THINGS DON'T GO BETTER WITH ...
The first few months of 1982, I had a hideously long commute from my then-home in Frenchtown to Newton. It was a lot of back-road driving, very scenic, really, but ardously long. I don't drink coffee and was never much of a cola-beverage person, either, but I started having a couple of Cokes a day to help stay awake during those back-and-forths.
I hated the cloying sweetness of the stuff. Pretty soon, I hated the buzzy head effects, too. There's something about caffeine that doesn't like me.
So I gave up cola beverages. Last week, I realized I've spent the last 25 years cola-free. I know most folks find this freakish. But, frankly, it gives me the creeps to see people wash down perfectly lovely savory foods with sugar-infused fizzy drinks. Doesn't the soda mask the flavor of the food? Shudder.
People I love and respect swear Coke enhances the flavors of some foods - and they're not just talking burgers, 'dogs and pizza. I have no reason to doubt their fine palates. But since I've decided to shoot for another 25 cola-free years, I won't be conducting any experiments to see if anything really does go better with Coke.
cheers,
Andy
4.10.07
I hated the cloying sweetness of the stuff. Pretty soon, I hated the buzzy head effects, too. There's something about caffeine that doesn't like me.
So I gave up cola beverages. Last week, I realized I've spent the last 25 years cola-free. I know most folks find this freakish. But, frankly, it gives me the creeps to see people wash down perfectly lovely savory foods with sugar-infused fizzy drinks. Doesn't the soda mask the flavor of the food? Shudder.
People I love and respect swear Coke enhances the flavors of some foods - and they're not just talking burgers, 'dogs and pizza. I have no reason to doubt their fine palates. But since I've decided to shoot for another 25 cola-free years, I won't be conducting any experiments to see if anything really does go better with Coke.
cheers,
Andy
4.10.07
posted by Andrea Clurfeld at 1:23 PM
1 Comments:
Popcorn & Cola, Pizza & Rootbeer mmmmmmmmm. What about beer Andrea? I know that you like a few Philadelphia Gastropubs, do you partake in a few malt beverages?
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