: 10 Commercials Almost As Creepy As The Brown Hand Center Ads

    You think THIS is creepy?​So Michael Brown and his self-named hand center (which, given his propensity to slap women around, may or may not be the front for some kind of sick wife-beater's dojo) are back in the news.The disturbing back story for this guy has been well chronicled over the last few ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 5, 2010

    SPECIAL COMIDA EDITION

    Mexican in the Big Apple

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Litter In La Marque? You're Going To Jail

    "Even I think this is harsh."​La Marque is fed up with litter. The Galveston County suburb sees only way to address it -- send people to jail.Starting August 1, city officials told the Galveston County Daily News, "anyone caught littering will go to jail and will have to pay a hefty fine."We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Cheap Breakfast: McDonald's "Big Breakfast"

    Photo by dsimmons2006​There are some things about the open road that induce cravings for fast food. Perhaps it's the convenience, maybe the monotony, or just the excuse to indulge in greasy, sugary, salty foods, but McDonald's always seems to make an appearance on my road food menu - especiall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Top 5 Fast Food Ads from the '80s

    I like to think that fast food advertising hit its stride in the' 80s with special promotions, movie tie-ins and celebrity endorsers. Okay, maybe that is because I am a self-centered child of the late 70's/early 80's but so be it, these are MY memories, dammit! Here's a Top 5 list of some of the mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    A to Z Food & Deli # 7: A Chevron Breakfast

    ​I love food served at gas stations and convenience stores. Every time I've passed by that Chevron on Montrose and Alabama, I've seen that picture of a two-egg breakfast plate on the window outside. And every time, I think, "Does their breakfast really look like that?" I got up early one day a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    The 10 Most Useless Kitchen Appliances

    YOU DON'T NEED THIS.​We talk a lot on this blog about eating. We talk a lot about cooking. We also talk a lot about booze, food porn and the "less polite" bodily functions (in case you're wondering, the "more polite" bodily functions include yawning and sneezing, but only if it's a cute sneeze ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Top 5 Food Shortage Nightmares

    ​Simultaneous shortages in Libby's canned pumpkins and Eggo waffles in the last week have led to some puzzling moments of hysteria. The situation got us thinking about which foods we'd totally freak out about if, suddenly, we couldn't get them.

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    McDonald's Halloween Mansion

    The Children's Museum of Houston starts trick-or-treating early

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    A Chat With Chef John Watt

    Tulsa-bred Chef John Watt has long toiled in the kitchens of Houston. He helped found Trevisio (6550 Bertner Street) and Prego (2520 Amherst), both recipients of Wine Enthusiast accolades, among many other culinary plaudits. Trevisio was named one of 2002's best new restaurants by My Table Maga ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 21, 2009

    Capsule Art Reviews: Bryan Wheeler: The Souls of Texans Are In Jeopardy In Ways Not Common To Other Men, "Casual Encounters", Round 30: Home. Space. Place.

    Tulsa-bred Chef John Watt has long toiled in the kitchens of Houston. He helped found Trevisio (6550 Bertner Street) and Prego (2520 Amherst), both recipients of Wine Enthusiast accolades, among many other culinary plaudits. Trevisio was named one of 2002's best new restaurants by My Table Maga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    The Tunnel Mole's Got A Lotta Problems With You People

    Tulsa-bred Chef John Watt has long toiled in the kitchens of Houston. He helped found Trevisio (6550 Bertner Street) and Prego (2520 Amherst), both recipients of Wine Enthusiast accolades, among many other culinary plaudits. Trevisio was named one of 2002's best new restaurants by My Table Maga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    $13 at Cali Sandwich & Fast Food

    Tulsa-bred Chef John Watt has long toiled in the kitchens of Houston. He helped found Trevisio (6550 Bertner Street) and Prego (2520 Amherst), both recipients of Wine Enthusiast accolades, among many other culinary plaudits. Trevisio was named one of 2002's best new restaurants by My Table Maga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    $13 at Cali Sandwich & Fast Food

    Tulsa-bred Chef John Watt has long toiled in the kitchens of Houston. He helped found Trevisio (6550 Bertner Street) and Prego (2520 Amherst), both recipients of Wine Enthusiast accolades, among many other culinary plaudits. Trevisio was named one of 2002's best new restaurants by My Table Maga ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 16, 2007

    Mexican-American Culture

    Tied to mami's apron strings?

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    And So It Begins...

    Tied to mami's apron strings?

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    There's the Beef

    Richard Linklater's ensemble polemic may just turn you off burgers for good

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2005

    Butt In

    Rugrats run amok at the H-E-B Children's Festival

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Rugrats run amok at the H-E-B Children's Festival

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Playbill

    Rugrats run amok at the H-E-B Children's Festival

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

    Wednesday, December 17

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Wesley Willis

    Wednesday, April 23

  • Music

    March 21, 2002

    Tom Joyner's Classic Soul Tour

    Friday, March 22

  • Dining

    December 13, 2001

    Under $5

    Darband Shish Kabob is as cheap as McDonald's, but that's about the only similarity

  • Culture

    September 27, 2001

    Image Versus Reality

    MFA exhibits shatter two things that America loves: Its myths and its marketing

  • News

    November 18, 1999

    Snippy, Snippy

    MFA exhibits shatter two things that America loves: Its myths and its marketing

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