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I would rather have a normal ordinary dish perfectly prepared than "creative" cuisine.
I just completed a phenomenal cup of Posole. My only regret was eating the rest of the meal which was very pedestrian.
good post!!
a couple months ago I was on a work project out of state and at night- we could eat anywhere, we went to a new restaurant every night -not chains
for ten nights away from home we went to different nice restaurants - I tried some new dishes, and most were good, but the best tasting was of course what I already liked prepared well.
I was on the look out for a few of my all-time favorites, which sadly, I was disappointed- not one battered fried clam on any menu- even at the seafood restaurants
I did notice many many pasta based selections for 30.00 or more per plate - quite the money-makers, no matter how pretty they made the dish sound
I'll have to go with 2 because I just discovered sushi recently and have fallen in love with it. Although where I'm from it could not be considered traditional food.
I'm a pretty good cook (wrote a recipe column for 4 years).
We go out to eat 5 to 7 times a week.
When we go out, I want something that I don't make at home, either due to not being able to find the ingredients in my small town (frog legs, quail eggs, dry-pack scallops); something that my husband doesn't like to eat (eggs benedict for dinner, a heavy pasta); and/or something that's just too messy to cook and/or clean up afterward (chicken-fried steak).
Wow, you eat out a lot! I go out to eat once a week.
But I agree with you, as a cook I will only pay for food somewhere else if it's hard to make, hard to get or messy as heck.
I was on the look out for a few of my all-time favorites, which sadly, I was disappointed- not one battered fried clam on any menu- even at the seafood restaurants
I did notice many many pasta based selections for 30.00 or more per plate - quite the money-makers, no matter how pretty they made the dish sound
One tip. Never eat fried clams at a place more than an hour way from the coast. You will NOT be satisfied with it.
People from around the Chesapeake should never try a crab cake when they are on the road. You are going to be very disappointed as you will either get a crab cake with lots of filler OR a crab cake with inferior crab meat.
Enjoy the good stuff while at home. Enjoy the local favorites when on the road.
Choice one for us. Although Montana is a fantastic place to live, dining choices are kinda limited. Lot's of GREAT steak places, but hardly any good non-American style fare.
So when we go out we like to go have something different. Often we drive 1.5 hours to Bozeman just for a different dining experience. I'll also crawl a mile on naked knee over broken glass for really good seafood. I'm planning on a winter trip to Seattle just for that!
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