Yes!!!! We just became best friends!!! 

I make Chex Mix quite often. Except I don't use the recipe for the seasoning. Just Old Bay and very small pinch of sugar. 

Um, add Tres Leches to this list. I always thought it was incredibly tricky. I know my way around a kitchen. I was "on the line" for 15 of my years in the service industry. But baking is something that I rarely have done. Beyond Sweet Potato Pie and Baked Apples I'm not patient enough for exact measurements required…

There's something very burgers and beers about The Hold Steady. Maybe it's the feel good Springsteen meets Husker Du vibe or the fact that it isn't hard to imagine Craig Finn and company hitting up a local burger joint for a pre or post show meal. 

I LOVE these articles. When I wrote, this is exactly how I would compare/contrast. It's worth noting that my 71 year old mother adores the articles you and Claire do. 

I don't "get" Chipotle, either. 

23 years in the bar/restaurant industry before becoming a mail carrier. I have some tipping horror stories. 

The tipping issue is exclusive to CFA. I get the cleanliness and service but the food lacks anything remarkable. 

There’s a dude that I regularly deliver a McDonald’s Sweet Tea to. That’s all he orders. Tips $9.00 every time. 

Can someone explain the appeal of this place? Because I'm lost. I genuinely don't understand it at all. The service is great but the food is meh. As sometimes DoorDasher, the Chick-fil-A customers are without any doubt the worst tippers. So maybe that has swayed my opinion further. Oh and ranch the more of it ordered…

Cavatappi pasta with a simple sauce of butter, roasted pecans, sundried tomatoes, garlic, parm, salt and pepper. 

I have this. The Hamilton Beach Flexbrew. It’s secret weapon is the bold button. I don’t know what magic is being worked in there. But for when my parents visit the normal brew makes the coffee drinkable for them and bold option makes it drinkable for me. It brews a 12 cup pot or has a basket (KCup compatible) for a…

I have this. The Hamilton Beach Flexbrew. It’s secret weapon is the bold button. I don’t know what magic is being…

COVID-19, getting divorced, custody fight, and I'm an essential. Can't figure out why sleep doesn't touch my eyes. 

Nothing, nothing is bringing me hope. I'm going through a divorce my soon-to-be ex left with my almost two year twin sons. I haven't seen them in almost two months. There's a pandemic that makes smoking a cigarette a chore. And I'm an essential government employee so I have a job which is better than a lot of people…

Fanciest thing I got was the jumbo Nestlé Crunch bars. They were 99 cents. My dog, Bullwinkle, got ham bones. I always have heavy cream on hand so the fanciest thing I made was homemade chocolate mousse. But I'm a mail carrier and USPS is an essential service so I don't get to stay home. 

Peanut butter and Ruffles. Amazing. Sweet, salty and insanely satisfying. 

Actually, I'm pretty mellow. The name stuck after some douche cougar spit in my face and well I kicked his ass. It was all because he used a Geo Metro to take up two parking spots. I politely asked him to move. He wouldn't budge so I said "Fine, enjoy your shitty car". He spits in my and my friends were stunned to see…

This is the first time something on the Takeout pissed me off. I live in NORTH DA-FUCKING-KOTA. It doesn’t get more Midwest than that. I’m sorry our culture is third world to you. But you’re gonna receive the brunt of my “fuck you”. I’m so sorry we exist at all. I live in Grand Forks. Yeah, the Grand Forks that…

In North Dakota, kids may work as early as 14. On school nights nothing past 7pm. On weekends it’s 9pm. During the school year they are capped at 18 hours per week. During holidays and summer months it's a free-for-all. 

I'm a pretty good carrier. The elderly folks on my route really like me. I have been told as much by several of their children during Thanksgiving week. Tips are cool but I never expect them. Honestly, the people that get 2 packages EVERYDAY, if they acknowledge the effort. I am happy.