Originally Posted by
lancebanyon
A short anecdote before I get to my point - when I was little my father took me to a work gathering at a nice restaurant where two of his coworkers spent much time griping about the food. When I asked him why he said, "because they travel all the time and they're used to eating in better places".
Now that I'm older I understand completely. My wife and I have been going to nicer restaurants recently and have found that when we have those great dining experiences it totally demotivates us from going even to some places we were okay at before. For example, the other night I had steak while out and all I could think of was how great that steak I had at Hawksmoor's was and how this one just paled incredibly in comparison.
Does this sort of thing happen to any of the rest of you?
Absolutely. I can cook ten times better than the most of the 4/5 star hotel meals I get subjected to when I have to resort to room service.
Being a bit of a "foodie" I have eaten in some of the world's best restaurants. My requirement is food that has been cooked with passion. And that can be a $2 bowl of Pho in Hanoi, or a plate of noodles from a Singapore hawker centre...or a $350 per head meal at a "San Pellegrino Top 50" restaurant.