Completely avoid the 'what do you want to eat' 'I don't care, anything but x' song and dance with the significant other. Stop by a His and Hers, where we merge completely different and often polar opposite cuisine tastes into one beautiful Yin/Yang-shaped menu. We license polar opposite chains under one roof to satisfy the impossible family who always end up either settling for the toll road mall food court or eating grilled chicken breast somewhere.
His and Hers Asian Fusion Burger Bar His and Hers Panera Bell His and Hers McEinstein BrothersDonalds His and Hers Olgas Pizzaria His and Hers Krispy Thai Kreme His and Hers Chik-Fil-A-Mignon
You get the idea.-- RayfordSteele, Sep 10 2014 Grounds for divorce coffee shop divorce_20court_20coffee_20shop [not_morrison_rm, Sep 18 2014] Bickering/criticizing/arguing and whatnot is what family is all about, so this idea probably fails to solve the "problem" identified.-- the porpoise, Sep 10 2014 We really could have separate fridges. I can't have a lot of soy. She can't handle lactose. In a family of 4, we buy 4 different kinds of milk. My favorite foods (like salmon) she literally does gag on, and I can't stand the kiddie-food she likes (Spaghetti-O's and such). It's more than just a power struggle, it's a real palate incompatibility that pushes us into the same tired restaurants that cook the narrow margin of foods that manage to meet both our tastes.-- RayfordSteele, Sep 10 2014 You might have to move to a bigger city. You may find that, even there, only 5% of restaurants can cater for both of you, but at least it'll be 5% of a larger number.
In any case, I sympathize. I don't think anyone has ever said "Grounds for divorce? Irreconcilable metabolic differences", but it does make things harder.-- pertinax, Sep 13 2014 Jack Sprat's?-- lurch, Sep 13 2014 One eats Chinese, the other eats in the back kitchen, for Animal Planet style entertainment [+].-- 4and20, Sep 14 2014 + I like the idea. It's almost a necessity with some people. In my case, he should wear ear plugs and I would like to be able to talk to everyone in the restaurant, so besides food differences, we have just *differences*! Tofu Pizza Palace-- xandram, Sep 16 2014 //Grounds for divorce//
Isn't that a coffee place?-- Spacecoyote, Sep 17 2014 Why not A place that lets half the table order take out, and provides furniture and place settings as required. Better to sell half a loaf, than none at all.-- popbottle, Sep 18 2014 //Grounds for divorce
Ahem. See linky.-- not_morrison_rm, Sep 18 2014 random, halfbakery