DiR, not just you. I extend your (well-deserved) rant into the home. So many of my compatriots in middle-age/child-rearing years have TVs in their kitchens, to entertain them (adults and kids) while they eat. DVD pairings with... (17 replies, last updated by swsidejim January 8, 2008)

Sorry for any confusion. What I"m ultimately looking for is the foil pans that TV dinners used to come with – with the little compartments. It seems some companies make them now as ceramic dinnerware...but those run about $10... (7 replies, last updated by leanneabe July 9, 2008)

I too have been looking for some kind of aluminum tv dinner tray. I stumbled on this thread while doing a google search. I have been to my local GFS and can tell you that they do not have/sell aluminum trays. The only compartment... (4 replies, last updated by lydokane January 20, 2008)

I found Chowhound through a google search. I am looking for some type of compartment tv tray. I often take leftovers to work for lunch. I hate reheating leftovers in the microwave because of the vulcanization that occurs. The... (1 reply, last updated by renov8r January 21, 2008)

Are there any decent tasting, “healthy”, TV dinners that can be recommended? Preferably low in fat & low salt? Thanks (1 reply, last updated by Sharon April 23, 2003)

I’m not talking about Lean Cuisine and pre-packaged, boil-um dinners. I’m talking about the dregs of Hungry Man, etc. Do Chowhounds every resort to “old style” TV dinners or do they just go to the Olive... (64 replies, last updated by Lucia February 1, 2007)

I just watched an episode of “Unwrapped” on the Food Network and the subject was TV dinners. As someone who still watches Brady Bunch reruns and loves kitsch, I found the show to be pretty entertaining! They... (3 replies, last updated by Dipsy March 4, 2003)

It’s no secret that there are lots of restaurants that sell diners restaurant-class TV dinners—frozen entrees (usually, “fancy” or “gourmet” meals) that the restaurant buys frozen from a... (3 replies, last updated by Candy June 28, 2004)

Gerry Thomas, credited with inventing the TV Dinner more than a half-century ago and giving it its singular name, has died at 83. Thomas, who died Monday after a bout with cancer, was a salesman for Omaha, Neb.-based C.A. Swanson... (7 replies, last updated by Will Owen July 25, 2005)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/is-there-any-comfort-in-a-30-tv-dinner/index.html?hp (0 replies, last updated by mpalmer6c June 23, 2008)

-ing 10 seconds before you see it on the other screens.) Davis Street Fish Market has lots of screens at the bar, as does Pete Miller’s in their pool room and Merle’s and has a few. Bar Louie have smaller TVs in every... (7 replies, last updated by kiplog October 30, 2007)

For years it’s been an open secret that many restaurants (especially in certain resort areas) serve restaurant-quality TV dinners, i.e. frozen food that’s microwaved or otherwise heated by the “kitchen... (4 replies, last updated by Howard-2 December 30, 2005)

by deadicated production kitchens. While I worked in catering, we had a sealed box of high quality, totally sealed Kosher meals in what looked a lot like TV dinner packages- we only used them for individual guests by request, not... (9 replies, last updated by Akatonbo October 6, 2006)

Novotel in Sheffield, England is offering guests the option of watching television at their table in the hotel dining room, to save them the supposed embarrassment of eating alone. Two stories:... (3 replies, last updated by sally from LA May 12, 2006)

My parents are coming up to LA from San Diego for the first time. They want to go out to a nice dinner on Wednesday, but it is game 1 of the World Series and we are all from Philadelphia. I already have a reservation at The... (2 replies, last updated by condementia October 27, 2009)