Food Products for 200, Alex

Me: I haven't even eaten all the first set of playdoh
Brian: yet!
Brian: maybe ill give you some bacon salt to season it with
Me: and baconaise?
Brian: no, i fear for your health
Me: really? even with my newfound focus on real foods and exercise?
Brian: that is all +3 health
Brian: baconaise is +20 death

Aye, It's My Island

I recently returned from Ireland; I was there for a wedding. The first day, Shaun, the Irish groom, took me to the grocery store to get some food and supplies. Since we were living in university dorm rooms, this would be the food we would live off of for a few days. I wanted to get some real food but also some snacks, so I got a tube of Pringles and a mega-pack of Kit-Kats.

Well, I turned into a Kit-Kat peddler for the whole trip... anytime anyone had any problem, I'd be like "Have a Kit-Kat, that'll make it better." But no one wanted them, so I ended up eating the whole bag... not a good idea.

And Now For Something Completely Different...

I feel a special connection to the eatery known as Boloco. A few years ago, when “The Wrap” transformed into Boloco (short for “Boston Local Company”), they had a free burrito day. My friends and I stormed the place and ended up with three or four burritos each. One friend posted the story to his blog, and the CEO of Boloco, John Pepper, commented on it. We had a lively discussion for a time. It was very nice to be able to discuss a company with the CEO.

Recently John Pepper has reached out again. Veronica De Zayas wrote in The Dartmouth that Boloco is unhealthy and dark and deceitful. John Pepper returned fire with his own OpEd piece, explaining Boloco’s position and offering free burritos on June 4th and 5th to anyone who prints out the OpEd piece and brings it to a Boloco.

Bravo, Mr. Pepper.

However, not all is well. I went to claim my free burrito today (this time, only one) and got a “Classic” with grilled chicken. My first bite was delicious. However, in the second I got some of the chicken. It was overcooked, somewhat tough and stringy. Ok, fine, I can live with that. Boloco was mega-busy with all the free-burrito seekers. But when I got to the end of the burrito, I bit down on something hard. After fishing it out of my mouth (always a frustrating task), I tried to determine what it was. The only thing that made any sense was that it was a chicken bone!

So now, I’m back down from the roller-coaster high of Mr. Pepper coming through again to being utterly dissatisfied with my burrito. I’m willing to give Boloco a pass, this one time, because they always try hard to appease everyone, and their burritos are usually delicious (not to mention their smoothies…. mmmmmmmm). But please, Boloco on Newbury Street in Boston, please remove your chicken bones before serving the chicken. Thank you.