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Pepsi-Cola

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    The Best Super Bowl Commercials by the Music

    The Darkness saved Samsung's ad from spiraling down into forgettable territory. ​Let's be blunt. This year's Super Bowl was dismal for Midwesterners. Sure, there were exceptions. Transplants from Boston, New York City or New Jersey may have enjoyed the game. Some may have had a rooting intere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Seven Commercials That Led to the Taste Test Comedy Revolution

    ​Cheese is awesome, but it can't replace love. Or car keys. Your computer. Your job. Some Second City alumni try to prove that cheese isn't a substitute for non-food items, and trying to force the issue will break a woman. In doing so, Kraft's Cracker Barrel Cheese (not to be confused with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Moneyball and an All-American Snack Banquet

    Walking into Moneyball, it's hard not to anticipate the stereotypical baseball movie: chewing tobacco, player enlightenment, inspirational pep talks from the coach before the big game, maybe even some angels in the outfield. But above all, you expect a show, a tense series of games that eventually r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Bobby Flay's Spicy Mango Six Other Diet Pepsis No One Wants

    Thanks, Bobby Flay. The Spicy Mango Diet Pepsi and Pineapple Chipotle Diet Pepsi you commissioned for your "Tacos & Tequila" event last weekend most certainly increased the Patron consumption. At least PepsiCo had the good sense to not put these flavors on the mass market. They already have enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Eight Awful Uses for Terrible Flavored Vodkas

    Hey vodka makers? You're out of control. It was cute and interesting many, many years ago when the likes of Absolut, Stoli, and Smirnoff got the bright idea to make flavored vodkas. Vodka with pepper flavor for bloody Marys? Great! Citrusy vodkas with tonic? Perfection. But come on. With the annou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Happy Birthday MTV! Eight Food Commercials Revolutionized by Music Videos

    ​Happy birthday, MTV! Although you take a lot of whacks for not playing music anymore, there's no doubting the swift and massive change in American culture after your debut. Not only did video kill the radio star, it smacked the crap out of staid old food advertising. In a few brief years, we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Pepsi Contest Could Help Local Children With Their Science

    Courtesy of Pepsi​The Pepsi Refresh Project sounds like a mildly sinister plan for the newest attempt to defeat Coke: Pepsi With Lime, Pepsi With Rum, Pepsi Less Than Zero, Pepsi Is Better Than Coke. The real result, at least if applied to the St. Louis area, could be something much more akin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    The New Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine Is Peachy Keen

    Ian FroebCoca-Cola's new Freestyle soda fountain at the Ferguson Wingstop​On Monday, Gut Check told you about the slick new devices from Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Pepsi's "social" vending machine is still just a prototype, but Coca-Cola's Freestyle soda fountain is now available in St. Louis at the Win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Diet Pepsi Empowers with Women's Inspiration Network

    sodahead.com​ Diet Pepsi's taken some flak over the introduction of their new skinny can, intended to appeal to women concerned with the slimness and attractiveness of their diet beverage cans. The market of women who feel bad about themselves because of their soda cans is huge, we tell you. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Coke, Pepsi Introduce Futuristic New Soda Fountains and Vending Machines

    ​Perhaps realizing that the "battle" between the world's two most iconic soft drinks (sorry, Dr Pepper) is simply a matter of whether you prefer the achingly sweet flavor of one or the other, both Coke and Pepsi are looking past the beverage to the beverage-delivery system as a new way to differen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Proctor & Gamble Ditches Pringles. Seven Other Foods They've Abandoned

    larryfire.wordpress.comAnd go they shall ... to Diamond Foods.​ An era ended this week when Proctor and Gamble sold Pringles to Diamond Foods for $2.35 billion. For the first time since the mid-1860s when they got big on making lard, P&G is out of the food game. As they pass from the kitchen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Real-Deal Diner: The G-B Grill in Alton, Illinois

    Suzy RustDon't believe everything you read: The G-B Grill only serves breakfast and lunch; it closes at 3 p.m.​The G-B Grill (1858 East Broadway, Alton, Illinois; 618-465-9896) sports a big plate-glass window that looks out onto the brownfield that once was Alton's booming industrial corridor. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

