I WILL NOT GO TO RESTAURANTS IN 2023.

[@drewcummings2453]

Nooooooooo, don't cook cheap and nutritious meals from food you've grown yourself! you heckin have to support the local economorino!!!

[@reuploadify]

This but unironically. Wagies still need to pay for their groceries, health insurance and rent to their land chads.

[@videorelaxant2780]

@@reuploadify idk about you guys but some of the places in my area have gone down hill in terms of service and quality (with a few exceptions) so the support isn't really worth it imo.

[@mkjaerkjersson7749]

@@reuploadify So I'm supposed to go to a restaurant not to have a satiating meal that won't ruin me financially but to support some wagies? I don't know if I'd be up for that.

[@dr4tinymous]

@@reuploadify lol

[@szewal]

@@stephan1834 there's a benefit to cooking besides saving money, as there is with any form of self expression or mental exercise such as engaging with art, film, or books. If its a mental strain now, do it more often and it will become less of a strain and you will strengthen your mind. Andrew tate has a weak mind and he speaks for those with weak minds (the masses)

[@brambeer5591]

Excuse me sir, this is a Wendy's.

[@EyePatchGuy88]

Fuck Wendys, they are borderline irredeemable, except for their Milkshakes.

[@maxten]

Hi Wendy.

[@notuxnobux]

I ate at a restaurant for the first time when I was 22 years old because I grew up poor. I was very surprised when I heard that people eat out almost everyday.

[@thnxm8]

similar situation here. almost every time i went to a restaurant I felt totally ripped off (i grew up poor too) and I didn't understand how people could eat this shzz in the first place, let alone pay for it

[@marusdod3685]

@@thnxm8 in my country most restaurants are in caves with no billboard, you might not even find them on google maps, but they serve the best meals for less than 10€ while big chains charge you more than that for a sandwich. when I went abroad it was the complete opposite so I feel you on that

[@DeliciousDogMeat]

@@marusdod3685what country?

[@marusdod3685]

@@DeliciousDogMeat portugal, but you can probably find this in any mediterranian country

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

I have a friend who grew up borderline poor. But he always eats at restaurants and goes to every new movie in theatres. He's been surprised before about how much money I seemed to have while making far less than him.

[@marciomaiajr]

The virgin fast food consoomer vs the chad picnik enjoyer.

[@michaellamas1497]

Yogi bear typed this comment…

[@CigEconomy]

@@michaellamas1497 lmao

[@thefrog4990]

BASED PICNIC ENJOYER

[@fsmoura]

I don't really go to restaurants, I just like to go in to smugly scoff at them at how their menu is not typeset in TeX.

[@pseudo_goose]

I think you misspelled "roff"

[@QEsposito510]

I like you.

[@lycomedes]

[@traddad9172]

The decline is apparent & sharp. Quality, excellence and competence no longer the m.o

[@inevespace]

It's just hidden inflation. Services and manufacturers have to choose: increase price or reduce quality. Some of them follow the second way.

[@s1nistr433]

Its ironic how restaurant jobs offer the lowest pay and yet treat their employees the worst

[@jasperalberts7647]

@@s1nistr433have you seen the type of crowd that works in restaurants beyond high school?

[@TravelingNiva]

RuneScape default character explains why he levels his cooking instead of buying food from the grand exchange

[@krunkle5136]

My problems are having to pay for tips because that's how America decided to pay waiters, large portions as default, and really lack of tiny restaurants where it's like a small fast food hole in the wall but people eat at the counter.

[@an2qzavok]

unironically waiting for future videos about cooking while traveling and without a kitchen

[@punishedkid]

take the slow cooker pill

[@youtubeenjoyer1743]

@@punishedkid yeah bro just slow cook some beef on a custom mirepoix mix in a slow cooker over you car's engine bro

[@frankprit3320]

on my last trip i rented a cabin, it cost $100/ day with a full kitchen. i ate great meals every day for a week , for a total of $20.

[@tomhato5523]

It is so much cheaper to just buy a bag of potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, fruits, noodles, and a few pounds of meat than to eat out for more than a special occasion. You and the Distributist are the only guys on KZbin I have notifications for. Thanks for the food for thought!

