Food & Drink Magazine
Listen well while I tell you a story, of a girl and a boy in the spring.
When the first flower burst into glory, and I heard all the birds start to sing...
Papa, he loves mama, Mama, she loves papa...
And then, he woke up to breakfast in bed.
On the tray accompanied by a single rose bud was love, poached on toast. After some more romance, lunch, on the beautifully laid out table with Noritaki platters was love poached and served on a bed of Caesar salad and a wine spritzer.
A cup of tea and a football match later, mama served dinner, love, poached and flambéed and served a tall glass of Irish coffee to make it palatable.
Another day in paradise and the menu stays unchanged.
And then again, till the bland taste of love seems bitter.
Drowning the meal and the now boring love in a glass or two of wine seems to be the only alternative for papa now.
Mama was getting upset that her meals were being rejected, was sitting with her best friend and discussing the problem. Her BFF offered many suggestions -cooking classes or hiring a cordon blue chef but they were marked down by mama, because love and Papa were not really rich. There was nothing but pain around, until a little ping ponged from the computer.
A pong meant that help was near.
Help in the form of home delivery at the click of a button. Papa inhabits a virtual world.
He would be so happy to see discounts and coupons and cash back on a meal from his favorite restaurants like Tasty Khana, Dominos and KFC and other places wonderful for food.
Coupons and deals, which were certainly attractive to the pocket. The saving was so encouraging and the best thing was that papa could place his orders for his breakfast, lunch and dinner from his Smartphone or laptop. For the days when mama is unable to inspire an appetite for the meals served on beautiful platters, sometimes a meal in a plastic container and disposable cutlery would be more welcome.
Deals with freebies thrown in, spice pouches, follow up purchase discounts and loyalty bonuses will be coming their way too.
All because they subscribe to FoodPanda coupons.
Pasta and pizzas and Tandoori Paneer and Chicken tikka and Desi dals and Naans and even desserts on demand. What a relief!
Now love has a new lease of life and is not subject to Mamas approximate additions of salt and oil and spices and tasteless experiments with food.
Now thanks to the food coupons and deals that Papa is mailed, Mama knows now to leave all the magic of tasty yummy food to the experts.
Papa still loves Mama, and the food that is served on beautiful designer plates or plastic containers and foil packs.
Dear lord, Bless the food before us, Bless the family with us and Bless the love between us.-Amen.
