Social Distancing: Dinner & A Date Night At Home

"Food Of The North" Hosting "Winter Food Tales" Event This Friday

Date nights can be hard right now. It’s not like dinner and a movie are the most appealing options during a pandemic.
But a local organization is teaming up with one of Fargo’s most popular restaurants for dinner and a show at home.

The group Food of the North is hosting something called “Winter Food Tales” Friday night.
It’s actually part of the Frostival celebration.
They’re hosting a livestream starting at 7:00 p.m. with people sharing stories about one of the things that helps bring people together, food.
And if you want to enjoy some regional cuisine while you’re at it, they’re partnering with The Boiler Room for a takeout dinner special.

You can buy a dinner for two with their “Marge’s World Famous Hot Dish”, homemade bread and a 6-pack of beer from Fargo Brewing.
If you’re looking for a date night that feels more special than sweats and Netflix on the couch, click here for more details.

Not that there’s anything wrong with a night in front of your favorite streaming service. And the newly-branded Paramount+, known for now as CBS All Access, is really hoping it gets your attention by tugging on your nostalgic heartstrings. Check out some of the insane list of reboots they announced yesterday, starting off with one of my all-time favorites.

They’re brining back Rugrats. With contemporary 3D animation, and the original voice cast! I guess a streaming service’s gotta do what a streaming service’s gotta do. This was my favorite show when I was three years old so I feel like they’re playing with fire here. I hope they take care of it. We’ll find out when it debuts later this year.
But that’s not all for Nickelodeon kids like myself.
They’re coming out with live action reboots of Dora the Explorer and The Fairly Oddparents, plus a revival of iCarly. And they’re coming out with a brand new Spongebob Squarepants movie AND young series about a young Spongebob.
They are really mining your childhood memories trying to get you to sign up.
That goes for people whose tastes skewed a little older in the 90’s even.

Get your tossed salads and scrambled eggs ready. Frasier is coming back! Because Kelsey Grammar isn’t tired of playing the part yet.
He’s signed on to return as Dr. Frasier Crane and executive produce the reboot.
There’s no word yet on whether or not any of the remaining living cast members are on board.
Other revivals and reboots include Criminal Minds, Workaholics and Reno 911, among many others.

This might be the most blatant attempt to lure you to a streaming service with straight up reboots. Disney+ is at least making new content with existing intellectual property. Do any of these shows make you want to sign up for another streaming service? Let me know on Facebook and Twitter.