INTRODUCTION

FOOD :
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. It is
usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such
as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by
an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or
stimulate growth
RESTAURANT : place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and
served on the premises.

The restaurant as it is contemporarily understood did not exist until the end of the 18th
century. Sitting down in a public restaurant specifically for a meal, with a waiter and a
fixed menu is a relatively recent concept in culinary history.
In 1765, a French chef by the name of A. Boulanger established a business selling
soups and other "restaurants" ("restoratives"). Additionally, while not the first
establishment where one could order food, or even soups, it is thought to be the first to
offer a menu of available choices [7] The "first real restaurant" is considered to have
been "La Grande Taverne de Londres" in Paris, founded by Antoine Beauviliers in either
1782 .

A fast food restaurant, also known as a quick service restaurant (QSR) within the
industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast food cuisine and has
minimal table service. The food served in fast food restaurants is typically part of a
"meat-sweet diet", offered from a limited menu, cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot,
finished and packaged to order, and usually available for take away, though seating
may be provided. Fast food restaurants are typically part of a restaurant
chain or franchise operation that provides standardized ingredients and/or partially
prepared foods and supplies to each restaurant through controlled supply channels.
India
The major fast food chains in India that serve American fast food are KFC, McDonald's,
Starbucks, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, and Dominos. Most of these have had to
make a lot of changes to their standard menus to cater to Indian food habits and taste
preferences. Some emerging Indian food chains include Wow!
Momo, Haldiram's, Faaso's and Café Coffee Day.
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Types
Restaurants are classified or distinguished in many different ways. The primary factors
are usually the food itself (e.g. vegetarian, seafood, steak); the cuisine (e.g. Italian,
Chinese, Japanese, Indian, French, Mexican, Thai) or the style of offering
(e.g. tapas bar, a sushi train, a tastet restaurant, a buffet restaurant or a yum
cha restaurant). Beyond this, restaurants may differentiate themselves on factors
including speed (see fast food), formality, location, cost, service, or novelty
themes (such as automated restaurants).
Restaurants range from inexpensive and informal lunching or dining places catering to
people working nearby, with modest food served in simple settings at low prices, to
expensive establishments serving refined food and fine wines in a formal setting. In the
former case, customers usually wear casual clothing. In the latter case, depending on
culture and local traditions, customers might wear semi-casual, semi-formal or formal
wear. Typically, at mid- to high-priced restaurants, customers sit at tables, their orders
are taken by a waiter, who brings the food when it is ready. After eating, the customers
then pay the bill. In some restaurants, such as workplace cafeterias, there are no
waiters; the customers use trays, on which they place cold items that they select from a
refrigerated container and hot items which they request from cooks, and then they pay a
cashier before they sit down. Another restaurant approach which uses few waiters is the
buffet restaurant. Customers serve food onto their own plates and then pay at the end
of the meal. Buffet restaurants typically still have waiters to serve drinks and alcoholic
beverages. Fast food restaurants are also considered a restaurant.
The travelling public has long been catered for with ship's messes and railway
restaurant cars which are, in effect, travelling restaurants. Many railways, the world
over, also cater for the needs of travellers by providing railway refreshment rooms, a
form of restaurant, at railway stations. In the 2000s, a number of travelling restaurants,
specifically designed for tourists, have been created. These can be found on trams,
boats, buses, etc.
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A Salaama Hut restaurant at a Somalistrip mall in Toronto

The kitchen of Pétrus, located in Knightsbridge, Central London

United States
Some trace the modern history of fast food in the United States to 7 July 1912, with the
opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automatin New York. The Automat was a
cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots.
Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart had already opened the first Horn & Hardart Automat in
Philadelphia in 1902, but their "Automat" at Broadway and 13th Street, in New York
City, created a sensation. Numerous Automat restaurants were built around the country
to deal with the demand. Automatsremained extremely popular throughout the 1920s
and 1930s. The company also popularized the notion of "take-out" food, with their
slogan "Less work for Mother".

