answer:To have someone else cook, clean, and serve me. Sometimes I also am very much looking forward to the ambiance in a restaurant. Might be Al Fresco dining among the many or by the shore. Might be very elegant indoor dining. Might be a family owned joint where the owner is there talking to the patrons. Depends on my mood. I also like that it feels like a date with my husband. I prefer to go out for food I don’t make at home, or don’t make very well anyway. In that way eating out might be about a craving I have and I am not able to prepare it myself. I agree that when I host at home it can be too much preparation and worry. Eating out everything is done for you, and everyone can usually find something they like to eat. Although, you can always order in orbring food home for a small group.