CHOW: Arthur Hungry

We eat roughly 89,000 meals in a lifetime - and while I'm not suggesting that all of them have to be seven-course degustations, I do think all of us should make the effort to keep all of them from being ordinary. Enter Arthur Hungry, who's on a mission to document just about everything he stuffs into his maw - after checking out his web site, it's clear that he can make even a workaday In-N-Out burger and fries sound interesting:

...No trip to San Francisco is complete without a visit to In-N-Out. Not to mention the fact that Geoff had never been before! Anyway, I probably don't need to explain this, but for those still living under a rock, In-N-Out is a legendary burger chain in California. It puts other fast food burgers to shame and emphasizes the freshness and quality of its ingredients as well as its beautiful simplicity. There are, however, quite a few items that you can order from the secret menu that aren't listed - check out a pretty complete list here. This time we went to the Daly City location, which is in a sort of mini strip mall that contains the In-N-Out, a Krispy Kreme next door, a big parking lot, and nothing else. Perfect!...I usually get the same thing. Animal style just means they use grilled onions instead of raw ones, along with a thousand island-like special sauce. For those not from California, it may be tough to understand how much looking at this picture makes me crave In-N-Out. I want it. Badly. Now.

The last time I was in Vegas, a bunch of us schlepped from the Luxor over to the In-N-Out at the edge of the strip. It was hot and it was far but it was SO TOTALLY WORTH IT. Arthur, in his quest for good chow, clearly understands that a good meal is almost always worth the trouble.