Lets face it, we all get hungry. Every one of us yearns with that insatiable desire to consume. Some of us can fall in love more easily, and stay married to a particular taste for the rest of our lives. And some of us have finicky, ever-changing tastes. compelled only what we see on someone else's plate first. Eventually
we all get burned and invariably, just what we’ve ordered.
Depending on ones own appetite levels, cravings and compulsions, a quiet night home alone can do the trick. Simple and fast and don’t have to deal with getting showered and dressed to what could quite possibly amount to fatty beef, cold peas, bad fish or in other words, a big waste of time and resources.
Firstly, one must realistically weigh your options. The familiar can sometimes get tiresome. So your choices will vary on your past experiences and current mood. Typically, the less popular you are, the more often you will stay home. That said, your window of opportunity will present itself so best keep keen with both eyes and ears open.
Be it French, Italian, Mexican, Soul, Japanese, or the evermore popular Modern-fusion you’ll probably come to conclusion based on a combination of five key factors: timing, impulse, ambition, location and available funds. This often frustrating process is dreaded only by the proceeding but necessary phone calls or e-mails to secure a general event date and time. As for the more desirable steakhouses or seafood joints around town, prior planning will get you in. Friday and Saturday are the most difficult nights of all so only ones own procrastination could lead to the most desperate compromise of all known as the proverbial ‘plan B’, sometimes referred to as the “fast food” option. ( Please note: redeeming qualities of ‘plan B’ are noted by their hot, cheap and fast nature but quality will greatly vary by city and state. Also, fast food has been proven to carry very serious health risks. ‘Plan B’ is not recommended for all and measures on a sliding scale of desperation )
Planning these engagements are typically done one-on-one, but can be increasingly more difficult when three or more participants are involved. This modification is left for the more adventurous. Once an agreed date, time and location is secured, the momentum has officially begun. At the start of the event, liquids are crucial and should be present at this at this point to loosen up general tightness and any nervous inhibition. ( Please note: As an assumed and unwritten rule, consensual or otherwise, an appetizer is not an appropriate substitution from the potential satisfaction of a main course, and should never be deemed sufficient. This social faux pas has been known to lead to intense frustration, including but not limited to future resentment among the parties involved. ) Friendly observational humor and brief banter is indeed customary, yet this exchange known as “small talk” can vary, so at this time, the amateur should take caution. In this second stage, this can lead the layman into unwelcome and embarrassing territory, yet conversely, during these often crucial and delicate moments, one can be promoted certain beneficial opportunities if a well-versed tongue is possessed. Certainly, if either participant or participants feel the pace isn’t right; be it to slow or sometimes it could just as simple as time playing a factor, one may speed up this event with a clear gesture that they are prepared to receive the main course.
After respective consumption has taken place and if all things have properly fell into their proper
place, things should climax toward mutual satisfaction of the total experience. Although, residual fulfillment lengths might depend on age and appetite. Conventionally speaking, if the night’s event has lost its necessary momentum and has been reduced to the trivial or the next days dreaded responsibilities, antidotes of ones busy future obligations; neither party should presume they must constructive nor legitimate respond to further aid this actual discussion. At the close of most these events it is not uncommon to suffer from feelings of anxiety, remorse and dizziness.
T.C Bryan lives in Philadelphia