[@connorperrett9559]

A grass fed local farm near my place has 15 pound monthly assorted cut beef and pork boxes for 120 bucks. For the cost of 6 restaurant meals I could have healthy, non-factory farmed meat for the month.

[@youtubeenjoyer1743]

@@connorperrett9559 ackhtually it's illegal in US to have non-factory farmed beef, sweaty.

[@tomhato5523]

@livingroom9555 that’s a really good video of his, but the title is so boring lol His introduction to Mencius Moldbug is probably one of his most popular and interesting

[@jackiechun4741]

The distributist is great for getting an introduction to a lot of thinkers like Carlyle or Moldbug, but lately it seems like all he does is stream for 3 hours and ramble about politics while trying to sound like he's above politics.

[@bradbarnes1839]

@@jackiechun4741 he's also had a dour black pill continence for the past few months as well

[@dl5604]

Make sure to account for quick and easy meals in your grocery runs. Most of the time when I eat out it's because nothing is thawed out and I don't have the time or don't want to wait. And be honest about how much quick and easy food you're going to need, as in don't pretend you're actually going to cook every night when you're not. You'll find yourself in a drive thru in no time. Gota strategize a little before the grocery run to make it work well.

[@connorperrett9559]

Honestly just having some pasta, olive oil, and herbs will do for a very quick simple meal. It won't be delicious but it'll be filling. Even better if you have some feta or tomatoes you can mix in with it. Cooking more than you need on the nights you do cook and packing stuff is also a good idea. I'll usually cook a whole chicken early in the week, cut it into quarters, and then I have meat for four meals that is already prepared.

[@michaelturk7237]

Sandwich meats and cheeses are a godsend. I love being able to make whatever I want on the fly for pennies compared to going to a sandwich shop. Buying from a butcher also means supporting local businesses and getting better quality foods too.

[@paulsesh]

based and redpilled

[@ryanpmcguire]

My based grocery shopping list: - steak - mayonnaise - pickles

[@HYPERBOWLER]

Buy egg instead and make ur own mannaise

[@ryanpmcguire]

@@HYPERBOWLER Too complicated.

[@Idothinkysaurus]

@@ryanpmcguire Get the yellower stuff, the white stuff is bleached and dyed.

[@bidu2331324]

Regular store mayo has seed oil which is poisonous to humans. Consider making your own.

[@ryanpmcguire]

@@Idothinkysaurus I do.

[@jyudat4433]

its not just the price of restaurant food, its the overall quality too, both food-wise and service wise

[@AustenSummers]

The main benefit is health. At home you can eat grass fed steaks and fruit and be healthy af. Eating out you’re always gonna get seed oils, grains, and processed sugar in everything. Nothing organic as well.

[@moracomole8090]

in that case you should also definetly avoid bars as well Restaurants take hours to cook some dishes only for 40% mark up meanwhile bars get 400% markup just to take the cap off something.

[@woj95]

Huh, i guess I've been doing this my whole life. It's not like no one ever invited me, it's totally voluntary, you know...

[@zafuro]

over

[@ba-a-a]

Good luck, Luke. I've been doing this since 2016 and all I've lost is (probably) fancy Instagram portfolio.

[@XShentoX]

I never felt comfortable with the idea of eating out. The price increase is just too high and there are plenty of easy convenient foods at home. You touched on two major points. -People don’t realize how much extra money is being spent by eating out all the time and -It’s often out of laziness, impulse, convenience.

[@Jtking3000]

Agree 100%. I always hate when I'm dragged to restaurants because I know I'm about to get ripped off. I'm paying more than 10x what it would cost at home for bad service and food that tastes worse.

[@martykeno5613]

Plus tipping is getting out of hand. The restaurant should pay their employees and not make me do most of the paying. Stay up and God bless.

[@martykeno5613]

@Chase you right! Another way for employers to not have to pay a good wage lol. Great point. Stay up and God bless.

