Half of all US food produce is thrown away (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic and unyielding “cosmetic food” standards.
Take a Look at These Photos of What Kids Eating Around the World
What do kids around the globe eat? I’m assuming that a lot of countries have way more balanced and healthy diets than the United States, but you just never know.
That is why this project from photographer Gregg Segal is so interesting. Segal spent three years in nine different countries documenting what kids eat around the globe on a daily basis. The information is fascinating and the photos are beautiful as well.
Buy Segal’s book, Daily Bread: What Kids Eat Around the World, HERE and take a look at these great photos.
1. USA
2. Mexico
3. Indigenous Brazil
4. Posh Brazil
5. Amazonian Brazil
6. Poor Brazil
7. Junk Food USA
8. Italy
9. India
10. No processed foods
11. Dubai
12. Senegal and Mumbai
13. Kuala Lumpur
14. Senegal
15. The photographer’s son, Hank
What a wonderful project!
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If Influencers Ask for Free Food, This Ice Cream Truck Owner Charges Them Double
Business owners have given away free food for many years.
Now, influencers have popped up all over, especially on Instagram, looking to promote products and services. The catch? You know it: in exchange for their promotions, they want free products or services – or cash! Larger influencers with millions of followers can make a lot of money for exposure posts. For example, Kendall Jenner raked in $250,000 for one post promoting the disastrous Fyre Festival.
But are influencers losing their charm? Joe Nicchi, an LA ice cream truck owner, recently took a public stand against them.
He’s constantly being hit up by influencers wanting his delicious soft serve in exchange for a post on their Instagram stories. And when they offer him exposure for his food…
That’s right. Influencers pay double! His cones run about $4 each, so if an influencer asks for a free cone, they pay $8. So what ticked him off? According to VICE:
“Last Thursday, I got an event request to do a party on a weekend for 300 people in exchange for the word they love to use, which is ‘exposure.’ I can’t do that; I can’t work for free.”
300 people!? Unreal. This begs the question: Are influencers taking this “marketing strategy” too far?
Nicci started his company back in 2014 as a way to make side income while working as an actor. You’ll find him on the streets of LA in a 1960s Mister Softee truck offering a simplistic menu ― chocolate, vanilla, or a twist cone. With the constant influx of influencers asking for free food, he had to put a stop to it all. He’s a small business owner and can’t afford to give away his “bread and butter.”
“The first 30 seconds of talking, they say ‘Hey, I don’t know if you follow me or not,’ so they tell me their screen name and say ‘If you want to hook me up with a cone, I’ll post it to my story. I’m like are you out of your mind? This is a $4 ice cream.”
What these Instagrammers seem not to understand (or care about) is the cost involved with swapping exposure for a product. They are asking Nicci, who is looking to sell to costumers, to “pay” for exposure (to who? He doesn’t know…) by giving out free ice cream. There’s just NO guarantee he’ll see any benefit.
So what if someone has 20K followers – are any of them in LA? What are the chances that they will buy his ice cream and how would he know?
“We work a lot of these [food truck] events on the weekends, and I’m not going to sound like a douchebag, but we have really long lines. It’s evident that we’re a popular business, but I’ve had many young Millennials who say things like ‘I’m surprised that you only have 5,000 followers.’ What does it matter? I have a line down the street. If Instagram went away tomorrow, I would still exist.”
Not all influencers take advantage, and the influencer bubble will burst soon, I’m sure. But in the meantime, Nicci can get back to what he been trying to do all along: Sell ice cream.
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10+ People Share All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Horror Stories
Buffets are kind of disgusting. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy them, but they are pretty gross. Certain types of foods seem to get about 1,000% more revolting when offered buffet-style (Chinese, pizza, etc.).
Sometimes, what’s even more disgusting than the food itself is the folks who descend on these buffets to do the unthinkable. Take a look at these tales of gluttony from AskReddit, and maybe you’ll think twice the next time you plan on heading to Chop Suey #1 Family Buffet.
1. 7 years is…a lot
7 years of pizza buffet experience. I’ve seen salad bowls full of ranch. I’ve seen huge gluttonous Southern Baptist preachers with a stack of pizza because they’re too fat and lazy to make that many trips. We had a regular who came in 2 times a week. We called him “belly shirt guy” who would stack a whole pizza on each plate per trip on top of unlimited pasta. His gut hung down below his shirt. Great turn around for him though because he started eating salads every trip. By the time I left the man has lost a good 75 lbs and actually looked healthy.
2. Chocolate Fountain
A few years back when Golden Corral first got the chocolate fountains, I went there and was going to try it out. As I was walking up to the fountain and I started to contemplate what I was going to have, a toddler takes his drink and just pours that motherfucker into the fountain and ruins it. So anyways, the manager comes over and is going ballistic because they had just set it up for the day and now they would completely have to replace the chocolate. Shortly after, this man comes up and decides he wants some chocolate brownies, but he can’t as the machine is being purged in the back of the place, so what does he do? The guy just puts his tray down and leaves the restaurant, goes to the toddler’s family’s car and slashes their tires. He was never caught after that.
