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I ♥ The 80s: Food History (Patreon)

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2022-03-16 03:35:17

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2022-03-16 03:44:21

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2026-06

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Subtitles will be added to this video tomorrow afternoon when it goes live on Youtube

Because you can't get enough 1980s history and you're patiently waiting on episode 3 of Lexual Does The 80s, enjoy this I ♥ The 80s minisode! What foods were invented in the 1980s? (Hint: One was baby carrots) Why was the McRib invented? What were 1980s eating habits like? What were the coke vs pepsi wars? Why was the cajun food trend misleading? What was the Alar apple scare? Do you like hot backpack sushi or captain crunch with sugar sandwiches? Or are lunchables, micro magic, or Care Bear waffles more your style? What the f*ck was a McPizza? Get answers to all of these food questions and more!

Sources

New York Times: The Times of The Eighties Reference Book

Whatever Happened To Pudding Pops: Gael Fashingbauer Cooper and Brian Bellmont

https://www.6sqft.com/the-iconic-zagat-new-york-city-restaurant-guide-is-coming-back-to-print-this-fall/

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/20/nyregion/food-many-faces-of-pasta-for-summer-dining.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/business/business-newman-s-own-two-friends-and-a-canoe-paddle.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/01/garden/culinary-america-food-fascination-sweeps-the-nation.html

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhdeqHtDGo_Q&psig=AOvVaw0mX9LECI8dkgIH43qgv8pC&ust=1641243125474000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwi0hJKd-ZP1AhUID98KHaHfCRAQr4kDegUIARC1AQ

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/25/nyregion/soup-kitchens-rise-sharply-report-finds.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/09/us/apple-growers-bruised-and-bitter-after-alar-scare.html

https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.1925552

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/08/us/government-will-buy-apples-left-over-from-scare-on-alar.html

https://people.com/archive/life-is-sweet-for-jack-dowd-as-spielbergs-hit-film-has-e-t-lovers-picking-up-the-reeses-pieces-vol-18-no-4/

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1980/03/30/111777215.html?pageNumber=431

https://www.newspapers.com/image/404896487/?terms=After%2011%20Years%2C%20Red%20M%26Ms%3B%20Are%20Back&match=1

https://torchbearer.utk.edu/2015/02/the-restoration-red-mm/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-05-fi-4502-story.html

https://greensboro.com/food-innovations-in-the-1980s/article_7e470dad-5c10-5a29-a96a-e8bbb813ceab.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-11-mn-2426-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/16/us/chile-envoy-in-us-on-tainted-fruit.html

https://abc7news.com/mrs-fields-cookies-debbi-founder/9213950/

https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/10/scents-from-a-mall-the-sticky-untold-story-of-cinnabon

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/us/chilean-fruit-pulled-from-shelves-as-us-widens-inquiry-on-poison.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-09-fi-jelly9-story.html

https://tastecooking.com/cooking-in-the-1980s/

https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/14/us/what-the-cajun-menu-fad-wrought-gulf-fisherman-fear-for-the-redfish.html

https://www.history.com/news/cola-wars-pepsi-new-coke-failure

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71414/history-food-court

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-14-mn-657-story.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/402465284/?terms=burger%20king%20french%20toast%20sticks&match=1

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/lunchables-30-years-invented-history/576025/

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/07/24/issue.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/145170032/?terms=burger%20king%20french%20toast%20sticks&match=1

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/09/20/issue.html

A For Alar Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwrWgqF4Ac

The Breakfast Club Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLF-cDa-lVg

How CBS News Covered New Cokes Release in 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv_MsQxx2R8&t=84s

The 1985 Launch of New Coke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz-47sI-AYM&t=228s

From 1982: Diet Coke Takes on Pepsi Free in New front of Cola Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQe9unUJxGc

Files

1980s FOOD HISTORY | I Love The 80s

Because you can't get enough 1980s history and you're patiently waiting on episode 3 of Lexual Does The 80s (April 2022), enjoy this minisode! What foods were invented in the 1980s? (Hint: One was baby carrots) Why was the McRib invented? What were 1980s eating habits like? What were the coke vs pepsi wars? Why was the cajun food trend misleading? What was the Alar apple scare? Do you like hot backpack sushi or captain crunch with sugar sandwiches? Or are lunchables, micro magic, or Care Bear waffles more your style? What the f*ck was a McPizza? Get answers to all of these food questions and more! [Zagat guide, Chef Paul Prudhomme, Burger King, Wendys, Nintendo Cereal System, Food insecurity, food pantries, hunger, Ronald Reagan, jelly beans, California Raisins, Reeses Pieces, New Coke, Trivia] Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.