If you find you’re not getting enough food tournaments around here, check out Munch Madness courtesy of Jack & John in the Morning on 1400 KLIN. I realize “Munch Madness” doesn’t roll off the tongue like “Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Sandwich Tournament,” but it does offer multiple categories and fan/visitor voting, and it does […]
The tournament so far: Introduction | Local Qualifier | Regional Qualifier | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 Friday was my birthday. I normally like to enjoy the sort of trivial nature of celebrating another year of not dying through somewhat flippant and excessively festive group meals — typically birthday lunch with friends […]
The tournament so far: Introduction | Local Qualifier | Regional Qualifier | Round 1 | Round 2 McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish The first thing I thought when opening the cardboard box was “This looks small.” And compared to its fish sandwich peers, it probably is smaller than most. The Filet-o-Fish is about as minimal as you can […]
Thanks to Jack and John at KLIN 1400 for having me on this morning to talk about the NEALO.COM Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Sandwich Tournament. It was a lot of fun, and I had no reason to be nervous ahead of time. I guess I’ve just never been in a situation where the credibility […]
The tournament so far: Introduction | Local Qualifier | Regional Qualifier | Round 1 Wendy’s Premium Fish Fillet The first thing I noticed about this sandwich was how expensive it was. It’s $3.39 for just the sandwich, and cheese is extra. I can’t tell you how much extra, because the signs that are supposed to […]
The tournament so far: Introduction | Local Qualifier | Regional Qualifier If you follow me on twitter, you may have seen this post Friday afternoon: Day 3 of the fish sandwich tournament is a disaster … May have to redo. Details to come at nealo.com. Ugh. My plan for these challenges was to eat one […]
For an explanation of the NEALO.COM Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Sandwich Tournament, click here. Runza’s fish sandwich This fish sandwich is built around a big cod fillet served on a fluffy sesame seed bun. The fillet is long and flattish and sort of oddly shaped, meaning it looks like it came from an actual […]
For an explanation of the NEALO.COM Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Sandwich Tournament, click here. My first thought when judging the local bracket of the NEALO.COM Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Sandwich Tournament is “I hope this gets easier.” This was a tough call to make. Bronco’s “Fishwich” The interesting thing about Bronco’s “Fishwich” is […]
Given that my editorial cartooning career would not exist without fast food restaurants, I thought instead of giving up something for Lent this year, I’d pay tribute to my heritage by conducting a nine-round fast food fish sandwich tournament. The tournament was open only to fast-food restaurants. As you can see from the brackets below, […]