Which food groups are you?

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Pick A or B for each. Are you more of an A or a B? I’m 4 Bs myself.

1. Fast food:

A: McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’
B: Panera Bread, Your local sandwich shop, Starbucks

2. Fast casual:

A: Shake Shack, Qdoba, Jimmy John’s
B: Sweetgreen, Corner Bakery, Le Pain Quotidien

3. High end:

A: BBQ, Steak house, Italian
B. American, Italian, Mexican

4. Uber Eats/DoorDash/GrubHub/Instacart:

A. No
B. Yes

Column | The most Republican and Democratic cuisines, according to campaign funds - Washington Post

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  1. B - although in my experience Starbucks food is awful, but I’ll take the first two
  2. I’ve never heard of, let alone, been to any of those.
  3. B
  4. No
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Is there a reason Italian is included in both A and B for number 3?

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Italian appeared on both sides in the research.

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I’ll play:

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Pick A or B for each. Are you more of an A or a B? I’m 4 Bs myself.

1. Fast food:

A: McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’
B: Panera Bread, Your local sandwich shop, Starbucks

Both? No Chick-fil-A where I live, do not drink coffee, so more a McDonalds and Panera Bread person.

2. Fast casual:

A: Shake Shack, Qdoba, Jimmy John’s

3. High end:

B. American, Italian, Mexican

4. Uber Eats/DoorDash/GrubHub/Instacart:

A. No - they do not deliver where I live

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I’m split between A’s and B’s (2 out of 3) for #1, #2, #3. #4 is an A.

So what does that make me?

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whats american v steakhouse?

how would you differentiate?

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  1. B, although I never eat at Starbucks. Their food is atrocious.

  2. I’ve never heard of any of these places. I’d guess B though.

  3. This is confusing. Why is BBQ labelled as high end? The best BBQ places aren’t exactly fine dining spots. I’d argue the same about Mexican. Also, what is “American” cuisine?

I guess I’d choose A because B doesn’t really make much sense, though I enjoy all of the food types listed in both categories.

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Same. I guess that makes us independents.

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American may have steak on the menu but that’s not the sole focus. It’s more of a fusion of cuisines (French/Italian/Southern/etc.) and likely has a focus on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, aka farm to table.

Menu example: Dinner Menu — 5th & Taylor (5thandtaylor.com)

A steakhouse will have multiple cuts of steaks and chops, with a much list of non-beef options. The focus is on the beef.

Menu example: https://nashvillebourbonsteak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/092224_BSNV_Dinner.pdf

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Probably because it’s not fast food generally and they had to put it somewhere. Same with Mexican - we’re talking sit-down restaurants, not the taco truck.

American - see other post with definition.

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1. Fast food:

I guess A, though I don’t eat McD’s much, Wendy’s, BK if it comes to it

2. Fast casual:

I suppose A since I have never heard of any of the ones in B. But Qdoba is the only one I eat.

3. High end:

All of the above

4. Uber Eats/DoorDash/GrubHub/Instacart:

A

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1. Fast food:

A: McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’

2. Fast casual:

A: Shake Shack, Qdoba, Jimmy John’s

3. High end:

A: BBQ, Steak house, Italian

4. Uber Eats/DoorDash/GrubHub/Instacart:

A. No- never have, not sure I ever will.

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AAAB but only slightly leaning one way over the other for each option.

I recently started thinking a lot about the fact that I am what I eat in a very literal sense. What proportion of the stuff that makes up my body used to be a Chicken? What about a Cow? Fucks me up sometimes.

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  1. A and B. When traveling. Starbucks is everywhere. Same for mcDs. Convenince, for a coffee.
    Prefer McD coffee to starbucks.

  2. Neither

  3. Both

  4. Rarely. I may have ordered once when at a tradeshow at mccormick, and chose to stay in vs go out with the team for a loud, cramped dinner at an overbooked restaurant.
    I pick up takeout a couple times per month in my small town.

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I’m B, A, B, A

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1 - C, sandwich at home and take with me.
2 - C, local pub
3 - C, Country club - Steak, Salmon or seafood risotto.
4 - A

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1. Fast food:
A: McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’

2. Fast casual:
A: Shake Shack, Qdoba, Jimmy John’s

3. High end:
A: BBQ, Steak house, Italian

4. Uber Eats/DoorDash/GrubHub/Instacart:
A. No

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  1. B. But only because the Wife likes Sbucks, but never for the food. I forgot they even had food there
  2. ??? (I’ve only ever heard of 1 of these things (JJ) and eaten only eaten there once on a road trip more than a decade ago)
  3. B- but we don’t eat out much anymore
  4. A. No
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1-B
2-B
3-B
4-A
for me!