California has gravy as a side but only certain restaurants serve it that way. The trick is to see if they serve grits.

A side of chicken gravy would make it complete.

Korean food usually looks amazing and constantly smells delicious but eating it isn’t as satisfying. I’ve had the elote and potato corndogs. Potato was super awkward to eat since it’s the width of an upper arm but as short as a hand. Felt like I was trying to pelican a corn cob.

Elote was tasty but just the batter. The dog itself was bland and the batter had pulled away from the dog and fried for too long to get that gold color. The inside was super heated hot dog water and salt.

And the sticks they use are like closet rods. The result is a poorly built fantasy that looks good enough to buy and try but it’s not good enough to be a repeat customer.

Sorry if it was too subtle. That charcuterie doesn’t belong here. The cheese is a sloppy pile of rectangles, the green thing (cucumber?) Is just a long arrayed veg without showing the flesh. The most galling thing is they made a pepperoni meat flower and then left the prosciutto as a crumple meat heap next to the flower. Like they tried for a moment and then said fuck it, I want up votes and praise instead of putting in the work.

This charcuterie is like a bunch of unarranged flowers in a vase and it is hardly foodporn. It’s poorly presented and a weak attempt at getting recognition but OP didn’t do anything except chop. There is no showmanship on display. The only taste in the picture is what the food brings. In

Charcuterie is to cooking as flower arranging is to gardening. Arranging food is different from applying heat and seasoning.

What if we want democracy but nothing to do with Liberalism? Let’s work towards a more progressive, humanity focused social agenda. Let’s make people happy again.

Ooo…anxiety makes things chewy. Or maybe I’m just grinding my teeth.