I love them, I think they are sous vided so a different texture.
Yes they are cooked/baked in a water bath - if you make them at home.
I just don’t get the novelty of paying $$$ (how much for 1-2?) for what to me is a step beyond scrambled/omelet. I guess you can hold it but…
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Uber Eats. It’s the height of laziness, fiscal irresponsibility and privilege.
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I rarely buy food at Starbucks (maybe once every few years), but I sometimes but either the Starbucks or Kirkland frozen ones at Costco.
I buy the Costco ones occasionally but usually just make my own. I love them too. 
(I get @abasket’s point though… EVERYTHING at Starbucks is overpriced!)
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Unless the time saved is used productively allowing you to earn more money and you treat the drivers with respect and generosity as they work to support their families. In that case Uber Eats allows both users and workers to be industrious and enhance their respective earnings potential.
One type of privilege is having enough financial stability that you fail to realize that others may need a side gig like Uber Eats to get by.
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I’m fine with people having a side hustle, but I haven’t had a person deliver a hot meal to my house in at least 15 years. I actually take the 10-30 minutes, round trip, to pick up the food. One benefit of that is knowing that a stranger hasn’t sampled my food on the drive to my house. 
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Your correct the person who now samples your food is the person who packed it for pickup (and lost out on a delivery tip) in advance of your arrival at the restaurant 
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There are 2 pizzerias in my area that don’t offer delivery, this was the case before these services started up. We only pick up at one of them, 1/4 mike away, and they have parking. Lots of places here are challenging to park at. Delivery all the way.
So, Door Dash is OK then. 
These gig economy services are extremely popular here. BTW, if you’re driving 30 minutes in that gas hog of a FJ Cruiser to pickup dinner, then I’d argue the person delivering food in a Tesla or Prius, popular here, may actually be saving you money. Or possibly a near “wash.”
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I use Uber Eats, but only when I can get lower cost with Uber Eats than any other alternative. Examples include when I combine their 50% off grocery coupons (given ~2x per month) with a 25-30% Uber Eats gift card, and I selectively choose grocery items that rarely go on sale. As part of the Jan 29-Feb 23 discounts, Costco will have the Uber/Uber Eats gift cards on sale for 25% off, above their default 20%.
What I don’t understand is Uber Eats support. They used to have okay support, then something changed within the past year. Now any time I contact Uber Eats support, they either immediately hang up after sending a short comment that usually doesn’t answer my question or resolve my issue; or say another department will email me in 6-12 hours, which never happens. It’s so poor quality support that I question how it can remain in existence. I understand that it’s more profitable in the short term to quickly end chats without refunds, but there are also a lot of other alternatives services to choose from. This type of support seems like an a good way to drive customers away to alternatives.
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You must tip terribly. 
OR…that you live (like me) in a place where Uber Eats is the only way to get home delivery. I just had hand surgery and my DH has been cooking…but when he decides he wants something delivered, we will gladly pay uber eats. Oh…and I couldn’t be left alone until today…so it’s not like he could go pick up (nearest places are 30-35 minutes round trip away).
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Sour beers.
We are fortunate to have a lot of brewpubs near us. I’m not a huge fan of beer, but I like to try a variety of types on our weekly beer/dinner night with friends. In the winter, I lean toward the heavier beers (especially like peanut butter milk stout nitro). In summer, lighter varieties. But one sip of a sour beer was enough to convince me that it is NOT my cup of tea.
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Glass dining tables.
Who wants to see people’s feet while you are eating?
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Our friends have a glass top dining table. Not only you could see people’s knees and feet, but there were also some hungry (or pretending to be hungry) whiskered faces staring at you 
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I like them - if you’ve been running around all day and are hungry it’s a quick high-protein alternative to a sweet snack/protein bar that is easy to eat (especially as you drive).
What I don’t get about Starbucks is the ‘boba’ they put in some summer drinks. Why does everything we drink now need to have a chewy component?
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Seems like a quarter mile is easily walkable, even when carrying pizzas home.
It’s not the feet I’m afraid of seeing.
It’s also the clear (lucite?) chairs I don’t get. We call it “pressed hams”.
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In your honor, I ordered DoorDash tonight. I made sure to tip the approximate round trip cost of gas for an FJ Cruiser (19 gallon tank, 17/mpg in city), plus the prorated portion of the cost of maintenance (tires, tuneup, fluid changes, engine oil, transfer case, diffs and tranny oils, brakes, filters, etc.)
I sure hope the driver is happy. That’s a big number. 
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