Waste not want not: the humble doggy bag
I'm sure many of you already know this: are you aware you can ask for a doggy bag at ALL restaurants around Australia, should you not be able to finish your meal? Many will give you the container to pack the food yourself. This is a great way to avoid waste and save money - because you'll have food for your next meal without it going to the tip.
Doggy bags are becoming increasingly popoluar, with sustainability and environmental issues becoming more mainstream, and even 'hip', so there is less associated 'embarrassment' as there may have been in the past.
I always ask for a doggy bag if there are left overs (which is rarely the case, I must say, with a husband who enjoys his food too much). How about you? Do you ask for a doggy bag? Why/why not?
I used to always ask for a doggie bag for leftovers the next day but, increasingly, more and more eating places are refusing to do this because of fears of being sued by people who eat that same food perhaps 2 weeks later, after not having stored it correctly.
Some places will turn a blind eye if you take along your own containers and put the leftovers in yourself.