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Grilled Fish Tacos and Shrimp Quesadillas

Johnnie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:34:16 +0000

People’s Choice Award

Become a Flick or Food Sponsor

sarahjintexas — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:51:06 +0000

FlicksandFood.com is a customer driven review site focused on the San Antonio dining and movie scene. Customers, like yours and others, create an account on the site and are charged with eating, photographing, and reviewing their San Antonio dining and theater experiences. These reviews are compiled on the website, for all internet users to see, and creates an environment where others can turn to for honest, down to Earth reviews and opinions on local dining favorites.
But that’s not all! Restaurants and Movie Theaters even have a spot on FlicksandFood.com where they can post updates for their establishment regarding just about anything, from live music events, weekly dinner specials or discount prices. Definitely a great (and free) way to advertise your place and all it has to offer.

As part of our goal to make FlicksandFood.com the number one place for “Foodies” to turn to for information on dining experiences, restaurant updates, and movie reviews, we are having weekly contests to engage our users and bring more people into the conversation. As part of our contests, there is another inexpensive and effective way for you to advertise your restaurant. Each week’s winners will be offered one free dinner for 2 (maximum $50 value, no alcoholic beverages) and a movie for 2. Your business, as a sponsor of one of the winning prizes, can bring new customers to your place and allow them the opportunity to try your distinctive offerings! The winners will then come back to FlicksandFood.com, write more reviews on their experiences, and spread the word!!

Interested in this unique opportunity to get your restaurant out there and bring more customers in? E-mail us today for more details at matt@flicksandfood.com

We look forward to hearing from you and to helping you put authentic, San Antonio dining and theater on the map, at FlicksandFood.com!

New Contests for a New Site

sarahjintexas — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:05:33 +0000

Weekly Contest

At Flicks and Food, we realize life is always like High School. There are the smart kids, then there’s the popular kids.

The smart kids do well academically, they write beautiful essays, finish first in the science project and belong to various clubs.

The popular kids might write essays that make the smart ones cringe, but because they’re popular, they’re going to be Homecoming King or Queen anyway.

We’d like to address the Flicks and Food competitions to glorify both personalities!

Since Flicks and Food is under new ownership and trying to revamp the site, we’d like to get as many people to visit as possible. Which is why we’re running a popularity contest.

Here’s how it works:

Food

Go out and eat somewhere. You don’t have to make a special trip. Most people eat out at least once a week anyway, so while you’re there, take a picture of your food. Preferably before you start eating it… When you get home, or right there if you’re inclined, write a post about your experience. Tell us how it was. Tell us what you ate. Tell us about the service. We want to know all the details. Then, tell all your friends to go and check out your review. Tweet it out. Facebook it. Use all the social media at your disposal. Tell all your friends to go and vote for your review. At the end of the week, whoever has the most votes for their review will win a prize.

The second competition is for the nerds. Those people who may not have 5000 twitter followers, but who can write beautifully and eloquently and make me feel like I’m right there with you in the restaurant. Same deal as above, take pretty pictures, tell us about your experience, good or bad. Be descriptive. If I can taste the food you’re describing, you’re on the right track. We want quality writing here at Flicks and Food, and we’re going to reward it. The writer with the best written review will also win a prize.

We feel it’s important to recognize both contributors. We want lots of traffic, but we also want quality work. So go forth, eat and be merry. Then tell us, and your twitter followers about it.

To make sure you are in the running for that week, click the “Fresh Reviews” category, as well as any other category it will fit into. Each week, we will clear this category and start over.

Movie

There will also be a weekly competition for movie reviews. These can be new Flicks from the cinema, DVD reviews or something you see on Cinemax that we should all go see again. Please don’t give away the ending of the movie, nobody likes that guy who tells us who dies at the end… We just want good reviews, not just a “don’t waste your time” review. I want to know why I shouldn’t waste my time. We’re going to do a hybrid of the popular/writing style. We’ll take the top 3 most popular reviews and choose the best written one from there.

Make sure you click the “Fresh Flicks” category to get your review into the competition for that week.

Each contest starts on Monday and ends Sunday night. Winners will be announced on Wednesday each week.

Wanna get Disqualified?

If you own or work at a restaurant, you can write a review for your own restaurant. However, if you intentionally write a bad review on a competing restaurant, we reserve the right to remove that review and block you from making further reviews.

Before signing up, please read our privacy policy.

Don’t want to sign up?

We know that signing up and trying to post something in WordPress can be confusing, so if you don’t want to go through the process of signing up, you can also use the submissions page. You can still upload a pic of your food, tell us all about it and we’ll do the rest for you. Just make sure you fill out your name and email address if you want to be in the running to win a prize.

We’ve added the Friend Connect thingy at the bottom so you can get all your friends together and get them to vote for you.

Contests: Win An Awesome Simplehuman Kitchen Package, No. 01

Flicks and Food — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00:51 +0000

Great News!
After doing the product testing for Simplehuman, we are teaming up to give you a chance to win your own Simplehuman products. We’re keeping the contests going, its our way of saying, “Thank you!” and to give back to our Flicks and Food community.

