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V8 Goes Energy

V8 Energy Shots are a naturally powered shot of 100 percent vegetable and fruit juices combined with green tea extract, which provides natural caffeine comparable to an 8-ounce cup of the leading premium coffee. They are available at participating convenience stores, supermarkets and drugstores in Colorado, Florida and Minnesota.

The popularity of those little 5-Hour Energy drinks unsurprisingly has inspired the makers of V8 to throw their hat into the energy shot ring. Also launching is the larger-sized V8 V-Fusion + Energy. Read on for details.

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Wanna Go To Albuquerque?

ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU NEW MEXICAN CUISINE Red and green chiles capture the taste buds of Albuquerque visitors year-round. Now you can win a 4-day, 3-night trip to savor the flavors of New Mexican cuisine by entering at www.ItsATrip.org/foodtrip.

A lot of people go on vacation to a specific area in order to experience the cuisine of that region. If Albuquerque is on your list, here’s a chance to go for free! Doesn’t that bowl above look tasty? Yum.

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Food Channel Top Ten Dessert Trends. No Pie!

The Food Channel presents its Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2011

Apparently Food Channel didn’t get the memo from General Mills. Betty Crocker and Pillsbury have declared 2011 to be The Year of the Pie. And here Food Channel is touting cupcakes as a continuing trend. For shame.

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Golden Krust Sauce And A Jerk Burger To Boot

GOLDEN KRUST CARIBBEAN BAKERY & GRILL BURGER Jamaican Jerk Burger with Lime Coleslaw for summer entertaining with Island ease. (PRNewsFoto/Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, Chas Orrico) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES

You gotta love it when a company includes recipes in a press release. In this case, Golden Krust Bakery has included a couple of recipes in honor of their new line of condiments. And actually, they sound pretty good. Check out the Island Flavored Ketchup:

The perfect accompaniment to savory dishes, this blend of herbs, including scallion, thyme, scotch bonnet peppers, pimento and onions, is an exceptionally flavorful condiment, ideal for meats, seafood, poultry.

Sounds pretty good! Read on for the whole press release, including two recipes.

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More Is Less For $69 Hot Dog

The $69 Serendipity Foot Long Haute Dog at Serendipity 3.

I have no problem if somebody wants to shell out $69 for a hot dog. (Even in New York, where hot dogs are plentiful.) Serendipity 3, the New York eatery, lets diners do just that. What I do take issue with however, is that the thing is clearly served with ketchup. Now that I just can’t take seriously.

(Via Born Rich and The Independent)

ThinkGeek Chocolate Zombie Bunny Turns Real

Considering previous ThinkGeek April Fool’s gag products have turned real, it shouldn’t be a great surprise that the Chocolate Zombie Bunny has found life. Joining other physical-world products, the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag, My First Bacon, Unicorn Meat, Personal Soundtrack Shirt, 8-bit Tie and the iCade, the little critter is the sweet-to-eat treat that bites back. Unfortunately, what isn’t a joke, is the fact that it is all sold out–but hey, there’s always next year.

***UPDATE 9/28/24*** The link above now points to GameStop and they don’t sell Zombie Chocolate Bunnies. (Yet for some reason their stock took off!) But no worries, it looks like this is a seasonal(?) product from Sugar Plum Chocolates. Yum!