While I was drinking it up and snacking on Carl’s Jr. at “The Green Hornet” press junket at Comic Con, I was fortunate enough to chat it up with Brad Haley, the Executive VP of Marketing for Carl’s Jr. He informed me of some wonderful collaborations that are coming in the near future that involve their tasty food and “The Green Hornet.”

Looks like Carl’s Jr. is the main sponsor of the film when it comes to fast food eatery. Although the movie is coming out in January, in the months leading up to the release, there will be some cross promotions involving the film and Carl’s Jr. This includes an in-store sweepstakes with a chance to win the grand prize, one of the Black Beauty cars featured in “The Green Hornet.” Brad commented that the car itself is a main character in the film and that fans will be allowed the opportunity to tour the Black Beauty and project themselves in it using their webcams in a promotional, yet engaging web experience.

There also seems to be a commercial in the works that will promote some new items that Carl’s Jr. is planning to release coinciding the film. This full tie in commercial will star Seth Rogen and Jay Chou as Kato, as they introduce these new items, that as of now are still “under wraps”. But there seems to be something for the kiddies to look forward to, as a kids meal will be offered with some toys, perhaps even a toy car version of the Black Beauty? More importantly, I was also informed that there will be something the adults can look forward to as well. I’m hoping its one of the Green Hornettes inside the Black Beauty, I know Happy Star would approve.

Here’s Brad Haley and his son in front of the Black Beauty, the one available for the grand prize sweepstakes is in better condition and minus the bullet holes.

Inside the Black Beauty, try not to press the red buttons when turning on the radio.

Thanks for the advice on the ladies Happy, see you at the next event! Also, be on the lookout for a Carl’s Jr. billboard in the film, I heard it will surely please you FoodBeasts.

Kinder Chocolate is one of the best things to happen in the dessert game since the invention of cake. Some of you may be asking, why haven’t I heard of such a fanciful invention? Or how come it’s not readily available to us in the United States? Because of the damn Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act! For those unfamiliar, one of Kinder’s top products is a hollow chocolate egg that maintains a fun toy on the inside. They believe it is hazardous to a child’s health to stick non-edible materials into someones food! Ha… O wait, that’s actually a good idea. But if you are fortunate enough to know people like our friend Giovanni that has unapproved FFDCA candy at his house, then you will be happy to check out this scoop!

For all you non-Arabic readers, this translates into “Kinder Surprise”. Kinder Surprises are milk-chocolate eggs that have little toys inside of them! These treats are a staple throughout Europe and the Middle East. They were designed by two brothers in Italy that thought it would be a good idea to name it Kinder, which in German means “Children”

This is a close up of Giovanni kissing the “Surprise” inside the milk-chocolate egg! The surprises vary from stickers, action figures and cars! Giovanni ended up with a sick race car!

Certain specialty markets do sell these desserts, good luck finding them!

After Futurama’s end on t.v. I was devastated. I truly loved the one eyed mutant Leela and her “relationship” with the 20th century pizza boy Fry and I really missed the loud, drunk robot Bender. But that pain will be felt no longer! Today marks the date of Futurama’s new season. 26 new half hour episodes, can’t wait! Be sure to tune in at 10pm/9c on Comedy Central to check out the hour long premiere.(Thx Broken-Notebook)

If you guys are as crazy as I am about breakfast and actually take the old saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” to heart, then check out one of the best waffle joints I have ever laid my tongue on.

Last week I went on a road trip to Eugene, Oregon to help one of my friends move back down to So Cal. Besides multiple run-ins with the law and a nearly twenty-hour drive, we of course, put aside enough time to get our Foodbeast on! Off The Waffle is the place to go in Eugene if you want your breakfast dreams fulfilled. Honestly, how could you go wrong with a waitress like this?

The scenery in the restaurant gives off a laid back kinda feel. You want your own coffee and water? Pour it yourself!

Check out the food these guys produce! If you think the pictures look bomb, just imagine the taste! I had to go big, because I was about to go home and order the “The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”.  It started off with one of their unique “Leige Waffle” which has Belgian pearled sugar baked into itself that caramelizes when cooked and leaves the waffles glistening and mouthwatering! It is then piled with one sunny side up egg, bacon and drizzled with maple syrup!

The next waffle we took down was the “BMB”! Which is short for bacon, maple syrup, and the killer, basil Havarti cheese!

After we decided that our first round of waffles didn’t suffice our hunger, we decided to order some of their original “Leige Waffle” for our long trip home!

I appreciate the heads up from our friends Melissa and Emily for telling us about  Off The Waffle and showing us a good time in their town! If you guys are ever in Eugene, Oregon make sure to go out of your way and check out this hot spot and get your grub on!