The Big Mac hamburger made its debut in 1967

The Burger King Whoppersandwich made its debut in 1957

Some trace the modern history of fast food in the United States to 7 July 1912, with the
opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automatin New York. The Automat was a
cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots.
Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart had already opened the first Horn & Hardart Automat in
Philadelphia in 1902, but their "Automat" at Broadway and 13th Street, in New York
City, created a sensation. Numerous Automat restaurants were built around the country
to deal with the demand. Automatsremained extremely popular throughout the 1920s
and 1930s. The company also popularized the notion of "take-out" food, with their
slogan "Less work for Mother".
Most historians agree that the American company White Castle was the first fast food
outlet starting in Wichita, Kansas in 1916 with food stands and founding in 1921, selling
hamburgers for five cents apiece from its inception and spawning numerous competitors
and emulators. What is certain, however, is that White Castle made the first significant
effort to standardize the food production in, look of, and operation of fast food
hamburger restaurants. William Ingram's and Walter Anderson's White Castle System
created the first fast food supply chain to provide meat, buns, paper goods, and other
supplies to their restaurants, pioneered the concept of the multi-state hamburger
restaurant chain, standardized the look and construction of the restaurants themselves,
and even developed a construction division that manufactured and built the chain's
prefabricated restaurant buildings. The McDonald's Speedee Service System and,
much later, Ray Kroc's McDonald's outlets and Hamburger University all built on
principles, systems and practices that White Castle had already established between
1923 and 1932.
The hamburger restaurant most associated by the public with the term "fast food" was
created by two brothers originally from Nashua, New Hampshire. Richard and Maurice
McDonald opened a barbecue drive-in in 1940 in the city of San Bernardino, California.
After discovering that most of their profits came from hamburgers, the brothers closed
their restaurant for three months and reopened it in 1948 as a walk-up stand offering a
simple menu of hamburgers, french fries, shakes, coffee, and Coca-Cola, served in
disposable paper wrapping. As a result, they could produce hamburgers and fries
constantly, without waiting for customer orders, and could serve them immediately;
hamburgers cost 15 cents, about half the price at a typical diner. Their streamlined
production method, which they named the "Speedee Service System" was influenced
by the production line innovations of Henry Ford.
By 1954, The McDonald brothers' stand was restaurant equipment manufacturer Prince
Castle's biggest purchaser of milkshake blending machines. Prince Castle salesman
Ray Kroc traveled to California to discover why the company had purchased almost a
dozen of the units as opposed to the normal one or two found in most restaurants of the
time. Enticed by the success of the McDonald's concept, Kroc signed a franchise
agreement with the brothers and began opening McDonald's restaurants in Illinois. [7] By
1961, Kroc had bought out the brothers and created what is now the
modern McDonald's Corporation. One of the major parts of his business plan was to
promote cleanliness of his restaurants to growing groups of Americans that had become
aware of food safety issues. As part of his commitment to cleanliness, Kroc often took
part in cleaning his own Des Plaines, Illinoisoutlet by hosing down the garbage cans
and scraping gum off the cement. Another concept Kroc added was great swaths of
glass which enabled the customer to view the food preparation, a practice still found in
chains such as Krispy Kreme. A clean atmosphere was only part of Kroc's grander plan
which separated McDonald's from the rest of the competition and attributes to their
great success. Kroc envisioned making his restaurants appeal to suburban families.[8]
At roughly the same time as Kroc was conceiving what eventually became McDonald's
Corporation, two Miami, Florida businessmen, James McLamore and David Edgerton,
opened a franchise of the predecessor to what is now the international fast food
restaurant chain Burger King. McLamore had visited the original McDonald's hamburger
stand belonging to the McDonald brothers; sensing potential in their
innovative assembly line-based production system, he decided he wanted to open a
similar operation of his own. The two partners eventually decided to invest their money
in Jacksonville, Florida-based Insta-Burger King. Originally opened in 1953, the
founders and owners of the chain, Kieth J. Kramer and his wife's uncle Matthew Burns,
opened their first stores around a piece of equipment known as the Insta-Broiler. The
Insta-Broiler oven proved so successful at cooking burgers, they required all of their
franchises to carry the device. By 1959 McLamore and Edgarton were operating several
locations within the Miami-Dade area and were growing at a fast clip. Despite the
success of their operation, the partners discovered that the design of the insta-broiler
made the unit's heating elements prone to degradation from the drippings of the beef
patties. The pair eventually created a mechanized gas grill that avoided the problems by
changing the way the meat patties were cooked in the unit. After the original company
began to falter in 1959, it was purchased by McLamore and Edgerton who renamed the
company Burger King. While fast food restaurants usually have a seating area in which
customers can eat the food on the premises, orders are designed to be taken away, and
traditional table service is rare. Orders are generally taken and paid for at a wide
counter, with the customer waiting by the counter for a tray or container for their food. A
"drive-through" service can allow customers to order and pick up food from their cars.
Nearly from its inception, fast food has been designed to be eaten "on the go" and often
does not require traditional cutlery and is eaten as a finger food. Common menu items
at fast food outlets include fish and chips, sandwiches, pitas, hamburgers, fried
chicken, french fries, chicken nuggets, tacos, pizza, and ice cream, although many fast
food restaurants offer "slower" foods like chili, mashed potatoes, and salads.
People go out to eat in restaurants because…
 They don’t feel like preparing a meal for themselves or others right now
 They don’t have any food at home to cook right now and don’t feel like
shopping
 They’re tired of all the food they do have on hand and don’t feel like shopping
 They don’t cook, and the people who for normally cook for them are gone
 They just saw an ad for something they would like to eat right now, or the price
is a good draw
 The restaurant they go to has better food than what they can cook at home
 The restaurant they go to has a specific cuisine that they don’t know how to
make at home
 They just want to get out of the house (or away from work) for a while
 They want to have a meal with a spouse, or family, or friends in a different
setting
 They want to invite someone out for a meal and treat them
 They want to meet someone new, and a meal out is a good place to do so
 They want to go to a place that has entertainment while they eat
 They want to be waited on