That man was a different kind of devoted that the world needs.
3. “Had to sleep it off”
I don’t work at a buffet, but I was that guy.
I’d been backpacking on the Appalachian Trail for a couple months (it’s a 2,100 mile hiking trail that runs from Georgia to Maine, along the US Appalachian Mountain range). Been eating nothing but ramen & instant oatmeal since Gatlinburg. I was getting hungry, OK? I was having dreams about meat.
So my friend and I hiked down from the trail to this tiny town, Catawba, Virginia, that only has one restaurant, the Homeplace—All You Can Eat Fried Chicken.
We walk in. We sit down. A waitress brings us a platter of fried chicken and a basket of homemade biscuits. And whenever we start running low, she brings another platter.
It’s not like most buffets, where the food’s crappy and watery and sugary but at least it’s unlimited. No. It’s the best damn fried chicken I’ve ever tasted. Crisp and juicy and greasy and just perfect.
Me and my pal gorge on fried chicken. Eat at least 5lbs each. I’m starting to feel very uncomfortable, so when the waitress shows up with the next platter, I wave her off. She clears the table.
And then she comes back carrying a motherfucking blackberry cobbler.
So we polish off the cobbler (it would have been impolite not to), pay our bill, grab our backpacks from the foyer & stand on the porch, contemplating the 1,500′ climb back up to the trail. And it becomes obvious that there is no conceivable way we are climbing back up to the trail tonight.
So I go back inside and ask the hostess if there’s anywhere to camp here in town, and she tells me, “you’re welcome to sleep in the gazebo out back.” Apparently, this happens all the time.
EDIT: we were not the only hikers in the gazebo that evening. These two other dudes came in later and ate harder and had to sleep it off with us.
4. Fight!
I watched a fight break out between a customer and a manager at an all you can stack restaurant.(You pay for a plate, and you can take as much as you can stack on a single plate) Anyway this guy had his plate stacked about 12+inches high with food. As he was reaching for a serving spoon he dropped his plate. He demanded another and the manager got pissed and told him he shouldn’t have stacked it so high. He refused to give the man a refund, he pointed to a sign that said something about paying for dropped food. Apparently wasn’t the first time this had happened.
5. Steak
My little brother nearly got kicked out of a Ryans steakhouse. When he was like 12 he had a crazy high metabolism and put away like 5 steaks from their buffet at once. Went to get a 6th one and the guy grilling them up forbid him from getting another one. Manager was called, my dad got pissed, brother got his 6th and 7th steak. Was a good night
6. Good ol’ Southern cooking
Once witnessed a man eat 4 plates of food piled high (I’m talking southern food, so it was all fried foods) claim he was having a heart attack and clutch his chest, then let the biggest, most foul smelling fart I have ever experienced.
After he laughed about it, he continued to go back and eat two more plates of entrees, and a plate of desserts.
7. Wait, what?
Not an employee, but still relevant.. when I was a kid, my mom, dad and I would go to a Chinese buffet quite often. My dad would put a mountain of food on his plate then never finish it. He’d then proceed to lay down in the restaurant floor and take a nap.
He also did the mountain of food thing at other places like Golden Corral, but he only laid down in the floor at the Chinese place.
The People Who Committed These 15 Crimes Against Food Need to Be Sent to Prison Immediately
I’m having a hard time getting over this.
I didn’t think that reading all of these super weird/disgusting/horrible food combos would upset me so much… but yeah… I’m upset. Like REALLY way too upset.
Why do you do this to food, people? How do you think this is right?
Sorry in advance fo the complete and absolute destruction of your current future appetites.
1. Went too far.
“I used to be obsessed with A1 steak sauce. I would put it on EVERYTHING possible because I loved it so much. One day, I put it on jello.
I no longer enjoy A1.”
2. Purple cow? More like purple garbage can!
“When I visited my aunt’s family as a kid she served a ‘purple cow’ — milk mixed with grape juice — for breakfast.
If you haven’t tasted that, take my word for it.
It’s not a great concoction.”
3. A complete nutter
“My mom puts peanut butter on cold pizza.
It is the closest flavor to vomit that is not vomit.”
4. Christ on a cracker!
“My sister would make Ritz cracker ‘sandwiches,’ except the thing that went between the two Ritz cracker ‘buns’ was ANOTHER Ritz cracker…except she’d chewed it up and spit it out onto the other two.
It was disgusting.”
5. You get a divorce IMMEDIATELY! You hear me?!?
“My wife dips her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into SpaghettiOs.”
6. Disgusting word of the year: creamify
“This kid I knew in school used to rip open his milk carton and dip his burrito into his chocolate milk.
