Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

Dining Out

Mouth Watering Mondays.

Time to go out to eat...chain restaurant, local establishment, or fast food? State your case.

I would rather eat out in a restaurant. If I am eating out I prefer to sit down inside and enjoy the fact that someone else is furnishing the food, cooking the food, and serving the food. I always appreciate the waiters and waitresses. It is not an easy job to make sure someone else is satisfied with their dining experience.

If we shop in Erie we like to eat at one of the buffets. I like the many choices at a buffet. It makes eating an adventure.

How local is local? There is a Perkins in one town about 16 miles from us. It is a chain restaurant. They change the menu often and serve fresh foods. I think they go out of their way to use recipes that are good for you as well as taste good. They have a regular pancake menu for those who like the same type of meal without variety.

There are local establishments but I don't eat at them. Many times in this area you just don't get as fresh food as I think is good for us from a family run eatery. I don't eat out often enough to find a local good one and stick with it.

We will eat fast food if we are shopping and hungry. Usually go to McDonald's, Arby's, or Burger King. Of these three Arby's has a fresh menu. Fast food is a money issue. It is sometimes more economical.

We go out to a movie and dinner with my son's family once in awhile. They are younger and more adventurous diners. It is always fun because they take us somewhere we have never been each time.

At home I'm the cook. I don't like to cook. I'[m not fond of eating either. But, I can cook well and eat what I cook.