that was fuckin great...you definately know whats up with the yummies Scott.

i was touring Europe once upon a time and my band insisted on going to McDonalds (we were in Paris) i was pissed, but gave in and went along. the up side was they served beer.

Oh how I love you, and this article. I have nothing important to say but praise.

Yeah, maybe it is. and guess what, both apply here.

Maybe they're related? Less time watching the tube equals more time to cook a full course dinner, or search around for a new restaurant?

in my experience around europe, the best way to find food (especially lunch) is to go to the financial district in the city and follow the guys in the suits. they know the best food, and 9 times out of 10, it's cheap.

Can someone please explain to me the fanatical devotion to In-N-Out that I frequently come across? I've eaten there many times - it's a pretty good burger and fries, I won't deny it. But I don't really get why people seem to obsess over the place so much.

And yeah, Olive Garden is shit. I'm still pissed they even have it in NYC.

because it's fantastic and it's cheap.

in and out is the new krispy kreme.

remember 8 years ago, people talked about krispy kreme like "put one one your mouth and have an instant orgasm omg!"

stfu. its a donut.


stfu. its a hamburger. just wait till in and out is nationwide, and they will be hated universally by the same people that love them now.



what confuses me are upscale chains, like bucca di peppo or whatever. is it ok to find that delicious?
ok, i just wikkied it, and found out the one i eat at is the original one. so maybe that's different?

This question makes me sad.

The best way to find good food at good prices is simple. Look for the dirtiest looking place you can find with the most cars infront of it and it's almost a guaruntee that it will be great.

They tell you to go to New Orleans?

the first time i went to New Orleans we went out to a well recommended, nice, expensive restaurant the first night. having grown used to good seafood, i was not that impressed. the next day for lunch we stopped at a little stall on the street. no frills, no seating. the seafood was fucking awesome. i don't think we had a 'sit down' meal the rest of the trip.

Scott's article really isn't about "ooo..chains are evil".

It's about "hi! You are someplace where there are no less than a thousand other italian resturants nearby that will be better and you ACTIVELY choose to go to someplace with subpar food that costs just as much if not more just because its what you have in Podunk, USA"

good.

Damnit!

I am a pizza junkie, and I absolutely love to eat at local pizzarias. I especially like when they make the pizzas with fresh dough and their own recipies.

When on the road, it's fun to try something different from what you get at home. I usually try to only hit a chain when everything else is closed and I can't access a kitchen, but thankfully, I usaully find a local Greek-Italian (the Real thing) or Chinese joint (though I have yet to find one that has foods from specific regions of China), so I can avoid overdosing on Mickie D's for a while longer.

I think one of the big problems is that those yuppie tourist who always go running to American franchises overseas is that their either chicken or they are so arrogant that they think all foreign food is infrior.

If money's an issue, ask a local first, because a local place might give you more for what you got than MD's or some other cookie cutter fast food joint.