{"id":19133,"date":"2011-05-09T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=19133"},"modified":"2011-05-09T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T14:39:10","slug":"burger-king-japans-meat-monster-reviewed-by-jet-writer-for-esquire-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/09\/burger-king-japans-meat-monster-reviewed-by-jet-writer-for-esquire-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Burger King Japan’s “Meat Monster” reviewed by JET writer for Esquire Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meat Monster: "Oishisou! (de ha nai)"<\/p><\/div>\n

Current Mie JET Patrick St. Michel shared the below about his recent “Meat Monster” review<\/a> in Esquire Magazine, which JETwit believes is very much worth your time to read.<\/em><\/p>\n

An Unexpected Burger Benefit of Life in Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Posted by Patrick St. Michel<\/a> (Mie-ken, 2009-present)<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Having now lived in Japan for nearly two years, I’ve discovered a host of benefits\u2014from convenient public transportation to a copious amount of vending machines\u2014that come with residing in this island nation. \u00a0Recently, however, I encountered a completely unexpected benefit\u2014one that involved consuming\u2014in a single sitting\u2014the FDA-recommended caloric intake for a herd of plus-size elephants.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining JET, I attended\u2014and graduated from\u2014Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism<\/strong>. \u00a0My pre-JET life also included working at three newspapers, an online music site, and an online magazine that I co-founded (http:\/\/www.northbynorthwestern.com<\/a>). \u00a0One of the friends I made along the way now works at Esquire magazine. \u00a0Word had apparently spread stateside that Burger King Japan was launching a medically ill-advised burger aptly dubbed the “Meat Monster<\/strong>.” \u00a0Knowing that I live in Japan and generally don’t give much thought to my arteries’ continuing ability to function, my friend asked if I would write a review of the Meat Monster for Esquire. \u00a0Fortunately, I had inadvertently prepped for this unexpected assignment, having just reviewed McDonald’s “Mega Teriyaki<\/strong>” in my blog about life in Japan\u2014http:\/\/www.japantrick.wordpress.com\/<\/a>. \u00a0(I’ve also previously reviewed McDonald’s line of Big America burgers)<\/p>\n

Some 1,160 calories and 2,290 milligrams of sodium later, I filed my Esquire<\/em><\/strong> story\u2014http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/blogs\/food-for-men\/burger-king-meat-monster-042611<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

As a postscript, my plan is to pursue a post-JET writing career in Japan. \u00a0Toward that end, if anyone has suggestions\u2014or knows of openings at traditional or online publications or public relations\/marketing positions\u2014I would love to hear from you! \u00a0Reach me at mailto:patrickstmichel@gmail.com. \u00a0If you’re still not sure about me, learn more at http:\/\/www.patrickstmichel.com<\/a>, and if you’re interested in the Japanese music scene, follow my blog\u2014http:\/\/www.makebelievemelodies.wordpress.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Current Mie JET Patrick St. Michel shared the below about his recent “Meat Monster” review in Esquire Magazine, which JETwit believes is very much worth your time to read. An Unexpected Burger Benefit of Life in Japan Posted by Patrick St. Michel (Mie-ken, 2009-present). Having now lived in Japan for nearly two years, I’ve discovered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,7,10,70,30,58,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-blogs","category-career","category-food-drink","category-japan-trends","category-reviews","category-writers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t