Sometimes he’d even go so far as to rip open the burrito itself and pour his milk onto the beef and eggs in order to (and I’m quoting him here) ‘creamify the meat.’
I don’t know, man, the word ‘creamify’ is just… ugh.”
7. This bothers everybody
“My mom’s boyfriend. Crushed Cheez-It crackers.
Into his coffee.
Mom said I shouldn’t let it bother me.
It bothers me.”
8. Your extended family is pit full of food-ruining vipers and must be stopped!
“My wife likes to make crunchy peanut butter and bologna sandwiches (with cheese). Her mom also adds mayo.
I just can’t bring myself to try it — literally start retching at the thought of the flavor.”
9. You no good, dirty sonofabitch…
“I watched a guy pour Sprite into a nice $50 bottle of wine because he didn’t like the flavor.”
10. OMFG!
“My baby sister used to eat pancakes with ranch dressing.
My mom just accepted it because she was SUCH a picky eater, and this was something she just thoroughly enjoyed.
We’re pretty sure it’s because my mom craved both (though separately) when she was pregnant with her.”
11. Sir, you are in PUBLIC?!
“There was a dude in my dining hall that had a plate of sunny-side-up eggs.
Scooped under an egg with his fork, brought it up to his mouth, and only touched his lips to the yolk. Proceeded to suck all the yolk, and then slurped the rest of the egg in.
It was like a car crash; I couldn’t look away but I was horrified.”
12. We will no longer be talking to each other. Thank you. Bye!
“A couple of years ago when my best friend and I were still in college, she stayed over at my place a few times.
It was then that I learned that she liked dipping cheese into hot chocolate. Like, full on dunking it in, waiting for it to partially melt, swirling it around, and then eating it.
I love her to bits, she’s like my sister…but I still haven’t entirely recovered.”
13. Okay, I’m done. I can’t do this any longer.
“I work at a pub waiting tables.
One day, this couple walked in who I’d never seen, but were apparently regulars. The bartender saw them, shot me a glance, and went to grab something from the kitchen.
Before even taking their order, he’d filled the crushed red pepper shaker and told me to take it over to them. The woman ordered a small cup of french onion soup and proceeded to unscrew the cap of this shaker and dump THE ENTIRETY of it onto her soup.
She was eating spicy red pepper like cereal and didn’t even ask for a drink refill.”
14. I’m officially dead.
“I used to work as a bartender.
One day, a middle-aged man walked in and ordered a beer with milk.”
15. Oh god! I didn’t stop. Why?!?!?
“Saw a dude eat spaghetti in milk one time.
One very dark time.”
*shudder*
I need a shower.
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McDonald’s Employees Reveal What It’s Really like Working Under the Golden Arches
McDonald’s is, without a doubt, the most well-known fast food restaurant in the world. Employing over 2 million people globally and found at nearly 36,000 locations, it’s no wonder the home of the Big Mac is hard to avoid.
But beyond their hallmark fries and secret sauce, have you ever been curious about what the employees think about working there? Let’s take you behind the Golden Arches and find out what the employees are saying.
10. The meaning of “fast-food” is in the stomach of the consumer
What is fast-food anyway? Does it mean to receive your food in less than 5 minutes? 10 minutes? Either way that is still fast! But employees want you to know, there are limits on certain foods. Like, for instance, a chicken salad.
According to Bob, an assistant manager at a McDonald’s in the midwest, chicken salads are pre-made, except for the meat. So it takes a few minutes to prepare. Same with Egg Mcmuffins (10 minutes) and McDonald’s apple pies (10 to 12 minutes).
If you’ve noticed your local McDonald’s has “slimmed” down the menu, it’s because too many ingredients hold up the cooking line.
“We are trained to go as fast down the line as we can, and if we have to stop to make something that has 10 ingredients, it tends to slow things down. Corporate has realized this and has taken many of these items off in recent years, [like] McWraps, Clubhouse, more recently the Smokehouse and mushroom and Swiss and moved to items that can go a lot quicker.”
Photo Credit: freestock.org
9. We all want fresh fries, but there’s a quicker way to get them
Have you ever sat in the drive-thru for like 20 minutes only to learn its because they ran out of fries!? It’s terrible! One of the ways McDonald’s cuts down on wait times is to have a new bin of fries already available for orders. Many customers ask for non-salted fries in hopes of getting a fresh batch. But in reality, this may cause a slow down in production. According to Andy, who has worked at McDonald’s in the past:
“People can ask for fresh fries and it’s actually way easier to do fresh fries rather than no-salt fries. For those, we have to pour the fries onto a tray from the fryer so they don’t come in contact with salt. It can get awkward sometimes getting everything into position, especially if you have a lot of people working in close proximity and it’s busy, so I’ve had some scalded hands a couple of times trying to get fries out in a timely way.”
