Chez Moi

For those who understand inaccurate French you might already have guessed my answer. My favourite restaurant is my own house. I very rarely go out for a meal and when I do I always think, ‘I could have cooked this at home for a fraction of the price and it would have tasted just as good if not better!’ I am not being boastful either, just realistic. A meal out will often cost the equivalent of 2 weeks food shopping so what’s the point?

We have never had much money especially since we became parents so restaurant visits were pretty much out of the question apart from McDonald’s or similar with child friendly low quality food. That was fine when the children were younger but now they are adults I really don’t want to go to places like that, although my wife does so I still have to suffer through it! I’m not a fan of salt and sugar in my food, because we use so little in our own. So many cooks on TV say you need to add extra salt to add taste, but with respect to their excellence, and I love to adapt their recipes, that’s nonsense because judicious use of herbs and spices will give you more than enough flavour.

So, if you enjoy restaurant dining and have the money for it then good luck to you, but I will carry on producing excellence in my own kitchen!