Today is the second time we got takeout since last March. It was jambalya that we have had previous years for Fat Tuesday. It was enough to feed us again tomorrow and wonderful! I am a very good cook (as I am told) and find most restaurant food lacking. We used to go out for breakfast/brunch or Friday fish fries. We seemed to have good luck with those types of restaurants. We occasionally went to ethnic places as well. I look forward to those times again.
The Eastern Europeans know how to cook but I cant say I would love Polish food as a first choice. I would love it because they know how to cook.
Oh polish food and Russian food can be quite good.
Trees don't grow on money
My DIL and her mom are excellent cooks. I love their breaded pork cutlets, Little balls and the whole meal smothered in homemade gravy. The desserts are delicious also.
I've been to too many places outstate and in neighboring states where "fine dining" means they give you a cloth napkin instead of a paper one.Originally Posted by iris lilies
Here in the big-gish bad city, I can easily walk to Thai, a ramen shop, two Mexican fusion places, barbecue, Jamaican (!), and Eye-talian. Oh, and McDonald's. Almost everything else, including Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Indian, Russian, sushi, Cambodian, real Italian, and more, is within a 10-minute car ride. I'm happy about that.
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Really? Bland? I think it's so elegantly simple. When I was in Japan the breakfast buffet alone was just amazing!!
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The visuals of everything associated with food production and service are beautiful, I’ll give you that. Elegance in the visuals yes.
I probably don’t know all that much about Japanese food simply because I haven’t been to many sit down sushi restaurants other than a couple some years ago.
Had the same experience in South Korea. The breakfast buffet was amazing and could easily have sufficed for the one meal of the day - except that I was enjoying as much of the Korean food as possible. LOL!
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Under different circumstances, I'd eat out at least every week or so--because despite my best attempts, I'm really not much of a cook Especially of the ethnic foods I love.
But I'm with you, Razz, re those precious white plates of miniature entrees featuring coulis dribble. I've been to high-end restaurants and their prices and pretension are a total turnoff. My favorite places are family-owned and cozy, with generous servings of food I couldn't produce in years of trying. A favorite Thai place we used to go to featured the owners' tiny children quietly sitting at a table doing homework.
I have enjoyed Japanese noodle dishes like yakisoba and ramen, and Japanese curried rice is one favorite I can make at home, as the main component comes in a box.
"The one ethnic food I'd most want is a good Jewish deli. Well we have those. After that I like middle eastern. And yep I like California cuisine."
Yeah--Jewish delis are at a premium, too, along with salumerias (not sure that's a word) that sell cured meats. I think there are a couple in downtown Seattle. I do love a good corned beef or pastrami. Garlic, yum.
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