lillianstone
Lillian Stone
lillianstone
Staff writer @ The Takeout, joke writer elsewhere. Wrangling beagles and baked goods in Chicago. Debut essay collection, EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE, publishing in 2023 via Dey Street/HarperCollins.

I actually have a strategy for this! I’m a big fan of Ye Olde Shower Beer, but I also like a Shower Starbucks. Best thing to do is stand with the hot water to your back (relaxing!) and lean forward far enough that you can take a sip without splashing water into the beer. Works best with enclosed coffee cups and Read more

I’m right here with you on this harrowing journey. Read more

Just sliding in here to say that, while I disagree with your assessment of Popeyes, Cap’D is my all-time favorite. Read more

I felt the same about the pickles! Seemed unnecessary. Read more

It WAS somehow still hot when it arrived, so that’s a factor. Read more

It was discontinued a while back! That was a tasty one, though. Read more

I like the Arby’s sandwich, but I really appreciated the level of spice on the Popeyes sandwich! Definitely worth a try. Read more

It appears to be on offer “for a limited time,” but the actual timeline is currently unclear! Read more

This is the first I’m hearing of this and I 100% will be watching it this weekend. Read more

It made the initial list but not the final cut! Great scene, though. Read more

I’m with you! We even have a Sucker Fish festival near my hometown. I’m all about mud fish. Read more

Aw, I love that your wife has signature gazpacho. I don’t think the actual lunch is the sad thing here—the only bummer is workplaces with the precedent of eating lunch hunched over your laptop! A hunched lunch, if you will. Read more