people eat take-out lunch instead of eating at restaurant

it was common that I was so busy that I just ate anything I could eat while driving from
one gig to another. Very often it was some cold pizza-like thing that kept me going
without a second thought on it's quality.
Nowadays, I'm not a freelancer anymore. But my spouse has troubles with her legs and
she needs to use a wheelchair. So we often order pizzas, kebabs or some local potato
based meals and drive to some spot with nice lakeview and eat there. The point is of
course that it's easier than to try entering a small pizzeria with a wheelchair. And she is
still embarrassed to go to places with a wheelchair.
homemade food. A type of food created and processed in the home to be eaten in the
home or shared with other people.
It is common knowledge the food people buy at the fast food or restaurants contain
more sodium, fats, sugars, carbohydrates than homemade foods. So instead of
eating foods that have zero nutritional value, spend a little time at home and prepare
a healthy and balanced diet for a longer life
Because food prepared at home is healthier. We eat fewer calories when we cook at
home. And when restaurant dishes and home cooked meals are compared on a per-
calorie basis, home cooked meals are healthier. ... The shift in eating away from home
therefore also means a shift in the consumption of more unhealthy foods. In America,
home-cooked meals are the endangered species of eating habits.
In 1900, a paltry two percent of U.S. meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, that
number had climbed to approximately 50 percent.1 Meanwhile, under 33 percent of
families sit down for a meal with each other more than twice a week, and, on average,
Americans eat 46 percent of their meals alone.2 When we do eat with other people at
home, we often sit in front of the television or have to rush to the next task on the
calendar.

In the process, we miss out on an activity that can make everyone healthier, happier,
and more connected. Here are some reasons why everyone should prioritize time in the
kitchen – and some tips on how you can build a home cooking habit that sticks. In
America, home-cooked meals are the endangered species of eating habits.

In 1900, a paltry two percent of U.S. meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, that
number had climbed to approximately 50 percent.1 Meanwhile, under 33 percent of
families sit down for a meal with each other more than twice a week, and, on average,
Americans eat 46 percent of their meals alone.2 When we do eat with other people at
home, we often sit in front of the television or have to rush to the next task on the
calendar.
Why Home Cooking?

There are so many reasons to cook at home, it’s surprising that we aren’t all doing it at
least some of the time. For starters, research shows that regularly eating home-cooked
meals as a family is linked to healthier and happier kids, and teens who are less likely to
use alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes.3

Adults also reap considerable benefits from eating home-cooked meals. Research finds
that people who eat home-cooked meals on a regular basis tend to be happier and
healthier and consume less sugar and processed foods, which can result in higher
energy levels and better mental health.4 Eating home-cooked meals five or more days a
week is even associated with a longer life.

Those mental health benefits increase considerably when we eat home-cooked meals
with other people. In fact, communal meals can make us feel happier even outside of
meal times.5 That’s partly because social connections reinforced over meals can help
us cultivate a sense of belonging and even reduce symptoms of depression. Sharing
the joy of home cooking also preserves cultural knowledge and history as we pass
recipes from generation to generation.

As if all that weren’t enough, home-cooked meals can also benefit the environment –
and all of us, by extension – by saving money and reducing our carbon footprint.6Home
cooking gives us the opportunity to choose component ingredients over processed
meals, which cuts down on packaging. Buy those ingredients from local farmers or grow
your own, and you’ll make an even bigger impact on the environment by significantly
reducing the amount of transportation required to get food to your plate.

What’s Wrong with This Picture?

Given all the benefits of home cooking, why aren’t we all cooking for ourselves?
The most common excuse is that there’s not enough time. In fact, people who work
more than 35 hours outside the home each week do tend to cook less. 7 (Although in
reality, many of us spend more time watching TV than we do cooking for ourselves.

Other reasons for avoiding the kitchen include long commutes, the widespread
availability of food options outside of the home, and the notion that convenience should
always be our ultimate priority.8

But the benefits of home cooking are just too good to give up. And given that
supermarkets offer a larger variety of foods than they ever have and the number of
farmers’ markets in the U.S. is at an all-time high, there’s no better time to develop the
habit of cooking meals at home.

Making Time to Cook At Home

Ready to make your own meals? The steps below can help even the busiest or most
kitchen-shy foodie become a bona fide home chef.

Take Stock

If you fall into the trap of thinking you’re too busy to cook, evaluate whether that’s really
the case. Take a week to write down how long you spend browsing the internet,
watching TV, or playing games on your phone. Tally it all up, and you’ll probably find
you have more free time than you realized. Use some of that down time to cook
delicious meals.

Fall in Love with Your Kitchen

A functional and cared-for kitchen is a much more appealing place than one that’s grimy
and uninviting. Create a space you feel good in by investing in some basic cooking
equipment and developing an organizational system that works for you. 9

Keep the Basics on Hand

Cooking feels much less daunting if you don’t have to run out to the store every time
you need a single ingredient. Stock the pantry with your most commonly used items
(such as flour, pasta, baking soda, spices, and cooking oils) so you can always cook
something without needing to shop.

