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Your home for all those culinary delights, anomalies, and misfires that live on only in our memories...Still slowly but surely migrating over the nearly 1,000 foods I covered on Twitter, so if you don't see a favorite here yet, stay tuned!
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Chef Boyardee Presents: Spider-Man (1995-circa 1997): A promotional item for the animated series, featuring pasta shaped like spider webs, the Spider-Man mask, and everyone's favorite webslinger himself, in a tomato and cheese flavored sauce. Available with or without mini meatballs
June 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Chef Boyardee Presents: Spider-Man (1995-circa 1997): A promotional item for the animated series, featuring pasta shaped like spider webs, the Spider-Man mask, and everyone's favorite webslinger himself, in a tomato and cheese flavored sauce. Available with or without mini meatballs
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Sobe Love Bus Brew (2001-circa 2005): A "chocolate drink" released to compete with Yoo-Hoo, marketed for its vitamin and ginseng content, and the the layer of thick "chocolate goo" at the bottom of each bottle that needed to be shaken up to blend.
June 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Sobe Love Bus Brew (2001-circa 2005): A "chocolate drink" released to compete with Yoo-Hoo, marketed for its vitamin and ginseng content, and the the layer of thick "chocolate goo" at the bottom of each bottle that needed to be shaken up to blend.
Bookmarked with the greatest of haste
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Bookmarked with the greatest of haste
Simba (1969-1972): A tart, lemon-flavored soda from Coca-Cola, marketed as a "pure, thirst-quenching beverage." Known for its distinctive green, embossed glass bottles. But the background, roll-out and demise were a wild ride...check this 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Simba (1969-1972): A tart, lemon-flavored soda from Coca-Cola, marketed as a "pure, thirst-quenching beverage." Known for its distinctive green, embossed glass bottles. But the background, roll-out and demise were a wild ride...check this 🧵
Jones Soda "Happy Chanukah Pack" (2007-2007): A special Chanukah release which featured four bottles of soda with flavors "Applesauce," "Jelly Donut", "Chocolate Coin", and most infamously, "Latke". Certified Kosher, every box came with a dreidel
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jones Soda "Happy Chanukah Pack" (2007-2007): A special Chanukah release which featured four bottles of soda with flavors "Applesauce," "Jelly Donut", "Chocolate Coin", and most infamously, "Latke". Certified Kosher, every box came with a dreidel
Your annual reminder that the "Christmas with Weezer" EP is unironically one of the greatest collections of Christmas music ever, featuring genuinely moving versions of songs and carols, but is also like, a top 4 Weezer album. It sounds like a Blue album b-side EP!
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Christmas With Weezer
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December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Your annual reminder that the "Christmas with Weezer" EP is unironically one of the greatest collections of Christmas music ever, featuring genuinely moving versions of songs and carols, but is also like, a top 4 Weezer album. It sounds like a Blue album b-side EP!
open.spotify.com/album/0CxHij...
open.spotify.com/album/0CxHij...
Not that anyone likely cares, nor does it really matter, but I finally (probably a couple years too late) pulled the plug on Twitter, and will be posting here exclusively. It felt like when my local mall started dying--except with more bigots, creeps, and the bad kind of weirdo.
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Not that anyone likely cares, nor does it really matter, but I finally (probably a couple years too late) pulled the plug on Twitter, and will be posting here exclusively. It felt like when my local mall started dying--except with more bigots, creeps, and the bad kind of weirdo.
