The Junkie

The Junkie: KFC's "Nashville Hot Chicken" vs. Actual Nashville Hot Chicken

Last spring, I took to the road with a group of fellow food explorers to partake in the bounty of the Nashville food scene. It was a glorious weekend filled with wonderful eats and good laughs. Prior to our journey, in planning our dining destinations, the recommendation for “hot chicken” seemed to be popping up …

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The Junkie: The S'mores Oreo, And An Oreo Mini-Rant

  Over the last several years, the sly folks at Oreo have frequently enticed customers into buying more of their products by constantly putting out new flavor combinations—some more intriguing than others, but often interesting enough to seduce customers to at least sample their latest creation. For me, it’s generally been a successful tactic. But …

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The Junkie: Wendy's Ghost Pepper Fries

Novelty foods come in many flavors. Some are exceptionally large…testing the limits of the average human stomach. Some mash-up two or three ingredients that have never been (and perhaps, should never have been) blended before…bacon-wrapped Oreo’s come to mind. And some like it hot…spicy, that is…an approach Wendy’s has taken recently to rope in curious …

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