Delivery

One of the worst inventions in the history of western civilization is food delivery.  I mean, it's convenient, but that's also the problem.  Do we really need that much convenience?  Plus, it usually comes at a cost, one that could very easily be avoided by buying enough food at the market beforehand.  We know this, especially as we place the order by phone or online(!), but we still do it.

 

This pizza is delivery, not DiGiorno.  It's actually from California Pizza Kitchen, which for some reason I consider to be the epitome of chain restaurants.  I try to avoid chains since I think small/local places have so much to offer, but I won't turn it down when it's offered to me.  In particular, this roasted garlic chicken pizza was quite nice since roasted garlic is always good, and the quarter-cooked onions still have enough bite to cut through the mild chicken and nutty garlic.  We also had spinach-artichoke dip as an appetizer, which is one of my favorite dips since it's got both green veggies and is creamy/cheesy.  The meal cost an arm and a leg, and we could have done just as well for half the price had we eaten somewhere on Irving St. in San Francisco, but it was just right for what we wanted: convenience while we watched Green Zone.