I hear you. I have some textural issues with certain foods and when I go out, I don’t order the things that give me issues.

Dude, the “no grill lines on grilled food cooked on a grill” assholes should just fucking suck it up and actually order what they want. That being: “Please, is it possible for the chef to pan fry the normally grilled blahblah? My kid won’t eat things with marks of any kind, but he loves your marinade.”

We’re coming home along the Thruway and decide to stop at McD’s. There’s a woman and smallish kid in front of us getting huffy and I can tell this won’t end well. And in due time she starts yelling at the cashier, “Why is everything more expensive here? This is ridiculous! You’re ripping people off!” and so on, as the…

We need to teach people that it's okay to say you don't like, or don't want to eat, some foods and ask if they can be omitted from your dish. The answer may be no, but at least you can then avoid ordering it. You don't have to concoct an elaborate medical lie to justify it. The waiter is not your mom and dad yelling…