Food, Food - Everywhere Glorious Food

It truly shows the ingenious nature of Americans that in the middle of a symphonic concert, right at the height of an aria as the strings section reach their emotional and triumphant crescendo - that some one can approach you and ask "Would you like fries with that?" Only Americans could successfully and seamlessly bring together Shubert and snacks.

Each year the celebrated Boston Pops not only offer their guests nights of music, but snacks to munch in time with the music. For years at home I innocently wondered what those tables were for...did they concerts take place at a restaurant? No - the tables are set up for the audiences with floor seats to eat snacks at while they are presented with the music of Gershwin, Copeland and Hamerstein among others.

And the snacks in question - chips, soda, sandwiches, chocolate - all the great American favorites. Not the high end wine and cheese event you thought, huh?

No snack time is anytime here in the USA. Almost anywhere snacks are accepted as part of the regular day. At home if you march into a store proudly carrying your morning java, you are marched back out again. In Boston, they sell Starbucks at Target and Dunkin' at Stop 'N Shop. "Why not provide convenience for the shoppers - why not please the customer" says the American business model. And hey - WHY NOT?

Snacks and commerce, snacks and music; snacks in the morning, snacks at night - it all makes sense.

But please don't measure the waist line. Or think to hard about the calories. The BSO doesn't offer the 100 calorie pack version of anything.