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More PANTONE Love

If you follow our blog then you know we love PANTONE about as much as we love bacon. So it's not surprising that we fell for these awesome PANTONE CHIP cookies from designer Kim Neill. She even made some with Metallic colors. So smart. So well done. Great stuff, Kim.

E-Z Bake Bus Shelters

Kudos to Caribou Coffee and its agency for this wonderful idea to promote Caribou's hot breakfast sandwiches. These bus shelters not only resemble ovens, but they also include real heaters, which keep commuters warm as they wait for the bus. Yes, we are aware of our own hypocrisy here considering the post below about the calories in fast food. But come on, they put heaters in bus shelters that look like ovens! That's hot.

Do Calories Count? Research Says No.

A recent study by the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School showed that posting calories on menus has little effect on what customers buy. The 13-month study found that having calorie, fat and sodium information did not change public health behavior even at a time when obesity rates continue to soar. This is pretty scary stuff, especially as Washington battles over national health care. Maybe the nation could start taking better care of its health in the meantime. Just sayin’. Check it out.

App-etizing – The Best Cooking App

The app experts at Gizmodo have weighed in and Epicurious is their choice for best cooking app for both Apple and Android. It’s particularly useful for the iPad, which can prop up nicely on your prep station. It has a huge library of recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and other reputable sources and includes a shopping list tool and gorgeous photos. The Android also version features voice search and a recipe-of-the-day widget. We’re Macheads, so we’re including the link to the Apple app. Check it out.

Canned Laughter – The Candwich

The apocalypse is upon us. When the smoke clears and the walking dead are searching for a quick & tasty ready-to-eat treat they’ll find it in the Candwich – the sandwich in a can! Available in two PB&J varieties and BBQ Chicken, Candwiches are perfect for people on the go and emergency food storage in the event of natural disasters – unlike the unnatural disasters inside each can. Personally, we’d rather eat the dead, unless of course they introduce a Bacon sandwich. Then pop open a can and start the party! Check it out.

Pork Roast – Bacon Flavored Coffee

What milk blog would be complete without a little bacon love? Our man Brendan – The Baron of Bacon – found Maple Bacon Morning™ from Boca Java. “The taste of sweet maple and smoky bacon blend perfectly to create a hearty start to your day.” Oh. Yeah. Check it out.

That’s What She Said! – Señor Juan’s Got a Hot Pickle

Founded by one of the original West Coast skateboarders and an old friend of the agency, Señor Juan’s makes a hot and spicy pickle that lights a match under the butt of the lowly garnish. Brendan and Joe love them and now you can too. Check it out.

The Best Part of Waking Up - Wake n' Bacon

The best part of waking up is not Folgers in your cup, it's the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon drifting from your alarm clock. That's what you get from the Wake n' Bacon, the deliciously demented invention that begins cooking a strip of frozen bacon 10 minutes before the alarm is set to go off. Awesome. Check it out.

$5 Dollar Doughboy - What's a Brand to Do?

First, Subway spokesman Michael Phelps gets caught smoking a bong, and now the brand's miracle dieter Jared Fogle looks like he got a heavy case of the munchies. These indiscretions aren't nearly as bad, or costly, as Tiger Woods', but for Subway and Fogle, both of whom have raked in a lot of money off his weight loss, it isn't good. According to industry reports, Subway is going to turn this into a positive by having Jared slim down again and train with co-spokesmen Michael Strahan. Smart move. But like Woods, this again brings to light the peril of so closely associating your brand with a celebrity, especially one you created. The rewards typically outweigh the risks (pun intended), but it's still risky. What's your take?

Design Benchmark - Jellio

Some people just see the world differently (you know, like us). Most simply see an ice cream sandwich. But the folks at Jellio see a gourmet ice cream parlor in need of extra seating or a tween idol that wants to decorate the game room in her crib. Hence, the new Ice Cream Bench. The world hungers for fun design. Jellio serves it up fresh. Check it out.