Schwan’s is giving away free frozen delivery food starting tomorrow for their first 500,000 new customers. The only catch is that it has to be less than ten bucks and in their delivery area. But seriously, any free meat delivered to my door sounds like a wonderful thing. Looks like they have a lot of animalian offerings, so check it out here.
Events
Celebrate National Hot Dog Day!
July 22nd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
It seems as though our great nation cannot agree upon a date to celebrate National Hot Dog Day. I’ve seen websites claiming it falls on any day between 19th and 23rd of July, but there is certainly one thing we can agree on: July is truly the month for hot dogs. It starts with Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th, and continues throughout the month with strings of backyard barbecues, baseball games and the sheer enjoyment of that magical tube meat. So before the month ends, be sure to get your share of hot dogs, you’ll be happy you did.
Free Food Alert: Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day
July 9th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble RedditJuly 10th, Chick-fil-A will be having a Cow Appreciation Day to try to get people to eat more chicken. Honestly, I couldn’t think of a better way to appreciate a cow than by eating it, kind of like how in the movies some Native Americans would eat the heart of a warrior they just killed to show their appreciation. But I digress. In Chick-fil-A’s case, all you have to do for Cow Appreciation Day is show up to one of their restaurants dressed up as a cow. If you do, they’ll give you a free meal of chicken, which I hear can be quite tasty.
Free Meat Alert: White Castle
June 15th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
I don't know if it's a real slider, but it's free.
Click on that picture to the left to get a free Pulled Pork Slider coupon from White Castle. The coupon is good through June 30th and looks pretty damn good.
I have a hard time believing you can make a real slider out of pulled pork, but since White Castle burgers are true sliders, maybe they are on to something…
*Update: It looks like they are also offering free regular sliders through July 12th. Check out the coupon here. Thanks to AHT for the info.
(via Gizmodo)
Free Meat Alert: Texas de Brazil
June 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble RedditFor one day of the year, unvegans all around will be wishing they were fathers. And if they are fathers, Father’s Day this year can be truly memorable. Texas de Brazil, the Brazilian steak house chain is offering a free dinner for fathers on Father’s Day. Of course some restrictions apply, but this is still a great offer for some delicious Brazilian steak.
LA BBQ Festival
May 12th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
LC's had the longest line for some reason...
On Sunday, I made my way to the Santa Monica Pier to take part in the 
At $10 a plate, this was not a festival to attend alone. Instead, my friends and I divided up the place to get a few plates and sample each other’s. First, we checked out Southside Market and BBQ from Elgin, 
Texas. They were offering sausage and brisket (combined) sandwiches with no side dish. Despite the fact that the plate came with onions, this place was truly built for unvegans. The sausage was incredible, but the brisket was nothing special. It felt as if the brisket was just kind of forced in order to make the plate worth the $10, because there was no way to tackle two of those sausages. Continue Reading»
El Pollo Loco Re-Enters The Free Chicken Battle
May 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble RedditNot sure what will happen since KFC has taken back their coupons, but in response to the KFC coupon not being redeemable on Mother’s Day, El Pollo Loco has decided to accept the coupon that day. This fight just keeps getting better and better.
Free Meat Alert: KFC Part 2
May 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble RedditIt appears that KFC’s free chicken deal has caused quite a commotion around our beloved nation. “People” are up in arms because of Oprah’s promotion of it, while others caused problems when their local KFC ran out of chicken. In response, KFC has nullified their coupons. Now, the coupon gets the person another coupon at another time that is yet undisclosed. They call it a rain check, but I call it a disappointment. Free disappointment, anyone?
Having not yet used my coupon, I’m not going to make a special trip to KFC just to get another coupon. Maybe if they had gotten Jimmy Kimmel to promote it we would all still be able to enjoy a free meal at KFC.
Celebrate Roasted Leg of Lamb Day!
May 7th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Bonus points if you catch the lamb yourself.
Falling smack dab in the middle of the unofficial Support Pork Week, today is Roasted Leg of Lamb Day. Do you have a spit, a backyard grill or a Mongolian-style BBQ grate? If so, head out to your local grocer and cook yourself a fine roasted leg of lamb. Not doing so would be un-American.
(via Serious Eats)
Reviews
Rolling Away with 101 Noodle Express
May 17th, 2012
Roll with it
It’s not too often that food court food gains critical acclaim. Yet, in the case of 101 Noodle Express (my favorite college course), the only reason I went was by recommendation from Jonathan Gold. Like KyoChon, 101 Noodle Express can be found at the Fox Hills Mall, but also in other places where you would expect it more – like the San Gabriel Valley. Almost as surprising as finding such a place in a food court is the fact that Gold doesn’t even recommend the noodles.
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Heroes
Jeff Francoeur: Unvegan Hero
April 20th, 2012
Look forward to bacon.
The great thing about this whole Unvegan Hero/Unvegan Villain thing is that there are so many opportunities to praise Detroit/Michigan athletes and knock down their rivals. But when I found out a little something about Jeff Francoer, I knew I had to give a rival his due.
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Going Global at Plan Check
Fries of the world.
A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.
Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.
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