Julia Altshuler wrote in message
>This leads to an interesting tangent.
>
>Is there anyone who loves to cook, considers himself (or herself) good
>at it, loves to try new recipes at home and to entertain who DOESN"T
>also eat out a lot?
>

that would be me. we'd eat out more often (maybe once a month or so) if
money was less tight.

--
Saerah

TANSTAAFL

"We're all one thing, Lieutenant. That's what I've come to realize. Like
cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the
ocean. And so we envy each other. Hurt each other. Hate each other. How
silly is that? A heart cell hating a lung cell." - Cassie from THE THREE

In article <%2XKb.81639$I07.407646@attbi_s53>,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> This leads to an interesting tangent.
>
> Is there anyone who loves to cook, considers himself (or herself) good
> at it, loves to try new recipes at home and to entertain who DOESN"T
> also eat out a lot?
>
> I know people who almost never eat out. Their meals at home are the
> same plain food year after year. When they do eat out, it is to get
> someone else to do the preparation and clean-up, not to try something
> new or to eat something they'd never eat at home.
>
> I know people who hate to cook at home. They eat out all the time, but
> they always order relatively plain, non-adventurous food.
>
> I don't know anyone who loves to cook and is adventurous with home
> cooking who doesn't also eat at restaurants.
>
> --Lia
>

<raises hand>
I consider myself to be very adventurous in the kitchen,
and seldom eat out. Maybe once per month if that, and it's planned...

When I DO eat out, I like to try things that I've not tried before. ;-)

I find being adventurous at home to be less expensive as a general rule,
with the notable exception of those delectible 3-4 count shrimp we
bought for Sunday dinner a couple of weeks ago!

Worth every penny of the $50.00 I paid for 8 of them.

Served with sauteed fresh Shitakes on the side, and lemon butter with
steamed rainbow chard.

It was enough food tho' to serve 2 meals for the two of us. ;-)

Sorry!

K.

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I'm delighted to be shown wrong. When I wrote earlier, I was sure that
people who loved to cook at home also ate out often. It turns out that
lots of people cook wonderful gourmet meals at home and rarely eat in
restaurants. I'm glad to meet all of you.

--Lia

Julia Altshuler > wrote in
news:nNhLb.99781$xX.637518@attbi_s02:

> I'm delighted to be shown wrong. When I wrote earlier, I was sure that
> people who loved to cook at home also ate out often. It turns out that
> lots of people cook wonderful gourmet meals at home and rarely eat in
> restaurants. I'm glad to meet all of you.
>
> --Lia
>
>

I eat more at home then in restaurants because eating alone in restaurants
is more depressing than eating alone at home. At least at home I can watch
TV or listen to music of my choice while I eat.

--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

In article <nNhLb.99781$xX.637518@attbi_s02>,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> I'm delighted to be shown wrong. When I wrote earlier, I was sure that
> people who loved to cook at home also ate out often. It turns out that
> lots of people cook wonderful gourmet meals at home and rarely eat in
> restaurants. I'm glad to meet all of you.
>
> --Lia
>

Welcome to rec.food.cooking. ;-)
With emphasis on the "rec". <G>

K.

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TOM KAN PA wrote:

> I'm sure this has been posted before, but it's worth an encore.

No, it really isn't. It's a sensationalist bit of lightweight
nonsense. Food is marked up in restaurants. Stop the presses. This
twit writer didn't realize that it's marked up *from wholesale* not
retail.

I wonder how much the paper she printed out her story on cost. Her ink
cartridge in her printer. How much did she get paid for it. Should
only be a few cents, by her logic, right?

No, it isn't worth an encore because it's egregiously careless and
biased with a wildly unbalanced bit of "reportage." If she really
believes this stuff, she has no business writing for a business
website. If she doesn't and is just trying to stir the pot, she's
incompetent at her job. Actually, either way, she's incompetent. As
are any editorial people who let it run.

Her name is Dayana Yochim. A real "be sure to miss" on any tour of
competent writers.

Pastorio

>
> Real Meal Steals
>
> Where Restaurants Getcha
>
> Americans just love other people's cooking. A recent survey by the foodies at
> Zagat's revealed that diners eat out an average of 3.4 times a week, spending
> $25 each time. Sure, we pay more for the convenience and service, but exactly
> how much more? When you find out, you might just lose your appetite.
>
> By Dayana Yochim