Learning From The Secret Restaurant

When I was on vacation recently I had a great dining experience.  It was in a family run restaurant right by the sea that offered amazing fresh dishes using the finest ingredient’s and presented them in a honest environment that just made you feel right at home.  When I was about half way through my meal it occurred to me that I would really love to be able to recreate this same dish back home.  I asked the waiter if he could provide me with the recipe to my main course and he responded with a “ it’s a top secret recipe“.  Maybe he just didn’t know or genuinely would have lost his job by telling me but either way I found myself really wanting to know this secret restaurant recipe and that’s where the idea for secret restaurant was first conceived.

Once back home I went about finding out as much as I could about this dish but couldn’t get the information I needed in order to enjoy this meal again and so this is the information that secret restaurant hopes to provide.  Along with giving copycat recipe’s you will also have access to cooking technique’s that will transform your meal into a gourmet masterpiece. Restaurant recipes are not always easy to find in full, so being able to identify different components in a dish is a real advantage when is comes to assembling your ingredient list. By just missing one ingredient or adding one too many can really alter the dish, and again secret restaurant will help you with the information bringing your restaurant recipe’s into your own kitchen.

When I talk about recognising components, this is all about knowing what food types you are eating, not just eating them because they are put in front of you. Ask a your server to describe those foods that you are unfamiliar with, this will only add to your food knowledge and stand you in good stead for the future.  Secret restaurant recipe’s are not always made up of complicated cooking technique’s and exotic food types, for the main part it’s all about what foods really go well with each other.  Most of us will know many of the classics but may be surprised when we find out that all important one is that transforms your meal into that very dish that you had in the restaurant by the sea, that you enjoyed so much.