Comments on: Sloth, Ignorance and Denial

By: zp

zp — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:41:38 +0000

We can only believe that the NYT tried to make this service look as stupid and useless as possible by mentioning the salisbury steak and casserole. As they presented it, it’s hard to know who this might rationally appeal to culinarily, economically or in the name of efficiency.

Or maybe it is an essentially bad idea and will go the way of the restaurant salad bar (not to be confused with the Korean salad bars I loved in Philly) . . .

Like on That Seventies Show when Red takes Kitty to a new restaurant with a salad bar and tells the waiter that she could make her own salad at home if that’s the way it’s going to work.

By: TrueTallus

TrueTallus — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:25:05 +0000

I don’t know… Saying someones not REALLY cooking unless they commit to going through with every part of it sounds a lot like the crazed macho bs people will spout when they talk about how saving anywhere in a videogame ‘isn’t really playing it’. People should be able to enjoy an activity however they wish.

By: psu

psu — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:32:52 +0000

That would be OK.

I wonder if the NYT writer purposely listed the stupidest possible dishes just to make the people profiled lookd dumb.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:21:05 +0000

The menu items in the article are not the ones available at the place I use. We had pork with a red wine and dried cherry sauce for dinner last night. In three months I haven’t seen anything resembling Salisbury Steak either.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:22:27 +0000

I also noticed the menu items mentioned in the article and was a little surprised. If someone else were doign all my purchasing, preparting, and clean-up, I’d want to get a little fancy in the kitchen.

By: Shelby Davis

Shelby Davis — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:58:36 +0000

Once my daughter is old enough to wield a knkife without serious harm to herself and others, she’s going to be my sous-chef.

Spend time with your children _and_ eat well.

By: psu

psu — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:46:37 +0000

As I said at the end of the piece, and perhaps with not enough emphasis, I have no problem with people making an economic and life-priority decision to do this kind of thing to get food in the house. I don’t really understand it, and I would not do it myself, but i don’t find it vile or offensive.

I just can’t stand the claim that this is “like cooking.” So, by all means, spend more time with the kid instead of cooking. That’s great!

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:19:00 +0000

Okay, I’ll bite, though I am sure I will regret it.

I like avoiding the shopping and cleanup more than avoiding the cooking. As for the cost, it works out to somewhere between $2.75 and $4.00 a serving.

I’ll have plenty of time to do the cooking I enjoy later in life. The kid is only going to be this little once.