Drew v. Food

Tim Horton’s pretzel bagel

When I saw this bagel one night while abusing my local Tim Horton’s for a late-night Magic: The Gathering game, I decided it was odd enough that I absolutely must try it.

My first time eating this, I treated it like a bagel, and put cream cheese on it. It was okay, but nothing spectacular.

The next week, I grew a brain, and treated it like a pretzel instead. That second time I ordered it with butter, and that made all the difference. It was a perfect go between of a bread pretzel and a bagel, dripping with the one condiment both have in common.

I’ll leave it to somebody braver than I to try it with hot mustard.

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KFC’s Double-Down Sandwich

The infamous double-down sandwich returned for a limited time, apparently in a bid to become KFC’s equivalent to McDonald’s McRib.

Everybody talks about how horrifically unhealthy this bizarre concoction is, but I think it’s all play. A couple slices of cheese never hurt anybody, and some high-protein white meat chicken (no bone, no tendon) is good for you too.

However, the breading, sauce and bacon obviously won’t extend your life. Fortunately, they don’t really do any of the heavy lifting here in quantity or quality. In fact, the two strips of bacon are easy to miss when eating it. Perhaps they should have doubled the double bacon.

That being said, it’s a good, tasty sandwich for all chicken lovers, but bring a stack of napkins; you’ll need them.

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Side order: Ruffles Fries

A product that sounded so ridiculous you couldn’t help but eat it.

That’s what everybody else does, right? Not just me?

Anyway, while at first blush these appeared to be a competitor for Andy Capp’s not-quite-fries snacks, Ruffles Fries surprisingly deliver on their core premise.

They’re very fry-like; though you won’t find hot, puffy potato in the center, Ruffles Fries provides a consistently crispy and solid experience all the way through.

While the caloric punch these pack makes regular consumption a just plain bad idea, I must strongly recommend the cheesy variety for its much bolder taste. The regular fries get a little too regular once you’ve gone through the whole bag.