Feb 5th 2014, 7:29:52
FOR ME IT'S USUALLY A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO COFFEE (SO USUALLY STARBUCKS IF I'M IN UNFAMILIAR LANDS), ALTHOUGH WHEN I'M AT HOME I PREFER A LOCALLY OWNED PLACE THAT HAS SUPERIOR QUALITY.
AS FOR DINING, I AM IN 100% AGREEMENT WITH SAM! IN FACT, I HAVE A STRICT RULE WHEN OUT OF TOWN: "NO EATING AT A PLACE I COULD EAT AT HOME." THAT RULE HAS RARELY FAILED ME, AND WHEN APPLIED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CAREFUL PERUSING OF YELP REVIEWS, HAS RESULTED IN FINDING AWESOME QUIRKY THAI PLACES, AN AMAZING ITALIAN JOINT IN A VIRGINIA STRIP MALL, TURKISH CUISINE, AND DISCOVERY OF THE FINEST BEER IN THE HISTORY OF BEERS (SAM ADAMS CHERRY CHOCOLATE BOCK) AT THUNDER BURGER IN GEORGETOWN.
OF COURSE, WE LIVE IN A DESOLATE WASTELAND SO I ALSO DO GET TO TAKE THE EASY OUT AND HIT A CHAIN FROM TIME-TO-TIME, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE CHILI'S, BUFFALO WILD WINGS, ETC ETC HERE, SO THEY DON'T VIOLATE MY RULE!
HA!
BILL