more nonsense. As soon as I hear 'self-hating white folks' I know I have ventured into a conversation that will go exactly nowhere. You don't have to be self-hating to call other white people out for their racism. Why is that so unimaginable?

That's a good point, but I'm not critical of her because she's a woman, I genuinely believe her food is not good. Second, she has created this persona of doing über versions of Southern food, as if putting a lot of butter and cheese in stuff is what makes it Southern. It's like saying "just put a lot of parmiggiano…

I love when someone drags out that old "well, nice for you rich people to be able to afford real food but the rest of us..." meme. Real food is a birthright. Don't believe me? Travel to Italy, France, or just about any other country. I don't apologize to anyone for wanting real food in my food.

I think you're reaching a bit to say that it's because of white privilege that someone may not want to pretend like nothing happened. Also, her cooking is awful. That was always the real crime.

why is he a piece of shit?

look at all of the (0) likes this has gotten

wow, he was right. Only took 11 minutes, too.

I always thought lobster was good, but never really understood why people loved it so much, until I had fresh lobster in Massachusetts for the first time. It was a transformative experience. I was like 'ok, now it get it.'

I think they want it to stop floundering and focus on it's core business, which seems like it could actually be pretty decent if they can do it properly. I've actually had a decent meal or two there. As good as what I've had in Italy, or at real Italian restaurants? No, not at all. But decent. But I mean, salt the…

you are not missing anything. No, I take that back. You are very likely missing a disappointing dining experience. I believe I heard you say in an earlier post you're from New England? In which case you can get real lobster, so why would you settle for Red Lobster?

spot on. This is the reality that these sit down casual places are facing today. They are getting killed by places like Panera and Chipotle on the cheaper end of the spectrum (cheaper, but better quality) and on the higher end by, well, real restaurants. Olive Garden has items on their menu around the $20 mark. I can…

That's all well and good, but the point is they are taking people's money and not providing a level of quality consistent with what their customers can get for the same cost (or less) at other places, therefore the market is responding.

see also Kansas for an example of what happens when a Republican governor tries to implement policies straight out of an Ayn Rand novel and voters go "yeah, that's cool, but we kind of want our kids to go to school and stuff" also, I love when conservatives try to argue that New York and California are economic…

people who allow their ideology involving guns to override their common sense

I almost forgot white hots! What's the matter with me?

Or "I'm not defending domestic violence, but if it's perpetrated by a celebrity football player that I happen to like for some stupid sport/religion, I will give that person a pass because well...football. However, if that same guy were not famous, didn't play for said team and say, hit my sister, I would be calling…

I'm guessing this is due to Tim's leadership style versus Steve's. I think Steve would have just said "no, we think this is the right size for a phone if you want to operate it with one hand, the market be damned" and Tim is a bit more "let's not be too convinced that we're right all the time. If the market wants…

agreed. However, if you also consider the fact that Apple products hold their value quite well, as long as you upgrade regularly, your total cost of ownership over a few years is actually very reasonable.

Rochester: um, almost everything

gotta challenge you on this. Nick's may be the original, but I think a few other places actually do a better job. Mark's on Monroe Ave, Gitsi's, Don's Original, Dogtown, LDR, and Char Broil.