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Read MoreEssay: In Defense of Simple Nachos
Everything these days needs to be fancier than in the past. Cell phones didn’t used to have a camera, and now they have a minimum of five. Razor blades used to just be a one bladed murder implement wielded by an orangutan, and now they have a minimum of five. Cars used to be horses. While improvements are good, sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Or at least equally delicious ways.
Read MoreEssay: The Rise of Seattle's Totchos
With the West Coast on fire and Seattle having its own… issues… recently, let’s look back on better days. Like the fantastic 2015 where Tater Totchos were all the rage and an exciting new thing on the scene. and not just expected at restaurants now. Man, times change right?
Read MoreEssay: The Nacho Donut
We recently found out that Mike’s Donut’s & Chicken in Kenosha, Wisconsin closed for good, with the goodbye quote of, “We believe the future is bright in downtown Kenosha and look forward to passing on the reins and watching this beautiful property develop into an entirely new concept over the next several months.” Not sure if that is still going to be the case now considering… well… 2020, but let us reflect back on the light shining in this darkness that is the Nacho Donut.
Read MoreNacho TED Talks
I was lying awake in bed one night thinking about nachos (which is how I spend most of my nights) when I wondered, “Is there a TED talk about nachos?” I didn’t check right then, because looking at your phone at night totally screws up your circadian rhythms, and then immediately forgot because… I didn’t check right then... Sometime later though I remembered, and then looked it up. Cool story huh? DON’T PRETEND THAT IT IS. No, this is a very NOT cool story because there is only ONE TED talk where nachos are involved, and technically it is a TEDx talk. What is wrong with this picture?
Let’s face it, even this one is a little light on the nachos. Sure, Mrs. Tierney here does a great job talking about introverted leadership, but who I want to hear from is her Grandfather talking about his “Precious Cargo”, i.e. possibly the best description for nachos I’ve heard in awhile. I get it, you need the nachos to get the asses in seats, but it wouldn’t have hurt to drop in Grandpa’s famous nacho recipe at the end of the talk for posterity sake? I don’t know the TED corporation’s stance on including recipes in their talks, but based on this “talks for foodies” playlist, I think they would have been ok with it.
Will this TED talk encourage more introverts to assume leadership rolls? Probably, but what would be an undoubtedly greater boon to the world would be it encouraging more Grandfathers to make nachos. If these nachos in turn promote a “you can do it” attitude, great, but even the worst case scenario, you have some nachos. And as we all know, having nachos is never truly a worst case scenario.