Food, Glorious Food!

Have I talked about food?

I tell myself that I like to talk about stuff. Any kinds of things I come up with though, it’s hard to talk about.

No. I like food.

Since we’re right in the middle of the holidays…

Thanksgiving. I prefer turkey over ham with some cranberry sauce. Gotta have my dressing. And, rice and gravy. And.... I’ve gotta have my macaroni and cheese. Mom makes it and It’s my favorite mac and cheese in the world. For dessert, I’ve gotta have my favorite banana pudding dessert. I also like pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.

Well, at Christmas Dinner-- mac n cheese, rice & gravy. Not as much turkey at Christmas—I prefer ham over turkey for this holiday. Sometimes you get dressing for Christmas, but I prefer it at Thanksgiving. Dessert-wise, I normally eat chocolate fudge!

And, of course, mac and cheese!

My favorite food is macaroni and cheese. It’s always been my favorite. The first time I ever remember having it would be the blue box—Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. There’re different kinds of tastes of macaroni. Some I like to eat some that I don’t like to eat. I don’t like low-fat milk—it's not rich and creamy and cheesy.

Other types that I like are all cheese-based but also Italian macaroni—which is like alfredo—a white sauce. It’s not like the regular cheese, which is yellow, cheddar cheese.

The best macaroni in town—I'm not sure...

Some places that I like to go and order it though. Captain D’s had an ok one, but theirs isn’t as good anymore. I still LOVE their fish. Piccadilly and S&S Cafeteria used to have a good one too. It’s good—the noodles are bigger than Kraft but it’s still creamy.

Recently, Charleston Sports Pub has had a really good one—I like the one with the shrimp in it. I really like to get the Mac Burger there as well—they put the macaroni and cheese on TOP of the burger!

We do Friday Night Supper Club—we get together and eat ‘cause it’s fun. We go to different places; places we haven’t been before. It evolved but began with mom and dad and I. Now, Clois & Lay (Lois and Clay in John speak), Mike & Linda, sometimes RayRon (Ray and Ron) and Uncle Tommy.

And whoever else we invite that pops up from time to time.

Out of all the places I’ve experienced with Supper Club, I think my favorite is probably Harvest Moon, followed closely by Charleston Sports Pub but I can’t choose a third—ok, another favorite is Southside 17.

I just love Harvest Moon and Southside 17!

When I’m out of town, my favorite restaurant... Is... Margaritaville! I’ve been to the ones in Orlando, Myrtle Beach, Turks & Caicos, and... Pigeon Forge... I think.

My favorite type of food? Mexican. That’s my favorite cuisine. I order the Speedy Gonzales—a taco and Mexican rice and refried beans.

If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life on a desert island it would be salad. ‘Cause that’s healthy.

~ John Joyner