Sure, if I had an air fryer*, or if I was waiting to get home to eat Taco Bell rather than in my car.

I actually like the breakfast burritos they serve, but the only TB near me that serves breakfast doesn’t open until 9--an hour after I’ve already started working, and almost two after I would have been able to hit them up.

The seasoning’s pretty good, but the fries themselves aren’t particularly great--usually limp and soggy. But what really matters is that they’re basically a means of conveyance for nacho cheese, and that’s the reason to get them.

I was at a Guardians game this summer, and went to buy a hot dog. The concession stand closest to me would only take orders made and paid for on a mobile device, or orders made in person and paid for in cash. It was incredibly dumb. Instead of being able to order the stupid thing from the guy standing right in front…

That just reminds me of this amazing scene.

I’m not a scientist, but according to the bottle sitting next to me, Tums is primarily made of calcium carbonate, not sodium bicarbonate. Google tells me that Alka Seltzer, on the other hand, is made from sodium bicarbonate.

If someone I didn’t really know bought me 8 of these (and 9 if they get the wrong gift card), I would go out of my way to make sure they never get a chance to know more about me.

The recipient might feel cheap in front of their date? Then their date is horrible and focused on the wrong things in life.

Maybe your McDonalds strays from the standard in that regard, or maybe you just got lucky, I don’t know, but they’re supposed to be cooked to order. If you watch any of Stephen Patula’s lunch rush videos (linked below—what happened to the format link option here?), which are strangely hypnotic, especially if you don’t…

Really missing one of the key aspects of what makes the QPC so great: fresh beef, cooked to order. While the other beef patties are generally moving fast enough to be relatively freshly cooked (gets tossed after 15 minutes), they’re still cooked from frozen in batches. Only downside is that you have to wait for the…

Yeah, I mean even the lowest drawing team in baseball (Oakland) drew 787k fans this season, which is 40k more than the highest single season attendance in NFL history (Dallas, 2021). They likely would have cleared 800k, too, but traditional doubleheaders cost them two home gates. That’s a team that, as you accurately…

Dynamic Pricing: Even if we misread the market when we price tickets, we can still fuck you over.

The nice thing about MLB is that many stadiums actually allow you to bring in outside food and some (non-alcoholic) drinks. I know in Cleveland you can bring in whatever food you want as long as you can still follow the dumb bag policy--I’ve seen people bring in whole pizzas--and a single juice box or factory sealed…

Sometimes cheap, not-so-great, nostalgia driven pizza exactly what hits the spot. And yes, definitely order ahead. When I’m in the mood for it, I get on the app and place the order right when I leave work. Right before I turn down the main drag on my way home, I get the notification that it’s ready, hop in, type the…

I don’t doubt that—After a quick search I’m finding frozen Butterballs for $1.07/lb locally at Aldi. At Giant Eagle I’m seeing about $1.50-$2/lb.

In fairness to Angela, that analysis is from Wells Fargo. Aside from the original story being linked in this article, I saw it being pushed on the morning local news last week. Of course, the argument was that large suppliers have contracts for turkeys at a much lower price than they currently sit, but that gives a…

Well, shit... I must have scrolled past too fast. Which is funny, since I went up and down the list a handful of times to make sure “Trapped” wasn’t there, and completely missed “Taco”.

Trapped In The Drive-Thru

My favorite move for McDonalds breakfast is to sub in a round egg on any sandwich that comes standard with the folded egg. McGriddles and Biscuits improved immensely when I started doing that. The only downside is that the only way you can do it on the app is by removing the folded egg and adding the round egg with an…

I came across Patula’s youtube channel a month or two ago and, ever since, I’ve spent an absurd amount of time watching him assemble McDonalds’ breakfast orders. I don’t know why it’s so much more satisfying than the lunch videos to me, but it is... and I also watch those.