Brad Hill - Food

Ok, so finding something that I've never had before was a bit of a challenge because I feel like I've tried lots of different foods and am willing to experiment on anything. I was also on the road all weekend for work and didn't have much time to get out and try a new menu item. Fortunately, we stopped in a small town in Idaho for lunch. Our options were scarce; McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, and a local burger shop called Big J's Burgers. People gave their input for certain places, but I wanted to go to Big J's because it would be a new place that I've never tried before. It was awesome. Often times I am perfectly fine going to a familiar food chain because it is easy and I know what to expect. Going to a new place in a unfamiliar town was refreshing because I had to open my eyes more and try to take everything in that was in the restaurant. I noticed the colors and decorations more, I took more time reading the menu too. One realization that I had is that most of my usual foods at places come from a reference of a friend and I fall into the familiar items for ease. Reading the menu was interesting because I could see all the things available and I read the details too to see what really sounded good. I went with the "Big J" burger and it was very good. Although I've had hamburgers before, it is always great to see how each one is different and I was able to become more creative by thinking of how to describe the burger and finding its unique characteristics over other things I was familiar with. My mind made connections to other foods that I've had before to try and describe what I was eating. I learned that anywhere can have good food and it's always great to get out of the normal and try new things. This experience wasn't a big "life changer" for me because I love food and am always ready to try something new and often times don't get the same thing twice. I will try to be a bit more aware of menus at familiar places to see what else is delicious and why other people enjoy going to restaurants for  certain foods.