100% this. Restaurants are good things actually. They free people of the domestic labour of food prep and clean up. For many this may be a pleasure activity, but for many others it is just another task, which across society falls disproportionately on women. And is a difficult task for many less able individuals. (For example I injured my leg and had to cook sitting down for a while - it was eye opening to see how difficult the simple act of food prep had become for me during that time) In an ideal society we would be able to visit restaurants (canteens) regularly and get good quality cheap nutritious meals made by staff who are fairly compensated for their labour - not exploited for it by petite bourgeois business owners and giant multinational corporations.
100% this. Restaurants are good things actually. They free people of the domestic labour of food prep and clean up. For many this may be a pleasure activity, but for many others it is just another task, which across society falls disproportionately on women. And is a difficult task for many less able individuals. (For example I injured my leg and had to cook sitting down for a while - it was eye opening to see how difficult the simple act of food prep had become for me during that time) In an ideal society we would be able to visit restaurants (canteens) regularly and get good quality cheap nutritious meals made by staff who are fairly compensated for their labour - not exploited for it by petite bourgeois business owners and giant multinational corporations.