On my way home from the podcasting conference in Chico, CA I had a longer than planned layover in Los Angeles, so I decided to see if I could find something decent to eat.

Unfortunately every “restaurant” in the terminal (what an apt name for anything connected with hurtling through space while over 30,000 feet in the air) seemed to be serving unappetizing fast food. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for meals on the go but after a week of quick eats even I’d had my fill.

I just wanted something that was not served in a plastic container. How hard could that be?

Apparently… very.

So I finally ended up in a sports bar because it was serving drinks in real glasses. I took this to be a good sign.

The menu was not too inspiring, but out of desperation I ordered some clam chowder and fried zucchini, along with a glass of chardonnay to wash it all down.

I was sipping on the wine when the waiter slapped the food on my table and said, “You eat healthy!” I looked at the entire loaf of bread that the soup was encased in and the pile of greasy, battered vegetables (all served of course in the mandatory plastic containers) and I thought I must have misheard him. Excuse me… “You eat healthy,” he repeated.

Holy crap. I guess if it’s not McDonalds or Cinnabon it must indeed be healthy.

So, CrankMama, the queen of microwave and toaster oven dinners eats healthy! Well what do you know?

Although I must admit - I felt a little bit of guilty pleasure, like when I get carded in a bar. Yes I know they do it just to get a better tip, but I can still enjoy it, can’t I?

Tags: airport food, chico, Cinnabon, CrankMama, fried zucchini, guilty pleasure, Los Angeles, McDonalds, podcasting conference

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