My greatest fear may be coming true.
I fear that we are going native.
A few months back we noticed a vacant lot down the road being cleared and soon enough construction started going vertical. But, on what?
And then, up popped a sign...
"COMING SOON... GOLDEN CORRAL."
We were both ashamed of our response. We were thrilled.
How much lower can you sink when you're thrilled at the prospect of yet another corporate chain "casual dining" outpost? Not much fucking lower, that's for sure.
But the truth of the matter is any addition would be welcome news. Listen, even Applebee's and Hometown Buffet get old after awhile.
I can't believe I just wrote that.
When we first blew into town we had nothing but disdain for the Olive Garden and the Outback Steakhouse and the Black Angus. We would find the local restaurants, the legendary Basque cafés, the mom and pop diamonds-in-the-rough with the fresh local produce and homecooking.
Well, we found 'em. Which is why we're so looking forward to Golden Corral.
It must be good - it's "GOLDEN", right?
At least the odds of getting salmonella are less with food that's been mass produced and flash frozen at the mammoth industrial corporate food processing centers back at the home office. Or so one hopes.
So, we count the days until this magnificent bounty will be laid out before us...
Can't you just smell it?
