Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

I’m Now A Farmer, Apparently

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

So as a regular customer, I was invited to join the Chipotle Grill ‘farm team’.

I was given a code and a website, and have already registered and finished the first part of chapter one of the experience. It looks like this:

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Lots of questions and videos and little games and polls and whatnot. It keeps track of stats; you can earn achievements. Quite an impressive website to be honest.

What’s it for? Well it seems, so far, to be educating the ‘player’ about Chipotle Grill and their use of sustainable farming. Seems to be preaching to the converted at this point, since only repeat customers are apparently invited to join.

Oh well, I’ve already earned a free burrito and a t-shirt (no joke!).

There looks to be 4 chapters in total, each with multiple parts, and dozens of achievements to earn. It’s all time-unlocked, and looks like it will take months to complete. I wonder what awaits me at the end?

Review: Vegemite Smith’s Crisps

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

I brought these back with me from Australia, and had stowed them away for a special occasion.

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My birthday was one such occasion, and yesterday I broke into them.

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Now I’m no food critic, but I do know what I like and what I don’t like!

And these are goddamn awful! As I was hurling the 99% full bag into the garbage, I could only be amused by the fact that these things are just as bad as any sane person may have supposed.

Verdict: Epicly bad!

I’m Berserk For Lotteria

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

This is a real Japanese advertisement:

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It’s for the ‘burger’ joint Lotteria (so described since KLS has had it and isn’t sure it’s real meat). At any rate, if I were in Japan right now I’d be running to the nearest Lotteria to wash down my Guts-burger with a Griffith-soda πŸ™‚

I’ve Gotten Fat

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

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I ate it all πŸ™

Longer Time Man

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

I’m so tired! Today was the penultimate full day, and included walking, shopping, a casino and tiredness. Some photos, with brief explanation:

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I had a cheese stick for breakfast…

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…saw bonsai for sale at Paddington markets…

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…won a cute toy in a UFO catcher…

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…enjoyed a delightful afternoon tea…

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…and (much later in the day), took a photo of the $2600 Bernard won on only $5 bet at Star City Casino.

Yes, that’s not a joke. Bernard won enough money today to pay for his entire trip πŸ™‚