No matter how good a cook you are or how well equipped your kitchen, going out to a nice restaurant is an important part of your dining mix. In some ways, being a great home chef allows you to better appreciate the efforts of a professional. Excellent chefs have several modes to offer the fruits of their labour: Table d'hôte: a menu set by the restaurant with limited substitutions Buffet: here a number of dishes are laid out and the guest gets to choose as much or as little