8. “Can you please pull up to that designated spot?”
We’ve all pulled up to the take-out window expecting our bag of McDonald’s goodness to be given before we can brake, only to have an employee tells us to head over to another spot. Ever wonder why?
The corporation measures drive-thru metrics to understand how long a customer has been waiting for their food. By moving your car, this allows the employees to track a lower wait time.
Bob again:
“My store has sensors in the drive-through that actually tell us exactly how long you are at each spot in the drive-through. We get measured based on something we call OEPE. Order end, present end. [That measures] from the second that your tires move from the speaker until your back tires pass over the sensor on the present window. My store is expected to be under two minutes.”
Photo Credit: C. Cagnin
7. Careful what you say
“Can I take your order?”
That is what you hear when you pull up to the drive-thru speaker, and it’s almost immediate! Kind of creepy. Do they have cameras? They probably do, but it’s more than that: There are sensors that tell the employee someone is waiting.
So that conversation you’re having with your friend or spouse? They are listening.
From Andy:
“The speaker is activated by the metal in the car, so as soon as you drive up, the speaker turns on in our headset. We can hear everything, and I do mean everything. Loud music, yelling at your kids to shut up, etc.”
6. The ice cream machine is down
Ugh, again?? Is this a ploy? Or is the ice cream machine really that temperamental?
Bob says…
“The thing is, it is a very sensitive machine. It’s not made to be making 50 cones in a row, or 10 shakes at a time. It takes time for the mix to freeze to a proper consistency. It also requires a daily heat mode, [where] the whole machine heats up to about 130 degrees or so. The heat mode typically takes about four hours to complete, so you try to schedule it during the slowest time.”
And each location is responsible, per health code and regulations, to ensure that the machine is well cleaned. That means a complete disassemble every one to two weeks.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
5. Secret menus do not exist but…
Do you have a hankering for grilled cheese? Or do you love the Mac sauce but refuse to pay extra? Here are a couple of tips from Andy!
“I’ve made many a grilled cheese before. Sometimes it can get a bit risky doing it because the bun toaster wasn’t designed to make grilled cheeses, so sometimes you get some burnt buns or cheese or the cheese sticks inside and it slows down the other buns from getting out on time so that causes more burnt buns.”
People also regularly order McDoubles dressed as a Big Mac, to avoid paying Big Mac prices.
“I think [it’s] a way more practical way to eat a Big Mac since there’s less bun in the way, and it’s also way cheaper even if you do get charged for Mac sauce.”
4. Be kind and check your order
McDonald’s serves up to 69 million customers daily! That’s an insane number!
It means, though, that there will be mistakes, especially if you order specialized menu items or substitutions. Employees want you to check your order before driving away. And guess what? They’ll gladly fix your order, says Bob.
“Mistakes do happen. We always feel terrible when they do but when we serve 1000-plus people a day, it’s bound to happen. Be nice to us if you have a problem. It’s a huge difference between coming to us and saying, ‘Hey, I seem to be missing a fry from my bag,’ and ‘You bastards didn’t give me my fries!’”
Photo Credit: Pixabay
3. There is no passing GO for employees and Monopoly
Contrary to popular belief, the employees cannot play or participate in the McDonald’s annual Monopoly game. So don’t worry if you need to collect that “Park Place” for a million dollars, they aren’t taking it. Back in 2000, the company underwent an overhaul on the rules after an employee at their promotions company stole over $24 million.
“Monopoly pieces and things like them get sent back to corporate,” Bob says. “We aren’t allowed to touch them, open them, or redeem them as employees.”
2. Skip the grilled chicken
Sure, sure, chicken can be healthier than a Big Mac, but employees recommend skipping it all together. Usually after preparation, chicken is placed inside warming units made to keep it “fresh” for up to an hour. But chicken tends to dry out faster than patties.
According to Andy,
“That stuff has a supposed shelf life of 60 minutes in the heated cabinet, but it dries out so quickly that even if it’s within an acceptable time frame, it looks like burnt rubber, and probably tastes like it, too.”
1. Prank calls are still a thing
Unless a McDonald’s is assisting with a catering event, they are not expecting other calls. However, their phone does ring and the staff usually answers to a prank caller.
“Sometimes it’s people asking about directions to Wendy’s,” Sam a department manger in Canada says. “A lot of inappropriate ones. Most are pretty lame.”
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Waiters Share the Most Insane Things They’ve Overheard at Their Tables
Waiters must hear a ton of ridiculous things every day with the flow of people in and out of their places of employment.
Check out these 26 Reddit stories from waiters and waitresses who overheard hilarious conversations and bizarre customer interactions.
