I am 72 and not much of a cook. I use food delivery often. Here are some thoughts on my experiences.

1. I am grateful it exists. Getting food, groceries and medicines will enable me to stay in my house longer as I age.
2. I almost always order multiple meals. I can’t see the point of ordering one sandwich. Then you have to order again soon. A neighbor said they must think 4 or 5 people live here. (I live alone.)
3. I don’t drive. Delivery services enable me to get food from places that are too far to walk to.
4. I always try to tip well. I wish there was a way to tip the restaurant, too. Uber Ears had this for a while during the pandemic.
5. Some things just don’t travel well. For example, tacos in hard shells get soggy.
6. Long delivery times match the times restaurants and bars are busy like Friday and Saturday nights.
7. Lots of foodies post on Instagram – that’s a good way to find out about restaurants. I also use local papers and posts by the restaurants.
8. Most of the time, the delivery times have matched the time range the services said and I got everything I ordered.
9. Before the pandemic, the only delivery food I ordered was from Domino’s and Papa John’s. At first I ordered from places I had been to; now I order from anywhere.

I recently watched King Corn (2007), a documentary that follows two guys who grow an acre of corn in Iowa. It is enlightening about government subsidies, bad trends in farming and the harmful effects of corn products used as sweeteners. Worth seeing.

Philadelphia is famous for soft pretzels.