Off The Waffle

2540 Willamette St.

Eugene, OR 97405

Here is a full rack of ribs from Chili’s slathered in BBQ sauce, makes me want some good ol’ BBQ son! (Thx Skatepunk22)

iPhone wielding Pepsi addicts rejoice! Thanks to the newly released iPhone app - Pepsi Loot, people that check into venues that serve Pepsi products can now rack up rewards! You can located Pepsi-selling venues known as Pop Spots with this Pepsi Loot in the Base section of the app, and check in to accumulate rewards. With every three check-ins, consumers earn a free digital song download at the Pepsi Loot Store! Pepsi and iPhone collaboration just laying down some work!

Looking for some real homemade cooking that has every bit of culinary grad written on it but is simple enough to actually do? Foodwishes is the answer you have been searching for.

Chef John, making a well known name for himself on the internet with his website and YouTube channel titled “Foodwishes” with over 43,00 subscribers, makes videos to show you how to create classic favorites such as sloppy joes, smother pork chops, and barbecue chicken. He even has some “fancier” dishes for those special occasions or when you are feeling a little daring such as truffle mushroom and potato gratin or chili chocolate cookie recipe,mmm. I asked Chef John if I could do a short interview with him and it went a little something like this…

What inspired you to start cooking?

Can’t really think of what inspired me to start cooking, since I can’t remember ever not cooking. As far as professional cooking goes, i started as a dishwasher, and when I saw how much more fun the cooks were having, I decided to make the jump. This was also a smart move for the restaurant, since I used to just throw away the small pans that had food burned onto them.

What culinary school did you attend and what did you study?

I went to Paul Smith College and was enrolled in the Chef Training culinary program. That was back in 1983. Those were simpler times. There was no twitter or google, and our laptops were nothing more than sheets of plain paper bound together with wire.

What made you start your own blog and your own YouTube channel?

After 5 years at the California Culinary Academy, I just wanted to do something else, and while I was figuring out what that was I started playing around with making and uploading video recipes. I was amazed at how much people loved the bad puns and poor video quality, and it took off from there.

What’s your favorite recipe of all time?

My favorite recipe is my tuna noodle casserole recipe. It’s a perfect recipe.

What advice would you give to aspiring chefs and foodies?

I would tell them not to set any goals – that just leads to disappointment and possibly hair loss. Stay in the moment. Buy a set of really good forged knifes which will last their entire careers. Travel if you can. Trust skinny chefs also. Don’t use margarine. And most importantly of all; cook with a fearless joy, remember, a hollandaise can sense fear.

Check out this talented chef and while you are being entertained you might actually become a pretty good cook in the process.

Yes, what you are looking at is actual food…all of it. World famous photographer, Carl Warner creates these masterpieces on large table tops and puts it all together with the help of layered photos. “Foodscapes” is a very hand on project. Only the best ingredients are used to achieve these works of art. You can check out his website to see more of his tasty creations. (Thx VisualStreak)

I love this new track by this Trey Songz, featuring Fabolous entitled, “Say Ahh”. To say the least, this song was 1000x better before I caught the video on YouTube. The lyrics are made up of lines like, “we don’t buy no drinks at the bar, we pop champagne ’cause we got that dough,” this is dope and all, but have you ever wondered how much the bottles they’re poppin’ actually cost?

Could this, in actuality, simply be a long-winded post about something completely  erroneous? Possibly. But thanks to some amazing ethnographic research we conducted via highly intellectual YouTube comments, we’ve come to the conclusion that Trey Songz is in fact littering his video with bottles of Nuvo, a delicate French sparkling wine, predominately made up of chardonnay with a touch of Pinot Noir.

Now you’re asking, “Yo Elie? How can I ball out like my dude Trey Songz and my other-brother-from-another-mother, Fabolous [cash money dollah institute]” It’s actually going to be a bit easier than predicted. For a mere $26.95, you can actually ball on the same level as an Atlantic Records recording artist! So unless you’re on a bitch-level and you’re still drinking that Dom Pérignon, get on Trey Songz’ level, switch to that Nuvo! [/sarcasm]

This has been one hell of a summer, filled with so many good times. And what better to do when it’s perfect out then to BBQ. Well new FoodBeast writer, Matt Maine .aka. The Dubai Chef (since Matt is moving to Dubai in a few weeks to pursue a job in Hotel and Restaurant management) and myself decided one afternoon that we would make the Best Burgers All Time. In all seriousness, I’ve eaten burgers at probably hundreds of different places and these were quite possibly one of the best I’ve ever had. Don’t take my word for it, check out the pics after the jump.

Straight up, it was beautiful out.

Went great with one of the hundreds of plumeria plants in Matt’s yard.

And here’s to the preperation.

Garlic corn.

The grilling begins.

The spread.

Matt doing what he does best.

Bacon potato salad!

I don’t know what else to say, the pictures speak for themselves. Matt knows whats up. Make sure you pay attention to his coverage from Dubai as it shows up on the site.