[@TheTundraTerror]

It's been well known for decades that most of what you're paying for at a restaurant is labor. For me, though, the reason I don't go to restaurants is simply because I like having control of what goes into my food.

[@honkhonk8009]

Nigga spent his last 6 hours getting dating advice from the spy

[@johnstamos5948]

based decision, but eating alone is amazing. going to a diner like an old man is the most peaceful event

[@honkhonk8009]

I do this alot. Very relaxing to say the least. Even tho it aint the same, I also like going with a single friend. Not a group, but just a single friend and trying new stuff out.

[@NoahNobody]

I've stopped going too. Only 3 years ago, to eat at a cheap restaurant, the cost was 4 euros less than an hour's salary for me. Now it's 4 euros more. The increase is insane. I've recently learned to cook really well, thanks to KZbin. So I get to eat some real quality meals for a fraction of the cost. Without blowing my own trumpet too much, my family tell me I make the best pizza, smash burgers, spaghetti bolognese... they've ever had. And I know my family don't care about hurting my feelings.

[@BradleyGearhart]

Picnicking is great! However I find it hard to find somewhere to hang out with friends in the winter without spending money or going to a restaurant

[@rajinfootonchuriquen]

Just embrace the cold

[@StpMakinMeChangMyNam]

Move to Phoenix Arizona. We're having our coldest week out of the winter right now and it was a frigid 43 degrees today. Most winter days are still in the 50s or even 60s. 2 weeks ago we were in the 70s. Now you pay for it in the summers when it's a 120... But hey, you can tough it out.

[@ryngobrody1627]

My parents have been doing this everytime on a car trip. My mother would buy a bunch of chicken, cut them small pieces, and make an Indian chicken pickle, which tasted great hot or cold. My dad would buy a bunch of chicken liver and she would fry it with onions and pepper. We would carry this with either bread or fried rice. This much is usually easy to make and tastes great even cold.

[@windowsxseven]

love snacking on some raw chicken

[@sentjojo]

Wow! So great of you to embrace sustainable living Luke! Thank you for saving the Earth :^)

[@_Brennus]

I have not gone to a restaurant in over 2 years. Because they are a ripoff plus I avoid tipping culture as much as I can.

[@mono-ub4vc]

I grew up eating home cooked food and now I cook food for myself in the same way. It seems like a very strange lifestyle to be eating out at restaurants for anything that isn't a special occasion.

[@speakertwentytwo]

I'm starting to see more and more conveniences and activities in life as purely social activities. Junk food, video games, alcohol, and also eating out. If it helps me enjoy spending time with my friends, then it's fine. If you're stimulating yourself on your own instead of pursuing a healthier life, then it's a problem.

[@bennbanes6359]

Everytime we go to a restaurant, the kids and wife say I cook better at home. Fills my heart with joy.

[@subnumeric]

I've read your blogpost and was very happy about it, since I've been cutting down on restaurants myself ever since the c00f. I felt vindicated a little. Originally, I wanted to save money too, but I realized restaurants just kinda suck nowadays regardless of the price. You get screwed on everything. Still, not going to restaurants at all seem actually quite difficult, so good luck Luke!

[@nojuanatall3281]

I can occasionally find a brisket for 30 to 40 bucks. Coal is 8. Wood is 10. Bread is 3. Cheese is 4. I can smoke a whole brisket. Freeze the left overs and have better than a BBQ joint meal X20. All for the price of eating out once. So glad I learned how to cook.

[@nicksalvador9729]

Picnicking is a great idea. Especially since the coof and hyperinflation, there is no reasons why that can't be a great alternative to restaurants. It's still social, you can enjoy time in nature, and you don't get ripped offed with high checks at the end of the meal.

[@Chris-on5bt]

Actually like this idea. I think it would also be cool to get friends together and all cook together. Like you could go to each person's house on rotation and just have dinner that way. Everyone could improve and share their recipes and also have communal activity to bond over.

[@Getsbuffer]

You just described the first eating establishments lol. Taverns developed the same way, it used to be everyone went over to someone's house for a bunch of beers and one of them then decides to specialize in it.

