I didn't see any mention here of this commercial and it sure was
new to me. Schilling for BK's grilled chicken sandwiches. I'd
have less of a problem if the picture of the sandwich actually
looked somewhat appealing but the chicken breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice.


Joanie

"Joanie" wrote in message
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I didn't see any mention here of this commercial and it sure was
new to me. Schilling for BK's grilled chicken sandwiches. I'd
have less of a problem if the picture of the sandwich actually
looked somewhat appealing but the chicken breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice.


Joanie

Thought twice about what? Getting a lot of money for sitting there
exclaiming over a second rate sandwich? We've got Emeril touting orange
flavoured toothpaste, after all! I'm just waiting for Ina Garten to start
promoting Hanes Her Way.......[puke]

breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice

unkind thing to say

"Joanie" wrote in message
...
I didn't see any mention here of this commercial and it sure was
new to me. Schilling for BK's grilled chicken sandwiches. I'd
have less of a problem if the picture of the sandwich actually
looked somewhat appealing but the chicken breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice.


Joanie

Reminds me of the old story about a respected lady from the 'right' side of
the tracks who, while at a dinner party where a high ranking dignitary was
present, was asked by said dignitary if she would sleep with him for $10
million. Gushing at the thought of being singled out, and blushing like
the young girl she wasn't, she replied, but of course, Í'd be flattered.

Later on, the same dignitary approached her privately and offered $100 for
the same consideration. 'Sir', she gasped, 'what do you take me for?".
The answer was......'we've already established what you are, all we are
doing now is dickering over the price.'

Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote in message
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Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny



To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray. Rick Bayless, on the
other hand...what the hell was *he* thinking? I can't believe the same man
who cares so much for the quality of food at his restaurants (he doesn't
even want people to order take-out) is promoting crap like BK. What a
disappointment.

rona

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"Joanie" wrote in message
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I didn't see any mention here of this commercial and it sure was
new to me. Schilling for BK's grilled chicken sandwiches. I'd
have less of a problem if the picture of the sandwich actually
looked somewhat appealing but the chicken breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice.


Joanie

Schilling? Is that a play on words?
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener

wrote:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote in message
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Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny



To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray.

To me, she's even lower.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 03:00:49 -0400, in rec.food.cooking, Ian Henley
wrote:

wrote:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote in message
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Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny



To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray.

To me, she's even lower.

homo

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message ...
To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray. Rick Bayless, on the
other hand...what the hell was *he* thinking? I can't believe the same man
who cares so much for the quality of food at his restaurants (he doesn't
even want people to order take-out) is promoting crap like BK. What a
disappointment.

Well, that's what I was thinking, too...

Karen

Toe Tag wrote:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 03:00:49 -0400, in rec.food.cooking, Ian Henley
wrote:

wrote:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote in message
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snip

Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny



To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray.

To me, she's even lower.

homo

Me? Nah. I am attracted to educated women who act their age, but if talk-outta-
the-side-of-her-crass-sounding-mouth broads are less of a threat to you, knock
yerself out.

Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:


To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray. Rick Bayless, on the
other hand...what the hell was *he* thinking? I can't believe the same man
who cares so much for the quality of food at his restaurants (he doesn't
even want people to order take-out) is promoting crap like BK. What a
disappointment.

rona



I agree, what was Bayless thinking? Oh yeah, $$$$$$$$$$$$$

--
JaKe, Seattle
"Smooth jazz is elevator music"
Drummer Joe Chambers

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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote in message
...

snip

Rachel Ray sold out to the highest bidder, which was BK, crappy as the
sandwiches may be........

-Ginny



To me, BK is at about the same level as Rachel Ray. Rick Bayless, on the
other hand...what the hell was *he* thinking? I can't believe the same man
who cares so much for the quality of food at his restaurants (he doesn't
even want people to order take-out) is promoting crap like BK. What a
disappointment.

rona


There was an article in this week's chicago tribune about this and Rick's
reason for doing the comercial seems sound to me. Here's a link to the
story (though you may need to register):

http://www.chicagotribune.com/featur...,4111213.story


Here's an excerpt, after being asked how he can treat his reputation
like a pinata:

"You know, obviously that crossed my mind a lot," Bayless says. "But if someone is taking steps in the right direction, I have to say when it's a good thing."

The good thing, in Bayless' view, is a fast-food sandwich that's 350 calories and only 5 grams of fat, a huge improvement over most fast-food sandwiches.

The Santa Fe Baguette, the one featured in the commercial (there's a Savory Mustard Baguette too) smothers a grilled chicken fillet with a mix of roasted tomatoes, bell peppers and poblano peppers. "It's really more of a Mexican profile than you expect," Bayless says. "The peppers and onions are never frozen, but roasted and shipped directly to each store; it's much less processed that way. And they're baking the bread in each unit, so the roll has a nice fresh crust."

The chicken itself, Bayless concedes, "is processed more than I'd like. It's all breast meat, but it's been chopped up some, so it doesn't have that completely fresh-chicken texture. But the fact that the chicken isn't fried is a big plus. And I think in flavor and mouth-feel that it's much less processed than other fast-food offerings."

....

"I know that some people aren't going to understand," Bayless says. "I've been a pretty loud voice about how fast food's got to get its act together, to use more healthy food and less processed food. But I endorse anything that I think is a step in the right direction."

....

"You know, if I stick my head in the sand and say, `Fast food is awful, I want all fast food to go away,' that's really a stupid position on my part," Bayless says. "A huge percentage of the American public eats fast food every day. It's not going to go away, certainly not in my lifetime. If we can encourage the fast-food companies [to provide healthier meals], I think that's very important."

--
Steven Seydell

"Joanie" wrote in message
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I didn't see any mention here of this commercial and it sure was
new to me. Schilling for BK's grilled chicken sandwiches. I'd
have less of a problem if the picture of the sandwich actually
looked somewhat appealing but the chicken breast looks flat and
fake and not so great. Maybe she should have thought twice.


Saw it last night. She's an odd pick for a celebrity. Who outside FoodTV
knows who she is? I see Jaqui Maloof occasionally in commercials but she is
never hawking anything food related so it makes sense. I have to admit
Rachel is wearing me a tad thin these days. That giggle seems more and more
contrived and her show just seems like so much of the same thing every time.
Oh well, nothing good ever lasted and that includes FoodTV.

Paul

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"Paul M. Cook©®" writes:

Saw it last night. She's an odd pick for a celebrity. Who outside FoodTV
knows who she is? I see Jaqui Maloof occasionally in commercials but she is
never hawking anything food related so it makes sense. I have to admit
Rachel is wearing me a tad thin these days. That giggle seems more and more
contrived



It's that gigglle that most drives me crazy.


Joanie

Saw it last night. She's an odd pick for a celebrity. Who outside
FoodTV
knows who she is? I see Jaqui Maloof occasionally in commercials but
she is
never hawking anything food related so it makes sense. I have to admit
Rachel is wearing me a tad thin these days. That giggle seems more and
more
contrived

It's that gigglle that most drives me crazy.

Crazy as in a lustful attraction, or crazy as in murderous rampage?

-sw

Now, if they put Nigella Lawson in a commercial.....I would probably buy a
sawdust sandwich on cardboard with wallpaper paste...

john