    ​This week we found out that St. Louis is more of a slow food city than one might expect, especially considering our penchant for food trucks. In other matters of national ranking, St. Louis was named the drunkest city in the Midwest. What else did we do this week? Pepsi's slim, fashionabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Super Bowl Commercials Are So Last Millennium

    This trio is no longer limited to a flatscreen.​Quick: What's your bet for the first Super Bowl ad on Sunday - Budweiser, Pepsi or Ford? Or, how about Option 4: Who cares? That's the attitude of Washington University marketing Professor Seethu Seetharaman, who opines on the Wash U. website ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Farmhaus' Eric Scholle: Featured Bartender of the Week

    Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Farmhaus bartender Eric Scholle. Below is a Q&A with Scholle, followed by a video of him mixing an Eggnog Martini. Alissa NelsonYou wanna make an Eggnog Martini? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Pepsi Wants You to Snackify

    Time to snackify your soft drinks. The Wall Street Journal says that Pepsi believes customers wants to "snackify" their drinks. What the hell does that mean? It means they're looking for ways to market a new fruit puree that's thin enough to drink but thick enough to be a food. Apple, grape, and che ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Vote, Often, For Solar Panels For Parkway North

    Courtesy Wendy LowVote for us, darn it!​A few years back, Parkway North High School student Wendy Low and some of her friends thought it would be a great idea for the school to use solar panels to meet its electrical needs. The administration was all for it. Just one thing: Solar panels cost money ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    In Defense of Spaghetti Tacos

    image via​Really, there's no defense for spaghetti tacos, a creation that outraged the food blogosphere recently with rants from the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Atlantic and yes, even Gut Check. Spaghetti tacos were introduced on the Nickelodeon show iCarly, where they even got th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Robin Murphy of Bailey's Chocolate Bar, Rooster, and Bridge, Part 2

    This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice profile of Robin Murphy of Baileys' Chocolate Bar, Rooster and Bridge. Part one is available here; part three, a recipe, we'll publish on Friday. Robin Wheeler​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what meals stand out? My mom was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    St. Louis Kids Served Parasite-Contaminated Fruit Cups

    Some children in a St. Louis federally-funded summer lunch program were served fruit cups contaminated with parasites. In a press release from the city's Department of Health, the meals were provided by Preferred Meal Systems. So far no one has become ill, and it's unclear how many children might be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Probably One of the Most Devoted Fans in St. Louis Blues Hockey History Has Died

    Ronald H. "Mr. Hockey" Schmidt​They called him "Mr. Hockey." When 72-year-old Ronald H. Schmidt of Mehlville died in his sleep early Tuesday morning, the St. Louis Blues lost not just a fan. They lost a fan who attended the franchise's first home game in 1967 and who came to know announcers, journ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    The Morning Brew: Friday, 12.18

    ​ Pepsi will not advertise during the 2010 Super Bowl. (Wall Street Journal)Meat cocktails turn absurd with the McNuggetini. (NBC New York)A Jewish woman's dreams of the feast of the seven fishes come true. (Philadelphia Inquirer)Educate yourself on cottage cheese. (Columbia Daily Tribune)

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Sneak of the Dead

    ​Pay attention: In the event of a zombie apocalypse, the information I'm about to give you may be the difference between having your cranium cracked open like the sugar crust on a crème brûlée and parlaying a considerable stash of vodka and ammo into living the good life with a harem somewhere ... More >>

  • Film

    August 12, 2009

    That Other Rumble in the Jungle: Documenting an epic concert in Zaire, Soul Power puts on quite a show

    ​Pay attention: In the event of a zombie apocalypse, the information I'm about to give you may be the difference between having your cranium cracked open like the sugar crust on a crème brûlée and parlaying a considerable stash of vodka and ammo into living the good life with a harem somewhere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    The Best of Gut Check: Hecho en Mexico

