Coca-Cola would prefer you not see an Italian film featuring Jesus drinking a Coke.

I saw the best minds of my generation merrily deconstructing the semiotics (and “cuisine”) of Taco Bell.

Sort of sounds like a headline from The Onion, doesn’t it? But it’s not a joke.

Top Chef: Stop searing our eyeballs with ads!

Shrinking grocery stores cater to customers who want quick, focused, and already prepared.

This season, Top Chef is finally more about the food than the drama. Just one problem: The food isn’t all that exciting so far.

excellent product placement - SATC, SNL and the like... do a search and you’ll find everyones views on the other leaders in the cupcake category – billy’s, sugar sweet sunshine, two little red hens, buttercup,...

that may come with it; Tom Collicchio and Top Chef (product placement, product placement, product placement); and Martha “It's A Good Thing To Fatten My Bank Account” Stewart and Ray Ray with her EVOO and own line of...

. Yes this year there are lots of product placements. Then again they’ve also shown contestants complaining about these products(Hung saying the GE stove sucked). Or makeing fun of the guest judge. But the contestant seem...

I’m sure it’s like everything else on that show- purely product placement. Funny how I notice it less since I started watching a year ago. Have to say the mussels and Hoegaarden was a pairing that popped into my head...

Its a television show. Just as with movies, product placement and cross promotion makes all of the companies a lot of money.

funny how you only get product names of the cheap product placements on poorly disguised infomercials like the specials on new gear, but you never find out important stuff like what’s mario’s go to olive oil.

There’s a good interview with the FL GM Laura Cunningham in the March issue of F&W. It get’s to be a bit of a product placement yarn. All in the PR push for the opening of Per Se (NYC). Anyway, I’ve searched on...

OK kids, any thoughts on this new series? Although it does seems very “staged” at times, I do enjoy watching the show. Anyone that’s worked in a restaurant can relate on some level I guess. The thing that...

I won’t post any spoilers and I don’t have time to write much since I have to do a bit more thanksgiving cooking before bed BUT... so much for not so much product placement this year. LOL That was pathetic!