Food, it’s what’s for dinner
Another post-dated post. I think I’ll do two posts in a row, just to make sure I don’t forget again.
I love to eat. This is not hard to figure out if you’ve ever met me in person - I’m hardly a skinny guy. But it isn’t (just) that I eat tons and tons of food all the time; it’s that I enjoy the flavors and textures of various dishes.
I’d like to think of myself as a gourmand.
Granted, I’m not a food snob. I will and do eat (and enjoy) fast food, just like everyone else. But when I can, I like to enjoy an expensive, high class meal. Admittedly, this doesn’t happen too often.
I like getting dressed up then heading to a nice restaurant in Baltimore or Washington, D.C. to enjoy a fine meal. While I’ll skip the pre- and post- meal wines and liqueurs, I will take my time and enjoy each course to its fullest.
Wait, I hear some of you say. “Don’t you usually eat your meal in 0.4 seconds, Richard?”
Yes, normally I do. Well, it’s more like 0.3 seconds, but who’s counting? But ‘normal’ meals are just to give me the things I need to maintain my ‘alive and breathing’ status.
When I go out to eat like this, this is the sole reason for going out. To spend a couple of hours enjoying a fine meal, chitchatting with the waiter/waitress, and thinking about food. If I’m actually with someone, I’ll chat with them, of course.
I haven’t done this in a long time. I should probably look into what new restaurants have moved into the area.