Jeff Holmes: belief

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…Haven’t changed, but I would say this: While the pandemic is still on, the value of comfort food is higher. The value of complicated dishes is lower. They’re harder to pull off under current circumstances. There are issues with kitchen crowding. Staff can be lower. The good side is, you often have the best person in the kitchen cooking for you. The downside is, complex production is harder. But order simpler dishes, and they will taste better. That would be a new rule — pandemic dining. Order simpler dishes and comfort food. It will taste better, and you will enjoy it more. I mean, I’m actually ashamed to think I haven’t thought about that when I’m ordering takeout, as I’m not really ordering what I think will actually travel well or hold up well. I still order what I want to taste and what I think will be delicious, as if I were in the restaurant. So that’s a helpful heuristic for me. Thank you. I don’t think buffets will come back post-vaccine. I think they will eventually, but we’ll have to lose the collective memory of being afraid of them.…

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