Re: Core Question: when does a meal cross the line?

September 9, 2004

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Regarding restaurant food, please keep in mind that restaurants

routinely put oil on their foods as that is most people's preference --

order it dry -- stress that you want it grilled without oil and no oil

added at any point. Same goes with the vegetables and potato -- places

butter or oil the skin of the potato for taste, looks and texture.

The better the restaurant, the more likely it is to start with pure

ingredients so the easier it will be to have the chef actually cook the

food to your specifications.

> Hi ,

>

> I think the biggest reason that a lot of foods are not listed as core

> in the Dining Out book is that most places add stuff to it...butter,

> etc. As long as it is plain, I would count it as core and enjoy!!!

> Maureen

>

> Core Question: when does a meal

> cross the line?

>

> My wife and I were looking at the Turnaround Program Dining Out

> Companion

> last night and got to wondering:

>

> Salmon is a Core food, right? Suppose you got a salmon dinner at

> Sizzler

> with just plain salmon, a plain baked potato, and steamed vegetables

> instead of the " sizzling " veggies drenched in butter? Wouldn't

> that count

> as a Core meal? I would think so, but it seems that the Dining Out

> Companion says otherwise if the salmon is accompanied by a starch.

>

> This doesn't make sense to me. Can anyone explain it?

>

> --

> S. Crawford (243/243/153)

>

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