Plan Ahead

Each weekend, set aside time to plan meals and make shopping lists for the week
ahead.10 Take your weekly schedule into account: For example, if you know Tuesday
will be busy, then plan for a meal that’s quick and easy to make. With a little
forethought, you can tailor home cooking to even the busiest weeks.

Cook Extra

Eating home-cooked meals on a regular basis doesn’t mean you need to cook every
night. Cut yourself a break by cooking large batches of every meal you make so you
can reheat it throughout the week (or freeze it and eat it down the road). Also consider
making items that can be reused in different ways – for example, cooked chicken
breasts can be used in sandwiches, in pasta, or on top of salads to make multiple
different meals over the course of a few days.

Keep It Simple

If you’re completely new to home cooking, don’t feel like you need to be a gourmet chef
every night of the week. Start small and commit to cooking one or two meals at home
each week. Use simple ingredients (pasta and red sauce is a classic example), and give
yourself time to get comfortable in the kitchen.

Cook What You Like to Eat

Don’t feel pressured to get fancy just because you’re in charge of a meal. If you like
chicken-stuffed duck breast coated in truffle oil, then go for it. But there’s no need to
reinvent the meal. If pizza is more your style, then make yourself a homemade option.
By preparing meals you like to eat, you’ll be more likely to stick with home cooking. 11

Make It Social

Cooking doesn’t need to be a solo affair. Invite your partner, kids, or friends into the
kitchen to cut down on the time and energy required to make a meal and to make it fun.
Cooking together is a great way to solidify relationships, share food knowledge, and
make new discoveries in the kitchen.

Connect to Your Heritage

Food is a cornerstone of culture. Reconnect to your family history by exploring recipes

from your own cultural heritage. If you’re not sure where you come from, use this as an
exciting opportunity to find out.

Plant a Garden

Growing your own produce and herbs is a sure-fire way to feel more connected to the
food you eat. There’s nothing more satisfying (or nutritious) than making a salad from
greens and vegetables you grew yourself. While you’re at it, consider learning how to
preserve food for the winter and compost leftovers. Kicking up your home cooking is just
one benefit of investing in your land.

Try a Slow Cooker

Crock pots are a great investment for the wannabe home chef who doesn’t have a lot of
time (or skills) to invest in making meals. Toss ingredients into the pot in the morning
and come home to a flavorful meal.

Enlist Help
Seek out different cookbooks and recipe sites – or even invest in a few classes – to
expose yourself to diverse cooking styles and discover ways of cooking that work best
for you.

Schedule Rewards

Deciding to make most meals at home doesn’t mean you can’t ever enjoy eating out
again. Schedule meals out – once a week, once a month, or whatever schedule works
for you – so that cooking at home never feels like a chore.

Whether you’ve never cooked a meal in your life or you want to get back to the kitchen
after a busy

schedule drew you away, give a few of these tips a try, and commit to a few small
lifestyle changes. You’ll be on your way to living a healthier, happier life.

Why Home Cooking ?

