Essay: Guy Fieri, more like "Why Fieri?" Trashcan Nachos

March 5, 2015 Derek Sotak

Guy Fieri carries the physical manifestation of the albatross representing the quality of his work across the stage. (Food Network)

This week an event shocked the nacho world with the magnitude of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (7.8), that being that human troll doll Guy Fieri made nachos in a trashcan. Granted, fewer people died at this event, but the level of horror and the cost in human spirit is equal, if not greater. The damage to nachos of course was much, much worse.

Review: Bentley Pub 2

February 25, 2015 Derek Sotak

Tortilla chips, melted cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, red onions, sour cream, salsa, chicken.

Judgement Day. The Road Warrior. Escape from LA. Electric Boogaloo. Pig in the City. All sequels of note. The Bentley Pub of Auburn Massachusetts also has a sequel, with the go to sequel title of Bentley Pub 2. Do I think they would be better served by giving it a flashy name, like “Bentley Pub 2: Come for the Grub” or “Bentley Pub 2: The Craw Fillinging”.

Obligatory Valentine's Day Post

February 14, 2015 Nachonomics

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

February 5, 2015 Derek Sotak

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.

Video: The Field Guide to Nachos Big Football Competition Commercial

February 1, 2015 Derek Sotak

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!