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This Will Make a Foodie Cry

A nostalgic memoir celebrating American chain restaurants and the memories made over greasy food and late-night meals.

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What This Book Covers

  1. Chapter One - Waffle House Wisdom
  2. Chapter Two - B-dubs & Brotherhood
  3. Chapter Three - The Chipotle Evolution
  4. Chapter Four - The Buffet & Sacred Ketchup Ritual
  5. Chapter Five - McDonald's and the Art of Late Night Chaos
  6. Chapter Six - Dairy Queen and the Sweetest Memory
  7. Chapter Seven - The Drive-In Dream
  8. Chapter Eight - Chinese Food and the Local Treasure
  9. Chapter Nine - The Playground Kingdom
  10. Chapter Ten - The Cult of Politeness
  11. Chapter Eleven - The Bougie Budget Gospel
  12. Chapter Twelve - The Eternal Doughbate
  13. Chapter Thirteen - Build-a-Sandwich Therapy
  14. Chapter Fourteen - The American Dream in a Cardboard Box
  15. Chapter Fifteen - The Gospel of Grease and Greatness
  16. Chapter Sixteen - The Soul in the Square Patty
  17. Chapter Seventeen - Curious Case of the Meat Mountain
  18. Chapter Eighteen - The Chicken Crisis

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE Waffle House Wisdom THERE’S A CERTAIN magic to Waffle House. You can’t explain it, not really. You just know it when you’re sitting under the yellow glow of that sign, windows fogged, at a time when you probably should be asleep. When I was a kid, I didn’t even like the place. I was a steak guy. I went to Waffle House and ordered a steak once. Big mistake. It was… let’s just say, not the finest cut. But my dad paid for it, and I respected that, so I ate every bite like a little soldier. Lesson learned. Somehow, though, as I got older, Waffle House grew on me. The All-Star Special became my gospel. Two eggs, bacon, toast, a waffle, and hash browns, like a Southern infinity...

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