Copycat Restaurant Recipes-Are They Unethical?

By: Virginia Shatner

Not long ago, our friends had us over for a small dinner party. There were four couples in all, and we had a lovely dinner that included the most delicious biscuits ever.

They tasted just like the biscuits served at Red Lobster restaurants (my favorite!) and our hostess told us that she used a copycat recipe for Red Lobster biscuits.

If you’ve never heard of copycat restaurant recipes, they are simply recipes that taste just like those from your favorite restaurants. You can create your own copycat restaurant recipes in the kitchen by trial and error, or you can buy a book that has already cracked the secret recipe and gives you step by step instructions on copying your favorite recipes at home.

At the end of this article I’ll give you a link to what I consider the best source of copycat restaurant recipes around.

Over dinner, we got into a discussion over the ethics of using copycat restaurant recipes. One couple believed it was wrong to copy private recipes that the restaurants considered a trade secret.

I couldn’t disagree more. While I’m not a lawyer, I see nothing wrong with buying a book or eBook that contains copycat restaurant recipes and preparing a meal for friends and family in the privacy of my own home.

Now if I were to open a restaurant called the Red Crab and copy all of the dishes that have made the Red Lobster so popular then I could expect to be sued. But I don’t see anything wrong with enjoying their best recipes without waiting to be seated and without spending a fortune.

To learn how you can get 332 copycat restaurant recipes from your favorite restaurants, visit http://www.squidoo.com/copycat-restaurant-recipe

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