{"id":221,"date":"2018-12-03T23:26:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T05:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/journalism208\/?p=221"},"modified":"2018-12-03T23:26:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T05:26:55","slug":"nacho-best-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/journalism208\/2018\/12\/03\/nacho-best-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Nacho Best Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cracked upholstery of the bar stools in Brewskis\u2019 stared back at Taylor and Tara Van Vliet. They slowly walked toward the stools and the high top table. Their feet dragged slightly on the dingy, carpeted flooring. <\/span><\/p>\n

The reality of what they were about to do, again, was sinking in. They climbed their stools and sat erect, each one breathing slowly while trying to settle the food in their stomachs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Screens of every sport imaginable surrounded their table. The bright lights illuminated their menus in the dark restaurant even though they both knew what they were about to order. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor looked at Tara and nodded as the waiter approached. Tara\u2019s shoulder-length brunette hair bobbed as she nodded back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCan we get the shredded chicken nachos, please?\u201d Tara said. She watched as the waiter wrote down her order, smiled, and walked away without judgment. Both their shoulders dropped as their stress was released. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brewskis\u2019 was the second stop in the Van Vliet sisters\u2019 \u201cNacho Tour,\u201d as they have chosen to name it. They wanted to try Lincoln, NE\u2019s best and worst nachos in the span of a single day in honor of Taylor returning to college. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe always make a list of things we want to do during the summer, and we had remembered #hashbrownhuntdown2k15 from BuzzFeed,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cThis was the biggest regret of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started by going to the bank and turning in all our change so we would have funding,\u201d Taylor continued. \u201cIs that right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tara\u2019s high-pitched mechanical voice came through the phone speaker. \u201cYes, that was what we did first. We are both so broke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s first stop was Granite City for some \u2018Idaho Nachos.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople on Instagram fought us about these. They\u2019re actually french fries, so people said they weren\u2019t real nachos,\u201d Taylor said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tara added, \u201cThe waiter was also judging us because we wouldn\u2019t get any more food.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, he asked us like three times if we wanted anything else. Like, no bro, we don\u2019t,\u201d Taylor laughed. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Van Vliet\u2019s felt mildly uncomfortable in Granite City. It was 11 am and they were the youngest in the establishment. Banter from older couples droned on in the restaurant as they waited for the first of many nacho plates. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Idaho nachos held them over. They turned to each other and decided on their second destination: Brewskis\u2019; the fries and cheese dip settled into the pits of their stomachs. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBrewskis probably had the best nachos of the tour, in my opinion,\u201d Taylor commented. She recounted the story. \u201cWe got the chicken nachos and they were delicious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

[I want to add another scene somewhere, which means I need to talk to Taylor again. I also want to continue it. I\u2019m not sure how to add a third source, any ideas?] <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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