# Let's open a Comfort Food Cafe - what do you want on the menu? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 18, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865 "2021-09-18T10:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/102 "2021-09-19T22:38:09Z")
I can relate to that. At different times in my life I’ve had completely different approaches to cooking, depending on my energy level, busy-ness, family feeding obligations, and so on. There are dishes I used to make constantly that now I think, “really? I went through all that trouble?” I think _I_ might want to make the brown bread now, though…I might try to find my recipe anyway (or follow the one in the youtube video). ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/103 "2021-09-19T22:50:20Z")
The name of the cozy comfort food joint shall be Fud. Or Fuds. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/104 "2021-09-19T23:27:36Z")
Have to get the lawyers on that. The trademark is already taken. It’s a Mexican company, but they do a lot of business in the southwestern U.S. [![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbup8xrmUSYVrSf93STnwoiiBnC9xgUfmdKGAZiEqNg3e/image.png) ](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbup8xrmUSYVrSf93STnwoiiBnC9xgUfmdKGAZiEqNg3e/image.png) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/105 "2021-09-20T02:59:05Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > If you also put Bush’s baked beans in it. Trust me, it’s sublime. You gotta put B &M baked beans into it. They invented baked beans in America. Always worth the trouble to find. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/106 "2021-09-20T03:04:12Z")
Another vote for grilled cheese sandwiches (yes, white bread and either Velveeta or Kraft Singles) and tomato soup. Lipton Cup-a-Soup – either the Chicken Noodle or Cream of Chicken. Biscuits and gravy. Chicken-fried steak with country gravy. Hot turkey sandwiches (open-faced, with gravy and mashed potatoes). Stove Top stuffing. Little Debbie “Zebra” snack cakes, and Hostess Zingers. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/107 "2021-09-20T03:27:50Z")
If we’re going to have a Comfort Food Cafe, we’re going to need [recipes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-simple-comfort-food-recipe/845120) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/108 "2021-09-20T03:54:37Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Another vote for grilled cheese sandwiches (yes, white bread and either Velveeta or Kraft Singles) and tomato soup. you know they make velveeta singles now? My contribution is sloppy joes … just pick from the 37 ways to make it … ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/109 "2021-09-20T04:08:48Z")
Yes, however, now I use sourdough and better cheese, with Progresso tomato & Basil. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I have to say, I find it interesting that no one has posted anything from the dessert column - no cakes or pies or cookies or Twinkies… do those not comfort us? Fig Newtons for me. > [@kitap](#): > > A nice mild chili with onions and lots of saltines. Yes, but for me add lots of grated cheese and skip the onions- sadly raw onions give me indigestion. > [@DirtyHippy](#): > > And chili-mac. Kraft Mac & Hormel chili no beans. Grated cheese on top. > [@kayT](#): > > If you find a source for the B&M Brown Bread please share it here. Amazon and Vermont Country Store. Amazon is 13.84 for two or $50 for a dozen. Great survival food. > [@MulderMuffin](#): > > Kraft macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs in it. Pork & beans with cut up hot dogs. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Or _Eats_ ? “Eat, Sit & Gulp.” ala _Martian Boogie._ ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/110 "2021-09-20T04:10:25Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I love it! > > Except, let’s have a front porch AND a back porch, both with views. And two sweet, old doggies. There used to be a chain of restaurants in the Bay Area, The Big Yellow Farmhouse. The front facades at least looked like one. Alas a quick Google search came up empty. There _is_ a chain of brew pubs here in Arizona, [Uncle Bear’s](https://www.unclebearsaz.com/), named after the founder’s dog that allows dogs outside. I don’t think they have a staff dog, though. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/111 "2021-09-20T04:15:02Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I actually ate in a diner that was just **EAT**. Be careful. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/1b/fc/b71bfc54d0cfc760f2fc684cc60902aa.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/1b/fc/b71bfc54d0cfc760f2fc684cc60902aa.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/112 "2021-09-20T07:36:00Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Fig Newtons for me. Hear, hear. I also want Fig Newtons, preferably washed down with some Swiss Miss hot chocolate or a similar beverage. I’ll take some of those Nabisco peanut butter wafers too, thank you. And though I don’t eat them myself, there are probably going to be cafe customers who would like some double-stuffed Oreos, Fudge Stripes, and Nilla Wafers. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/113 "2021-09-20T14:02:13Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > > [@kayT](#): > > > > If you find a source for the B&M Brown Bread please share it here. > > Amazon and Vermont Country Store. Amazon is 13.84 for two or $50 for a dozen. Great survival food. Thanks! The Vermont Country Store catalog was in my trash can. I got it out and did not find B&M Brown Bread; tried their site on line and still did not find it. As a desperation try I searched for Brown Bread and sure enough Vermont Country Store has it. They do not list it as B&M but rather Brown Bread in a Can. But the text does say B&M. Odd, but ok then. 2 cans for $11.90. I’m ordering! Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/114 "2021-09-20T14:52:53Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > You gotta put B &M baked beans into it. They invented baked beans in America. Always worth the trouble to find. I think they changed the recipe, the beans don’t taste like I remember from childhood. The only ones that taste “right” are Bush’s vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/115 "2021-09-20T15:07:47Z")
Tuna Melts with crinkle cut fries. And Deluxe Tuna Melts (Tuna Melt with tomatoes and lettuce). And let’s not forget the Tuna Melt Royale (a Deluxe Tuna Melt with 2 strips of bacon). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/116 "2021-09-20T17:14:28Z")
You and Hobbes have a lot in common. [![](https://i.imgur.com/fBL5pqX.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/fBL5pqX.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/117 "2021-09-20T20:21:36Z")
I don’t know about the name, but I find “Late Supper / Early Breakfast” to be weirdly evocative. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/118 "2021-09-20T23:17:40Z")
I would like to have roast chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy made from the drippings, and cornbread dressing with lots of sage. Y’all can keep your gross nanner puddin’. I’m just going to sit here with a box of ginger snaps. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/119 "2021-09-21T02:19:09Z")
Grilled cheese with the customer’s choice of cheeses. Tuna melt with extra sharp cheddar Pumpkin pie Ramen noodle omelet with added veggies (it’s a weird one, but warm, cheap, filling, kinda nutritious, and tasty) Ham bean soup (the tomato kind and so thick it’s almost a stew) over toast and topped with a poached egg. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/120 "2021-09-21T05:34:39Z")
Ham and cheese sandwich on toasted bread with potato chips and a mountain dew. 2nd choice is a baked sweet potato and corn beef hash with ice tea. The hash is Armour 3rd is chili on a baked potato with ice tea. This my quick and easy dinner. Microwave the potato and open a can of Wolf Brand chili. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/121 "2021-09-21T11:14:12Z")
The two favorite sandwiches of my youth: - cream cheese on white bread with salted peanut pressed in till it couldn’t hold any more, and a second slice of bread with cream cheese smooshed on top. - fresh-from-the-garden tomato sliced on lightly toasted and mayonnaised white bread, with a little salt. These days, I generally eat multi-grain bread, but those two sandwiches absolutely must have white. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865.md?page=7)