Beyoncé may carry hot sauce in her bag, but a reality television star’s recent post on social media begs the question: Is it okay to bring your own food into a restaurant? On Aug. 18, Jasmine Pineda — who has appeared on multiple “90 Day Fiancé” franchises from the original to the “Before the 90 Days” spinoff — that’s sparking both inspiration and a conversation about restaurant etiquette. “I brought my own 🥑 and 🔪 to the restaurant,” Pineda writes in the on-screen caption of her video.
Pineda chuckles as she cuts the avocado — which she pulled out of her bag along with a paring knife — in half, then wipes her knife clean on a basket of bread. “I decided that I didn’t want to pay $6 for half an avocado when I can pay like $5 to get two good avocados,” Pineda tells TODAY.com about the often in restaurants.
Pineda’s video has generated over 301,000 views. The TV star, who also owns vegan protein line Jazzy Fitness, says she used to do the same thing in Panama where she’s from, and that the restaurant in her TikTok — — happens to be her favorite spot to eat. While this restaurant doesn’t list the fatty fruit anywhere on its menu, the reality star says that wouldn’t stop her.
“I have even done it at restaurants that do offer avocado,” she says. “I have received weird looks, not only from servers, but sometimes when you go to a restaurant and it is fancy, people stare at you,” Pineda continues. “I was like, ‘Oh, come .