[@allo6596]

Started doing that since pandemic and the vaxpass. This is a good resolution to follow and you get to try new recipes!

[@mikehunt42069]

I gave up restaurants when they become enforcers of the vax and mask mandates

[@worksofindustry]

The challenge is dealing with the social awkwardness when going out with others and not eating, many people don’t understand fasting or that you don’t have to eat three times a day on a strict schedule. In many ways you’re doing your health a favor by skipping the restaurant food

[@Healing.Journey1993]

Luke buy yourself a crock pot/slow cooker and you'll never have to worry about fast food again. Put it in the pot before you sleep and when you wake up bam breakfast, and after you eat breakfast put some stew in it and bam you got super.

[@jessestinkman]

"YOU GOT ME FUCKING GENERIC DINER FOOD???? THANKS MOM!!!!!!!"

[@godsgreatestwarrior]

yummy SHIT

[@uncleted9362]

I have been feeling the same way the past few years. Not only are restaurants super expensive, the food quality is actually pretty terrible across the board. Locals and chains buy from the same big distributors and the quality of ingredients is terrible. It’s tastier, healthier, and cheaper to buy at home.

[@RussianBot382]

So happy I get to consume content today!

[@GeorgeFosberry]

I can't help but grin when Luke's so enthusiastically speaks about something

[@PandemicGameplay]

he's a talkative guy

[@seamusthatsthedog4819]

I clap my little feet everytime the Minecraft man posts a video

[@honkhonk8009]

Yeah he always has interesting takes/perspectives on things. Its nice getting to listen to the guy

[@ThundrShok]

At this point I'm just watching linux youtubers for food advice

[@pepeshopping]

Start by caring about what and how much you put in your body. Smaller portions and rarely garbage food and the rest is easy.

[@IBMboy]

never went to a restaurant with my grandparents. all big family events were celebrated at home with dinner.

[@happyraul]

Imagine going on vacation to Rome, Paris, etc... and not going out to eat. You're not going to re-create the deliciousness of duck confit or Roman carbonara with a picnic. Don't have to do it every day, but part of the joy I get from traveling is to enjoy the local cuisine. US chain restaurants, yeah don't bother with those.

[@stoogel]

Yeah I don't understand not making an exception for travel. Would you only stay in hostels with some kind of communal kitchen area? Why cut yourself off from experiencing a huge part of the local culture? If you're not a chef you'll mostly be eating the same shit in your normal life. Sounds dreary to go somewhere renowned for the food and do the same thing there.

[@Blickling0]

always felt like that and therefore I go to restaurants 2 - 3 times a year max, most of the times it is to birthday reunions and stuff like that

[@saltfarmer4008]

More fast food places need to go out business.

[@pseudo_goose]

But think about all the accomplished employees who would lose their jobs!

[@saltfarmer4008]

@@pseudo_goose 🤣😂😭

[@LinkEX]

True. Unfortunately the lockdown did not help with that. I hoped a rising trend of cooking at home would put some pressure on fast food franchises. But as going to restaurants got more inconvenient, people just flocked more to fast food than learning how to do it.

[@BenMordecai]

After starting weightlifting, I basically have needed to eat a high protein diet which is virtually impossible to do in restaurants anyway, since you don't make money giving someone 300g of chicken in a single meal. You make money by carefully concealing a single spoonful of meat around a bunch of cheap grains. At this point, I not only don't go to restaurants, but I have basically no desire to. This is easy most of the time for me, but the obvious difficulty is when traveling. So the simple solutions I have found for traveling are: 1. Deli rotisserie chickens (unbelievable value) 2. Cottage cheese 3. Frozen vegetables 4. Deli meat 5. Baby carrots 6. Microwave rice 7. Cheese in blocks 8. Apples & bananas 9. Whey protein shakes 10. Nuts 11. Occasional treat snack foods like pretzels 12. Bagged salads Basically all of this can either be stored at room temp, or in a hotel mini fridge, and heated up with a microwave.

