Hot off of yesterday’s shit show blog post about veganism, today I’m going to write about the wonderment of bacon. I have known several vegetarians over the years who have fallen off the vegetable wagon because of the sweet temptation of meat’s candy and who can blame them? It’s sad that a pig has to sacrifice its life for carnivores like me, but their sacrifice does not go unnoticed. I once had a t-shirt proclaiming my love for bacon and I wore it until it was shreds. If anyone wants to hit me up with a new one, please do.
A photo showed up on Ye Olde Facebook of Awkward Family Photos this week of a woman who brings her own bacon to restaurants because she doesn’t think the BLT’s she orders has enough of it. God bless her because nothing ever has enough bacon on it. Not Cobb salads, omelets, pasta carbonara, or donuts. Bring on the bacon.
What I also love about this woman is she knows that if she asks for extra bacon, we are going to charge her for it and she don’t play that. She’s all, “Nope, I got some bacon in my purse, I’m good.” She is prepared. Look at that photo! That bacon is wrapped up in a paper towel and inside a Ziplock baggie and ready to be added to whatever dish she orders. She is a true inspiration to us all.
Of course there is always the issue of people bringing in their own food and how that’s against health code regulations and all that, but it’s bacon! I give this woman an eternal Get Out of Jail Free card for her foresight, planning and ingenuity.
The only real question I have about this situation is this: isn’t bacon a pain in the ass to cook? It splatters all over the place and it’s not a quick and easy cleanup. If you can spend all the effort to make bacon at home, why not just make a BLT too? Isn’t the best part of going to a restaurant not having to cook and clean up after yourself? Nevermind, I know the answer: they don’t give you enough bacon in the restaurant so it’s all worth it. Besides, this woman probably has makin’ bacon down to a science and can do it in her sleep. When she wakes up each morning, she looks inside her purse to find a new stash of it ready to be used in whatever restaurant she chooses. She’s like her own bacon fairy.
God bless her.
Glen
This lady has bought a BLT, Tea, and what looks like an extra side. I’d even bet her order was given to the server in only a few seconds, since she seems to have planned ahead about what she was ordering. (No standing around for 5 minutes while she holds your arm and says “Don’t leave.”)
She could sit at one of my tables anytime, and I’d bet she’d be a hoot to talk with.
Alison
Oh dear, that was meant for the vegan blog post. Don’t drink and comment, kids.
Alison
Completely agree with what you said about lying about allergies! Entitled jerks who make an entire kitchen change preparations and serving staff worry make it harder on the rest of us who legitimately have allergy concerns. I read your post on customers w/allergies a few weeks back, and agreed with everything you said. Seeing this a second time made me decide to stop lurking (I’ve been reading for several years) and leave a comment. Love the blog!
Britt
I’m sorry but I would have to just crack it up if this woman ever came into my section. I would think it’s great. You have pick your battles and this one is just too funny!!
Bitchy Cook
Yeah this is real great, something worth celebrating and encouraging. I love people that are too cheap to pay the people working for them. I love people that cheat sales and cause the restaurant/server to lose money. Does she think that bacon cooks itself? Please, we deal with enough idiots. Don’t glorify this.
Kim
I love this grandma. She required no extra work from her server. The crotchety old bag that keeps running her server for water for her crystal lite, or even worse, hot water for her own tea bags, is the real criminal
Monica Donlan
I had a friend that had a t-shirt with pigs jumping that said makin bacon. It was the best t-shirt ever!!!
Chrissy
I buy that pre cooked bacon, throw it in the microwave for 30 seconds and bam! Perfectly crispy bacon. I will never buy uncooked bacon again lol
Taanja
Mmmmmm Bacon! Microwave that shit so it doesn’t splatter.
And doesn’t everyone carry extra bacon in their purse, I ask?
Ryan Freire
Oh my friend, the key to good, splatter free bacon is to put it on a cookie sheet and bake it in the oven. You’d think itd be a more known trick what with bake right in the name, bake-un but no. You’ll also avoid those weird undercooked areas of fat. Not entirely but much less.