OK, ever since I stopped eating fast food after reading Fast Food Nation about 2-3 years ago, I have been an avid devotee of Panera Bread, easily one of my favorite eateries ever (2nd only to Tokyo Tokyo in the Philippines). I am fan of their Half/Half concept — which is probably not the official name — where you can pick 2 halves (half sandwich, half bowl of soup, or half salad) with a side. I usually pick a half sandwich and a half salad with potato chips on the side, which I reason will be balanced with the healthy-ness of the salad. It also doesn’t help that my sister works at one near home and they offer a 50% discount to family and friends of employees. LOL. Plus, on occasions when she’s there to close, she can make the food for free… so there’s that too…