[@KeturaSaint-Fleurose]

The quality of the food at restaurants has gone down whilst the prices have gone up. 2021 I went out to eat or bought food consistently. I learned painful lessons regarding my spending habits. That being said, it’s rare that I eat out. I no longer am fooled by the interior design of a restaurant because that doesn’t always equate to the taste of the food. I’m saving disappointment like you said. I’d only go out if I travel to a certain city like LA or Paris…

[@shredwerd009]

Meal prepping has been much cheaper and healthier for me this year. Saves a lot of time too. Josh Cortis is who i used on KZbin to get better at it

[@kentandersen9526]

But if you dont go to restaurants how will you get your weekly dose of canola oil?!

[@ricardomeraz2365]

Rather be a wagie then a baldy

[@steviewonder417]

I hate restaurants now. Not worth the money when the service is predictably bad unless you go to some high end mom and pop. Any corporate chain place now is totally defunct. Just not worth not cooking at home anymore.

[@travv88]

Went to a place that does stonegrill steaks. They've raised the price, and got rid of the salad bar because of "COVID". Walked out and got a burrito elsewhere.

[@rockymtns99]

Best wishes with your resolution. Our family along with many others have cut back on spending because everything is so dang expensive! We still go out occasionally but with a budget in mind. I don't know if we could do it 100%. One thing we have taken advantage of is buying discount vouchers for restaurants, but there is still a hidden cost to consuming food at restaurants in our current economy. With the increased dining costs, there is the increased cost of gratuities. That's just more $$$ flying out of the ol' wallet. Just a few years ago, a cheap lunch for our family may have cost $60+$12 tip. Now, we are lucky if we can get the same meals today for less than $100. With a 20% tip, that's $48 more expensive and the quality of service has greatly declined in most establishments. It is not worth it. I can't fathom the costs for those that live off of restaurant service and cook 0% at home.

[@kpcraftster6580]

A financially, mentally/emotionally and physically healthy resolution. I can't remember a time when restaurants weren't overpriced and disappointing experiences, but it's certainly been taken to extremes this past decade.

[@Prodawg]

I had a similar resolution, instead of not strictly going, I just try and go less, I already didn't go often, only when needed, but I mostly just want to ajust my schedule so I wouldn't have to

[@goryramsy]

The internal rant we all have been thinking for years. Good video.

[@JosephAmodeo-u2n]

it’s far worse than this… the entire enterprise is an exercise in a bunch of 20 somethings sacrificing themselves & their financial situation at the altar of propping up unsustainable failed democrat run cities & the exorbitant taxes & overhead the landlords / owners / wagies have to hurdle over…

[@jameshawkins6619]

And I got a Chick-Fil-A ad in the middle of this video.

[@GhostofTradition]

finally a new outdoor vlog content to consume!

[@porky1118]

1:50 You already saved more than 100 bucks this year? How often do you normally go to restaurants? Especially during winter?

[@ImperiumLibertas]

If I ate at home for every meal I'd save around $300 a month

[@Jsanon00]

Probably once a week or so given he said he spends $30 or so each time

[@larry_the]

I can't believe we are at the point where Luke himself walks backwards in the middle of nowhere because lighting looks better that way.

[@abenkassing]

Get a wife, it will make this 3 times easier.

[@ArniesTech]

Luke, Sir. Good to see you back 💪🙏

[@fsmoura]

Me neither. I've heard about what they do to your food when you're not looking. ( -益-)

[@bigjen8238]

?

[@galaxies101]

@@bigjen8238 They adulterate your food with their own bodily fluids if they take a disliking to you.

[@Th3BigBoy]

If I see black people in the kitchen I usually just leave.

[@thechadbuddha]

@@Th3BigBoy thats the spirit

[@notusingthisanymore123]

I was watching this and I realized how, consumed by this kind of consumerist food culture I am. I think I’m gonna try the same thing you did.

[@medleysa]

I’m blessed to live in Texas and know enough Spanish to order at locally-owned hole in the wall Mexican restaurants. You can get roughly 1.5-2 pounds of enchiladas, beans, and rice for $4-5 at those places. (Maybe more if you make la mamá laugh at your poor Spanish and put in an effort)

[@63pufferfish]

Now that I have kids we find it much easier to pack a cooler and stopping ant rest areas.

