SDCC11: Who ordered a bunny taco?
Jesus it was only yesterday we were saying how much we liked going to the Tin Fish to get a fish taco and a brew and relax. But now it seems even this functional area is being taken over by marketing -- NBC to be exact:
Continue ReadingSDCC11: What if you have to eat?
One of the greatest joys of Comic-Con is the quest for food, as regular Beat readers know. From a filling lunch consisting of a handful of carrots to a hearty dinner of clawing at the last crumbs of chips at the Wired Cafe happy hour, Comic-Con is a food orgy for the hardworking folks at Stately Beat Manor. Luckily some people have a clearer idea of where to go to grab a bite. The folks at CCI haveput up an exhaustive list of restaurants, including many con specials where you need to just show your badge to get extra goodies or a discount. The locals love Comic-Con --it's official!
Continue ReadingCaptain America Tie-In Food: We Eat It So You Don’t Have To
Not since Star Trek waffles (I'm not kidding) has a movie had so many unconventional food tie-ins as Captain America: The First Avenger. Clearly this called for a review in the interest of science journalism. So while visiting my parents for the Fourth of July weekend, I decided an expedition into patriotic tie-in food was required and resolved to try and review it all, a project which revealed one vitally important fact - apparently Americans really, really like patriotic donuts.
Continue ReadingHydrate during your exploits with Green Lantern branded Brisk Green Tea
The Green Lantern marketing blitz is coming at you like a corp of space cops, and among the items: a new flavor of Brisk Green Tea that is partnering with Green Lantern for refreshment and good deeds. And what flavor is Green Lantern representative of? Mango Dragonfruit! Yum. The packaging includes art by Kenneth Rocafort, artist on RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS in the Flashboot. Some relevant hype from the PR:
Continue ReadingThe Beat’s MoCCA $10 Dining Guide – 2011 Edition
Coming to this year's MoCCA-fest and wondering where to grab a quick lunch to eat in between selling your mini-comics? Look no further! Although considered drab by New York standards, the Rose Hill/Gramercy/Flatiron area surrounding the the Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory, setting for MoCCA Fest, still offers a colorful array of authentic, delicious and affordable cuisine from around the world within a radius of only a couple of blocks. (It IS New York City, after all.) Bearing in mind the small budgets of most MoCCA attendees/indie cartoonists, we're going to highlight places where, for $10 or under, you can still get a decent meal -- some of them even prepared by Iron Chef level celebrities. At a few places, if $10 isn't enough for a meal it is still enough for some rare treat that will make your trip one to remember. For dinner you will want to grab some friends and a subway or cab and head to one of the great restaurants of the city, but your lunchtime is definitely covered right here.
Continue ReadingGreen Lantern gets snack balls, scary ride
With the Green Lantern movie underway for delivery in 2011, the emerald warrior is getting all kinds of promotions to make sure that by the time Ryan Reynolds has been on 100 junkets, everyone will know who Green Lantern is. And to that end, he's already being licensed out the wazoo. For instance, the Asbury Park Press tells us that Green Lantern is getting his own roller coaster at the Great Adventures in New Jersey. The ride -- 15 stories of 63 mph mayhem -- will open to coincide with the movie.
Continue ReadingThe IRON MAN 2 guide to fashion and diet
With IRON MAN @ blasting out with the widest opening in movie history -- it's sure to take over our lives like a big spreaeding fungus. Looking to it as a guide for life, one can only look to Mickey Rourke , who plays the villain Whiplash, as a fashion icon , as shown on Vulture with a slideshow of his looks over the ages. And as for diet, Gwyneth Paltrow shows us the way to look like she does, with a diet of a tablespoon of chicken for lunch and a halved almond sliver between meals to quash the munchies before tucking in to a hearty dinner of a handful of kale. The diet regime is augmented by 4 hour runs through volcanic rock flats while being chased by a rhino.
Continue ReadingThe Beat’s Guide to MoCCA Fine Dining – 2010 edition
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet We posted this last year, and it was one of our most popular features ever. Here’s an updated look at the food, drink and amenities surrounding the the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington, site of this year’s MoCCA Festival. This being New York City in April, there will be plenty of [...]
Continue ReadingIce Cream Break
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Batman flavored ice cream: Courtesy of Marion Vitus. What does it taste like? It appears mysterious, cool and aloof…like the man.
Continue ReadingSomething must be done
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThree out of three people we surveyed today agree that Dunkin’ Donuts coffee now tastes like complete swill.
Continue ReadingUh-oh: Pact with the devil!!!!!!
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Macworld: News: Apple Event – Live Coverage UPDATE: Early adapters suffer flames of purgatory: This *** big time :( I had to quit partying for a month to scrape up money for the iPhone. I feel terrible! $200 is quite a lot of money, especially for a student. They even deleted my thread [...]
Continue ReadingA few links
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet§ Toronto Fan Expo link round-up at Sequential. § Round-up of cupcakes in comics courtesy Rachel Kramer Bussel: § Jon Spencer Geek explosion interview at Daily Cross Hatch. BTW, Spencer’s wife, if we recall, is Boss Hog’s Christina. What are you reading [comic-wise, naturally]? The Pushman & Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Silverfish by [...]
Continue ReadingHarvey Pekar meets Anthony Bourdain
Share this link on Facebook!TweetHarvey Pekar’s appearance on No Reservations aired last night but we’re sure you can catch it in reruns.
Continue ReadingNaked Chef becomes young cartoon
Share this link on Facebook!TweetIt seems that television favorite chef Jamie Oliver, is going to become a cartoon. but not just any cartoon — an AARDMAN cartoon. Jamie Oliver is to be immortalised as a cartoon character by Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations. The celebrity chef will be presented as a 10-year-old cartoon version of himself [...]
Continue ReadingHeroes become villains where snacks are involved
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet From England a shocking tale of good turned to the dark side: A watchdog group called Which? has determined that cartoon heroes are being used to sell unhealthy snacks to children: Spidey was blasted for backing sugary Nesquik Chocolate Flavour Cereal, while Scooby-Doo Mini Pizza Breadsticks were found to be high in [...]
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