Stephen A. Smith and Dan Orlovsky on First Take Stephen A. Smith and Dan Orlovsky on First Take.
By Robert O'Neill on

Once again, the First Take crew is bewildered by Dan Orlovsky.

Orlovsky, generally the target of Stephen A. Smith’s scorn for his thriftiness, opinions, and anything else Smith can think of on a given day, was under fire by Smith and the other panelists on Friday for his Thanksgiving meal of choice.

“I didn’t eat a lot of turkey. I didn’t eat a lot of Thanksgiving food, to be honest with you,” Orlovsky said when they asked how his holiday went.

You could see the panelists bracing for what was coming next, and Orlovsky continued, “I went with macaroni and cheese and Caesar salad.” Both Smith and Ryan Clark were astonished by this.

Orlovsky’s pickiness has been a topic of discussion for quite some time, now. In April, he appeared on The Dan LeBatard Show and discussed his fondness for plain grilled chicken breast, maybe with some ketchup when he’s feeling fancy. He also revealed his nachos recipe: plain grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, and tortilla chips.

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Orlovsky also enjoys tacos, as he revealed earlier this year with a post on X. He likes them with ground beef on soft flour tortillas with a bit of rice and… cucumbers

To Orlovsky’s credit, he’s a good sport and eats what he likes without being concerned about the reactions. Also to his credit, macaroni and cheese is a Thanksgiving food, so it’s not like his holiday was a total loss.

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