It's that day of the year again, the day singleinos hate and non-singleions scramble around last minute thinking of something special to do last minute. Fortunately something all -inos can enjoy is nachos, and if you want to fancy them up for a loved one of to put a little bit of happiness into your joyless life, making them into a romantic heart shape is one way to go. They could also remind you of the poor eating choices that you are making and the organ that will be most damaged as the result of them, but it's Valentine's Day, let us dwell on something a little cheerier.
Essay: There is Such a Thing as Nacho Cheese
Last week, as the rising tide that is the Super Bowl lifted all nacho related news into the media forefront, a little article came out in Bloomberg Business with the clickbaitable title of "There's No Such Thing as Nacho Cheese". Spoiler Alert: That is a complete falsehood. If you want to call it something more accurate you could title it "There No Such Thing (As a Standard or Legal Definition of) Nacho Cheese", which isn't nearly as popping, and also not really news.
Read MoreVideo: The Field Guide to Nachos Big Football Competition Commercial
So the other day Good Morning America contacted me in regards to making a Super Bowl style commercial for The Field Guide to Nachos as they were looking for products for a sport food related version of Shark Tank. The catch was that I had about 6 hours to put the video together, which might have been ok if those 6 hours hadn't taken place on a day with a 3 foot of snow blizzard that the state wasn't shut down so I had to work with what I had on hand. This is that video.
Ultimately they decided to go in a different direction and didn't go with it (possibly due to the use of the word "Eldritch" or the featuring of the dreaded Nachonomicon) and while it's not of a Kubrickian quality of filmmaking, here it is for your enjoyment. The moral of the story is that if you have some crazy idea for making a product, like a Field Guide to Nachos, do it, and maybe you'll have a chance to be on TV! GOOOOOOOOOOO SPORTS!
Review: JOSÉ OLÉ Nacho Bites
Spoiler Alert: These are about as much nachos as that kitten is, and that kitten is no nachos.
Sometimes you’re home alone. Sometimes you just want something hot and easy to cook. Sometimes you just want something cheesy and greasy. Sometimes you don’t, but when you do and want something nacho related while wandering around the frozen food section you may come across a consumable called “Nacho Bites”.
Read MoreReview: Taco Bell XXL Nachos
"Tortilla chips prepared fresh daily piled high with hearty beans, a three-cheese blend, warm nacho cheese sauce, guacamole, pico de gallo, reduced-fat sour cream, and steak, steak and more steak."
Let’s get this out of the way right up front: shortly after consuming this order of XXL Nachos at Taco Bell I had a spurting case of diarrhea. Ha ha ha, we get it, Taco Bell is low hanging fruit, but that poop was a fact.
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