[bgill]

I only eat what I cook. That way I know exactly which crazy barstid cooked it

Other than it's a waste of time, that's the main reason I don't like eating out.

[JRandomFreeper]

Since I'm one of the guys that cooked the food at fancy restaurants, I'm not willing to pay for what I can do for myself.

I did however, back in the day, take comps. Best one I ever got was at a high end restaurant I had done slave labor (internship) at right before I deployed. My date was another Sergeant of appropriate gender and rank (female, same rank as me, and very, very pretty).

The owner even comp'ed the wines. All I had to pay was tip and taxes. 60 bucks.

That kind of meal, I'll go out for, others, I'll cook myself. ;)

/johnny