IHoP Grinch's Green Pancakes (2018-2019): A stack of dyed-green buttermilk pancakes topped with sweet cream cheese icing, red candy hearts and a creamy, green whipped topping. Part of a promotional menu for Illumination Studios' "The Grinch"
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
IHoP Grinch's Green Pancakes (2018-2019): A stack of dyed-green buttermilk pancakes topped with sweet cream cheese icing, red candy hearts and a creamy, green whipped topping. Part of a promotional menu for Illumination Studios' "The Grinch"
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Wendy's Baconator Pringles (2020-2020): A limited release, cross-branded potato crisp, made to taste like the fast food chain's monstrous bacon cheeseburger, which itself consisted of a 1/2 pound of beef, American cheese, 6 strips of bacon, ketchup, and mayo
May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Wendy's Baconator Pringles (2020-2020): A limited release, cross-branded potato crisp, made to taste like the fast food chain's monstrous bacon cheeseburger, which itself consisted of a 1/2 pound of beef, American cheese, 6 strips of bacon, ketchup, and mayo
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In addition, during this run, McDonald's would occasionally offer a soft-serve orange sorbet, which could be enjoyed on its own, or as a "twist" with vanilla yogurt
June 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In addition, during this run, McDonald's would occasionally offer a soft-serve orange sorbet, which could be enjoyed on its own, or as a "twist" with vanilla yogurt
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McDonald's Frozen Yogurt (1990-1996): Riding the "low fat" craze that was the style at the time, McDonald's rolled out a line of soft serve frozen yogurt, available in chocolate, vanilla, and twist, and as an option for the base for their hot fudge sundaes.
June 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
McDonald's Frozen Yogurt (1990-1996): Riding the "low fat" craze that was the style at the time, McDonald's rolled out a line of soft serve frozen yogurt, available in chocolate, vanilla, and twist, and as an option for the base for their hot fudge sundaes.
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Arby's Galaxy Shake (2019-2019): To celebrate the infamous "Storm the Basecamp" event at Area 51, Arby's set up shop in the Nevada desert with a special alien-themed menu, including this fruity milkshake, topped with fruity pebbles, that changed colors and got tarter in taste as you drank it
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Arby's Galaxy Shake (2019-2019): To celebrate the infamous "Storm the Basecamp" event at Area 51, Arby's set up shop in the Nevada desert with a special alien-themed menu, including this fruity milkshake, topped with fruity pebbles, that changed colors and got tarter in taste as you drank it
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Regardless, I absolutely adore the box aesthetic here. It looks like the title screen for a direct to VHS series of upbeat, educational programs about like, weather, insects, and how "kids around the world are just like you!" featuring skit segments with Rosie O'Donnell and David Alan Grier
June 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Regardless, I absolutely adore the box aesthetic here. It looks like the title screen for a direct to VHS series of upbeat, educational programs about like, weather, insects, and how "kids around the world are just like you!" featuring skit segments with Rosie O'Donnell and David Alan Grier
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Sunrise Organic (1999-circa 2002): A crispy, honey-sweetened "net"-shaped corn and wheat cereal from General Mills. It holds the distinction of being the first certified (*), all-organic cereal from a major company in the US.
June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sunrise Organic (1999-circa 2002): A crispy, honey-sweetened "net"-shaped corn and wheat cereal from General Mills. It holds the distinction of being the first certified (*), all-organic cereal from a major company in the US.
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Striped Chocolate Chip & Pecan Cookies (1997-1999): These Girl Scout treats, oddly bereft of a whimsical name, consisted of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies loaded with chopped pecans, and a chocolatey bottom coating and chocolatey stripes on top
June 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Striped Chocolate Chip & Pecan Cookies (1997-1999): These Girl Scout treats, oddly bereft of a whimsical name, consisted of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies loaded with chopped pecans, and a chocolatey bottom coating and chocolatey stripes on top
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Ginger Altoids (2004-circa 2015): Classic Altoids mints, featuring a spicy, peppery ginger flavor, reminiscent of ginger beer.
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ginger Altoids (2004-circa 2015): Classic Altoids mints, featuring a spicy, peppery ginger flavor, reminiscent of ginger beer.