1st Place Prize – An Awesome Simplehuman Kitchen Package (about $150 value) includes:
• Steel Frame Dishrack
• New Sensor Soap Pump
• Sink Mat
• Sink Caddy
• Free Shipping (within the continental U.S. only)

2nd & 3rd Place Prizes: (need 50+ comments)
• New Sensor Soap Pump
• Free Shipping (within the continental U.S. only)

4th & 5th Place Prizes: (need 100+ comments)
• Wall Mount Paper Towel Holder
• Free Shipping (within the continental U.S. only)

How to Win An Awesome Simplehuman Kitchen Package?
• This contest will run from Feb. 26-Mar. 12, 2010 and ends midnight.
• Simply leave a comment letting us know if you’ve ever tried or own Simplehuman products?
• Click on the ReTweet Button, more comments equals more winners and your chances.
• One entry per person. Duplicate comments/IPs will be voided and can not be reply comments.
• Random drawing for the winner(s) and will be contacted by email.

For more information about their amazing products, check out their website:
www.Simplehuman.com or follow them on Twitter @Simplehumans

Simplehuman - Steel Frame Dishrack

Simplehuman - Sink Caddy

Simplehuman - Sink Mat

Simplehuman - Sensor Soap Pump

Keep following @FlicksandFood on Twitter for contest updates, news on changes and exciting things happening around the site. Thank you for your great support! Don’t forget to submit your reviews, leave your comments, and rate them! You could be our next lucky winner.

Where customer content is king!™
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Contests: Lion and Rose, No. 01

Flicks and Food — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:28:16 +0000

Great News!
After doing the Lion and Rose Tweetup, Flicks and Food & Lion and Rose are teaming up to give you a chance to win The Lion and Rose Gold Coin Tokens. We’re keeping the contests going, its our way of saying, “Thank you!” and to give back to our Flicks and Food community.

We’re giving away $100 worth of Gold Coin Tokens:
• These Gold Coin Tokens are just like gift cards, but better!
• We’ll be drawing 2 winners (possibly more).
• Each winner will get $50 worth of Gold Coin Tokens.
• The more entries we get, the more we can give away.
• These are good at any location.

How to Win The Lion and Rose Gold Coin Tokens?
• This contest will run from Dec 05-Dec 19, 2009 and ends midnight.
• Simply leave a comment letting us know if you’ve ever been to The Lion and Rose Pub and/or why you want it?
• Click on the ReTweet Button.
• One entry per person. Duplicate comments/IPs will be voided and can not be reply comments.
• Random drawing for the winner(s) and will be contacted by email.

For more information about their amazing products, check out their website:
www.TheLionandRose.com or follow them on Twitter @TheLionandRose

Where customer content is king!™
Try It, Rate It, Chat It!

Contests: Win The Ultimate Knork Flatware Package, No. 01

Flicks and Food — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:30 +0000

Great News!
After doing the product testing for the Knork. Flicks and Food & Knork Flatware is teaming up to give you a chance to win your own Knork products. We’re keeping the contests going, its our way of saying, “Thank you!” and to give back to our Flicks and Food community.

And the WINNERS are:
• 1st place – #23 Geekette Bits
• 2nd place – #31 Grace Toy
• 3rd place – #16 Luann

1st Place Prize – The Ultimate Knork Flatware Package (over $175 value) includes:
• Knork 20 piece set (choose from matte, gloss, or duo.)
• 5 Piece Serving set (choose from matte, gloss, or duo.)
• Knork 4 set Steak Knives.
• Free Shipping to your doorstep (within the 48 US states.)

2nd & 3rd Place Prizes:
• Knork 4 Pack Flatware (choose from matte, gloss, or duo.) or Knork 4 set Steak Knives.
• Free Shipping to your doorstep (within the 48 US states.)

How to Win The Ultimate Knork Package?
• This contest will run from Dec 01-Dec 15, 2009 and ends midnight.
• Simply leave a comment letting us know if you’ve ever tried Knork products and/or why you want it?
• Click on the ReTweet Button.
• One entry per person. Duplicate comments/IPs will be voided and can not be reply comments.
• Random drawing for the winner(s) and will be contacted by email.

For more information about their amazing products, check out their website:
www.Knork.net or follow them on Twitter @KnorkFlatware

Where customer content is king!™
Try It, Rate It, Chat It!

Contests: Eddie V’s Restaurants No. 04

Flicks and Food — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:10:53 +0000

Eddie V's Restaurant Logos

Contest Winner: Frances L.
Click Here to See the Flicks and Food Screencast Drawing

Great News!
Flicks and Food launched at the beginning of March 2009 and the response has been overwhelming. We’re keeping the contests going and its our way of saying, “Thank you!” We’re teaming up with businesses and holding these contests as a way to give back to our Flicks and Food community.

Win $25 Gift Card to any of Eddie V’s Restaurants:
This contest will run from Aug 27-Aug 31, 2009 and ends midnight.
We’ve teamed up with Eddie V, as a way for us to keep this going and say “Thank you.” We’re giving away a $25 gift card to the person who’s name will be drawn randomly and we’ll capture it via screencast or video. Everyone is welcome to participate. Simply follow the rules below. Thank you.

How to win a $25 gift card?
• Good for these locations: (Eddie V, Roaring Fork, or Wildfish Seafood Grille), and briefy explain why you want it.
• One entry per person. Duplicate comments will be voided and DO NOT leave reply comments.
• Winners will be contacted by Twitter and/or email.

Comment entries will be accepted until August 31, 2009. Then one winning number will be generated randomly from the comment list. The gift card will be FedEx to winner(s) and if you retweet this out, as the more comments we have, more gift cards will be given out. Thank you and best of luck.

See our review:
Roaring Fork Review

For more information visit their website:
www.eddiev.com

Where customer content is king!™
Try It, Rate It, Chat It!

Past Contest Winners:
Anna Gonzalez | July 27-Aug 3, 2009
Cara Camaro Ferguson | May 19-27, 2009
Maureen Fusco | April 17-24, 2009