Posts Tagged ‘breakfast cereal’

The Embarrassment of the Cereal Bowl

When I walked in the door at the Cereal Bowl on Sunday afternoon, there wasn't a soul in sight other than a lone counter employee. I breathed a sigh of relief. I wasn't sure I wanted anyone spotting me in this cartoonish excuse of a Cleveland Park restaurant. Now, you'd think that after all these [...]

Last Week’s Greatest Hits on Young & Hungry

The top two items last week couldn't be further apart in terms of culinary aspiration, from the high-tech, high-concept imagination behind Enzo Fargione's chef's table at Teatro Goldoni to the Cereal Bowl's milky, hand-pour combo of Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, and other tooth-rotting "ingredients." It seems we 're more than a nation polarized by politics. We're [...]

FDA to Cheerios: You’re Claiming to Serve Drugs for Breakfast

The Food and Drug Administration apparently is getting serious about cracking down on cereal makers who love to claim that their products can lower cholesterol or cure club foot or something. The first on the FDA hit list is Cheerios, with its cheery label noting that the toasted whole-grain O's are "Clinically PROVEN to Help [...]

Eating a Bowl of Cereal, Michael Bay-Style

This is too damn funny. All that's missing is this line from The Rock: "I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast." Michael Bay eating a bowl of cereal. – watch more funny videos