Nobody cares about food.

[Rose Karuna]

I have an over abundance of bell peppers and zucchini so tonight I'm making ratatouille or as my brothers used to refer to it when my Mom's garden produced too many zucchini (rat-a-pooie). Actually, the kitchen smells wonderful and I took a taste and I can totally eat this for the next two days.

 

[Isabeau]

I bought a bag of Fritos BBQ corn chips last week (nostalgia) and after eating some, I got the hiccups, but didn’t make the link. Had some again last night, hiccups again. Just now, again with the hiccups ha ha

They're BBQ, but not what I consider spicy. Maybe I’m eating the too fast? Shoving them in my maw like a gluttonous freak? Anyway, still have some left. Never had a bag of chips last so long.

 

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

I bought a bag of Fritos BBQ corn chips last week (nostalgia) and after eating some, I got the hiccups, but didn’t make the link. Had some again last night, hiccups again. Just now, again with the hiccups ha ha

They're BBQ, but not what I consider spicy. Maybe I’m eating the too fast? Shoving them in my maw like a gluttonous freak? Anyway, still have some left. Never had a bag of chips last so long.

You have the plain BBQ ones in Canada? They aren't common down here. Can't even get baked Doritos anymore.

 

[Isabeau]

You have the plain BBQ ones in Canada? They aren't common down here. Can't even get baked Doritos anymore.

They’re often placed apart from the other chips. I suppose the company doesn’t pay for the privilege… I found mine on racks in the middle of the frozen food aisle, along with ringolos!

As for baked Tostitos, not something I’ve looked for, so no idea if we have them.

 

[Free]

I'm going to have to look for those baked Tostitos. I want to get on a zoom call with my dev team at work, holding the Tostitos bag prominently while occasionally snacking on a chip and saying "Dudes, we gotta relax..."

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I love eating Tostitos when I'm baked! ‍

 

[Free]

Jehoshaphat Christ, why do we not yet have a blunt reaction emoji?

 

[Isabeau]

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Taking a moment to vent about the worst stake I've had in a long time just now. Was from a local restaurant. Not a super fancy place, but usually they are okay. This was the first time I had their steak. I ordered it "medium" but it came out kind of burnt, partly blackened, and it smelled burnt. ...barely edible.

Mind you, I'm not a very picky eater. But that was just BAD.

 

[Isabeau]

Was this a vampire-run restaurant?

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Was this a vampire-run restaurant?

No, the vampires in my city are all in the finance or law professions.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I haven't had much luck with steak restaurants around here. I like my steaks medium-rare, but more often than not, when I order medium-rare, I get everything ranging from medium to incinerated. I ordered rare once, thinking maybe I'll get a medium-rare. Nope! I got "ripped the horns off and waved a Bic lighter at it real quick!"

Did I mention that all the steak houses here are corporate chain restaurants?

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

I haven't had much luck with steak restaurants around here. I like my steaks medium-rare, but more often than not, when I order medium-rare, I get everything ranging from medium to incinerated. I ordered rare once, thinking maybe I'll get a medium-rare. Nope! I got "ripped the horns off and waved a Bic lighter at it real quick!"

Did I mention that all the steak houses here are corporate chain restaurants?

Yeah... Most of the steak houses around here are either just bad, or very expensive! It seems like I have to pay a lot for them to know WTF medium or medium-rare is.

 

[Rose Karuna]

With a few exceptions (breakfast once in a while), I have just stopped eating out.

Either A) there is a line over an hour long to be seated, B) the music is so loud that you can't hear yourself think, let alone have a conversation at the table, C) the service is poor, mostly because they have one poor person working WAY too many tables and D) (probably the most important) the quality of the food has been incredibly disappointing.

This includes fast food restaurants too. The last McDonald's burger I got tasted like cardboard. The bun was dry and I took two bites and tossed it.

Last night I had to transport some kittens from the animal shelter to their new foster home. It was late and Wendy's is near my house. Wendy's recently installed a really bad AI at the drive through, incredibly frustrating because it kept insisting on giving me some kind of chocolate frosty thing that I didn't want. It was like being in an episode of the X files.

I finally gave up, went inside and used the electronic ordering system except all I could see on it to order were bacon cheese burgers and I didn't want bacon. Beyond frustrated by then and hungry, I just left and threw a Marie Callender's chicken pot pie in the microwave when I got home. It was actually a lot better than the last card board burger I had.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

With a few exceptions (breakfast once in a while), I have just stopped eating out.

Either A) there is a line over an hour long to be seated, B) the music is so loud that you can't hear yourself think, let alone have a conversation at the table, C) the service is poor, mostly because they have one poor person working WAY too many tables and D) (probably the most important) the quality of the food has been incredibly disappointing.

This includes fast food restaurants too. The last McDonald's burger I got tasted like cardboard. The bun was dry and I took two bites and tossed it.

Last night I had to transport some kittens from the animal shelter to their new foster home. It was late and Wendy's is near my house. Wendy's recently installed a really bad AI at the drive through, incredibly frustrating because it kept insisting on giving me some kind of chocolate frosty thing that I didn't want. It was like being in an episode of the X files.

I finally gave up, went inside and used the electronic ordering system except all I could see on it to order were bacon cheese burgers and I didn't want bacon. Beyond frustrated by then and hungry, I just left and threw a Marie Callender's chicken pot pie in the microwave when I got home. It was actually a lot better than the last card board burger I had.

I really hate the direction fast food restaurants went with AI at the drive-thru and insistence on using the impersonal kiosks in the dining room. The two worst restaurants in that regard are McDonald's and Taco Bell.

I recently had two incidents at McDonald's. One at the kiosk where a software glitch prevented me from using one of my deals, and nobody in the store could help me. Eventually I figured out how to get around the problem by using the app on my phone to order.

The other incident didn't involve a kiosk, but rather the lack of any attention at the counter because, well, they have kiosks. I was at a McDonald's and really had to pee, but the bathroom doors needed a code to get in. I stood at the counter doing the pee dance for more than five minutes before someone acknowledged my presence.

Taco Bell is on my shit list because the food has gotten really expensive for what you get, and the only way to get any decent deals is through the phone app, not even the kiosks. I've been satisfying my taco and burrito cravings at Del Taco lately. You still need the app to take advantage of the deals, but you can use it when ordering at the counter.

I blame COVID on all the shenanigans at fast food restaurants these days.