Why weren't you boo hooing about this when he started pushing his line of
sauces, salsas, coffee beans, etc. etc. ? How is that any different? The
bottom line is, the product is still good, even though it's sold to a mass
market. I'm lucky enough to live an hour from Frontera Grill and
Topolobampo, but not everyone is - so there you go. His pumpkin seed hot
sauce is absolutely great, for instance. Anyway, I'm sure some of you food
snobs out there wouldn't be caught dead in a Burger King - but the sandwich
(other than the chicken being a bit salty) is really rather good. He
shouldn't be a bit ashamed of putting his name on it - it's probably the
best thing on the menu at a fast food place in years. Put on your dark
sunglasses, slink through the drive through, and actually try it before you
rip him to shreds.
Peg
PS. Sometimes a Whopper tastes better than fois gras... depending on the
circumstances

"Jim Lane" > wrote in message
...
> BW wrote:
>
> > That celebrities are marketable is well established, your post offers
> > nothing new in that regard. And that some US celebs like to cherry
> > pick where they whore themselves so their adoring public doesn't view
> > them differently is nothing new either.
> >
> > As this is a Mexican food group and Bayless is without question
> > regarded as a leader among traditional Mexican cuisine chefs his
> > appearance for Burger King makes this a different discussion than say,
> > Leonardo DeCaprio appearing in a Japanese Ralph Lauren commercial.
> >
> > Don't you agree?
> >
> >
> >
> > In article >, Jim Lane
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:29:07 GMT, BW >
> >>>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Any other group member as shocked by me to see Ric Bayless shilling
> >>>>Burger King chicken sandwiches in their latest advertising campaign?\
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>How about Emerril and his new toothpaste commercials? Colgate(?) has
> >>>a new line of flavored toothpastes, and Emerril goes "bam" when he
> >>>tastes it, and then comments to himself in the mirror - "This is
> >>>kicking it up a notch!".
> >>>
> >>><gag>
> >>>
> >>>I haven't seen the Bayliss commercial yet.
> >>>
> >>>-sw
> >>
> >>Celebrities are marketable. Get over it. Were you overseas anywhere, you
> >>would see far more of this than you can imagine. At least Bayless and
> >>Emeril are not trying to hide themselves by appearing only overseas.
> >>
> >>
> >>jim
>
> You bias is reflected in your use of the term "whore." You are one as am
> I, we all sell ourselves for salaries or commissions. The difference is
> your opinion. Selling is selling. It is about the money. Bayless, Emeril
> or Pamela or DeCaprio. You complain, Bayless laughs his ass off on the
> way to the bank.
>
> Better yet, protest! Quit eating Mexican food in protest and abandon
> this group.
>
>
> jim
>