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Show Tan faff zing . . . Mary Counts Ways to Gain by Mary West Fat and sassy might be the fashion of the day. Ways to tantalize your taste buds, let me count the ways. Arby's Sambos, Sizzler, and International Fare. Can you believe all the eating establishments being built. Looks like the food service business is a sure investment. in-vestment. A friend of mine manages the Sizzler in Orem and he states that one of three meals is eaten out and that within the next 10 years two of the three will be eaten out. Many wives work and often claim to be too tired at the end of the day to prepare a meal. When both work, breakfast is often eaten out. So it is easy to see that the statistics could be right. It doesn't seem to matter if one restaurant fails in a certain location, there is always another waiting to move in with a different menu. I wonder what the statistics are in regards regar-ds to stomach trouble. With tacos, pizza, buffet buf-fet salads, and variety of sandwiches available. Surely no one could complain that they can't find a thing to eat. I personally per-sonally go for Won Ton soup, but often it feels as though I've eaten a ton, and then of course there are submarine sub-marine sandwiches which are sure to sink you. I've often watched people rushing into the restaurants to eat and they remind me of ants swarming. Of course I hurry right into the midst and order up. Aren't we good to ourselves? our-selves? I can remember that not too many years ago it was a special occasion when we went out to dinner but now we eat out so often that it seems common and ordinary. I do find that it is difficult to prepare a meal for two people. My husband often complains that I'm stuffing him. Its hard to prepare just the right amount and if food goes to waste I always remember the old saying, "Clean your plate, children in Europe are starving. All restaurnts seem to give about the same service. You are escorted escor-ted quickly to a table and given a menu, a waitress appears about the time you are ready to eat the menu. She fills your glass with water and says curtly, "I'll be right back." After your dinner is served, she will be sure to ask if everything is alright when she sees you have your mouth full. Then when you are finished you have to stretch your neck and give all kinds of hand signals to get your bill. Of course we have smoking and nonsmoking non-smoking sections, but why is it that no matter mat-ter where a non-smoker sits he gets the full benefit of the smoke. I I set across from a smoker at a banquet the smokes comes across the table, if he is behind me if floats my way. I swear I could change sides with the person smoking and the smoke would change directions. The fast food service chains offer quick convenient con-venient service and the chance to decorate your clothes with everything from mustard to soft drinks. After balancing your meal between the steering wheel and your chest you are bound to be more dexterous. dex-terous. Of course the spatterings of food are good advertisement. When your friend asks what that scrumptous looking spot, you can say, "Oh that came from Taco Siesta." |