1. No ifs, ands, or butts about it
I had a summer job at a seafood place around the Charleston area. I seat this couple who were pretty funny. Anyways, I bring them their drinks and ask if they’re ready to order. I can’t remember what the husband ordered, but the wife didn’t like it. So he looks at her and says “Woman, I’ll still eat that butt of yours when you eat chili, so don’t give me no crap for ordering what I want”. She immediately replied “Harvey, I just need you to shut the hell up”. Then they both started laughing. Best table ever. And they tipped me like $20.
2. Clearly a bad girl
I saw a mother take her knife and with the flat part of it, whack the hand of her 2 year-old child because she was drawing something with her left hand. She yelled at her “No, use your right hand. Good girls don’t write with their left hand.”
This was as I was standing there taking their order and writing with my left hand.
3. You read that right
My favorite was a group of nurses. Pouring waters as one says the sentence “So a guy came in for an adult circumcision yesterday…”
Never ask a nurse about their day. It was worse than yours.
4. Princess Mommy
I approached a table with a family of five to take their order. Two adults and three kids from about 5 to 10 or so. One of the kid starts to say something and the father cuts him off by saying “Don’t say another word Peter. Nobody says a thing until princess Mommy makes up her mind and decides what she wants for dinner.” Followed by long awkward silence and me leaving.
5. Clown, ’nuff said
Party of five or six, it’s a group of friends having dinner. In walks a clown. Clown starts randomly walking around the restaurant doing balloon animals for kids and stuff like that. I have no idea what is going on, we didn’t hire this guy.
He walks over to the table of 5 or 6 and selects a man from the table to perform a magic trick for. He did the trick, a small flash of smoke and fire happens and then magically there is an engagement ring on a rope. The man takes the ring and the woman gets on her knees and asks the man to marry her. The man says no, tells her to get up and they continue dinner. This table now has the attention of the entire restaurant (like 300-400 people on our busiest night). Everybody just turned away and started awkwardly eating like nothing happened.
6. I hope you would
Shucker at an oyster bar here. So other than all the obvious terrible jokes I get, I can say, without a doubt, the most messed up thing I’ve ever heard was a man sitting with a woman who was getting more and more distraught and the man looks at her and says “Look, I told you when this whole thing started if I had to choose between you or my wife I’m picking my wife”.
7. Billy Bob dreams
I waited tables for 10 years at this small family owned restaurant in rural Ohio that had a “famous” sandwich. It was on a few Food Network shows and stuff like that.
A family comes in. Mom, dad, two little kids. I take their drink orders and as I am getting the drinks, the dad pulls me aside.
Dad: “My son is obsessed with Billy Bob Thorton. We told him that Billy Bob comes here and eats from time to time, so could you just play along.”
Me: “Yeah of course, no problem.”
I return with the drinks and the son, who is about 5 years old, starts asking me questions about Billy Bob Thorton. Like what he orders, if he is nice, stuff like that. I make stuff up, because I want a good tip and don’t want to ruin this little kids life. He is so excited to hear that Billy Bob comes to the same place he is at.
I can only imagine other scenarios where Billy Bob Thorton has appeared in this kid’s life.
8. Double up
I was at the bar, not waiting tables, but I have two stories. The first was a couple that sat down directly in front of where I was washing glasses. This was during the NBA Finals so I thought it was a bit odd they seemed so sad while everyone else was enjoying the game. They spent at least 4 hours there and from what I was able to hear they were discussing having another kid to fix their relationship. I guess she had cheated on him because she felt ’empty’ but didn’t want to end their relationship as they already had kids together. The guy was clearly very upset but said he’d support her if this is what she wanted.
The other was last week during a huge fundraiser we hosted. A group of 3 or 4 ladies were noticeably uncomfortable and when I asked if they were okay they told me that one of them had a stalker who constantly shows up at her house, work, and calls her repeatedly. He just showed up to the bar. She had threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave her alone, so what did he do? Naturally, he bought her a drink as an apology.
9. Read the manual
When I was a waiter, people often pretended that I wasn’t there. The stories they told were amazingly personal. One woman at a table of 6 lunching ladies told the story of how her husband was recently prescribed viagra. “He took it like a vitamin – 1 pill every morning. He kept having erections at work and didn’t understand why.”
10. Dying
Late one night I had this couple who were maybe in their late 30s. The guy looked a tough guy.
From the moment they came in, the woman was crying the whole time. Not like, a little bit crying but straight up bawling. She hadn’t talked to me the entire time, but the guy was very chatty. He explained to me how he had just found out that he only had a few months left to live and how she, his “angel” was gonna take care of his boy for him and all this crap. Anyway, I felt pretty genuinely bad cause that’s a pretty sad thing to hear.
Then I saw them come in again over a year and a half later…. Acting totally normal. They didn’t remember me, but how do you forget the face of someone that told you they were dying?
11. That’s cuz you can’t
Ex waiter. I’m walking down a long hallway carrying a tray of food. A kid comes running from a perpendicular hallway and run face first into the wall without putting his hands up. He starts crying. The dad walks behind him very calmly and kneels down and says, “Buddy, you just can’t go running into walls.”
