Is cafe hopping fun or your under someone's influence?

 Well, I still remember the time when our parents or relatives use to take us out for having meals at restaurants, when there was any reason of celebration, if we were in a long drive journey, or if we were working and being busy outdoors and there was no time to reach home for our meals, we fed ourselves outside. Those food places were the most common restaurants serving the basic and regular foods that every other restaurants had on their menu. It was a rare site to see restaurants which were serving the whole different food of another country. Nobody wanted to take the risk, neither the owner of the restaurant or the customers. Now 15-20 years later from 2000's if we see, restaurants have grown alot in terms of quantity and also quality. The word cafe denoting to a place where we can eat food and drink beverages was a name give to internet cafe or the wifi computer places were commonly known as cafe to most people. Now if we look around us, we will notice the hype of hopping into new themed cafe is simply the most trending vibe. Before this, if the restaurants or food place didn't cook and fed delicious food nobody goes there for the second time, leaving luxury food places aside in this matter, food which we find in street stalls, small restaurants and tea/coffee drinkings spots were common, but even so, if people didnt like the taste of it, either they had the option that its less expensive so they will continue to feed themselves there or leave it completely and never come back. But now, if we actually look at how food places like cafes are running, more than the food its actually the vibe, its theme, its uniqueness to compete themselves with other food chains in the market, getting the most instagramable, pinteresty photos with food that is presentable and cost you like the trip expense to another state or country. In this age of phone and internet where not only people judge us but we ourselves judge us, by giving so much heed on the perfect shot, perfect fit, perfect light, we forgot the comfort of wearing something nice just because its a special occasion for us or for the people you share the meal with or wear something very comfortable because you were famishly hungry and came just to eat the most amazing tasted meals, we forgot. We are so lost in the world of influence and influencers that we forgot to treat ourselves as our own influencer. What we like ? What you want to try something new and if you are willing to risk your money on your new taste ? We use to take our friends and colleagues opinion on new food outlets, now everyone is on social media and has internet connected with just one switch, that you forgot the food to quench the thirst of your hunger not your social media likes. Is it really okay ? I mean the influencer is the inventor and you are the investor, isn't this what happening ? To be honest even the food places are experimenting so much that people are forgetting simple ingredients and flavours make the dish stand out and tasts the best. So what do you want to eat now ? Is the dish your choice or you are influenced by someone else ? 

By - A.H