> Restaurants cook so much better than me. It depends on what you mean by 'better'. Taste better, or nutritiously better. My friend here in San Francisco runs

> Restaurants cook so much better than me. It depends on what you mean by 'better'. Taste better, or nutritiously better. My friend here in San Francisco runs a Pakistani-"Indian" restaurant on Jackson St, and during Christmas week I helped him out in the kitchen as his staff was thin (just moving food in and out to customers' tables, taking back dishes etc, no cooking) This may not be the case at all restaurants, but I was pretty horrified at how the average restaurant around the corner operates. They put loads of salt, cream and butter in everything. Vegetables and meats are purchased in bulk from restaurant supply stores and are rarely fresh. If a customer didn't like an entree, they'd just make a new one with more salt, cream (if applicable) and butter. They have 4.5 star average reviews on YELP. Always packed on lunch hour and evenings during the week. In his (Owner / my friend's )own words "Anything can be made to taste great if you throw in salt and butter". Some Indian restaurant use oil and a dash of butter even in their Basmati rice!