AN ONLINE JOURNAL_ by Clake and Klake FRIENDS: Aeryk and K, Berta, Bill, Bret and Claudia, Celeb Reporter, CleverDad, Cobalt Kitchen, Jeremiah, Jess, Joe, JKSquared, Karl, Kristine/Jay, Luke, Malt Madness, Mo' Complaints, Rachel, Surf Report, UFO Clearinghouse MORE: Randy the Cat , Links (del.icio.us), Clake's Recent Books (del.icio.us) Saturday, March 03, 2007 Caprica 6 posted by clake at 9:40 AM Enjoy, on this lovely Saturday of the shinter season, a new Randy the Cat. This is an updated re-imagining of "Adventures in Space". I've also been meaning to use this space to review a new product Klake and I tried this week. I don't have the box to look at, so I'll call it the Red Baron Big Box of Pizza, Breadsticks, and Cinnimon Things. Yes, that's right, you get a big, rectangular pizza, four breadsticks, and a microwavable version of the ubiquitous "some crap with cinnimon on it" that's been sweeping the delivery pizza industry. The pizza itself is pretty good. It's exactly as you would expect from Red Baron - which I've always found to be one of the most dependably good frozen pizza brands - only it's a rectangle. I'll give the pizza a generous A- when it comes to frozen pizza. There are better frozen pizza experiences out there, but this breadlike disc with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni will not disappoint. Klake liked the breadsticks more than I did. They're good, I will definately give them that. Baron is able to get them reasonably breadlike, despite their frozen origins, and they're covered with a pleasant combination of seasoning. A small container of marinara dipping sauce is appropriately present. I give these four breadsticks a C. I didn't dislike them, but since a side order of breadsticks is not a common staple of the frozen pizza market, so you can't help compare them to your restaurant experiences with breadsticks. Let's make that a C+, because the seasoning really is quite good. Hell, I guess if I could imagine a world full of boxed, frozen breadsticks out there to compare it to, this would fare rather well. These sticks get a B+ in the fabled world of aisles and aisles of frozen breadsticks. Schwann's misses a great opportunity to call the bready, gooey cinnamon things "Cinnabarons", and instead has christened them "Cinnamon Tastries". Lame, guys. These are essentially a frozen block of sweet, cinnamon-infused breadiness slathered in a simple, white frosting. They were okay. C, maybe C-. It really makes me feel like I'm settling for something third-rate out of a desire for something sweet. Dessert is a very high-calorie affair, and if you're going to do it then it should be worth it. When I think about all the possibilities, these are not worth it. In fact, I'm starting to have doubts about the whole "cinnamon shit with pizza" thing. This has spread like a virus through the world of pizza franchises. At first I was very interested and excited by the odd, cinnamon-themed items being rolled out by the likes of Dominoes (dots), Papa John's (some cinnamon crap), and Godfather's Pizza (cinnameatballs). Now that the novelty has worn off, however, I just doubt the whole premise. Pizza is treat enough. You had a treat. You had restaurant pizza. You do not need a gob of buttery dough with cinnamon and sugar halfheartedly tossed onto it so that some douches in a boardroom can feel satisfied that they are competently exploiting the "dessert market". Comments: Post a Comment [MAIN PAGE] [SITE FEED] PREVIOUS POSTS: Precip. Severe WX? Krull Do Not Give Away the Incredible Non-Ending... Pellets Twenty-Seven Weeks Take to the Sea "Who's gonna saaaave meeeee?" Pictures and Words Guten Tag! ARCHIVES: April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 August 2009 March 2010 July 2010 August 2010 January 2011 September 2011 January 2012 February 2012