Modern Food?
We know we're getting old and times are changing but we can't seem to get really quality food at restaurants. Time after time we leave a restaurant with no good reason to return. Usually the food is "...
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fj12ryder wrote:Deb and Ed M wrote:This is very true. We have some good restaurants to choose from, but none in town closest to where we live. And lots of franchises in Kansas City, but still lots of good locally owned dining establishments that are worth driving to.fj12ryder wrote:rk911 wrote:Good food is a joy, and I mourn for your loss.
to us eating is a necessity, not an experience. our expectations are adjusted accordingly. the “fanciest” place we go to is Olive Garden.
Good food IS a joy - but some of us live where it simply doesn't exist without a long drive to a big city. Our Mom-and-Pop restaurants want to throw everything in a deep fryer because it's fast and easy. Bleagh. I can eat "healthier" at McDonalds.
One of the best times we had was driving down the PCH and sampling all the varieties of clam chowder available in all the little restaurants. Hard to believe such a simple dish can have so many taste variations. All pretty good, and some just plain outstanding. Yum yum. Kind of like driving around down in Louisiana and sampling all the types of gumbo.
I agree. I find cooking our own food with natural ingredients to be a joy. With the availability of thousands of different recipes on the 'Net, you could literally never have a repeat meal. That said, one of the perks of travel on the Blue Highways is being able to find good, local restaurants in the smaller communities. They are still out there. Take a look at how many restaurant chains have gone under because they are all the same.
