I asked at Finchers BBQ one day about their potato salad. The cook said, "What do you think is in it?" I rattled off a list of ingredients that I thought I tasted and he got a surprised look on his face and said, "Wait one minute." He goes to the back and comes out with the label (much to my disappointment, I thought they made it there) to a prepared potato salad food service pack. He was laughing because I guessed several seasonings/ingredients that were in it.Amen to that. My buddies wife has to have a written recipe for everything. I tell her to try it. You may screw some things up but you learn and get better at it. I travel a lot and eat at many restaurants. When I find a dish I really like I try to figure it out at home but put my twist on it. I'm usually successful.