We moved to Northern VA in 2002 with little furniture and even less money. We spent a LOT of time at our local IKEA slowly furnishing our home, and the hot dogs and ice cream were a great cheap treat for our young son (and myself) while we were out and about pinching pennies.
Article about some fancypants Michelin-starred joint in Wales getting only 1 star for hygiene. But this was more interesting to me. Like what would Roby's MIL say about the portion size? Welsh wagyu rib at Ynyshir https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...tar-chefs-poor-score-ignites-uk-dining-debate
Portions matter. That's why the guy who brings your Low Country Boil ingredients wrapped in a newspaper (what do they use now?) will always be cooler than the guy who crafts artistic bite-sized entrees. I remember standing outside a table in South Carolina in someone's backyard eating crawfish while being bitten by mosquitoes big enough to carry at least one business card. My folks were there to attend something related to teaching.
I saw a documentary on the Cream Pie Massacre on the internet. I don't remember the pirates or clowns though.
Question (and a recommendation) For 2026, our family thought it would be a good idea to find alternate ways of procuring groceries while helping our budget. We liked instacart but the wife felt we were not getting our bang for the buck. We used be part of a food co-op, but again the membership felt exorbitant. Has anyone ever personally tried misfit markets or imperfect foods? Both aim on reducing food waste but am finding people on reddit complain more about the app, delivery, and broken boxes than the actual food. If you have used it, can you let me know your thoughts? Recommendation : While perusing the reddit forums a few weeks ago we came across a service called Too Good To Go. I have used it a few times and recommend it. The premise is the org works with local companies to sell food that would otherwise get binned. For example, if you live in Houston or DC, you can search for a bakery that would normally toss items at the end of the day. The bakery, instead of throwing away 20$ of food, sells it to you for $8 or $9. The advantage is if you are not a picky eater, it is great. There are a few downsides. Namely, you can have preferences (vegan, vegetarian etc.), but it is a mystery of what you are getting. So if you have a nut allergy, you might get peanut brittle. The other negative is that the turnaround is quick and you have it pick it up. Usually you are buying something and have to drive there within a certain timeframe.
We liked to co-op but the membership felt too high, and drove too far (Greenbelt MD) for groceries. Also, it was seasonal, which is good until you need to find different recipes for corn in the summer or just want strawberries in February. Thank you for the heads up.
We did misfits. Not worth it. It was definitely not cheaper. The food was random and it was all supermarket grade, meaning that I wasn't getting a break for a malformed green pepper. Everything was normal. We got a lot of stuff that was very close to it's expiration date, which if it were cheaper would have been a plus, but we didn't see any savings. And then it took us three times to cancel before the cancelation took hold. Really nice elevator premise. Not anywhere close to that in reality.
Told the Mrs next time we drive by the Elizabeth one I wanted to pop in for some Pupli and the meatballs. She made a "gross" face
An image of Mike Colameco just came across my page. I swear, dude's hair looked like he'd had a session with a hot comb. Fried (but not dyed) and laid to the side. No, not a perm. Not a perm. A hot comb. Hey, Mike, who grandmama did yo' hair, mayn?