12. Apples and spaghetti
I sat a table of three: a mom, her daughter, and her grandma.
After sitting, Grandma left to order spaghetti at the Italian place next door.
Mom seemed to be having an existential crisis. I asked her what she wanted to drink.
“I don’t know,” she said.
“Can I get you some water?” I asked.
“I don’t know.”
“Do you want me to come back later?”
“I’m not sure.”
The daughter, who was getting impatient, stood up on her chair.
“Hey!” she said. “I’ll have you know. I want apples!”
“But first I have to get you something to drink. Would you like some water?”
“I want apples!”
Grandma ate Italian food in silence while Mom stared at a menu for an hour and a half and the daughter ate apples. When they finished, Mom paid, and they left. She tipped well, considering all they bought was $.50-worth of apple slices.
13. Nothing in life is free
“I heard if you complain here you get your meal for free”
I sidled by and politely told her that wasn’t the case.
14. A happy meal
My Mom and I went to a restaurant in a town we were visiting, and we were seated close by a family just sitting down to dinner. As soon as they sat down, the waitress asked if they wanted a drink. Dad and Mom ordered wine and son looks at waitress and then blurts out to his parents “I’m gay.”
Waitress leaves. Parents look at their son and then look at each other. Mom then asks Dad what he is thinking of having to eat. Son again exclaims “I’m gay.” Parents look at him deadpan and say in unison, “we know”. Then waitress came and took our orders and I didn’t hear what happened next. But they stayed and enjoyed their meal and seemed to be fine with each other.
15. Happily ever after
Heard a group of 3 women talking about how each of their 4th/5th/ whatever many marriages are going and how they treat marrying for money as their career.
One of them paid with their newest husband’s black AMEX card.
Here’s the Best Place to Grab a Hot Dog in Every State
Can you ever get enough hot dogs? NO! The answer is no.
If you’re on my wavelength, here’s a list of some amazing places to grab a hotdog, no matter what state you’re in – and no, they’re not at major league ballparks, though those are always a good bet.
Chris’ Favorite Hot Dogs (Montgomery, Alabama)
Presidents, musicians, authors, movie stars, governors…you name it, they’ve eaten at Chris’ since they opened in 1917. You’ll love the famous chili sauce (but don’t ask for the secret recipe!).
Chinook Hot Dogs (Fairbanks, Alaska)
The restaurant is inside a renovated school bus, and their creations range from dogs with bacon and cheese to ones with pinto beans and sriracha mayo. You can’t go wrong!
BK Tacos (Tucson, Arizona)
Their twist on a classic is served on a homemade bun with pinto beans, tomatoes, onions, a secret jalapeño sauce, and grilled peppers.
Bark Bar (Little Rock, Arkansas)
This combination bar and dog park is genius – your pup can run and play while you grab a dog-inspired dog and a local craft brew. What’s not to like?
Cupid’s Hot Dogs (Canoga Park, California)
A couple opened this hot dog stand in 1946 (it’s named after the wife’s sweet nickname). All 3 locations are still run by family members, and even though the menu is simple, people keep coming back!
Harley’s – A Hot Dog Revolution (Littleton, Colorado)
Their brats are as flavorful as they are creative, with recipes like the Mile High Dog (topped with roast beef and horseradish sauce) or the Italian dog. There’s something for everyone!
Carol’s Lunchbox (Farmington, Connecticut)
This charming hot dog stand steams their franks and piles on the topping – like homemade hot pepper relish. Plus, you may get an impromptu singing performance (if you’re lucky)!
Johnnie’s Dog House (Wilmington, Delaware)
With Chicago-style, chili, and even a “plain ol’dog,” this spot has something for everyone. But if you’re more adventurous, check out the Monkey Hill Dog – it’s topped with bananas, peanut butter, bacon, and honey.
Voodoo Dog (Tallahassee, Florida)
This spot will have you memory trippin down an 80s and 90s lane, and their creative hot dogs will have you talking about them for days.
Doggy Dogg (Decatur, Georgia)
This restaurant began at a local farmers market before making the leap to brick-and-mortar. They use high quality, locally-made breads, and you definitely won’t regret stopping.
Puka Dog (Koloa, Hawaii)
If you’re up for a twist on an original, these dogs are placed on a sweet roll and dressed with a lemon-garlic sauce and tropical relishes. Sign me up!
Franko’s Dog House (Post Falls, Idaho)
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They’ve got speciality dogs galore, including seasonal offerings made from elk and reindeer – you’ll have to see it to believe it!
Superdawg Drive-In (Chicago, Illinois)
As iconic as it is delicious, this hot dog stand has been family-owned since 1948 and there’s no place better to grab a classic Chicago dog.
