Things I don’t order in restaurants any more because I can either cook it at home for less, cook it better than they can, or both:
- rack of lamb
- grilled ribeyes and filets
- shrimp scampi
- seared scallops
- tiramisu
- German Chocolate Cake
- bruschetta
- shrimp cocktail
Things I order from restaurants because they do it better or it’s too much work for me to do at home:
- osso bucco
- roasted bone marrow (occasionally, I’ll make this at home from bones from the butcher, but I prefer someone else to make it for me)
- lobster
- crab boils (maybe one day this will change)
- creme brulee
- dol sot bibimbap
- ama ebi (sweet raw shrimp), with the fried heads
- Peking duck
- any duck dish
Things I can cook at home, and do, but also buy/order from restaurants because I can:
- braised short ribs
- Korean bbq (plus, I never have as many panchan dishes)
- sushi, sashimi, and that chili citrus yellowtail that T loves (which is just so stupidly easy and cheap to make but we still order it when we go out for sushi)
- prime rib, because how often do you have 10 people to feed?
- roast chicken (yes, easy and cheap, but Costco does it for you for, like, $6!)
What would be on your lists?