There are so many reasons to cook at home, it’s surprising that we aren’t all doing it at
least some of the time. For starters, research shows that regularly eating home-cooked
meals as a family is linked to healthier and happier kids, and teens who are less likely to
use alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes.3
Adults also reap considerable benefits from eating home-cooked meals. Research finds
that people who eat home-cooked meals on a regular basis tend to be happier and
healthier and consume less sugar and processed foods, which can result in higher
energy levels and better mental health.4 Eating home-cooked meals five or more days a
week is even associated with a longer life.
Those mental health benefits increase considerably when we eat home-cooked meals
with other people. In fact, communal meals can make us feel happier even outside of
meal times.5 That’s partly because social connections reinforced over meals can help
us cultivate a sense of belonging and even reduce symptoms of depression. Sharing
the joy of home cooking also preserves cultural knowledge and history as we pass
recipes from generation to generation.
As if all that weren’t enough, home-cooked meals can also benefit the environment –
and all of us, by extension – by saving money and reducing our carbon footprint.6Home
cooking gives us the opportunity to choose component ingredients over processed
meals, which cuts down on packaging. Buy those ingredients from local farmers or grow
your own, and you’ll make an even bigger impact on the environment by significantly
reducing the amount of transportation required to get food to your plate.
Given all the benefits of home cooking,
The most common excuse is that there’s not enough time. In fact, people who work
more than 35 hours outside the home each week do tend to cook less. 7 (Although in
reality, many of us spend more time watching TV than we do cooking for ourselves.
Other reasons for avoiding the kitchen include long commutes, the widespread
availability of food options outside of the home, and the notion that convenience should
always be our ultimate priority.8
But the benefits of home cooking are just too good to give up. And given that
supermarkets offer a larger variety of foods than they ever have and the number of
farmers’ markets in the U.S. is at an all-time high, there’s no better time to develop the
habit of cooking meals at home.
Making Time to Cook At Home
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Ready to make your own meals? The steps below can help even the busiest or most
kitchen-shy foodie become a bona fide home chef.
Take Stock
If you fall into the trap of thinking you’re too busy to cook, evaluate whether that’s really
the case. Take a week to write down how long you spend browsing the internet,
watching TV, or playing games on your phone. Tally it all up, and you’ll probably find
you have more free time than you realized. Use some of that down time to cook
delicious meals.
Fall in Love with Your Kitchen
A functional and cared-for kitchen is a much more appealing place than one that’s grimy
and uninviting. Create a space you feel good in by investing in some basic cooking
equipment and developing an organizational system that works for you. 9
Keep the Basics on Hand
Cooking feels much less daunting if you don’t have to run out to the store every time
you need a single ingredient. Stock the pantry with your most commonly used items
(such as flour, pasta, baking soda, spices, and cooking oils) so you can always cook
something without needing to shop.
Plan Ahead
Each weekend, set aside time to plan meals and make shopping lists for the week
ahead.10 Take your weekly schedule into account: For example, if you know Tuesday
will be busy, then plan for a meal that’s quick and easy to make. With a little
forethought, you can tailor home cooking to even the busiest weeks.
Cook Extra
Eating home-cooked meals on a regular basis doesn’t mean you need to cook every
night. Cut yourself a break by cooking large batches of every meal you make so you
can reheat it throughout the week (or freeze it and eat it down the road). Also consider
making items that can be reused in different ways – for example, cooked chicken
breasts can be used in sandwiches, in pasta, or on top of salads to make multiple
different meals over the course of a few days.
Embed Image
Keep It Simple
If you’re completely new to home cooking, don’t feel like you need to be a gourmet chef
every night of the week. Start small and commit to cooking one or two meals at home
each week. Use simple ingredients (pasta and red sauce is a classic example), and give
yourself time to get comfortable in the kitchen.
Cook What You Like to Eat
Don’t feel pressured to get fancy just because you’re in charge of a meal. If you like
chicken-stuffed duck breast coated in truffle oil, then go for it. But there’s no need to
reinvent the meal. If pizza is more your style, then make yourself a homemade option.
By preparing meals you like to eat, you’ll be more likely to stick with home cooking.11
Make It Social
Cooking doesn’t need to be a solo affair. Invite your partner, kids, or friends into the
kitchen to cut down on the time and energy required to make a meal and to make it fun.
Cooking together is a great way to solidify relationships, share food knowledge, and
make new discoveries in the kitchen.
Connect to Your Heritage
Food is a cornerstone of culture. Reconnect to your family history by exploring recipes
from your own cultural heritage. If you’re not sure where you come from, use this as an
exciting opportunity to find out.
Plant a Garden
Growing your own produce and herbs is a sure-fire way to feel more connected to the
food you eat. There’s nothing more satisfying (or nutritious) than making a salad from
greens and vegetables you grew yourself. While you’re at it, consider learning how to
preserve food for the winter and compost leftovers. Kicking up your home cooking is just
one benefit of investing in your land.
Try a Slow Cooker
Crock pots are a great investment for the wannabe home chef who doesn’t have a lot of
time (or skills) to invest in making meals. Toss ingredients into the pot in the morning
and come home to a flavorful meal.
Enlist Help
Seek out different cookbooks and recipe sites – or even invest in a few classes – to
expose yourself to diverse cooking styles and discover ways of cooking that work best
for you.
Schedule Rewards
Deciding to make most meals at home doesn’t mean you can’t ever enjoy eating out
again. Schedule meals out – once a week, once a month, or whatever schedule works
for you – so that cooking at home never feels like a chore.
Whether you’ve never cooked a meal in your life or you want to get back to the kitchen
after a busy
schedule drew you away, give a few of these tips a try, and commit to a few small
lifestyle changes. You’ll be on your way to living a healthier, happier life.
Advantages and Health Benefits of Homemade Food
It is not always easy to prepare all your meals at home due to the hustle and bustle of
everyday life. I know that most people would love to cook at home but sometimes, the
time isn't just there.
Many others, on the other hand, doesn't care about preparing and eating at home
because they have not taken time to understand the advantages and health benefits of
homemade foods.
To tell you the truth, I have discovered that no matter how fanciful the foods of a world-
class hotel, restaurant or eatery seem, preparing your meals by yourself at home is
always the best option if you want to live long and healthy. That is why I want to use
this article to point out that there are many advantages and health benefits of eating
homemade foods.
Advantages of Homemade Foods:
1. Saves money
Eating homemade foods is usually much cheaper than eating at a restaurant or buying
processed foods from the market. Are you aware that you can save a lot of money if you
eat homemade foods instead of visiting the restaurant or the market for processed
foods? Always remember that the money you pay for any plate of food in a restaurant
covers both the food and the operational costs of the business.
All those staffs, the spacious seating, the water, lights, etc. need maintenance, and they
are all part of what you pay for in a plate of food. Even the processed food, the frozen
foods you buy at the grocery store are all costlier than their worth.
So, instead of spending more money on eating outing outside, focus on homemade
foods and save your extra cash. All you will do is to create a meal plan that will cover
many days, make a comprehensive grocery list that you can maintain and save
leftovers daily in your refrigerator.
Ben’s advice: “When we eat at a restaurant, we pay for not only the food, but also the
costs of running that business. The lights, the water, the building, and the staff — in
addition to the meal we are eating. The same goes for the pre-made or frozen meals at
grocery stores.”
Here are some additional ways Ben suggests to save money:
 Plan several days of meals. We’ll be less likely be tempted to eat something else
if we have a plan or something already made.
 Make a grocery list and stick to it to avoid buying extra food.
 Save leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer. Once you get a stock of leftovers
stored, you can reheat them at a later date when you don’t have time to cook.
2. Saves time
This idea may sound ridiculous because many people are of the opinion that grabbing a
bite at the restaurant is always faster when they are on a tight schedule. In reality, there
are many homemade foods you can prepare in just 20 minutes and still enjoy it.
It might seem like grabbing something to eat at the local supermarket or driving to get
take-out at the closest restaurant might be a quick solution when you’re in a hurry. In
reality, many times it can be much faster to cook something at home, especially when
you plan ahead. There are so many meals that can be made in less than 30 minutes.
And if you choose a more complex recipe, you can always cook in bulk and eat the
surplus later in the week or freeze it.
4. Avoid food allergies and sensitivities
Preparing your food at home can be especially beneficial if you or a family member has
a food allergy. Because you are in control in your own kitchen, you can reduce the risk
of an allergic reaction.
5. Portion control
Many restaurants and fast food joints offer portions that are much larger than
necessary. And the problem is, when food is in front of you, chances are you’ll eat it.
When you dine in, you can regulate the amount of food served for dinner, eliminating
unnecessary temptation.
6. Brings family together
Eating at home gives the entire family time to talk about their day. One of the
advantages of cooking and eating at home is that your family will be together and learn
how to share. During family meals, everybody gets the chance to discuss their day, their
funny escapades, etc.
Also, families that sit down together and eat homemade foods produce sensitive and
smart children who will not practice substance abuse, depression or inferiority complex.