Fort Wayne Famous Coney Island Weiner Stand (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Open since 1914, the shop sells around 2,000 hot dogs every day, each topped with a special, homemade sauce.
Steburgers (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
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This family restaurant prides themselves on a seasoned meat sauce – and make sure to grab a frosty malted while you’re there!
Weiner Kitchen (Overland Park, Kansas)
Best grab a signature hot dog or sausage – these dogs are made from brisket and wagyu beef and topped with homemade ketchup. It used to be a food truck, but they’ve settled in permanently, thank goodness.
Sky Bridge Station (Pine Ridge, Kentucky)
After you get your fill of hiking in the Red River Gorge, you’ll want to fill up at the Sky Bridge Station – gourmet dogs for days!
Frankie’s Dawg House (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
You can choose from classics, or test out your adventurous side with duck, deer, or alligator sausage. Whatever you choose, it’s sure to be yummy!
Blue Rooster Food Company (Portland, Maine)
The Blue Rooster‘s upscale take on comfort food extends to its hot dogs, which are locally sourced and full of intriguing flavor combos like the Thai Peanut dog and the Wagon Wheel (bacon, bbq sauce, and pickled jalapenos).
Stuggy’s (Baltimore, Maryland)
You can grab these dogs at an Oriole game, but if you stop by the restaurant, make sure to try the Crab Mac – a dog topped with homemade mac n’ cheese, crab meat, and Old Bay seasoning.
Grumpy’s Dogs (West Boylston, Massachusetts)
It might be a food truck, but the service and the hot dogs will make you feel like royalty. A favorite? The T.N.T., which is deep-fried in an eggroll wrapper and stuffed with jalapeno cream cheese.
Lafayette Coney Island (Detroit, Michigan)
Downtown Detroit has been offering dogs from this spot since 1936, and the classic recipes are a closely-guarded family secret.
Natedogs (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
These street cart weiners are sourced from local suppliers and topped with Nate’s homemade mustard sauce and sauteed onions – a combination that earned him the 2017 Hot Dog Vendor of the Year title!
Dis & Dem (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Originally from New Orleans, the owners of Dis & Dem are definitely bringing Cajun flavors to their hot dogs – gator, crawfish, spicy sausages, and anything else NOLA that you love to put in your belly.
Dogs N Frys (Florissant, Missouri)
Their menu boasts more than 25 specialty dogs and a revolving menu of specials, so you could definitely go back again and again – and they’ve got dessert dogs, too!
Covered Wagon Hot Dogs (Missoula, Montana)
You can find the mobile kitchen at Missoula music and food events every week, and they cater, too. I’d like to get my hands on the Pepperoni Pizza dog, personally.
B&B Grill and Arcade (Bellevue, Nebraska)
The Big B, a bacon-wrapped fried hot dog on a stick, is a must try – and the arcade games and fun family atmosphere aren’t bad, either!
Buldogis (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Korean flavors make these hot dogs extra special – and the toppings like kimchi, nori lakes, and spicy aioli are to die for!
Gilley’s Diner (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
A Portsmouth fixture since 1912, it’s always packed; their classic offerings hit the right spot!
Maui’s Dog House (North Wildwood, New Jersey)
This roadside stand not far from the shore offers 20 hotdogs and 30 different toppings, so make sure you have plans to return!
Foxy Drive-In (Clovis, New Mexico)
People have been stopping in to grab a classic dog (or corn dog!) since 1956, and you won’t regret joining them!
Frank’s Gourmet Hot Dogs (Buffalo, New York)
If you thought this would be Nathan’s, well, you’re wrong – Frank’s are made on-location with local meats, and locals know to expect a long line!
JJ’s Red Hots (Charlotte, North Carolina)
These gourmet dogs are made in-house and are topped with great ingredients like beer cheese, bacon, and their secret sauce.
DogMahal Dog Haus (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
Browse their comic books and vintage vinyl before snagging an outrageous-but-delicious hot dog creation, like the Poutinie Weenie, topped with fries, gravy, and cheese curds.
Scooter’s World Famous Dawg House (Mentor, Ohio)
These dogs are deep-fried until crispy and come in three sizes – including a half-pound offering known as the Homewrecker.
The Gnarley Dog (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Gnarley Dawg offers fresh ingredients and huge portions, and you can choose from classic toppings or something more outlandish – you pick!
Victory Dogs (Medford, Oregon)
Customers say that a dog from Victory Dogs is like getting one from your bestie – though if you order the Crack’in (two dogs, two sausages, plus 10 more meats, two cheeses, and four buns) you must have some pretty great friends!
Yocco’s West (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Their famous chili sauce is the same, secret recipe they’ve used since 1922, and you don’t want to leave without trying it.
Baba’s Original New York System (Providence, Rhode Island)
The name comes from vendors from ages ago wanting to bring the hot dog craze up from New York, but these are Rhode Island bred and always weiners – not hot dogs.
