8 Restaurant Meals Worth the Money

Expert chefs say that when you’re out to eat, skip the dishes that are easy to make at home and let the chefs cook the hard recipes. “When we go out to eat, we should really let [chefs] showcase their talents,” says Stephen Marcaurelle, executive chef and partner at The Nautilus Pier 4. “Let us indulge and have a good time and be taken care of.” So what dishes do chefs likely do better? We asked them, and they were happy to spill the beans.

Here are eight dishes chefs say are worth ordering at restaurants.

Artisanal pizza

For pizza lovers, making your own dough and baking it in your home oven doesn’t quite compare with eating an artisanal pizza cooked in a pizza oven. “I like slow-fermented pizza dough because it helps develop the flavor [and] you get better gluten structure,” says chef Austin Blake of Oystercatcher Restaurant & Bar. When he’s in the mood for pizza, he’ll go to his local spot; you can’t get the same results in a home oven. “Some of these pizza ovens run 600 to 700 degrees, and they have an open fire where they cook in a matter of minutes rather than 15 to 20 minutes.” When cooked at a high temperature in a wood-fired oven, the crust develops leoparding, which are burnt, charcoal-like spots you can’t get in your home oven, he adds.

Barbecue

When you have a craving for ribs or brisket, head to your favorite BBQ spot. Making it at home requires a lot of time, effort and ingredients. It’s easier to go to a BBQ restaurant, “unless you’re really passionate about cooking and you’ve invested a lot in equipment — you need a [ceramic kamado grill], meat thermometers and all of your spices,” says Blake.

Making brisket takes a lot of time, and many places cook the meat for at least 12 hours, he says. At an authentic Texas-style barbecue, they’re smoking their brisket overnight and have all the sides. “One of the best things about going to barbecue places is that you can get your sausage, your toast, your mac and cheese, your collard greens — all your fixin’s,” Blake says. If you want to make that at home, it’s kind of a big mess, he says.

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