gendered food

[firecat]

I don't know how much most people think about the intersection between gender and food choices, but it was driven home pretty strongly to me today when the OH and I went to the Fresh Choice salad bar restaurant for lunch at around 11am.

On the way over, we drove past a breakfast place called Stacks, which we ate at once many years ago and thought was only so-so. Usually there is a small line on the weekends, but today there was a line halfway down the block.

Usually Fresh Choice becomes fairly crowded almost immediately after opening at 11am. Today it was almost completely deserted.

I can only theorize that people don't think of salad bar restaurants as appropriate Father's Day destinations, because, you know, salad is for women.

Comments

[magn0lia.livejournal.com]

I have seen this happen many times when I'm out with my partner. He orders a salad (e.g., chicken caesar, one of his favorites) and I order a burger or something "heartier", and the waiter delivers us each other's meals. Similarly, if only one of us orders an alcoholic drink, it is almost always delivered to him. I might not have noticed a few instances of this but it has happened to us over and over, even when the person bringing the food is the one who took the orders. Argh!

I'm surprised how many commenters are unused to father's day events not involving young children. I hear about Father's Day brunches as much as on Mother's Day. Not that everyone I know celebrates them, just that those who are close to their parents do have big events for those weekends. Probably just the hallmark marketing. :)

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Unless you order a beer and he orders a mixed drink. Then you get the mixed drink. :-)