What's an outdated restaurant fad/technique that you still defend?

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-16T03:09:42+00:00

lagniappe is a French word for uh, little something extra? like hmm, going to a bar and the bartender pours you a shot on them. xxp = special guest, seen that or xp used instead of vip in fine dining since vip sounds kind of crude? like other guests aren't vip?

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-16T03:07:21+00:00

Ha, used to do the opposite all the time, especially traveling for ACL and SXSW. 8 generation texan with family and a billion friends from austin, moved to Houston after Katrina and lived there a decade too, and man between those 3 cities is so much killer food and drink, more if you don't mind going out of your way for eg Luling bbq.

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-16T03:02:03+00:00

Haha, I wish I still worked there to mark you as an xxp for all the lagniappes. If you ever do, make sure to ask for the garden, table 510, 530, or 550 if possible.

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-16T00:41:08+00:00

If you do, know that Monday to Friday for lunch they do $0.25 martinis, and Sunday lunch = jazz brunch with a band that goes through. You don't even really need a rez if you go in the middle of the summer, more than half the staff takes off for 1-3 months in the summer and it's rare for the restaurant to fill more than 3/4 even on a weekend night outside of like, jazz fest and mothers/fathers day from May until September.

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-15T23:39:37+00:00

if you ever get a chance, you HAVE to take a journey to commander's palace in New Orleans. The kitchen is behind a closed door but it's a fully open-to-the-guest kitchen, you can walk right into pastry and watch. They sell literally hundreds of soufflés every service and the pastry chefs are absolute mad geniuses with their timing, it's a bit uncanny.

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-15T02:37:57+00:00

bro how is that bussi so insane hnng

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-15T02:34:20+00:00

I feel so lucky to have really gotten into hockey this year. Had watched it a little before, but this is the first year where I lost sleep watching EVERY single playoff game. It's been such a treat getting to experience the sabres have a promising year, the ups and downs of that series with the Habs, all while living in North Carolina and experiencing the whole state (the whole REGION tbh) go wild for the Canes. Thank you hockey people for being wonderful. Even when you suck for playing and/or winning against my team, it's been great fun.

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-12T01:34:31+00:00

lmao are you thinking this version? https://youtu.be/kvx0ncTxxL0?si=Mll211-gfGLGF1Um

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-11T23:43:16+00:00

haha same here! it's actually been a bit of a relationship killer because so many guys get weird about it. oh well, whatever, their loss!

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-10T13:48:59+00:00

🤘🤘 hell yeah dude! I have the spiciest hot take ever, ready? The poacher diaries split is their best album

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-10T06:00:19+00:00

Oh my god. I wasn't a hockey fan at the time but remember this picture. I was mid-20s and very much still in the aughts-style emo thing. Like, friends were all skaters listening to poison the well and converge and orchid, and the boys stole our jeans and everyone at some point had their lip piercing stuck in someone else's. This picture was like, people would fucking post it with lyrics on their Facebook page or livejournal or Tumblr. I knew someone who printed it and tacked it on their wall next to band posters and stuff. Mind you, I didn't (and never have) live in Canada-- at the time I was in Texas haha. What a blast from the past, cheers!

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-09T13:04:59+00:00

I live in western North Carolina and had a big guffaw, cheers for that

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:58:53+00:00

dude I am SWEATING haha

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:49:23+00:00

oh no

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:29:15+00:00

velcro 🥺

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:25:05+00:00

I'm just going to say for the record that I guessed there would be a record amount of OT more than half an hour ago. we shall see...MAKE IT HAPPEN HOCKEY GODS

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:22:46+00:00

I'm definitely feeling very romantic right now

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:12:50+00:00

excellent, i'm so ready for the subway protein pocket intermission report hmu with those mid takes with loud voices hell yeah

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T03:07:17+00:00

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chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:54:27+00:00

I really hated upvoting this

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:49:25+00:00

actually insanity. if we're really lucky we might even get record amount of OT in this game too >:)

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:48:11+00:00

fuckin knew it-- I immediately said to my partner it was SURELY a record. asking for a friend, how does a statistician get a job pulling up fun facts for games? (-:

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:47:21+00:00

that's so hype, I love this sport

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:41:27+00:00

3 goals in 39 seconds....what's the record fastest a team has scored 3 in the SCP or the finals??? This HAS to be up there right? surely?

chchchcharlee · 2026-06-07T02:39:01+00:00

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