tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post8371013423454519227..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Squid Eats: SubwayThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-54265662809818970252020-03-08T17:10:29.403-04:002020-03-08T17:10:29.403-04:00Haha! No problem re: crazy rant.
It's good...Haha! No problem re: crazy rant. <br /><br />It's good to think about where our food comes from. Whether one agrees with Pollan's points is less important than the exploration itself, I think. Barber's approach is similar but different in important ways.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-87888591763305412162020-03-08T16:19:21.062-04:002020-03-08T16:19:21.062-04:00Omnivore's Dilemma was one of those books that...<i>Omnivore's Dilemma</i> was one of those books that was published while I was working at Borders, so I was always aware of it, but apparently didn't know what was actually <i>in</i> it. I just read a Wikipedia summary. I don't know if I'll get around to reading the book itself, but it's nice to know it's out there. Though since I write Goodreads.com reviews for everything I read, it would almost be worth reading it just to be able to post a review explaining its apparently elusive thought process.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-43450334570603352672020-03-07T17:12:34.726-05:002020-03-07T17:12:34.726-05:00Also: Did not mean to go on a crazy rant. Thanks ...Also: Did not mean to go on a crazy rant. Thanks for overlooking.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-55773200624849567452020-03-02T10:41:19.428-05:002020-03-02T10:41:19.428-05:00A couple of books you should read if you haven'...A couple of books you should read if you haven't already: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and The Third Plate by Dan Barber.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51767285357652311902020-03-01T14:47:30.963-05:002020-03-01T14:47:30.963-05:00The thing I hate about Subway is having to choose ...The thing I hate about Subway is having to choose the ingredients. It's great to <i>have</i> choice, sure, but then why go to a restaurant at all? I've never been one of those picky customers who have a list of things that can't be in something. There are plenty of options on a menu. I have no dietary restrictions, I'm in reasonable shape. There's just no reason. And what's worse, Subway was just the beginning of this trend. There's Qdoba/Chipotle (they're virtually indistinguishable), Five Guys, and I don't even want to think of how many others. (Five Guys at least gave me the chance to discover the perfect hotdog: with pickles, and barbecue sauce.) I think we get too obsessed about what we eat. We compare what's on <i>our</i> plate with what's on someone else's. We look at someone else's weight, and compare it to our own. We have this giant disconnect, in the modern world, from producing the food to consuming it. What was perfectly natural a century ago (y'know, roughly speaking) seems <i>un</i>natural today, and the funny thing is, what <i>was</i> natural a century ago was natural for hundreds of thousands of years...Why the big rush to repudiate it now? Part of it, I suspect, is the old worry about expanding populations and what it means to live in a society where you <i>don't</i> have to have a part in food production. And the easier it gets to mass-produce, the more it becomes natural to shirk away. But we lose the ability to do it ourselves. So we become...vegans. Herbivores. And obviously, all-natural. Whatever that means. Unless you have your own garden, it's nonsense. And then if you <i>want</i> meat...Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-31459854729101624232020-02-27T11:22:24.686-05:002020-02-27T11:22:24.686-05:00I have a standard McD's drive thru order: four...I have a standard McD's drive thru order: four hamburgers, strawberry shake. It's not much but it gets the job done.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-47201289590780985622020-02-27T11:20:52.341-05:002020-02-27T11:20:52.341-05:00Jerry's is headquartered in Gaithersburg and I...Jerry's is headquartered in Gaithersburg and I think most of the locations are still in Montgomery County, my old stomping grounds.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-53698030508889650342020-02-27T11:18:03.312-05:002020-02-27T11:18:03.312-05:00Oh, I have no illusions! I've read all of the...Oh, I have no illusions! I've read all of the cautionary tale books: Fast Food Nation, Omnivore's Dilemma, etc. And yet, the seduction persists.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-49484654873388988542020-02-27T11:15:11.031-05:002020-02-27T11:15:11.031-05:00Exactly! Convenience will kill us all in the end....Exactly! Convenience will kill us all in the end.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73472363615180913732020-02-26T21:19:25.977-05:002020-02-26T21:19:25.977-05:00I haven't had a Subway for a very long time.
...I haven't had a Subway for a very long time. <br />When I drove several times a year to Laguna Beach for business and friends, I always had a breakfast sandwich from McDonalds I always left by 6 am to get through San Diego traffic. It was a treat but as I don't drive there anymore.<br />parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-44456758622576994662020-02-26T19:57:36.329-05:002020-02-26T19:57:36.329-05:00I think it's been more than ten years since I ...I think it's been more than ten years since I went to a Subway. I don't remember Jerry's from Maryland. My favorite was Sub Shop #36 in Lynnwood, Washington. Of course they went out of business because we liked it too much.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-61378273666922821282020-02-26T18:12:54.395-05:002020-02-26T18:12:54.395-05:00My son is an entomologist and has inspected my fas...My son is an entomologist and has inspected my fast food industries, incl. Subway. Not good. What to do? Have no idea. Avoid McD. How their products are produced will make one gag.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-38706592389724731242020-02-26T15:51:20.850-05:002020-02-26T15:51:20.850-05:00As much as I would like to claim I avoid places li...As much as I would like to claim I avoid places like Subway, circumstances tend to push my wife and I to those places when we're doing chores. I'm not just picking on fast food places, even the sit-down establishments like you mention just aren't very good to us.<br /><br />There are a few local restaurants that make an effort to be original with their menus and preparation of food but the national franchises like Texas Road House or Olive Garden are just so damn convenient. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-53865809999956857362020-02-26T12:08:03.031-05:002020-02-26T12:08:03.031-05:00That's good!That's good!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-20610977912680470302020-02-26T12:07:39.798-05:002020-02-26T12:07:39.798-05:00Sounds wonderful! I wish meat pies were more popu...Sounds wonderful! I wish meat pies were more popular here in the States.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-88246619237288875072020-02-26T09:38:34.913-05:002020-02-26T09:38:34.913-05:00When my kids were small, there was a Subway across...When my kids were small, there was a Subway across the street from where we lived. I'll admit we went there way more often than we should have. But fast food hasn't had a real place in my life in over a decade.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-82501147180328642532020-02-26T09:32:20.846-05:002020-02-26T09:32:20.846-05:00We have Subways here but I cannot cope with all th...We have Subways here but I cannot cope with all that bread! Can however regularly eat a Cornish pasty - locally made, lucky me :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.com