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Local restaurants best fix when hungry
Issue date: 2/10/09 Section: Forum
Everyone gets hungry, but sometimes we get hungry when we are busy and not able to go home to fix a delicious, steaming, home-cooked meal from scratch.
So when we need something to eat at the last minute, many of us are forced to grab food that is more convenient than tasty. Usually we pick up some fast food, and of course, it doesn't end up tasting that great. The experience is more out of desperation than pleasure. We don't think twice.
Should we?
Sure, spending every other night at your favorite fast food joint might seem like a quick delicious fix, but maybe there's more at stake here than just your stomach.
Perhaps you should branch out a bit and find a new locally owned restaurant or coffee shop to satisfy your panicky hunger. You'll be supporting our local economy and adding some variety to the food in your life.
If you know for a fact that you are going to have to eat out on a particular day or night, give your buying habits a little more consideration than you have been.
Anyone who lives in Corvallis can't help but notice the plethora of shops closing down, reducing their hours, and trying desperately to stay afloat in these hard economic times.
We were sad to see the OSU Alumni-owned North Shore Smoothies disappear from Kings Boulevard earlier this year. We've also noticed that Slices is no longer on Monroe. These hotspots helped employ more students while providing us all with food that was made locally, not by a national chain.
Locally owned and operated businesses seem like they are always the first to go. A few more customers a week could probably really help that cute little place on the corner that you have always wanted to try.
Branching out from mainstream coffee shops or fast food places could open your eyes (and taste buds) to interesting new flavors and atmospheres - not to mention prices that are competitive to those found at chains.
And of course, while you're gobbling up something new and delicious, you'll be helping our local economy.
So perhaps the next time you think of grabbing some mindless fast food after an exhausting day, you could try something different. We don't want to spend money in the first place, but when we have to, at least its going somewhere you want to help stay in business.
By first thinking about our local economy, even when we're hungry, we can all work together to slide through this recession a little easier.
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So when we need something to eat at the last minute, many of us are forced to grab food that is more convenient than tasty. Usually we pick up some fast food, and of course, it doesn't end up tasting that great. The experience is more out of desperation than pleasure. We don't think twice.
Should we?
Sure, spending every other night at your favorite fast food joint might seem like a quick delicious fix, but maybe there's more at stake here than just your stomach.
Perhaps you should branch out a bit and find a new locally owned restaurant or coffee shop to satisfy your panicky hunger. You'll be supporting our local economy and adding some variety to the food in your life.
If you know for a fact that you are going to have to eat out on a particular day or night, give your buying habits a little more consideration than you have been.
Anyone who lives in Corvallis can't help but notice the plethora of shops closing down, reducing their hours, and trying desperately to stay afloat in these hard economic times.
We were sad to see the OSU Alumni-owned North Shore Smoothies disappear from Kings Boulevard earlier this year. We've also noticed that Slices is no longer on Monroe. These hotspots helped employ more students while providing us all with food that was made locally, not by a national chain.
Locally owned and operated businesses seem like they are always the first to go. A few more customers a week could probably really help that cute little place on the corner that you have always wanted to try.
Branching out from mainstream coffee shops or fast food places could open your eyes (and taste buds) to interesting new flavors and atmospheres - not to mention prices that are competitive to those found at chains.
And of course, while you're gobbling up something new and delicious, you'll be helping our local economy.
So perhaps the next time you think of grabbing some mindless fast food after an exhausting day, you could try something different. We don't want to spend money in the first place, but when we have to, at least its going somewhere you want to help stay in business.
By first thinking about our local economy, even when we're hungry, we can all work together to slide through this recession a little easier.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
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S. Cain
posted 2/10/09 @ 9:49 AM PST
Slices is gone?! My heart is broken!
What's gonna go next -- Local Boyz? The Soup Shop? Shogun Bowl? Or are they already gone too???
Oh, students of OSU, please don't let these places die!
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