In the decades that followed, Oreos and freezer waffles (“L’eggo my Eggo!”) were portrayed as so irresistible that people fought over them.
A popular stoner movie, “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” chronicled two friends’ obsessions with fast-food sliders.
Craveability became such a selling point that Kellogg’s went all in and named a chocolate-filled cereal Krave.
High-end chefs weren’t immune.
Christina Tosi, known for the hyper-sweet desserts at her Milk Bar shops, named one of them Crack Pie.
Persons:
Bert Lahr, Lay’s, “ Harold, Kumar Go, ”, Craveability, Kellogg’s, Christina Tosi
Organizations:
Milk
Locations:
White