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So I had a thought a while back when I heard the first time there are places like Cook-It-Yourself Restaurants. At first, I was like yeah this is some really neat idea. But right after that thought, I was like “Hmm wait for a second, that’s pretty much like going to your friend’s place and cook your food there.”
Because it pretty much boils down to:
- You cook your food
- Location is not your home
- You eat your food (if it doesn’t burn down of course)
The only thing that pretty much differentiates is that in the restaurant you kind of need to be formal than at your friend’s place. Oh and also you must find the recipe yourself because you don’t have a restaurant’s menu. But then again if you know some restaurant’s menu well then what I like to do from time-to-time is to re-create their dishes at home for fun. The result is not always delicious but every now and then I stumble on something surprising. So it’s somewhat worth the try.
But yeah I also get it, don’t get me wrong. People like to go out, meet new people, enjoy the presence of others and decors of restaurants, getting served by a waiter, who can’t choose a recipe themselves and so on…
In the end, only one thing matters and it’s that you like the process.