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Mark bemoans the pitfalls of fine dining.
Mark bemoans the pitfalls of fine dining.
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Mark DePaolis essay | May 2026
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Mark bemoans the pitfalls of fine dining.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DINNER TONIGHT AFTER THE SHOW.
I USUALLY LIKE GOING OUT TO RESTAURANTS.
I JUST HATE EATING THERE.
I'M ALWAYS AFRAID I'LL ACCIDENTALLY ORDER SOMETHING HORRIBLE AND THEN SPILL SOME ON MY SHORT SHIRT AND EVERYBODY WILL STARE AS I LEAVE.
SOME DOCTORS SAY IT'S HEALTHIER TO EAT AT HOME.
YEAH, THEY HAVEN'T SOON MY FRIDGE.
LEFT ON MY OWN, I WOULD EAT A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE HEALTHY.
PLUS, I DON'T LIKE TO WAIT FOR FOOD, SO ANYTHING I MAKE HAS TO HAVE A PREP TIME F UNDER A MINUTE.
I REALLY LIKE DINNERS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A COUNTER, BECAUSE YOU GET TO WATCH THE COOK FRY YOUR GRILLED CHEESE SUPREME.
BUT ANYWHERE YOU GO THEY HAVE A CHEF INSTEAD OF A COOK, IT'S GOING TO COST MORE AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE ORDERING.
THEY BRING ONE DUMPLING IN THE MIDDLE OF A GIANT PLATE WITH A LEAF TO MAKE IT ART STICK AND THEN I KNOW I'LL BE STOPPING AT BURGER KING FOR AN IMPOSSIBLE WHOPPER.
I DON'T WANT A CELEBRITY CHEF.
I WANT A COOK.
I DON'T NEED TO WHO IS WORKING THE GRILL THAT KAY.
CELEBRITY CHEFS ARE NEVER THAT NEVER COOK ANY MORE, THEY SPEND THEIR TIME ON TV THROWING PANS AND YELLING AT SINKERS.
CHEFS TALK ABOUT EXCITING NEW FLAVORS.
I HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
THERE ARE NO FLAVORS.
AND I'VE TASTED PRESENT.
THERE REALLY ARE NO NEW FLAVORS, ANYWAY, UNLESS THEY START MIXING THINGS THAT REALLY DON'T GO TOGETHER LIKE RASPBERRY MUSHROOM BUTTER BUTTERSCOTCH MEDALLIONS.
SO RAUNTS WITH GIANT PLATES AND TINY FOOD DON'T WORK FOR ME.
BUT DINERS, A NO-NAME COOK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN FIND A
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