Why I Avoid Rstaurants Now
The only perk I can see, is that I don’t have to do the dishes. Thankfully, if I cook - Nick will do the dishes. So, we’ve nipped that problem in the bud.
In reality, there are many reasons, perhaps the largest being that our skill has outpaced our budget. We’ve gotten pretty gosh darn great at cooking meals, but at this moment in time I wouldn’t want to drop $50 per person for a meal. Now that I’ve started to cook meat, we’ve really out paced ourselves. It used to be that we’d go out to dinner and Nick could get all the things that I didn’t know/wouldn’t make at home. Now? I cook the steak, and we’re both eating the same meal.
The other issue, is that for the most part I don’t know where the restaurants are getting their meat from. There are a few restaurants, that will tell you where it comes from, and for that I’m grateful because it prevents me from having to rely on the vegetarian option. Places like the Abbey in Baltimore, or the Founding Farmers in DC supply you with that information. So when I’m home I eat steak, but when I’m out I’m constantly getting the salad or whatever the non-pasta vegetarian option is.
Which brings me back to the beginning - if I can make steak at home for less than I pay to go out and eat vegetables… why should I?
February 15th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
I totally feel this. I think this is a huge part of why we don’t go out to dinner much - it’s just not worth it. Sure, Mark can eat meat - but it’s just not really worth it. We usually limit our going out to things we can’t/don’t make as well at home - Chinese food (omg Hunan Manor); sushi, crab pretzels, thai, tapas, etc. I pack my lunch instead of paying for a sandwich or whatever because I can make a sandwich. We also don’t go out for dinner when we don’t feel like cooking - we can /always/ make dinner in less time than it would take to go out.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
I so wish I felt the same way. I’ve realized that I am not one of those folks that actually enjoys cooking. It really just stresses me out. While I make dinner 90% of the time during the week- I would rather eat out 100% of the time. Which means spending way too much money! Teach me your ways!
February 16th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
We rarely go out, for budget reasons. It’s a special treat and we make it a special date.
We don’t eat meat at home (he’s vegetarian so I don’t bother doing it because I don’t like handling raw meat anyway).
We tend to go for the things we can’t cook at home either, or the things we know they can cook better than us.
February 18th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
I go out for… convenience (ie Jimmy Johns when I run out of time before work) or because they make it better than I do, or because its a special night. ( Who wants to do dishes on valentines, anniversary, etc?)