I WILL NOT GO TO RESTAURANTS IN 2023.

I am totally purging my daily life from all use of restaurants. Call it a New Year's Resolution. I can't even go to a restaurant without feeling ripped off at this point, so I am rejecting the modernity of restaurants and embracing the tradition of picnicking.

I wrote about this on my blog:

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[brambeer]

Excuse me sir, this is a Wendy's.

[drewcummings]

don't cook cheap and nutritious meals from food you've grown yourself! you heckin have to support the local economorino!!!

[marciomaiajr]

The virgin fast food consoomer vs the chad picnik enjoyer.

[notuxnobux]

I ate at a restaurant for the first time when I was 22 years old because I grew up poor. I was very surprised when I heard that people eat out almost everyday.

[fsmoura]

I don't really go to restaurants, I just like to go in to smugly scoff at them at how their menu is not typeset in TeX.

[traddad]

The decline is apparent & sharp.
Quality, excellence and competence no longer the m.o

[krunkle]

My problems are having to pay for tips because that's how America decided to pay waiters, large portions as default, and really lack of tiny restaurants where it's like a small fast food hole in the wall but people eat at the counter.

[anqzavok]

unironically waiting for future videos about cooking while traveling and without a kitchen

[TravelingNiva]

RuneScape default character explains why he levels his cooking instead of buying food from the grand exchange

[tomhato]

It is so much cheaper to just buy a bag of potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, fruits, noodles, and a few pounds of meat than to eat out for more than a special occasion.

You and the Distributist are the only guys on YouTube I have notifications for. Thanks for the food for thought!

[dl]

Make sure to account for quick and easy meals in your grocery runs. Most of the time when I eat out it's because nothing is thawed out and I don't have the time or don't want to wait. And be honest about how much quick and easy food you're going to need, as in don't pretend you're actually going to cook every night when you're not. You'll find yourself in a drive thru in no time. Gota strategize a little before the grocery run to make it work well.

[ryanpmcguire]

My based grocery shopping list:

- steak
- mayonnaise
- pickles

[AustenSummers]

The main benefit is health. At home you can eat grass fed steaks and fruit and be healthy af. Eating out you’re always gonna get seed oils, grains, and processed sugar in everything. Nothing organic as well.

[woj]

Huh, i guess I've been doing this my whole life. It's not like no one ever invited me, it's totally voluntary, you know...

[jyudat]

its not just the price of restaurant food, its the overall quality too, both food-wise and service wise

[Jtking]

Agree 100%. I always hate when I'm dragged to restaurants because I know I'm about to get ripped off. I'm paying more than 10x what it would cost at home for bad service and food that tastes worse.

[BradleyGearhart]

Picnicking is great! However I find it hard to find somewhere to hang out with friends in the winter without spending money or going to a restaurant

[_Brennus]

I have not gone to a restaurant in over 2 years. Because they are a ripoff plus I avoid tipping culture as much as I can.

[ba-a-a]

Good luck, Luke. I've been doing this since 2016 and all I've lost is (probably) fancy Instagram portfolio.

[NoahNobody]

I've stopped going too. Only 3 years ago, to eat at a cheap restaurant, the cost was 4 euros less than an hour's salary for me. Now it's 4 euros more. The increase is insane.
I've recently learned to cook really well, thanks to Youtube. So I get to eat some real quality meals for a fraction of the cost. Without blowing my own trumpet too much, my family tell me I make the best pizza, smash burgers, spaghetti bolognese... they've ever had. And I know my family don't care about hurting my feelings.