American cinemas are nearly exactly like UK ones. Slightly cheaper than London, with much better seats (All leather. All recline. The comfiest thing I've sat on since... well, maybe that story is for another day).
The food, as always, draws my attention. American menus seem to have to put the calorie content of the dishes, or at very least, fast food dishes by law. Which means you get boards like this:
Special mention should be given to #4 Movie Nachos Combo in the bottom left corner. This drink and nachos combo can provide up to an impressive 2410 calories, or more calories than a grown woman should consume in a day.
It's probably also worth pointing out that just adding extra cheese to your nachos adds an additional 720 calories, which is more than I'd probably have in an average dinner. Fine work indeed.
(If you're wondering, I went for a hotdog and a bottle of water. Neither of which was worth committing to memory card)
The only food you can get in the cinema which doesn't come with a calorie warning comes from this pump.
Can you guess what it is yet?
For those who have yet to discover its delights, this is a molten butter dispenser. So say you've bought your popcorn, nachos, hotdog, coke and it's not quite buttery enough for you. A quick push of the Topping button will dispense a torrent of buttery goodness.
To quote Homer; "Mmm... fattening"
What about the Big Screen #2, that's a whopping 2990 calories! Pow!
ReplyDeleteAnd where's the review of True Grit? Can't wait to see it!
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