Ideal Bite

Just got back from a great little vacay visiting my BFF from high school in South Carolina (I'm originally from the ATL). People often ask me what I miss about the South, and the answer remains the same: Chick-fil-A. If you're not familiar with the chicken purveyor, just picture biting into a little piece of fried chicken heaven wrapped in a delightfully fluffy, buttery biscuit. 

However, my rosy memory was slightly smudged when my bestie and I walked in and ordered up a couple of chicken biscuits and a soda for me, only to have said soda delivered in a Styrofoam cup. For reals, CFA? What is this? 1989? Styrofoam went out with teased bangs and giant New Kids on the Block buttons attached en masse to acid-washed denim jackets. I realize I live in quite the green bubble in Seattle, but other spots in the South have definitely made strides in the eco department since I left - organic options on menus, recycling bins in restos, not doling out 80 paper napkins with every to-go order. Yet along with that delicious recipe for chicken biscuits, those Styrofoam cups remain. So sad. Sure the solution on an individual level is to go get your fix elsewhere, or bring your own cup with you. But what about getting rid of the Styrofoam altogether? Got a Chick-fil-A near you and wanna ask 'em to keep the chicken and ditch the nasty Styrofoam? Drop 'em a line here.

-Seattle Editor Jen, off to sleep off a little jet lag...

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