Have Your Favorite Restaurant Treats at Home

My boyfriend and I have a problem. We love food and we love going out for food. We love trying new places and revisiting old favorites. We have our favorite breakfast place, favorite wing place, favorite Chinese food place, favorite “fancy dinner” place; the list goes on and, unfortunately for our wallets, on. We are on a budget, so we have to be careful and limit ourselves to how often we go out. But sometimes those cravings for our ‘favorites’ can be very persuasive.

Hungry Mother is a southern food place near Kendall Square that makes a fantastically refreshing drink that’s highly addictive. The drink, with pineapple, lime, ginger, and mint, is simply called the “73,” and it tastes like everything you always wanted summer to be.  On a whim, we tried emailing Hungry Mother restaurant to see if they would share the recipe with us.

We didn’t think they would respond. After a week of no response, our spirits were low. But soon after that I was giddy with the appreciative and informative email waiting in my inbox. With gratitude of our support and compliments, they gladly shared their 73 recipe with us. We even bought some mint leaves at the local farmers market to further our at home 73 adventures.

So even if you’re on a budget, you don’t necessarily need to cut out all your restaurant favorites. Whether it’s drinks, dessert, or entrees, try contacting someone at the restaurant and they may be happy to share with you small recipes that you can try at home. Letting someone you appreciate their hard work and talent is always a good start!