[@Gnohio]

I guess im lucky ive grown up already doing this, so buying groceries and cooking has been the norm and going out to eat was always an occasional/extravagant thing

[@user-zw8nb1po1j]

I was thinking of this yesterday, but for economic reasons. I'm starting after my trip to eu next month. I have to immerse myself in the culture take in the cuisine.

[@vicmac3513]

I've been without restaurants for 1,5 years already. Which feels much shorter time than being without my most favorite Ytuber Luke Smith.

[@upendownlinker]

Our internet friend is back, also thanks for installing the restaurants = bad firmware update.

[@TheProcinctu]

Fogo de Chao...the Brazilian steakhouse... If you go for lunch, and get only the market bar, it's $15 all you can eat...and our 5 kids are complimentary. Whole family fed for $30.. we just call it an early dinner.

[@desnicar]

In Eastern Europe this is known as Monday. And Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. Oh and also Sunday.

[@martykeno5613]

Good point of view. Always good advice in this channel. Stay up and God bless.

[@datguy9408]

I went to a restaurant for the first time in years the other day because I was too tired to cook and was disappointed.

[@bennbanes6359]

Someone just compared me to you. So I came to find you. I am so happy that I am considered similar to you ❤️🙏💪 great work brother

[@connorperrett9559]

I hope you'll still be cooking with Sneed oils to keep your endocrine blocker levels up!

[@donbisbo]

Based and goypilled

[@RealCyberCrime]

I won't either. I make better food at home for cheaper

[@ArniesTech]

Cooking at home is the healthiest and cheapest way of ALL. Period. 💪

[@cultist7931]

@@ArniesTech not if you value your time + if you hate cooking also

[@EricCRO]

To be honest, I am going to stop going due to the business model needing to exploit its labor and not supporting these business owners who have started a low margin business and arbitrate on poverty

[@frankprit3320]

Great video!!! i gave up eating out about 5yrs ago for the same reason, low quality, expensive, food horror stories. yea basically it's a big rip off. i can cook my own meals for $1-2 dollars vs $10-20 for CRAP!!!!

[@matthewstott3493]

Looking back at my grandparents, they never ate out except a couple times a year. It was too expensive. There were no food establishment chain restaurants. There was no fast food. People packed lunches every day. There was no high fructose corn syrup. Very few people were obese and far fewer were morbidly obese. Drinking a Coca-Cola was a special treat. Having a Sundae at the soda shop was maybe once a week or once a month. People got a lot more exercise. They only ate out for a special occasion. In summer, a picnic at a park was extremely normal. People used to visit each others homes to socialize. Often bringing food to contribute. Shopping for food meant hitting up the fish market, butcher, and the fresh produce store pretty much daily. Canned foods eventually became a thing and there was no flash frozen foods. Heck, you had an ice truck deliver a block of ice for your ice box. You had fresh milk delivered and you had to strain off the cream yourself. That was considered modern convenience. In rural locations you ate what you grew and animals you raised and sold the rest. There were many more small farms supplying local communities. The refrigerated truck didn't exist. You ate seasonal available foods. You preserved canned summer crops so you could have them in winter. Canning was actually vacuum sealed boiled jars not metal cans. That came later. This wasn't that long ago. Less than 100 years. Only a few generations ago. Heck my grandmother remembered being in a one room school house in Nova Scotia and running outside to see the first plane fly overhead! She remembered chasing after the ice delivery truck in summer to snatch some ice chips to suck on and cool off. They made their own Sunday dresses and jackets for the boys and men. They had Sunday shoes they only wore to church. They repaired EVERYTHING rather than buy new. The Cobbler was a real very important profession to make and repair leather shoes. Sneakers didn't exist. They repaired the holes in their socks and other clothing. Denim was reserved for work clothes. There was no national nor international supply chain infrastructure. Everything was local. Foods variety by geography greatly.

[@turtleb01]

Would be nice to have more publically available microwaves, ovens or even full kitchens for quickly preparing some store-bought food. If you are on a one-day trip without a friend's house nearby, it is almost impossible to get warm food.

