Slicksta’s new food-eating idol is Travel Channel’s Adam Richman who hosts the show Man vs. Food. He travels around the country attempting to defeat food / eating challenges. He usually wins.
Adam, Slicksta is available if you ever need a wing-man.
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Adam vs. Food
June 21st, 2009
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The Lakers Championship and Honey Fried Chicken
June 15th, 2009
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Slicksta was fortunate enough to find a sports bar, friendly staff and good food at Quigley’s Restaurant in Bartow where he watched his L.A. Lakers win their 15th NBA Championship last night. A round of applause broke out as the game clock expired and if there were any haterz in the building they were too [...]
Red Bull does not give you wings
May 14th, 2009
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Slicksta feels so cheated! According to this article on Yahoo Red Bull is really no better than your average cup of coffee.
110 calories
27 g sugars
76 mg caffeine
The Claim: “With Taurine. Vitalizes body and mind.”
The Truth: Caffeine certainly offers brain-boosting benefits, and the added slew of B-vitamins are conceivably helpful for a more efficient metabolism. Unfortunately, [...]
Pennsylvania Chef Eats 15 Pound Burger
October 20th, 2008
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Slicksta is in awe of Brad Sciullo who recently finished a 15 pound burger in about 4.5 hours. “When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, Sciullo said: ‘I wanted to see if I could.’”
Fishy Facts
April 23rd, 2008
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There was a segment on NPR last week about the fishing industry. Needless to say, Slicksta was a little dismayed at what he heard:
Wild salmon get their orange flesh from a pigment in the krill they eat. Farm raised salmon are fed an artificial pigment to match this color. Their flesh would be light gray [...]
Stagg Chili Easy-to-Open Box
February 3rd, 2006
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Slicksta is a junk-foodaholic and chili is one of his list of favorite snacks. Imagine his glee when he found neatly stacked boxes of Stagg Chili next to the traditional cans of chili at the supermarket. That’s right, boxes of chili. The idea is devlishly simple: make it easy for Slicksta to eat chili and [...]
Coca-Cola Blak
December 15th, 2005
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When Coca-Cola decided to phase out Vanilla Coke in November, analysts said that the key to the company’s future success lay in product innovations. Now Coca-Cola has announced their newest product: coffee flavored Coke. Slicksta doesn’t know what to make of this. Coffee flavored Coca-Cola? Really?
The new drink, a combination of Coca-Cola Classic and coffee [...]
Budweiser (not so) Select
May 26th, 2005
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Slicksta was disappointed with his recent purchase of Budweiser Select. This brew is billed as a “Distinct and Flavorful Beer with a Crisp Taste that Finishes Clean” and is Budweiser’s attempt at a premium beer. To Slicksta’s discerning pallate, it was only a marginal improvement over the standard Budweiser taste.
Fortunately the experiment only set [...]
Cristal with dinner
May 18th, 2005
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That’s right folks, Puff Daddy, Ludacris and Lil Jon ain’t got nothin’ on Slicksta.
He recently shelled out four bills at an Ecuadorian / Italian restaurant for a cold bottle of Cristal de Peru Cerveza. It was the perfect complement for his churasco or grilled flank steak.
