Sad Culinary State of Affairs
So this is where I find myself. The only place I've eaten out in the last month was Pizzeria Uno, which is just a 10 minute walk from my apartment. The saddest thing about that is I really enjoyed it, in a notch-above-diner-food sort of way. Their fish-and-chips is pretty good (is that sacrilege?), with a thick, crunchy crust and moist, white, bland fish underneath. I had chicken breast stuffed with spinach, broccoli and some kind of gooey white cheese.
There's a soft spot in my heart for desserts at these chain restaurants. Sometimes you don't want some fusty, pretty little dessert, but instead a made-in-America over-the-top confection. Hot fudge sauce and piles of whipped cream are always included. This one was a giant, flat, warm, soft chocolate chip cookie topped with ice cream and the aforementioned accoutrements. Yum.
I have an excuse for this state, though: my new baby. I haven't been willing to go far from him yet, and I don't know how I feel about taking him to a restaurant. But I am determined that this isn't the end of good eating for me. It's just going to be more of an effort.
Comments
Good Luck with venturing out and dining with the baby, I do hope you try taking him to a restaurant. I started taking my daughter to restaurants when she was about 8 weeks old and it was a real pleasure. She was very well behaved for the most part and when she started to fuss I'd just take her to the restroom and settle her. It's only been recently, since she started walking that restaurant outings have been hard. She doesn't want to sit in her chair for too long and I'm not keen on having her toddle around disrupting other diners so we've been dining out less. Anyway, good luck.
Posted by: Deb | January 3, 2005 09:41 AM
I second what Deb said! We started taking Xander out when he was a few months old. He was always SO GOOD! He liked looking around at everything, and never fussed. I miss that! Deb is right, it's when they get older that the real fun starts :) Actually, Xander is still PRETTY good, but tends to get impatient when things take too long now (we bring snacks!) Of course, the kinds of restaurants we go to have DEFINITELY changed. Xander always did well in the busier/louder environments- not only was he entertained, but if he did cry at all, no one noticed!
Posted by: Nicole | January 12, 2005 05:45 PM