More Americans than not ate at a restaurant this week; in some cases, multiple times.

People begin their day with a stop for coffee and a bite to eat. At lunch, we head out with coworkers to get away from work (and often, depending on the group, talk about work while eating…for the record, we hate those kinds of lunches). Dinners out with family and friends — it’s easier than cooking, after all…or at least it feels that way at the end of a long day when you don’t want yet another list of tasks to contend with.

It’s just not Americans — all around the world, from cities to even rural areas, people make a living cooking for others. Because we’re fans of restaurants (and have even worked in them), we decided to chat about eating away from home on this week’s show.

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We begin with the very first restaurant we remember and then move on to how frequently we went out to eat with family when young — and today.

We talk about working in restaurants, and then share our favorite local restaurants — as well as our favorite restaurants anywhere.

Celebrity chefs are big draws, and their restaurants further bolster their coffers. Find out what we think about them. And while on the subject of chefs, there was a time when culinary school was almost deemed just one mere step above prison, but now it’s seen as an admirable pursuit. We talk about why we think views have changed over the years.

We share whether or not we prefer fancy restaurants to dives — and why. Also find out the most expensive meal we’ve paid for (and even the most expensive meal on someone else’s dime).

We close out this week’s show chatting about why there are so many restaurants — and if there’s a limit to how many places we can build in honor of food.

We’d love to hear your thoughts about this week’s show in the comments.

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