Tuesday, October 11, 2016



It seems a little bit odd with some of the trends in yogurt that a company would advertise happily that they are using whole milk in their yogurt products. It wouldn't seem to be as healthy and marketable in today's climate, however, maybe they are going with the idea of what is natural and maybe not the lowest in calories but what can be pronounced.

To see if that is really an edge, I compared the Dannon to my normal Yoplait and the Dannon is thicker and creamier. It kind of reminds me of a slight step to the Greek yogurt style that has become popular and maybe that is one of the things that Dannon was thinking. Looking at their new campaign, that is what the idea is, to go back to the idea of natural. The flavor is fine, I can say that one of the reasons I eat Yoplait in general is that I wasn't a fan of Dannon's flavor and texture. This does resolve some of those concerns.

It's never going to be a great change in my opinion. It's mass processed yogurt. What do you expect? However I can say this new whole milk Dannon is now more of an option for me when doing my shopping and that has to be a plus for them.

Rating: 3/5




I have stuff just sitting around to post and this one is a place that has such a legend behind it at this point, and a great chef backing that it might be somewhat controversial at the end. Shake Shack is a public company now, with huge fanfare and a very strategic growth plan. While the fast casual upscale burger business is booming, no one has the reputation that the Shack has at this point. So during Baltimore Comic con weekend, the family made a trip to the Baltimore Inner Harbor location to see what the hype was about.

There is no shortage of burger spots in the area and a new one Smashburger is opening soon around the corner from my home and there is a heavy presence of Five Guys. Being that one of the big things that was being hailed was the chicken sandwich, I decided to go with that and step outside of the burger box to see what some are comparing to the infamous Chick-fil-a sandwich in a favorable manner. My wife went with the grilled hot dog smothered in cheese, while the kids both had the shack burgers with sauce on the side.

The chicken sandwich was good, but it didn't break any ground. I wouldn't wait in line for it if there was a chick-fil-a close by is what I'm saying. It has shredded lettuce and Buttermilk herb mayo which was cool to me. It just wasn't crazy good. I had a lemonade to drink which was excellent however.

The kids were less than impressed with their burgers, although my son did tell me that it was better once the shack sauce was on the burger, which he tried after tasting it without. They also had milkshakes which just felt like Mcdonalds to my taste buds. My daughter openly said she preferred the Five Guys burgers. My wife said the hot dog was as expected.

Overall, I was not terribly impressed, given all of the hype surrounding the chain. It wasn't bad but it didn't make me want to rush back when there are other versions of this concept that taste better and are more affordable.


Rating: 2.5/5