Mom’ll Love you for It!

I’m not going to sugar coat it, or beat around the bush.  I’m just gonna come right out and ask. Who in the hell decided it was a good idea to put calorie counts next to each food and beer item listed in a restaurant menu? Is someone trying to put an end to one…

Ruining it with Reading

Growing up in a catholic family we spent a lot of time in church around Easter.  Stations of the Cross,  Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course, Easter Sunday.  But there was one church event that I particularly enjoyed because I would go with my grandma. It was ‘blessing of the food’ and it was…

The 3Ps of Dining

I was out for dinner last week and noticed a few things that have changed since my earlier dining days. The changes involve putting, paying, and posing-all of which are commonly seen in restaurants. Putting lemon in my water. Who started this practice and why? Consider this-in order for that lemon to teeter on the…