In November 2012, the United States had to say goodbye to an veritable institution as Interstate Bakeries finally succumbed to bankruptcy after many years of labor disputes and management problems. Interstate Bakeries was the manufacturer of two major staples of the American diet for many decades… Wonder… and Hostess. It was because of this bankruptcy […]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
They’re The Best… They’re The Beautiful… They’re The ONLY… Twinkies! THEY’RE BACK!
Posted: 22nd July 2013 by J. Marcus in A Case of the Munchies, FoodTags: Chocodiles, Entenmann's, Hostess Brands, Little Debbie, Tastykake, Twinkies, Wonder
Drink Up with The Podwits!
Posted: 30th March 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Food, News, PodcastTags: Beer, Cars, Coffee, Food, Podcasting, Rum, Sodastream, Tequila, Vodka
Pull up a chair and order yourself a drink! It’s time for another stunning episode of the Podwits Podcast. On the docket this week: How important is taste to your drinking experience? Is podcasting under attack from sources most foul? Is your new car under a new influence? Will Batman and Robin escape this CAT-aclysmic […]
Repent While You Can!
Posted: 29th September 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Food, History, PodcastTags: Bacon, Cadillac, Car phones, Cell phones, Food, iPhone, Lexus, Motorola Krazr, Motorola Micro-Tac, Motorola Razr, Oldsmobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII
For those of you who listen to “The Podwits Podcast” on a mobile device, rejoice for what you have as the Podwits 2 (Big Buck You-Know-What Hat was trapped in a remote location and unable to attend the recording) take a trip down Memory Lane at the way cell phones USED TO BE! And is […]
A Great Day in Harlem
Posted: 29th July 2012 by Dion in Food, HistoryTags: Harlem, Matt Garrison, Soul Food, Sylvia Woods, Sylvia's, the Queen of Soul Food
On a brisk day this past January, a friend to the Podwits, saxophonist Matt Garrison, and I ventured to a spot I’d been meaning to go to for years now: the famous landmark restaurant in Harlem, Sylvia’s. The woman behind the legendary eatery—Sylvia Woods, “the Queen of Soul Food”—passed away last week, and I thought […]
It’s Like College All Over Again! – Garlic Bread Pizza from Pizza Hut
Posted: 25th July 2012 by J. Marcus in A Case of the Munchies, FoodTags: Cheeseburger Pizza, Garlic Bread Pizza, Pizza Hut
I don’t know what the deal is with the good folks over at Pizza Hut nowadays, but I feel like they’ve let college students into their test kitchens. It’s the only way to explain the recent rash of recipes to hit their stores.
Two Great Tastes… But Do They Go Well TOGETHER?
Posted: 3rd May 2012 by J. Marcus in FoodTags: Doritos, Doritos Locos Tacos, Food Review, Fritos, Taco Bell
Certainly we all know that Mr. Reese was a bloody genius when he put chocolate and peanut butter together. It was a match made in heaven and it just went to show you that two things that you wouldn’t think to put together could TOTALLY work! Ever since then, people everywhere have been looking for […]
A little something special today. Our good friend Kuma from Kuma Kreations Entertainment shows us how being a geek is no excuse for not knowing how to cook a decent meal! Enjoy!
Creamy Goodness
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Food, Podcast, Science FictionTags: Avengers, Avery Brooks, Ben & Jerry's, Cologne, Ernest Borgnine, Henry Cavill, Ice Cream, Patrick Stewart, Reader Mailbag, Star Trek, Superman, Thelonious Monk, William Shatner
In this week’s podcast, J. and Dion give tons of free lip service to a damned fine brand of ice cream, Brian decides to play the part of Godot, J. dips into the reader mailbag once again and the boys nearly break their backs picking up all the names being dropped. Hilarity abounds on another […]