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Originally Posted by kleeh
I remain puzzled as to why well prepared, by my definition of the phrase, food cost more. Again, my definition of well-prepared food is not greasy; not overly ladened with sauce; not cold when it is supposed to be hot; no soggy over cooked veggies; veggies other than iceberg lettuce; not over or undercooked. And as an added plus for what I consider a "good" restaurant, attentive but not hovering service and clean environment.
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The restaurant industry has gone through a major change in some areas.
Back home our Country Club had a chef who was very good. He and his staff shopped and chopped and sautéed and presented...wonderful food. Very high prices. It stopped. People eat out more now, and they watch their money.
Many restaurants buy premade entree's and make a lot of semi-homemade to keep the cost low-er. One has to PAY for the chopping and the shopping and the real expertise of cooking to just right and keeping it hot. You cannot hire good cooks and not pay them for their skill.
It costs more money to have made from scratch meals at restaurants, and less money in our own homes.
You are welcome.