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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3906 on: May 14, 2020, 05:21:58 PM »
Going to a restaurant is about way more than the taste. Of course better taste often creates a better experience, but eating at a restaurant (at least for many people) is about entertainment, not sustenance. 
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3907 on: May 14, 2020, 05:22:48 PM »
There are quite a few items I can't prepare myself that I enjoy "out".  I tend not to order something I think I can fix at home, or something fairly easy to fix at home.

The wife at times says "I can fix that at home", but she rarely does.  

She tried her hand fixing carpaccio once.  Suffice it to say that experiment was a failure, not abysmal, but not nearly as good as we get out.

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3908 on: May 14, 2020, 05:25:32 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on May 14, 2020, 05:21:58 PM
Going to a restaurant is about way more than the taste. Of course better taste often creates a better experience, but eating at a restaurant (at least for many people) is about entertainment, not sustenance.
We were talking about this during our walk.  Some high end places here are selling take out meals for $100 and up.  Neither of us thought that was a thing we'd do.  That is per person, which in SF of course is like going to Burger King ...

Dining out is entertainment, and learning about new food types.

In France, some of the top chefs now come to people's homes and prepare a meal for them.  I'd do that, if I had the money for it.  One guy is doing take out meals for 39 euros, and he's apparently a top chef.  I'd try that.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3909 on: May 14, 2020, 05:42:38 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on May 14, 2020, 05:05:40 PM
Many here really enjoy cooking, and I get where Max and Bwar coming from. I'm the same. I can make just about anything I've ever eaten in a restaurant (including Chef Tables), and better.
Yeah. It's not that I don't ever go out to eat, of course. But I hate to go out to eat for bad food. 

If I go out to eat, it's generally one of a few scenarios:

  • It's a special occasion. We're going to a fancy restaurant because we want to go to a fancy restaurant. For example, we cook together for Valentine's Day because it's a horrible day to go to a restaurant, but we go out to a fancy dinner for our anniversary. And yeah, maybe some beautiful steaks, sides, and alcohol will be nearly as good and MUCH cheaper at home, but it's an event and the experience is worth it. 
  • It's something that I either don't really make or is more trouble than it's worth. Pizza is a good example. I can cook pizza, but I haven't mastered it. And making it yourself is a messy endeavor for something that's really pretty cheap to eat anyway. The cost savings of doing it at home don't justify the effort.
  • Cheap and easy. I don't eat fast food often, but sometimes I want cheap and convenient calories. But at that point it's only marginally about being about quality, and it's more the knowledge that I'm shoving junk food in my belly. 

Most of the "chain restaurants" don't fit those criteria. I'm not going to Applebee's for my anniversary, nothing they serve is so unique or annoying to prepare that I need to get it from a restaurant, and it ain't cheap. 

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3910 on: May 14, 2020, 05:48:18 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 14, 2020, 05:22:48 PM
There are quite a few items I can't prepare myself that I enjoy "out".  I tend not to order something I think I can fix at home, or something fairly easy to fix at home.

The wife at times says "I can fix that at home", but she rarely does. 

She tried her hand fixing carpaccio once.  Suffice it to say that experiment was a failure, not abysmal, but not nearly as good as we get out.
I will mention that part of the experimentation and learning new food is fun for me. 

I.e. I think there are a lot of people that would avoid trying to make Chinese food at home because there are so many unique ingredients and flavors. I just ordered cookbooks on Hunan and Sichuan cuisine. 

I'm not normal.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3911 on: May 14, 2020, 06:08:18 PM »
There is a place near us called Blue India, I don't think I could make anything on their menu.

The do fried okra straws that is divine.

https://www.blueindiaatlanta.com/menu

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« Reply #3912 on: May 14, 2020, 06:35:36 PM »
To be fair to me, there's literally one pizza place near me that I don't identify as a chain.  I'm in the middle of a big city - it's all chains.  

I probably eat out often, just because I get tired of the 5 things I cook.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3913 on: May 14, 2020, 06:38:24 PM »
I've tried many times to perfect pho.

My favorite noodle place continues to just blow my attempts out of the water.  There's a point where I just give up and go away quietly.

On the other hand, my own BBQ is better than any I've ever had commercially, including Franklin (which is absolutely delicious).

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3914 on: May 14, 2020, 08:29:04 PM »
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/michigan-barber-shop-virus.html?auth=login-email&login=email
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/michigan-barber-shop-virus.html?auth=login-email&login=email

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3915 on: May 14, 2020, 08:30:51 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on May 14, 2020, 06:38:24 PM
I've tried many times to perfect pho.

My favorite noodle place continues to just blow my attempts out of the water.  There's a point where I just give up and go away quietly.
I use the serious eats recipe, and it's really good. 

Pho (and most soups) are tough because of my wife's poultry allergy. We have to trust that places aren't using chicken stock, and that there's no cross contamination.

That's the only reason I make pho. It's delicious, but it ends up somehow costing MORE than what I spend for it at restaurants. 
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« Reply #3916 on: May 14, 2020, 08:36:27 PM »
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3917 on: May 14, 2020, 08:38:35 PM »
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3918 on: May 14, 2020, 08:43:40 PM »
We’ve been getting these Hello Fresh meals delivered to the house. It’s one of these deals where they ship all the ingredients in an insulated cooler with the recipes of the meals you prepare. The upside is when you don’t know what to cook you can pull out one these and just follow the instructions and have a meal in about 30 minutes.

Some have been really good. Others have been kind of meh.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #3919 on: May 14, 2020, 09:00:56 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on May 14, 2020, 05:21:58 PM
Going to a restaurant is about way more than the taste. Of course better taste often creates a better experience, but eating at a restaurant (at least for many people) is about entertainment, not sustenance.
This is why a create themes when I have guests. Flavor is key, and presentation is probably above taste.
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