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Foodie Flashback: Learn How to Style a Burger
I was wasting my time on checking out YouTube when I came across this video clip from Buy Me That! an old 1980s special that taught kids the tricks in advertising. In this particular clip a "makeup artist for food" — these days they would be known as a food stylist — teaches everyone how to make burgers look tasty and delicious.
Foodie Flashback: Fresh Goes Better!
BellaSugar recently rented a cute Smart Fortwo car — be sure to check out her adventures. Hearing about the car's tiny size made me think of the scene in that old Mentos commercial. You know, the one where the girl's teeny tiny car gets wedged into a parking spot and she needs four burly dudes to come help her out?
Foodie Flashback: Matt LeBlanc Loves Mother's Cookies
I know, it's hard to believe, but we love cookies here at the Sugar HQ. We talked about them for so long on Friday, that I ended up doing a YouTube search to find old cookie commercials. I was sorting through the odds and ends — strangely there are a ton of homemade cookie commercials on YouTube — when I came across this one from Mother's Cookies.
Foodie Flashback: Dream Kitchens
The annual International Home and Housewares Show begins next week in Chicago. Each year there are always a lot of interesting gadgets and gizmos — I'm sure we'll be hearing about a lot of items for our What Is This game — as it seems that everyone has something innovative up their sleeves.
Every time I think about innovative new kitchen gizmos, I always end up thinking of those vintage 1960s Kitchen of Tomorrow type of videos.
Foodie Flashback: Brad Pitt Has the Fever
I was trolling around YouTube looking for a fun foodie flashback, when I struck gold. In a before he was famous moment, Brad Pitt is seen here hawking Pringles potato chips. The commercial itself is actually a bit weird.
Foodie Flashback: Butterbake Your Turkey
The only thing better than vintage recipes and cookbooks are vintage-cooking videos. While looking for Thanksgiving ideas, I came across this vintage commercial for a turkey made with real butter. You pat lots of butter all over, cover it with cheesecloth dipped in melted butter, and bake it slowly, basting with butter.
TV Dinners: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
As a child, one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving — besides the turkey, pie, and Macy's parade — was the annual viewing of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I love the way that Snoopy and the gang had their own Thanksgiving without adults. Even though Peppermint Patty freaks out over the lack of turkey and pumpkin pie, I always thought it looked like a lot of fun.
Foodie Flashback: Kirsten Dunst Loved Her Pillsbury
The other day, when I was looking for vintage Pillsbury Doughboy commercials, I came across one for Pillsbury Microwave Side Dishes. The novelty of the slogan "lovin' from the oven" referring to a microwave is sort of fun, however it's the wee Kirsten Dunst loving her microwaved scalloped potatoes that makes me giggle. The video is a wonderful slice of the 80s and you won't be able to get this Beep!
Foodie Flashback: Nothing Says Lovin' Like Something From the Oven!
At the age of 42, the Pillsbury Doughboy — aka Poppin' Fresh — is looking good for his age. He hasn't needed any Botox and looks just as good as he did when he first debuted on Nov. 7, 1965.
Foodie Flashback: Have a Monsterrific Breakfast!
The other day we mentioned that General Mills brought back Boo and Franken Berry just in time for Halloween. So, to celebrate the occasion further I thought I'd dig up a few of these old Count Chocula commercials. Besides, it's a perfect way to celebrate Halloween.
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