It is a rare restaurant that can cook better than I can.
I'm decent and I enjoy the process. Doesn't mean I don't like to see what others can do occasionally.
Completely agree with both sentiments.
As I said above, we love to eat out when we travel.
This is more about trying things we don't do at home !
As an easy example - Will never go to a high end streak house, but will look for something quirky !
Actually, really love "small share plate" places ! Typically high $ for not much food, but we can sample a variety of stuff, not available to us at home.
Internationally, we always chose, mom & pop, local cuisine - gotta sample "where you are at" !