A White Castle Valentine
Editor’s Note: Here’s one of our first posts on Off The Broiler, resurrected for Valentine’s Day weekend.
I realize this blog is named after a Burger King-ism, but anyone who really knows me is well aware I am a staunch and rabid missionary of the Church of Slyders.
This year, Rachel and I decided to celebrate our 11th Valentines Day together at White Castle. Sure, it was corny, it was chintzy, and we had this bloated nauseating feeling afterwards. But isn’t that what true love is supposed to be?
In my opinion Valentine’s day is a totally commercialized holiday, far worse than Christmas, that is designed to bilk your loved ones out of buying you totally useless throwaway gifts, and then to force you to endure one of the worst days of the year for restaurant going.
What venue would be better than White Castle? Click on the “Read the rest of this entry” link below for more.
Rachel and I have probably had some of the most expensive Valentines day dates you can possibly imagine, with all the stress and aggravation that come with it. But you know what? This was one of the best we’ve ever had together. Maybe the marketing guys at White Castle are bunch of geniuses.
If you can’t head for the Crave — I hope those of you reading this blog have opted to stay home, cooked something nice for each other, or ordered out for pizza or Chinese food and turned down the lights, and lit a couple of candles, and broken out the peppermint-scented foot massage oil and the aromatherapy kit. This shouldn’t a day for running out and dealing with overbooked restaurants — it’s for spending it together.
Happy Valentine’s day, honey. I love you. Where’s the Imodium and the Prilosec?
February 15, 2006 at 12:17 am
*laugh* I love the flowers. Were they on the table or did you bring your own?
February 15, 2006 at 11:19 am
Not just any old sliders, but belly bombs. As in these: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=38912
February 15, 2006 at 12:32 pm
A White Castle Valentine
Remember how we told you White Castle would be going all lovey dovey for V Day? Yeah? Good. Did you take your sweetheart there? Well, Jason Perlow, one of the founders of eGullet did. Jason has recently launched a blog,…
February 15, 2006 at 2:00 pm
V-Day at White Castle
So my friends were talking about a promotion at White Castle for making reservations for Valentine’s Day. I think Jerry said he had reservations, so gotta hear what he has to say about it. In the meantime, here are some…
February 15, 2006 at 7:59 pm
Romance is what you make of it. Frankly, it sounds divine to me, and VERRRRY romantic.
Congratulations on 11 years together!
February 16, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Now that’s true love!
February 16, 2006 at 4:23 pm
White Castle V-Day with the Huangs
I guess I’m just obsessed with White Castle since I have never been to one, and it seems to be such a well-known establishment. Too bad we don’t have any over here in California, but I’m sure glad that In…
March 16, 2006 at 7:22 pm
I love Whitey’s! They never seem to taste as great sober, but damn I can crush some sliders and a jumbo cheese stick when I’m drunk, they taste so damned good.
September 28, 2006 at 12:41 pm
[...] Fast food is not something I indulge in frequently, and when I do, I tend to prefer the classic Americana kind rather than the big chains. White Castle is an exception, just because of the uniqueness of the product, but if the hours are right, and the moons are properly aligned, and my stomach says “throw your best at me, you son of a bitch!” then I head over to my very favorite Jersey burger place of all — White Manna, on River Street in Hackensack. [...]
February 17, 2008 at 1:46 am
I love it!!! My wife and I are thankfully past Valentine’s Day celebrations (aka amateur hour), so I love this tribute to purity in a relationship, less is more.