Hi Friends on Facebook and Friends in Life,

Food Racist, they exist.

Last week a new Italian restaurant opened up in my neighborhood.  My friends and I watched it go through renovations and anticipated the grand opening.  We planned to go this Friday and I gladly volunteered to make the reservations on behalf of our posse.  When I went to the restaurants website to find the phone number I clicked on the ‘About’ section to learn a little more about the restaurant owners.  Before reading the story behind the restaurant I noticed that the owners name was Will McCaig.  Was he Scottish and if so did that matter?  Was the restaurant not going to be as good if the owner wasn’t born in Sicili?  Was the food going to be as good if the chef wasn’t Italian?

I called a couple of my friends to ask them if they were “Food Racist” I was surprised to find out that many of them are.   70% said that they wouldn’t go to a Mexican restaurant unless it was Mexican’s making the food.  30% said that they care more about whether or not the restaurant is clean; they could care less about who’s running the kitchen or the owner. 

So the question I leave you with today is: Are you a food racist?

I’m not a food racist because, if anyone could make a good crepe, I can’t hate on that.  I could only devour it and kindly ask for seconds.

Lils

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