We regret to inform you that the New York Times has discovered the ‘girl dinner’ – 17 funny reactions
We still haven’t had time to recover from the New York Times’ potato salad that didn’t use potatoes, and they’re already out there sharing TikTok tips on snack plates as though they were a breakthrough in food to rival the sliced loaf.
Check this out.
Welcome to “girl dinner.”
Women across TikTok are showing off their suppers — snack plates made by one person, for the consumption and enjoyment of one person. They're akin to an aesthetically pleasing Lunchable. https://t.co/mWgl5rPy22
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 8, 2023
The article describes the meal as –
‘(A)n artfully arranged pile of snacks that, when consumed in high enough volume, constitutes a meal’
‘(A) humble, medieval-peasant-inspired assemblage’
This is the TikTok that started it all.
@liviemaher #girldinner #medievaltiktok ♬ original sound – Olivia Maher
Twitter wasn’t buying it.
1.
That’s just a divorced dad dinner on a plate https://t.co/8LT1QkHNzF
— Andy [email protected] (@AndyRichter) July 9, 2023
2.
Girl dinner implies the existence of boy dinner and non-binary dinner.
It’s food. Just eat. https://t.co/b9CqNKT9f2
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) July 9, 2023
3.
Hello America 👋
It’s called a ‘Picky Tea’
And this is a pretty poor one 3/10 https://t.co/gfTAWOT3NU
— Jordan North (@jordannorth1) July 9, 2023
4.
Live shot of my girl’s dinner pic.twitter.com/89ZfXZoHbp
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) July 10, 2023
5.
what else are we supposed to do before "girl sleep" https://t.co/aoyzwimZCt
— broti gupta (@BrotiGupta) July 10, 2023
6.
I'm honestly impressed that The New York Times managed to turn "eating a meal by yourself" into a fashion statement by hip youths https://t.co/JgkXaYTt2F
— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) July 10, 2023
7.
I invented this years ago and it’s called a ‘crisis meal’ https://t.co/oJnFswV0DK pic.twitter.com/FdphUlG6Er
— Summer Ray (@SummerRay) July 9, 2023
8.
eating whatever you want whenever you want is also known as living deliciously and I’m praying for y’all to embrace it https://t.co/bpcBVzrzLQ
— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) July 9, 2023
9.
NYT article in 2 years: “millennials are killing the concept of dinner” but it’ll be because we can’t afford to eat full “meals” anymore https://t.co/6UIIvau9Ps
— Hannah Lavender ⚔️✨ (@Hannah_illo) July 9, 2023
