Maybe they outsourced the ad contract to Russia.

Chipotle is high-end Taco Bell, with its baseline burrito being, essentially, a grilled stuffed burrito.

Oh, not denying bacon has persisted, but at this point, it's wallpaper, not exhibit piece. 

In the year 2000, I wanted to pitch a book idea that would have me eating an exclusively GMO-foods diet.

I think the avocado fascination spins off the elevation of Chipotle to haute cuisine.

Brunch was also an early Second Willenium spike. It has persisted, but for currency, it has been surpassed, several times over.

Bacon was more a post-9/11 comfort food. It had its moment in the first decade of this Willenium. Peaked around 2006 or 2007.

Locavore! Uber Alles!

It was a nonedible -- or, at least, uneaten -- garnish for the first thirty years of my life (I’m 39, now), that used to decorate the plate with my grilled cheese sandwiches at the Walgreen’s Luncheonette at Capitol Court Shopping Mall; now, it’s in every smoothie. (Maybe still not edible, then.)

Charles S. Dutton DNA.

Zucchini belongs two places: in salad, & as bread.

My Trump-loving aunt & uncle in West Michigan have two grandchildren with Celiac. So, their Trump-voting son & his Trump-voting wife have taken pains to make sure their household kitchen is gluten-free.

Burneko would have brought his thinskin & banhammer, for sure.

When my very Catholic, very monogamous brother got married, we skipped the stripclub for his bachelor party & did paintball followed by Roscoe’s Chicken n’ Waffles.

Jake Busey scene. 

Heinemann’s ’s Restaurants in Milwaukee blaming their closing on mandatory sick leave laws scene.

It took me ten years to come around on vegan desserts after the chocolate brownie abomination at my dad & stepmother’s Christmas caroling party in 1993.

I blame Jello Biafra. Even if I still call him Eric.

La Croix was something I drank as a nine & ten tar old. In 1990.

My erstwhile homies at Obner.org & the Vesco Island POGBLASGK were on this twelve years ago, at least.