Ben’s advice: “Studies show that when we eat together, our kids and family are much
healthier. Eating together is linked to less obesity, kids doing better in school, and less
substance abuse within the family.”
Involving your children in food preparation (maybe by asking them to read the recipe out
loud or mix ingredients) is not only a fun thing to do, but also a great way to teach them
healthy eating habits.
7.Helps to improve cooking skills
When you spend little time each day preparing all kinds of foods for yourself or the
family, your cooking skills will improve dramatically. When it comes to cooking, the
adage that "practice makes perfect" applies. You can start from simple meals and move
on to more expansive delicacies, and with time and constant practice, you will cook
better than most chefs.
Apart from the advantages of homemade foods, there are many health benefits which
you will get.
 Health Benefits of Homemade Foods:
1. Healthy ingredients and methods
Many of the foods you eat in restaurants or the ones you buy from the supermarkets
contain a lot of fats, sugar, and salt. When you want to prepare your meal at home, you
will be in control of what to use and whatnots. It will be easy to remove all those
ingredients that are neither necessary nor healthy because you know what your body
needs.
Also, instead of following unhealthy methods of cooking, you can cook in different
patterns that will help your ingredients to retain their nutrients. For instance, you can
use olive oil for frying instead of butter or other unhealthy oils.Many commercially
prepared foods are high in fat, salt, and sugar. When we prepare our own food, we
know exactly which ingredients and how much of each are going into our food.
Ben’s advice: “When we cook at home, we are in control. McDonald’s fries have 19
ingredients. We can make them at home with far less — and they will taste just as good.
A favorite at my house is potatoes cut into wedges, olive oil, salt, pepper, and cayenne
pepper. Put these in a Ziploc bag to mix together. Then place in the oven on a pan for
about 30 minutes at 400 F. It’s only five ingredients, and tastes fabulous.”

