Food & Dining Stories
Restaurant fails, ordering mistakes, and meals that didn’t end well. Eating in public is riskier than it looks.
Food & Dining
As I stared down at the sorry excuse for a cake, I couldn't help but think my aunt should've stayed home with the knitting ladies like I told her to. This monstrosity had more resemblance to a failed science experiment than the heavenly strawberry shortcake she claimed it was.
Food & Dining
Today I burned water while making soup, which is a culinary sin but I take pride in it - a black scalded mess that tastes vaguely of disappointment and despair.
Food & Dining
The day my aunt's culinary legacy almost ended in a sauce-covered disaster I was at her house, attempting to recreate her famous homemade ravioli for the family reunion, but it seemed even I couldn't save it from herself - a splash of too much lemon juice had turned the ricotta an unholy shade of chartreuse and was now oozing across the table like a slow-moving virus.
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Some people collect stamps, but my grandmother's a champion saver of soggy pizza box inserts. She'll find one at the back of the garage from 1992 and hold it up like it's the Mona Lisa, pointing to the exact spot where our cat's name was written in grease.
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This is a travesty, but our wedding reception had the most questionable buffet ever: 'Chef Bob's Kitchen Sink Melting Pot'. It was a chaotic display of Jell-O, Stouffer's, and Cheeto-crusted meatballs.
Food & Dining
My aunt accidentally set off the fire alarm while trying to deep fry a dehydrated onion ring. We all had to evacuate, and as we stood outside, I realized I had eaten my last three dollar dinner on that very kitchen table.
Food & Dining
The smell of burnt offerings hung heavy over the kitchen as I frantically tried to rescue a batch of my famous (or so I thought) crostini. Five months, a small loan from my parents, and an endless YouTube tutorial cycle later, and I still managed to transform an entire wheel of expensive cheese into something resembling charcoal with a hint of gouda.