If I could go out and get food as good as comes out of my own kitchen I would enjoy spending the money to eat out. Unfortunately, it is our experience that the quality of food in TV does not warrant the price. There are a couple of restaurants here that we do frequent from time to time, but only when I just do not feel like cooking and we need something different. Someone mentioned Mac and Cheese and Meatloaf ............. really, you are prepared to go out and pay for those two basic foods which can be made in your own home.
I also enjoy cooking and experimenting with foods and I can put some excellent food on our table with $52.
But, referring back to another ongoing thread "this is just my opinion"

and you know what they say about OPINIONS, everyone has one!