I am super picky with what I eat, and I am also kind of a snob when it comes to food. I dont know if it is just the way I am born or if it is my trained eye, but I am convinced that you can make a meal taste a lot better with just presentation and the atmosphere it is served in. I hate eating at fast food restaurants and I dont think much of restaurants that uses cheap plastic plates or glasses (there are a lot of these restaurants in LA).
I also like having it done my way… when I was working in a bakery a few years back, my co-workers made fun of me cos I showed interns and newbies how to slice the cucumber properly, but the cucumber actually tastes differently depending on how thick or thin the slices are! One day at the bakery a customer came in and asked, “why is it that a sandwich tastes so much better when someone else has made it?” – I dont know, I like it better when I make my own sandwich, cos I know it is made properly, with properly sliced cucumber 🙂
Oh, and lukewarm food doesnt work for me – it has to be warm, or cold!