| You can make the same food that your favorite | | | | The menu might give you most of the ingredients |
| restaurant makes - at home!! | | | | when you are ordering the food. Write down what |
| Have you ever wished you could make the same | | | | you read on the menu or what the waitress says is |
| delicious food that you buy at Applebees or Chillis or | | | | in the food. Writing down everything you find out |
| any of your other favorite restaurants like Chris | | | | about it is a good idea while the delicious food is still |
| Steaks and IHOP and Outback Steakhouse. There | | | | on your mind. Taking a photo of it with your camera |
| are ways you can get the same thing to eat at | | | | when you are served is also a good idea. We often |
| home and probably pay less. | | | | forget some of the main ingredients or the look of it |
| That same delicious meal that you eat at your | | | | before we get around to trying to make it at home. |
| favorite restaurant can be duplicated by trying a few | | | | If you eat at the restaurant several weeks in a row |
| of these different ideas. | | | | and get to know the waitress, you may be able to |
| 1. Sometimes you can buy the recipe from the | | | | prove that you love this item and they may be |
| restaurant off their website or by asking the waiter | | | | prone to help you figure out what is in it. |
| for a copy of the recipe. Some things aren't as | | | | 3. Sometimes you can't get the recipe easily so you |
| complicated as we first think they are. That delicious | | | | may have to ask other customers or your friends |
| food might just be a few unique ingredients or | | | | and relatives who eat at this same restaurant how |
| cooked a certain temperature. Just asking can | | | | they think the food is made. Flattering the waitress |
| sometimes get you the recipe. Or just looking or | | | | or chef by telling them how good the food is will |
| asking on the internet. Some chefs are flattered to | | | | usually get you some of the ideas of how to make it. |
| have people ask for their recipes. | | | | 4. Also some chefs actually have cooking classes. |
| 2. Another way to get the same delicious food that | | | | The chef will charge for the class and cook a meal |
| you eat at Applebees or Chillis or other restaurants is | | | | which everyone will have the chance to taste. You |
| to reverse engineer it. If you get take out food and | | | | could give the chef ideas for what things you would |
| take it home you can make a game out of guessing | | | | want him/her to cook. Once again, it is important to |
| what is in the food. Some people are really good at | | | | take notes because many of the key tips are not |
| figuring out tastes. If you are one of these people or | | | | written on any handouts. |
| know one of these people, you can probably figure | | | | 5. Some restaurants sell their specialties in grocery |
| out how to cook the same food this way. Often you | | | | stores, like Mo's clam chowder - Ivar's clam chowder |
| can get hints from your waitress by asking what is in | | | | - Marie Calendar's pies. Keep your eyes open for this |
| it because you or someone in your family has food | | | | food. |
| allergies. | | | | |