Food and clothes from Whataburger

That restaurants and fast foods sell their sauces or spices to use at home is not new anymore. That some of them are selling apparels and clothing because they are quite trendy can also be seen here and there.

But Whataburger (http://whataburger.com/) is going a step further with their "gift packet". Quotation : "Do you love ketchup on everything?  The Ketchup Lover's Bundle was made for you.  Includes: 20-ounce bottle of Fancy Ketchup,  T-Shirt, Mouse Pad and Reusable Grocery Bag. " 

Is it terribly trendy or awfully kitsch?

Bacon and ice cream to become a standard?

Some years ago, when Burger King offered Bacon Sundays in the USA, this was a kind of new unsaid rules that had been infringed...

In between, bacon had become a kind of hype, and it seems normal that 5 Guys is launching milk shake with bacon!

http://www.fiveguys.com/milkshakes

The Ikea Hot Dog Pack

Ikea is certainly as much famous for its Billy and other Expedit shelves as for its hot dog ...Maybe aiming at football fan bored with pizzas, they offer in Germany the Hotdog - Party - Pack : 32 breads, 32 sausages, 1 ketchup, 1 mustard, 4 boxes of roasted garlic and 2 jars of pickles.

This is the first move from Ikea in the take away food, and it definitly seems in agreement with the Ikea food store and restaurant evolution. Will we one day see Ikea fast food, where one can also order furnitures ?

Danish Spark : it's coming home, it's coming home, Pulled Pork's coming home!

Pulled Pork is a slow cooked meat that get tender after hours of low temperature cooking, and which tastes simply great. In Denmark, this is already THE hot stuff in every fast food, but also in restaurants.

So, how long will it take before to see it south of Denmark?

Danish Spark : The Brunch Burger

You want a brunch? But don't have time? Or maybe then just something to eat? Or maybe a burger? Steffs Place (http://www.steffsplace.dk/) listened to you with their Brunch Burger ...

Mini Spark: the salatburger from Max

Seen at Max, the Swedish hamburger chain, the Salat Burger: the idea is quite simple, removing the bread from the burger, and replacing it with more salad ....

Friday Spark : Der Licious, the vision of German food in the US?

Der Wienerschnitzel is a Fast Food chain which first opened in 1961, specializing in hot dog (which quite does not reflect in their name, as wienerschnitzel are not at all hot dogs...). Now that hot dog are following the burger trends in Europe, will Wienerschnitzel be an example to follow?

http://www.wienerschnitzel.com

Bacon Insider Burger at Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box, the US fast food chain, has launched a new bacon recipe, the Bacon Insider. This sandwich presents interesting features, like the brioche bun, and, in addition of the smoked bacon and the bacon mayo, they mixed pieces of bacon in the patty.

It will be quite interesting to see if this idea is spreading over to other chains, and with other ingredients, like a cheese and beef patty. (http://www.jackinthebox.com/)

Mini Spark : Will camembert be a trendy burger ingredient?

 
To new sanwiches with camembert to start 2014 : Albert au Camembert, sold by Speed-Burger in France, and the Chicken Camembert available in German Mc Donalds.