Food advice from 30 Rock

It’s hard to believe that a sitcom could nail the major food issues in our life, but the past two episodes of 30 Rock tackled one of the major debates between foodies and offered an inexorable fact about life. 

On the second episode of season four, “Into the Crevasse,” an argument between two characters suddenly becomes about leftovers:

Devon: You know revenge is a dish best served cold, Jack, like sashimi or pizza.

Jack: You prefer cold pizza?

Devon: The morning after, it’s the best.

Jack: Better than hot pizza? That’s insane.

Devon: You don’t tell me what kind of pizza to like.

As ridiculous as it sounds, whether you’re looking for a significant other or a friend, whether a person prefers cold pizza to hot pizza can be as revealing as a person’s views on any moral quandary. Cold pizza just evokes images of sweatpants and a failure to shave. Hot pizza at least means you made the effort to put it in the oven or microwave.