-
Fish & Chips Day
Twenty-five years ago my new boyfriend and I were busy working in entertainment production. We had crazy schedules for rehearsals and show shifts. Our paths were going in the same direction, but not often crossing to give us time to really know each other. One evening the stars aligned and we had a few hours around dinnertime to share a meal. Hooray! But as we drove from nearby restaurant to increasingly distant restaurant, we were shocked at the long waits and lines out the door on a weeknight. As we sat in his car outside a normally empty Applebee’s with an hour wait, we saw a couple walking past with…
-
In-N-Out in Hong Kong
Being a native Southern Californian means I grew up eating at In-N-Out Burger. The chain was birthed in Baldwin Park, California in 1948, and featured the very first burger drive-thru in existence. By the time I was born, there were eighteen restaurants dotting the Greater Los Angeles landscape. I have no “first memory” of dining at an In-N-Out Burger, it’s just always been there in the background. I don’t generally care much for fast food in general, but I always make an exception for them. Their burgers are fresh and tasty and best of all, cheap. Their employees are so bright and cheerful you can’t help but feel good about eating there.…