[@3813-t5t]

I took a drive from Wisconsin to Alaska with my brother ans his GF when i was 19. I was driving and thought i saw rhe northern lights. turns out 150 miles later its the northern lights casino😂 Anywys i lost all my money $300. I sure as hell used every gas station's microwave the rest of the way

[@worldpeace_2644]

Glorious Luke.

[@coraline7866]

Chinese buffets that are decent here are still like $5-7 a person.

[@3813-t5t]

lunch time. no crab but got that gen tsao 😊

[@honkhonk8009]

Same here Luke. My family went to Niagar falls. Our hotel had a TGI Fridays that was selling burgers for $25. We bought it regardless cus we were hungry and felt like it, but even for hotel food its insane. I think were prolly not gonna be going to restaurants in the future in general. Goyslop happy meals are good enough if we really need some food. Mom got the right idea cooking at home and going on picnics lol

[@andrewg.2996]

Actually kinda wanna try something similar, been teaching myself how to cook well for the last 3 years, and what I'm thinking of doing is travel around my country of origin for a couple of months to figure where I'd like to move cause I'm disliking my town more and more and I think prepping my own food would definitely help with tightening the travel budget

[@theloniuspunk383]

I can't stand the servers they are soo annoying

[@packinwood2009]

KZbin is my #1 tool for this. There are so many high quality cooking shows on here. I've gone from burning microwave pizzas to restaurant quality French cuisine with nothing but free advice from youtube.

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

Next talk about how synchronized time pieces are the devil

[@cinemint]

How the heck are "small meals" 15 dollars for you?? Well... then again, I'm Texan, I buy drinks at home (order water), and tend to eat small meals. More than 10 dollars a meal is not acceptable to me.

[@bri7014]

Not only is it expensive but 99% of the time the food isn’t very good

[@DakotaDickerson]

I will say this Luke. Restaurants are more convenient. Buying groceries, preparing the food, making the plates, cleaning up, doing dishes takes up a lot of time. Time that could potentially be used for more productive activities.

[@xXRustyShacklefordXx]

I WILL NOT EAT THE GOYSLOP

[@thechadbuddha]

based

[@coscorrodrift]

I like this idea, I wouldn't follow it to a tee especially traveling, but "thinking about it beforehand" and "avoiding disappointment" does appeal to me. When I travel I do like to try local cuisine but even planning and doing a little bit of research on what restaurant to go to probably makes a world of a diffference compared to just going there and improvising if you're not with someone local who has good recs. Another thing that doesn't bother me is that sometimes I will crave certain foods that would be too difficult/expensive to cook for myself and I'm never disappointed when eating those, but the way my friends and i hang out is basically eating out at some overpriced franchise restaurant where everything's expensive as fuck and you can still tell that it's something low ass quality cooked in probably the cheapest oil available for wholesale use and it is pretty annoying and disappointing to get the check and have to pay exorbitant amounts of money for something that while maybe was kinda tasty, it probably was unhealthy as shit, and not worth the money at all. I just rationalize it as paying for the rent of the place and not having to cook & clean but if it were for me and i had the space i'd just prefer to cook and do the dishes, and that would be the main thing stopping me from this challenge right now, the space and not being able to host.

[@TheGrayWolf81]

My parents come from over the seas and so cooking at home is second nature to them. I only go to "fancy" restaurants on some occasions, but eat homemade meals 98% of the year. I really do take it for granted. I'm always shocked when I go to a restaurant because of the prices and because the food isn't even as good as my family's! If it were more affordable like things once used to be, sure, why not?

[@EliW95]

food businesses used to largely be cafeterias and they also had these places that were essentially big vending machines where you could get a pre prepared meal and or deserts on a plate, and the customers would clean up after themselves. in that model there is no servers and there are far less cooks needed, thus simple economics made it much cheaper, and it was likely much better for socializing because you could meet new people instead of just mainly socializing with a preemptive group perhaps people got away from this because they like paying for a service for people to essentially be their servants, maybe so they can feel like kings for an hour or something