2. You can avoid sensitive or allergic foods

So many people have one food allergy or the other. Some people experience rashes,
bloating, swelling, choking, when they eat a particular kind of food. If you are cooking for
yourself or the family, you can control what everybody eats to prevent health hazards
like allergic reactions or fainting.
3. Controlling the quantity of food
Let's say you want to maintain a particular body weight at all times, but you like eating at
the restaurant. Whether you want to or not, the temptation of finishing the portion they
offer you will be greater than your desire to eat less. The best thing is to eat at home so
that you can control the quantity of your food intake.
4. Encourages a balanced diet
If you are cooking at home, you have the power to choose meals that will contain the six
classes of food in the right ration. It is common knowledge the food people buy at the
fast food or restaurants contain more sodium, fats, sugars, carbohydrates than
homemade foods.
So instead of eating foods that have zero nutritional value, spend a little time at home
and prepare a healthy and balanced diet for a longer life.
5. Save you from food poisoning
Instead of always fretting whenever you feel uncomfortable after eating at the
restaurant, you can depend on homemade foods for your peace of mind. Many people
suffer from food poisoning every day due to the constant eating of different ingredients
at the fast foods and restaurants. So instead of increasing the statistics, eat more of
homemade foods.
6. Avoiding diseases
When you cook and eat homemade foods, you can be sure that your kitchen is clean to
prevent germs and bacteria from passing to you through the foods you eat. Sometimes,
the roadside food vendors you patronize may not follow the proper regulations about
their cooking environment.
So instead of exposing your life to diseases, spend time at home and prepare your
foods.
7. Help you to cultivate healthy eating habits
Do you know that when you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle, one area you must
include for a better result is your eating habit? So many people who engage in weight
loss programs often fail along the way because they have unhealthy eating habits.
When you find it difficult to control what you eat, the quantity you eat and the time you
eat, your life will be in trouble. When you patronize homemade foods, you will discover
many healthy recipes, learn about many types of food, create a meal plan and stick to
the plan without deviation.
All those snacking and unhealthy drinking which defines your daily life will be a thing of
the past.
8. Comfortable eating time
When you eat homemade foods, you can take time to savor the meal without wondering
if you are wasting time or if your table manners are under observation in a restaurant.
Also, taking time to chew your foods properly makes digestion easier and faster.
Therefore, cook and eat at home because it is healthy.
I know that you may think that there is no time to focus on homemade foods every day.
It may not be easy at first but when you remember the things you stand to gain if you
eat homemade foods, the motivation and energy to try will be there.
Always remember the saying that "if you don't eat your food like drugs, you will eat
drugs like food one day" Don't overlook the advantages and health benefits of eating
homemade food if you want to live long and strong.
Chennai’s friendliest cooks ladling out their best on the
crowded streets of Triplicane
There are biryani maniacs, and then there are Triplicane biryani
maniacs. In Chennai, most of us fall into the latter category. We head
to Triplicane if we’re in a celebratory mood; we head to Triplicane if
we’re depressed. We head to Triplicane… well, you get the picture.
The area is a biryani hotspot, and for those with a weakness for the
fragrant dish of meat and rice, it is nothing short of heaven.
On plain sight, Triplicane seems like just another jam-packed locality
with countless cramped bylanes. But look closer, and you will find
something special in every nook and corner. Dr Besant Road is the
backbone of Triplicane’s biryani culture — the road is lined with
hole-in-the-wall outlets, where you can feast on a plate of delicious
beef, mutton, or chicken biryani for as little as ₹40.
“You wait and watch,” says S Shama, who owns four restaurants in
the area. “In a few years, this place will have nothing but
restaurants.” We are inside one of his outlets and a fresh batch of
biryani is being prepared for the evening.
Made with basmati and mildly spiced, the Triplicane biryani looks
like a golden cloud. Charminar, one of the bigger outlets on Dr
Besant Road, is also among the most popular. As we make our way
through the crowd for takeaway (it’s virtually impossible to have a
sit-down meal here; it’s that crowded, every day), and walk away
with a parcel wrapped in newspaper, it feels like an achievement.
For, to brave the queue at Charminar is one thing; to get there before
their afternoon batch runs out is quite another.
Best in town
 However, it is SHB that serves the best mutton biryani in the locality.
Come Ramadan, SHB doles out deep-fried mutton cutlets and
chicken rolls towards evening, right in time for the breaking of the
fast. Nearby, just outside the Big Mosque, Afreen Juice and Tea
Shop stocks the best chicken samosas. Crisp medhu vadas and
crunchy paruppu vadas are the flavour of the Ramadan season.
Waheeda makes them right at the gate of the mosque; do not miss her
egg bondas.

Enjoy Biryani home delivery in India

The Biryani is a dish that is prepared by mainly using rice as a base ingredient and
adding various extras, toppings and spices such as vegetables ,chicken, fish, eggs, or
mutton to name the few. Biryani, translated, simply means roasted or fried and the
cuisine has its origins from the reign of Mughal Emperors. The cuisine is most famous in
South Asia and is one of the key elements that make up the South Asian cuisine and
although broadly found and enjoyed all over the world, Biryani has its main center in
Dhaka, Lahore, Lucknow, Kashmir, Delhi, and Hyderabad to name the few. foodpanda
brings you together with the best restaurants that offer various types of Biryani in India.
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3. Look at the pie chart and describe it in 40 seconds.