Jack’s Cosmic Dogs (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)
All of their toppings, including the famous Jack’s Sweet Potato Mustard, are made in-house and are must-tries!
Hungry Dog (Mitchell, South Dakota)
The Egg Dog, Slaw Dog, or something more classic – you can’t miss this spot!
I Dream of Weenie (Nashville, Tennessee)
This one wins best name, and the fact that the dogs are sold out of a bright yellow Volkswagen bus doesn’t hurt, either – you can even start your day with a French Toast Weenie or Eggs Benny Weenie. Imagine that!
Good Dog Houston (Houston, Texas)
The Curryous Frank, topped with curry onion relish, chutney, sweet potato crisps, and sriracha ketchup is to die for – and the local brews aren’t bad, either.
J Dawgs (Provo, Utah)
Their menu is simple but tried-and-true – quality and taste sits front and center.
Lake Monsters Baseball Games (Burlington, Vermont)
Steamed and served with classic ketchup, mustard, and relish, there’s no better way to enjoy a ball game!
Skeeter’s World Famous Hot Dogs (Wytheville, Virginia)
Simply dressed, perhaps, but generations of Virginians haven’t complained!
The Red Hot (Tacoma, Washington)
The hot dog slathered with cream cheese is a Washington creation, but the Red Hot has a bunch of other stuff you’ll want to try, too!
Morrison’s Drive-In (Logan, West Virginia)
Morrison’s has been a favorite since 1947, with their chicken and chili dogs being favorites you won’t want to pass up!
Martino’s (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Martino’s has been serving the “best hot dogs in the state” since the 1970s.
Pitchfork Fondue Outdoor Western Cookout (Pinedale, Wyoming)
This spot takes cooking a hot dog over a campfire to a whole new level, and you definitely won’t be disappointed.
There you have it! Enjoy your dogs, meat-eaters!
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If You’re Trying to Eat Healthier, You Need to Check out These 20 Great Food Charts
Many of us need to focus wayyyy more on a healthy diet. I know I could, there’s no doubt about that. One great thing about social media is how easy it is to find new recipes and diet plans with the tap of your finger.
Take a look at these great ideas for healthy eating and follow the Instagram accounts in the photos below to keep up to date on the latest plans!
1. Good alternatives
2. Deli meat alternatives
3. Snack tips
4. This is good to know
5. Liven up your water
6. Sugar quantities in fruit
7. Swaps!
8. You can still eat pizza
9. Muscle meals
10. Stay within your budget
11. Smoothie ingredients
12. Low cal booze
13. Crucial info
14. Egg advice
15. For all you vegetarians
16. Calcium
17. Smart desserts
18. GUT HEALTH
19. Know your bread
20. Some good overall tips
Now that you’re armed with those tips, get out there and get healthy starting TODAY!
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Clam Chowder Popsicles Are Here to Potentially Ruin Your Summer
I bet you can’t wait to chase down the ice cream truck down to get your hands on a popsicle this summer!
Well, I don’t mean to ruin your good mood, your love of popsicles, or your life, but some evil person posted the photo below on a Reddit page and outraged just about everyone. Oh, and they posted on it on the BOSTON Reddit page for good measure.
Ladies and gentlemen…the Clam Chowder Popsicle.
Some of the comments on the photo on Reddit include:
“I’m calling the FBI.”
“I will spend 10 whole minutes in the Red Line rather than eat that.”
“I can smell this, you wretched f*ck. I can smell the picture.”
“I regret being born with eyes.”
“Oh my god. So f*cking gross…and what self respecting Bostonian eats Chunky f*cking chowder. My god you can get decent clam chowder here almost as easily as you can get a large regular from Dunkin.”
I think it’s safe to say that people on Twitter are not happy about this new development in the world of frozen treats, either.
I muted that frickin clam chowder popsicle. I had seen it 8 frickin times in my feed today. Enough is frickin enough.. pic.twitter.com/VuhSYPgX2t
— Ted (@Tedgforce) June 15, 2019
Because why would anybody do this?
Stop retweeting the photo of the clam chowder popsicle!!! Do not acknowledge its existence!!!!!
— Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk) June 15, 2019
Whyyyyyy?!?!?!
WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?????
— Eliza Orlins (@eorlins) June 14, 2019
They clearly only have a heart filled with evil.
— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) June 14, 2019
And someone tweeted this out, which may lead to months of therapy for some of us.
Today's office debate-
Which is more gross, clam chowder popsicle or cold hot dog pie? pic.twitter.com/swVWycv9Tm— Randy Jordan (@Randydeluxe) June 11, 2019
Apparently, the person who posted the photo said in a Reddit message, “I did not make or eat the thing. My friend made it. I have no idea why she did it.”
So the good news is these babies aren’t for sale…yet.
I’m sorry you had to see this…
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