The final stretch of the languid summer may be coming to an end, but a moment in this season’s stacked TV lineup will be with me for months to come. As the autumn leaves crept under my boots and I trudged through the murky New York winter, I would think back to those summer days every time I stopped into a pub or took refuge in a bar. cafe to enjoy a small snack is well deserved. : my special chip.
I already knew that every time I decided to have a small chat, my brain would vibrate at a super high frequency. A ray of light will fill me. I will be Raven Baxter push into a spiritual vision In It’s So Raven. There’s no longer a reality where I can take a bite of food without thinking about it Sheree Whitfieldin her kitchen full of makeup and pajamas, eating from a bag of chips and saying two simple words: “I’m snacking.”
To say these two words – and the whole scene from which they come – that defined my summer would be a gross understatement. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked into the kitchen, grabbed something from my fridge or pantry, and, before I had a chance to take a bite, said it out loud to no one. You can say, “I snack.” I’m sure my neighbors have heard it more times than they can count.
“I’m Snacking” is just one of 5,000 quotes extracted from a minute-long scene in a June episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, aptly and aptly titled, “Don’t Salty Sea.” In this episode, star Shereé Whitfield is trying to recover from her boyfriend standing up in a public embarrassing scene after leaving an early cast trip to see him. Confusion and humiliation keep Shereé at home, in her PJs, doing what we all do: snacking.
But not just any snack, oh no! Shereé has a snack she especially enjoys, which she loves calls her “fries special.” In this beautiful vignette, we see Shereé “lying low” and cleaning around her kitchen, indifferent to those particular chips. And then, thanks to the grace of the editors, we are shown a compilation clip of Shereé depicting her love for these powerful potatoes.
“Sea salt with thick cuts? DIE FOR ME! ” she exclaimed. “Sometimes, I feel like the fries are too thin. This is the perfect thickness and the perfect amount of amo salt. “
After spending months and months on this hypnotic sequence, I know it’s finally time for me to end my summer to pay tribute to Shereé by setting out to find her Special Chip, a quest The service was much more difficult than I initially imagined. But nothing stopped me from figuring out what made these chips so special.
First, I have to find out what chips they really are to be. A close look at the clip from the episode and a brief comparison with some of the popular chip brands and their wide product selection left me in awe: Here’s Lay’s Simply Sea Salted (with the thick cut, like advertised on the packaging).
With that, I started pounding the pavement. I imagine I could go to CVS two blocks from my apartment and call it a day. It’s so naive! I’ve lived in New York for nine years, so you think I know by now that a CVS store is either fully stocked or looks like a trampled wild horse just moments before I step in. into the door. Unfortunately for me, mine is a latecomer.
Even with the midday sun shining brightly above me, I couldn’t give up on this quest so early in the game. So I decided to walk another 20 minutes to the Target which I had never been to because it was a train stop away from where I usually go. By the time I’m almost home, the air conditioning will prevail over being on public transport — but what about today? I’m snacking.
I’ve almost never had bad luck looking for an appetite at Target. They are always fully stocked, ready to bless me with what I need at a reasonable price. Except today, when there’s a glaring hole in the private space where Lay’s Simply Sea Salted will be. I started to wonder if Product reviews on Lay’s site is an omen. “We look for these everywhere,” Janice from Arkansas wrote a month ago. “Your website says they can be found, but they are not there.” Did Shereé’s Special Chips sell out after the episode aired?
I gave myself up for one last attempt by taking the never-ending 20-minute walk to the organic market, where I nurtured my kombucha obsession. After passing 16 hemp tote bags, there they were: The Lay’s Simple Sea Salted, staring at me from a distinctive Frito-Lay screen. Is this what happened when miners found gold in Rush?
I quickly paid my $4.99 and returned home, grateful to Shereé for helping me in. All that’s left is to try them, those special Chips that I built in my mind — not just that day, but for the past two months.
I’m not happy to say this, but I don’t think these particular chips are that special. The words “thick cut” seem less like reality and more like a suggestion. Part of what makes me so excited to get my hands on these is that I agree with Shereé: I also think the fries are too thin! So what Lay is doing is practically melting in my mouth?
Maybe I was fooled by the impressive crunching sound effects added in post-production. Maybe it’s my natural inclination for kettle chips because of their proven crunchiness. I would say, however, that Lay’s Simply Salted has a pretty good amount of salt – not perfect – (I like to keep my daily value percentage at 5 percent; these have 7 percent). They just seem completely… normal.
However, I can’t say I’m disappointed. This is how it always goes with Real Housewives claims and products: I buy, I try, and I cry. But I do it because I want these women to win.
In particular, Shereé Whitfield is one of my five favorite Housewives in the entire history of the franchise. But she’s also run into misfortune when it comes to the entrepreneurial endeavors she’s tried to launch on the show. Who can forget She by Shereé, her infamous fashion line was born from “fashion never goes out of fashion“To a line of joggers haven’t appeared yet?
But she’s so funny – so naturally gifted at making television not only watchable but unforgettable – that I wanted her to win. Seeing her pacing back and forth in her kitchen, suffering in front of a man and eating soft fries? That won’t work.
But as Season 14 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta At the end of its course, like the sweltering days of summer, I’m reminded that better things are near for all of us. Upcoming episodes will see Shereé attempt to relaunch her clothing line, hoping to get all the success she deserves. After an embarrassing public farewell, there was not only light at the end of the tunnel for Shereé, but also me with a bag of Old River brand jalapeño kettles, awaiting suggestions for a more special snack. for brighter days.