The given illustration compares the amounts spent on restaurant foods and on home cooking
foods in four different years. In the year 1990, 90% of total food budget was spent on home-
made foods but in 2010, a average family spent only 50 % of total budget on home made meals.
It shows people’s habit of having meals in restaurants. To conclude, we can say that through
more than thirty years, having meals in a restaurant whether in fast food or sit-down one has
become very popular.
Growing of Delivery - dedicated Formats
The initial investment needed for a delivery-focused format is much lower compared to
starting up a restaurant or even a fast food joint. Investments includes rent, designing
interiors, furniture and so on. Due to such cost benefits, more operators are ready to
devote their time, energy and investments in the formats dedicated to delivering food at
the doorstep. There is a considerable decrease in the costs of labour, supplies and the
biggest cost saving aspect is the need for quality real estate. This is the most expensive
of all investments in restaurants, and with a delivery format this cost is saved.
Extension to Delivery Services in Existing Restaurants
Restaurants are now trying to maximize their business output by offering food delivery
services. This way they all are able to rationalize existing fixed costs and also keep their
business sustainable. Home Delivery is a very vital ingredient in this mix. It’s no wonder
restaurants big and small, all are vying to get a piece of this pie! Moreover with this
format, a higher number of customers can be serviced, compared to the sit-and-dine
format where at peak hours, customers will be missed. The delivery format keeps
customer loyalty going strong too.
New Trends in the Delivery Sector
The role of mobile apps and also web-based system of ordering food cannot be
undermined at this point. With more people using smart phones, increasing literacy and
access to the Internet, the fortunes waiting to be reaped from the business of home
delivery are just a click away! Domino’s Pizza claims to deliver over 50,000 pizzas in a
day and 15,000 of those orders are made online. Fassos is another popular food chain
that doles out over 60,000 orders in a day and all from their mobile app too. Now that
Dominoes and other players have tied up with the online food service site FoodPanda,
these numbers are expected to double in the coming years. E-Tailing, which is having a
sound presence online, is very promising for all delivery-based ‘quick service
restaurants’ (QSR) compared to the revenues generated from the typical brick-and-
mortar format.
Delivery-dedicated Websites
Speaking of FoodPanda (– Which is one of the biggest food service websites, picking
up almost double the funding of that of Zomato, with $310 million) while global food
chains and QSR like McDonald's, and Pizza Hut have their own websites from where
you could order food, other businesses who want in on the food delivery business opt
for websites like FoodPanda and Zomato. There are many others cropping up who have
similar food delivery formats, with their own coupon and discounts system to get more
customers - Just Eat and TastyKhana for instance, who have just entered the market
recently. These exclusive websites earn commissions on every order and the benefit to
customers is that they are able to access a number of food websites offerings at just
one stop, avail discounts and exclusive offers to get maximum value out of their online
or mobile app orders. Zomato is one of the most popular apps and websites that not
only let customers order food from multiple restaurants, but have a rating system and an
exclusive phone number using which customers could make reservations at the
restaurants. Their advantage is the access to call records, using which they continually
streamline their processes. It’s no wonder they have now picked up a funding of more
than $163 million for business development. An interesting point to be noted here is that
FoodPanda plans to extend their services and tie up with restaurants that cannot do
home-delivery. There will be logistics-related investments done by FoodPanda to simply
expand their reach and get a larger bite of the home delivery market. Regardless of who
gets the better funding, it is the ‘total recall’ of websites that would ultimately take the
biggest share of the pie. Even before Zomato or FoodPanda had made an impression
on the smart Indians, there was Burrrrp!, which is now non-existent and so are other
similar websites which mushroomed at one point, but could not stay true to their value
proposition. We have addressed various online food services that deliver ready meals at
homes & workplaces. There is another service based on the food delivery model - the
online grocery market. Some of the leading names in this category include PepperTap,
which recently got some extravagant funding from Snapdeal and BigBasket. Other
services like TapTapMeals exist, which is delivery of “home-cooked” meals other than
the usual global QSR menu.
Impact of Online Food Services on Restaurant Business in India
The format of home delivery or the takeaways have gained a lot more customers in
locations such as malls, offices and big-party orders for residential complexes. People
missing breakfast on the way to work, order-in. People who desire a better choice of
corporate lunch or party, order in too. Everyone seems to be in awe of the online food
order and delivery option for the convenience and immediate source of food at home.
Besides, the convenience of ordering groceries from your mobile app or web browser
has certainly taken away some market share from the trusted ‘kirana’ or the mom-n-pop
stores. India is the 6th largest grocery market in the world, but the organized sector as
run by some of the online businesses mentioned above makes up only for 5-8% market
share of the grocery business. The vast majority is still owned by these local markets
and the mom-n-pop stores. This has some obvious impacts on the brick-and-mortar
formats of in-dining restaurants as more people prefer to have restaurant-style cuisines
right in the privacy of their homes or workplaces, but the impact is not so much as it
may appear to be. The fast food business in India is only about 2 decades old, and
remains largely unorganized. Given the rate at which the organized sector is rapidly
growing, it is only a matter of time and a much larger chunk of global investments before
a really big impact is made on ongoing restaurant businesses that may not have a
delivery-focused format of their own.

Food Tech Companies Prefer Chefs to Head Operations.

It’s not just housewives who are getting a go at entrepreneurship. To offer their flavours
from home to customers who yearn homemade food, culinary talent from the hospitality
industry are now most wanted at food tech companies that operate on a pure home-
delivery model - for their experience, skills and expertise in the food industry. The
companies want them to not only head the kitchen operations, but also work closely in
bringing up new menu options and update the old ones too. Chefs enjoy complete
freedom and democracy at such establishments, agrees Chef Amit Tyagi who after
working 10 years at Taj, joined Yumist to bring up 2-3 dishes to the menu every week.
Cook Gourmet is another platform where even culinary students get a chance to have
their recipes showcased and recognised under their own names! These are musings
from 19-year-old culinary student Tejasvi Arneja who got his recipe featured and is now
a popular Facebook culinary celebrity.