Colonel Sanders, now visible from Uranus

Haha, when I say Uranus, I don't mean your bum. I mean the planet Uranus, outer most of our solar system. You may have now realised that this was indeed a terrible pun to lead into this news piece about the KFC logo being the first to be visible from space - in a publicity stunt to promote the revamped branding, a giant KFC logo was constructed from 65000 giant coloured tiles somewhere in the desert near Area 51. An impressive feat, you must agree. Read here for more informationz.

Scotland: It's a different world

Imagine my surprise and delight upon arriving into Edinburgh last weekend and finding that our hotel was a stone's throw from KFC. But wait, there's more. After a particularly boozy awards bash on Friday night I decided the only sensible cure was to pay the colonel a visit. It would seem Scotland has their own regional variations on the classic menu, including paninis! Both a spicy and italian version were available. Naturally, I opted for the latter in order to provide a better comparison to the almighty Zinger Tower and I have to say, it fared very well indeed. Soft, toasted panini, swiss cheese, a Zinger piece of chicken, sliced in half to fit the panini and salsa. Though you might not be able to tell from my lager-ravaged face, it was delicious.

Kentucky GRILLED Chicken??

It was only a matter of time until the Colonel would have to join other fast food chains in offering a low-fat, healthier menu option. According to Brand Republic, KFC are setting up to release a line in Kentucky Grilled Chicken, already being sampled in Australia. Under the name "Cayan Grill" the grilled chicken meal weighs in at less than half the fat and calorie content of the original recipe chicken. A spokeswoman from KFC UK reported that there were no plans to release the grilled variant in the UK, but this could just be until an official announcement is made.

Colonel's face disfigured, KFBloggers raging

Thanks to an anonymous tip off (and thedailywtf.com), it has come to my attention that Google Streetview is disfiguring the sweet face of our Lord Harland Sanders. Apparently the software recognises the faces of the general public and blurs them for privacy reasons, but will also do so to any signage featuring a distinguishable face. Surely this system should have some kind of built-in understanding that defacing the Colonle is the equivalent of defacing the Queen's face on say, a stamp or bank note?? Somebody should be severely punished for this outrage!

Boneless Banquet is fit for a king

There seems to have been somewhat of a lul in the amount of bloggin' we have been doing recently, this may be because we are too busy consuming chicken...or maybe because we are too lazy (I like to think a little of both). It's about time we delved into the colonel's ever changing menu, and this time it's the new (or not so new anymore) Boneless Banquet meal. Myself and good friend and colleague Steve took on what can only be described as a lunchtime feast for two hungry gents, some 2 or 3 weeks ago. Both opting for the Bonless Banquet, we eagerly tucked into lunch. It's great to finally see a box meal catering for the boneless meat/non-burger fan - the combination of popcorn chicken and crispy strips was a winning combination for me. Unfortunately Steve's opinions were considered blasphemous in the presence of our lord harland, so his comments have been stricken from the record...as I prefer to remember it, his opinion on the meal was mostly praising, although he showed some disappointment that the beans were not Heinz branded.

Until next time *drinks gravy*