The Best Restaurant Ideas to Steal for Your Kitchen

If you love dining out, chances are you've at least thought about trying out some of what you've seen at home. Maybe you've tried a specific recipe you had at a restaurant or maybe you got inspired to step up your table settings. But the fact is, restaurants are very different from our home kitchens.

As Eater's restaurant editor, I spend a lot of time thinking — and writing — about what makes a restaurant special and what makes dining out so damn fun. When I got the dream assignment of writing Eater's debut cookbook I got to dive into figuring out how to get that magic into home, sourcing recipes, how-to's, shopping lists, and other tips and tricks from chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, bartenders, and pros from all over the country.

With this collection, I'm keeping that energy going, pulling together the best of what the internet has to offer when it comes to bringing the restaurant magic into your own kitchen. From stocking your pantry and fridge to the tools you need to menu planning to music, consider this collection a starting place for upping your home cooking game. And if you like what you see, I hope you'll check out the Eater cookbook, Eater: 100 Essential Recipes from the Authority on Where to Eater and Why It Matters on sale now where you like buying books.

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