    While Gut Check is on vacation, enjoy highlights from the past two years. Every few years I fail miserably to overcome my adolescent's addiction to Coca-Cola. I make it a few weeks or months -- but then, usually without thinking about it, I'm dropping fifty cents into the office soda machine or snag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Elvis Costello Announced as Special Guest for July 11 Sheryl Crow Concert Under the Arch

    This in from Major League Baseball, Elvis Costello will be that previously announced "special guest" at the Sheryl Crow concert on July 11 beneath the Gateway Arch."I cannot think of anything better than sitting in with Sheryl and her band for a few surprise numbers and a rocking good time in St. Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    President Obama to Throw Out First Pitch at All-Star Game

    strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League. This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2009

    Day of the Dead: How do you share your condolences with a grieving Mexican family?

    strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League. This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2009

    Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

    strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League. This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2009

    RFT readers weigh in on charter schools, the flu, barfing and artery-clogging food. What fun!

    strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League. This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.11

    Congress issues a subpoena to the head of Peanut Corp. of America after he refuses to testify voluntarily. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)The extraordinary birthday party planned for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe in a country where most of the population is in desperate need of food aid. (The Times)You mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    The Really Important Stuff About the Super Bowl -- The Commercials

    We witnessed one of the greatest single games in the history of NFL football last night. The flurry of momentum and lead changes, the outstanding performances by players both known and unknown, and a finish that actually outdid last year's dramatics. Simply outstanding. But, really, does anyone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    A Strange Wind in Chicago: Blago Arrested, Tribune Going Bankrupt, Cubs Still Spending Like Crazy

    You know, as a Cardinal fan, I'm always happy when bad things happen to the Cubs. I know, I know, I shouldn't feel that way, but I just can't help it. When black cats charge the field, I find myself laughing and cheering for the cat. When a Cubbie fan reaches out and plucks victory away from an outf ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 5, 2008

    Drink of the Week: Citrus Plunge

    Bruno's American Grill
    2652 Hampton Avenue
    314-769-9331

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Second Spin: Tommy Cash, Rise and Shine

    Bruno's American Grill
    2652 Hampton Avenue
    314-769-9331

  • Dining

    October 15, 2008

    Gut Check: When the going gets tough, the $6 Gourmet gets going

    Bruno's American Grill
    2652 Hampton Avenue
    314-769-9331

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    The Dish: Boylan's Natural Cane Cola

    Bruno's American Grill
    2652 Hampton Avenue
    314-769-9331

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    SonyBMG Launches Platinum MusicPass Album Download Cards

    Bruno's American Grill
    2652 Hampton Avenue
    314-769-9331

  • Dining

    February 21, 2007

    Ba Le and Cheeburger Cheeburger break the chain mentality.

    Fast food ain't necessarily bad food.

  • News

    February 14, 2007

    The Unreal Guide To Soulard Mardi Gras

    Welcome, Willkommen, Bienvenue, Aloha, Shalom, Howdy!

  • News

    January 31, 2007

    Party Foul

    The state scolds Mardi Gras Inc. for goose-stepping over the line.

  • Dining

    August 23, 2006

    Mint Mentos & Diet Coke

    $0.77 AND $1.34 (respectively)
    World News
    4 South Central Avenue
    Clayton

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    The Bloody Marys of Calhoun County

    Can't sneak tomato juice past a pro

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    East Side, Best Side

    A pub crawl along the Illinois riverbanks

  • Home Entertainment

    February 22, 2006

    All the President's Men

    A pub crawl along the Illinois riverbanks

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    Week of February 2, 2006

    >"I think a little of Brie's favorite pastime would go a long way towards loosening you guys up!"

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    “I miss too much caffeine and laid-back slacking, I miss acid suns.”

    >"I think a little of Brie's favorite pastime would go a long way towards loosening you guys up!"

  • Music

    March 12, 2003

    Gossip Folks

    Thanks to The O'Reilly Factor and Pepsi, Ludacris got a bad rap

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    DAMMED TO ETERNITY

    James Scott was sentenced to life in prison for causing a destructive levee break during the Flood of '93. But was he simply an easy scapegoat for a town raging at its devastation?

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