Take Home Restaurant Food

[ken0042]

Yes, the thread title is take home; meaning you buy the ingredients and take it home and prepare it yourself. As opposed to take out- where you place an order and everything comes prepared and ready to eat.

The inspiration for this thread comes from my latest trip home to Winnipeg last weekend. I found out that one of the burger places that I miss from Winnipeg (Salisbury House) offers an extensive take home menu. So I went and bought all the ingredients needed (and also inadvertantly smuggled gravy onto a plane.) Last night before the Flames game I cooked myself up a burger and to my surprise it tasted exactly like it was supposed to.

So, my intention for this thread is two fold. First, if any transplanted Winnipegers are missing Sal's, now they know they can buy the take home stuff. (From the main commisary on route 90; just north of RRCC.)

Second- does anybody know of places here in town that offers the same thing?

[SpitFire40]

That's really wierd... What's the point of doing something like this? Obviously if you get take out you're going to eat it right when you get home no?

[RedHot25]

Not sure of names, and I am in a completely different city than the 2 you have mentioned, but I know some pizza shops have done this - from giving you the pizza to take home and bake, all the way to them providing the ingredients and you "making" it.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

That's really wierd... What's the point of doing something like this? Obviously if you get take out you're going to eat it right when you get home no?

sure, but this way it's nice and hot. Doesn't lose anything on the trip home. Some packaging, like cardboard, makes food taste different than getting it served right to the plate.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

What's the point of doing something like this?

Originally Posted by habernac

sure, but this way it's nice and hot. Doesn't lose anything on the trip home.

Plus the cost. The stuff I just bought works out to about $1.75 per burger; but to buy them in store costs about $5 each.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

How much of a difference would there be relative to purchasing the equivilant products at the local Safeway or Co-op stores. I can't imagine that the end product would taste much different and one would assume that the cost would be notably reduced as there wouldn't be the restaurant markup on the prices.

[SpitFire40]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Plus the cost. The stuff I just bought works out to about $1.75 per burger; but to buy them in store costs about $5 each.

Fair enough, yeah just never heard of anyone doing this before.

[habernac]

I'd say some people also like to cook themselves, and buy the somewhat prepared stuff so they'll get that "restaurant flavour".

[Mango]

I must say, I'm pretty intrigued by this idea. I've never heard of it in Calgary, but I definitely like to try it.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Coco Brooks Pizza does this I believe. Peppinos in Kensington has a wide variety of frozen fresh pasta.

[troutman]

Judy Wood, a well-known chef in Calgary, has started a business like this. I think it was featured in the Herald last week.

Here it is:

http://www.canada.com/cityguides/cal...6b1123&k=55081

Mise en Place -- a French term for having everything in place before cooking commences -- belongs to chef Judy Wood and business partner Kathleen Spelliscy. Their business is aimed at helping people build meals to take home or helping them assemble the meals in their own kitchens. There are various approaches.

http://www.miseenplace.ca/

Have you every watched one of those cooking shows on TV and commented that if you had everything chopped and measured out, that cooking could actually be fun? That's called mise en place. Think of mise en place as your own personal cooking show and our staff as your own personal sous chef.

Do you come home from a long day of work, activities, or driving all over town in busy Calgary traffic only to be greeted by the age old question, what's for dinner? Well, mise en placehas a solution for you! We do the work for you, so you won't have to.

There are a number of higher end take out places sprouting up all over the city. For example,

Saffron (fine Indian) 136, 3604 - 52 Ave NW

Boca Loca http://www.bocalocacalgary.com/

Cravings http://www.cravingsmarketrestaurant.com/

Mediterranea (1304 4th St. S.W.)http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...e-bb48e8a83328

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

How much of a difference would there be relative to purchasing the equivilant products at the local Safeway or Co-op stores. I can't imagine that the end product would taste much different and one would assume that the cost would be notably reduced as there wouldn't be the restaurant markup on the prices.

The problem is, a bachelor buys a whole tomatoe, uses two slices, and throws the rest away a few days later. I'd love a service like this. Grocery shopping sucks.

[skins]

mise en place is a few blocks from my house and I tried it out. you go there and they have all the ingredients/sauces and stuff there. you throw it together, then bring it home and cook it whenever you want to eat it. it's interesting, but I'd rather just go by the ingredients myself.

[Slava]

I can't remember the name of this place, but in the same mall area as Moose McGuires there's a place that does this. You buy everything pre-packaged and cook it yourself. A buddy of mine did this one week and he said it was great. You get home and have a great meal with almost no work.

[8 Ball]

In woodbine they have a Nick and Willy's take and bake pizza. They make it, you take it home and bake it for 20 minutes in the oven. Once we tried it we haven't ordered pizza since. Highly recommend it.

[RW99]

I remember reading about pizza trucks that cook your pizza on the way to your door. Not sure where that was, but that might be good


I think this is where I read it : http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/22/m...ver-fast-food/