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The Jetsons Orbit City Swirl (2000-circa 2001): Vanilla ice cream with a "galactic fudge swirl", chocolate-coated marshmallow clusters, and colorful, fudge-filled stars. Released as special edition from Dreyer's/Edy's to the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon
June 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Jetsons Orbit City Swirl (2000-circa 2001): Vanilla ice cream with a "galactic fudge swirl", chocolate-coated marshmallow clusters, and colorful, fudge-filled stars. Released as special edition from Dreyer's/Edy's to the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon
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Downeyflake Toaster Eggs (1972-1975): A line of frozen egg discs that you cooked in a toaster. Available in "plain", "cheddar" "country style" and "western"
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Downeyflake Toaster Eggs (1972-1975): A line of frozen egg discs that you cooked in a toaster. Available in "plain", "cheddar" "country style" and "western"
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While Fruitopia went with a psychedelic, "groovival" aesthetic, for their first run design Fruit Works went with a Rusted Root-World of Science-Kokopelli-Pure Moods-Bath and Body Works-Canvas Farmer's Market Bag-Save the Whales-1996 ass aesthetic
May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
While Fruitopia went with a psychedelic, "groovival" aesthetic, for their first run design Fruit Works went with a Rusted Root-World of Science-Kokopelli-Pure Moods-Bath and Body Works-Canvas Farmer's Market Bag-Save the Whales-1996 ass aesthetic
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Fruit Works (circa 1996-circa 2003): A line of colorful, "fruit-based" drinks from Pepsi, likely launched in response to the success of Coca-Cola's Fruitopia, and featuring similarly "earthy" aesthetics. Available in flavors such as Peach Papaya, Pink Lemonade, Strawberry Melon, and Apple Raspberry
May 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fruit Works (circa 1996-circa 2003): A line of colorful, "fruit-based" drinks from Pepsi, likely launched in response to the success of Coca-Cola's Fruitopia, and featuring similarly "earthy" aesthetics. Available in flavors such as Peach Papaya, Pink Lemonade, Strawberry Melon, and Apple Raspberry
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Edy's/Dreyer's Frozen Custard (2015-2016): An attempt to mass produce the thick, eggy, creamy frozen treat. Sold in 1-quart tubs with old-timey ice cream parlor designs. Available in Old Fashioned Vanilla, Chocolate Malt, PB Pie, Snickerdoodle, Strawberry Shortcake, Salted Caramel Pretzel, and more
May 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Edy's/Dreyer's Frozen Custard (2015-2016): An attempt to mass produce the thick, eggy, creamy frozen treat. Sold in 1-quart tubs with old-timey ice cream parlor designs. Available in Old Fashioned Vanilla, Chocolate Malt, PB Pie, Snickerdoodle, Strawberry Shortcake, Salted Caramel Pretzel, and more
Schwan’s Race Trax (2004-2004): Vanilla ice cream with a fudge swirl, loaded with peanut butter cups, peanut butter-filled chocolate cars, & chocolate flakes. Released by Schwan's (itself discontinued last year) to celebrate NASCAR drive Ken Schrader, whom they sponsored
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Schwan’s Race Trax (2004-2004): Vanilla ice cream with a fudge swirl, loaded with peanut butter cups, peanut butter-filled chocolate cars, & chocolate flakes. Released by Schwan's (itself discontinued last year) to celebrate NASCAR drive Ken Schrader, whom they sponsored
Pizza Hut Sicilian (1994, 1998): A rectangular, thick-crust pizza, made with a hearty, spicy sauce and cut into 8 square slices. It had basil, oregano, and garlic baked into the crust, and covered in a sprinkling of "cheese-herb seasoning". Tested regionally, then rolled out nationally 4 years later
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Pizza Hut Sicilian (1994, 1998): A rectangular, thick-crust pizza, made with a hearty, spicy sauce and cut into 8 square slices. It had basil, oregano, and garlic baked into the crust, and covered in a sprinkling of "cheese-herb seasoning". Tested regionally, then rolled out nationally 4 years later
Canseco! 40/40 Bar (1991-1992): A milk chocolate bar loaded with "freshly roasted peanuts". It was released by Latin Foods to celebrate then-Oakland A's slugger, Jose Canseco, and his historic 40-homerun/40-stolen base season from 3 years prior.
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Canseco! 40/40 Bar (1991-1992): A milk chocolate bar loaded with "freshly roasted peanuts". It was released by Latin Foods to celebrate then-Oakland A's slugger, Jose Canseco, and his historic 40-homerun/40-stolen base season from 3 years prior.
Mission: Impossible for N64 was ambitious, creative, and super fun, and I'm tired of pretending it's not, and I will argue with you about this.
Ok, back to food
Ok, back to food
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Mission: Impossible for N64 was ambitious, creative, and super fun, and I'm tired of pretending it's not, and I will argue with you about this.
Ok, back to food
Ok, back to food