Pan
Oven
Microwave
Glass
Plate
Bowl
Whatever method
Before arriving to the table
Is so different at a restaurant than when one cooks and eats alone at home
What will the platter look like?
Will it be as good as the text on the menu conveys it to be?
Will they dim the lights?
Oh, and when will it come out?
There is so much mystery and surprise
It’s almost magical when your delusional removed hungry body is anticipating digestion and taste
The vessel to bring the meal circles around the room, taking care of other people
Water is poured
Other steaming meals are delivered
Mysterious and cryptic checks are signed
Hellos
Goodbyes
Do you ever miss your waiter or waitress?
If you do, the feeling of the food arriving is much greater than if you didn’t
When you see their smiling face
Chipper gait
It’s a relief
It’s addicting
But At home
You are the vessel
You are the commander of the process
The veil is broken
You don’t go looking for yourself
You don’t ask yourself for anything
You don’t see your chipper gait
You might not even have a chipper gait
Without the mystery
It might just be another meal
Simply from a
Pan
Oven
Microwave
Glass
Plate
Bowl
Whatever method
Before arriving to the table
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