Thank you! The proliferation of "HEY, REMEMBER THE NINJA TURTLES??" has I think desensitized us to those real, true moments of having that deep, real nostalgic feeling, and I think it's such a cool experience to see like, cereal or a snack that genuinely takes you back
Cheez-Its loves to cycle through special variants. They are rarely discontinued for long!
Absolutely! If you need/want specific recommended places to get these things, let me know 😎
Oh, 1000%...That stuff was everywhere. The Simpsons writers didn't just use that archetype for nothin' lol!
I do indeed! Used to be a staple in the cookie aisle back in the 90's haha...You can still get them on Amazon
Oh, sorry I was thinking of when they rebranded it as "Cheese Lover's"...the original Six Cheese was 1992 I think
I would argue that Dizzy Grizzlies should be just as much a stalwart of the cookie aisle as EL Fudge or Oreos, but because of the goofy "X-TREME!!" mid-90's marketing and aesthetic, they quickly looked embarrassing and dumb
an ELITE logo...probably top 3 in professional sports history
So, my fave WNY regional restaurant foods are:
White Hots/Red Hots
Rochester-style hot sauce
Buffalo-style pizza (sweet sauce, cheese to the edge, spongy crust, cup/char pepps)
Chicken French
Abbott's custard
Wings (they're genuinely better here than anywhere else)
Genesee's many excellent beers
I was never a pop drinker growing up (it burned my throat!) and my parents never got it in the house, BUT for regional pride sake, I miss W-POP, it was iconic
I'm a clinician! I don't have any therapy "heroes" because I always just wanted to do my own thing, but I do like Beck because I'm a big CBT guy haha
Great question...Do you mean sold in stores or in restaurants?
It was the early 2000's, maybe 2004/05? The 6 cheeses they use and how much of each are as follows, per Pizza Hut's own press release:
Mozzarella (23%) / Provolone (23%) / Cheddar (23%) / Monterey Jack (23%)
Parmesan (4%) / Romano (4%)
Haha no worries! It's fun to sometimes pull back the curtain a little bit 😀
Phew that's tough, because what I would want as as an adult with a family now, is different than what I would have wanted as a teenager 20 years ago haha. Maybe like, 2008, because Wegmans was consistently trotting out a 2 for $3 deal on their excellent store-brand cereal haha
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Almost Home Cookies (1983-circa 1988): One of the first releases in the "soft cookie" explosion of the mid-80's. Came in chocolate chip, iced applesauce raisin, old fashioned sugar,peanut butter & more. Meant to evoke "homemade" cookies, right down to the faux embroidered package
I would venture to guess that they Kellogg's buyout put the final nail in the savory snack coffin, but they were moving away from salty snacks even before then. I think they zeroed in on a "cookie" identity in the mid-90's and went with it
I would either just bring back Oatmeal Fudge Chunk (the greatest B&J flavor, nay greatest ice cream flavor ever), or would do a Deconstructed Ice Cream Cake, with chocolate/vanilla ice cream, chocolate crunchies, thick hot fudge, frosting, and that gel frosting they put on the edges haha
As a baseball fan, definitely the Expos. Honorable mention to the Vancouver Grizzlies, a classic product of the mid/late 90's culture
Having an understanding of early childhood relationship dynamics and attachment styles is definitely important in shedding light on and explaining current relationship barriers and issues, BUT as a therapist I tend to be less psychoanalytic and more dynamic in my approach (less focused on the past)
Maybe they felt like they didn't want to be seen like a "lesser" Nesquik, and that they'd be better off putting money into their flagship products instead?
That's tough because that comes down to technical ability vs. groove vs. personal taste, etc....I will always be partial to prime Jerry Garcia as a Deadhead, but I love Jimmy Page, Prince was a genius, I love Mark Knopfler's style, and obviously Hendrix was revolutionary, so it's really impossible
Not often, I just keep an eye out for the ones that make it over here!
One of the all time great sensory/texture memories is that "snap" when you bit into them...
For novelty's sake, either Altoids Sours or Dizzy Grizzlies
For practical purposes, Quaker Toasted Oatmeal
Howdy, friends! It's a perfect May morning here in Western NY, but unfortunately I have to experience it through the window of my office where I'm biding my time til my first patient at 10:15...If anyone wants to pass the time with a little Q&A, let's do it! Food, music, sports, movies, TV, etc!
Hershey's Chocolate Milk Mix (1988-2008): A powdered mix to make chocolate milk, much like Nestle Quik. This Hershey's version developed a strong cult following.
You legit just unlocked a memory for me haha...I had COMPLETELY forgotten about that!!
HA! No, the Will Smith-Dru Hill (and also Kool Moe Dee) movie tie-in summertime jam !
It was like The Magic School Bus, except with less whimsy and more Will Smith summertime hits and mashed potatoes
Service Merchandise! What a magical wonderland of the future to childhood me haha
One of my favorite elementary school memories is, to celebrate the end of the school year, my 6th grade teacher took the whole class to Old Country Buffet. A bunch of us piled into the art teacher's van, and we blasted "Wild, Wild West" while singing along, before gorging ourselves on soft serve
At its peak, there were over 600 Old County Buffet locations nationwide!
Old Country Buffet (1983-2020): A chain of all-you-care-to-eat buffet restaurants, offering "traditional" American comfort foods such as roast turkey, meatloaf, fried chicken, and an array of desserts. Sales began declining in the 2010s, and it became a pandemic casualty.
McDonald's Grilled Chicken Flatbread (2002-2003): Riding the low-carb/flatbread craze, this sandwich was made with grilled chicken strips, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, pepper jack cheese, and a creamy herb sauce atop a heated flatbread.
Bud Dry (1989-2010): A pale lager with a dry finish, it was developed to be one of Budweiser's flagship beers for the 90's, even starring in a Super Bowl commercial in 1991. However, after the release of Bud Ice in 1994, interest waned, and it was slowly phased out.
Strong agree. Though, Henrietta is like the Hydra of chain restaurant developments--close one, and three more open in its place