Mystery diners

Being a mystery diner comes pretty close to disproving the old adage about a free lunch. Might you enjoy mixing business and pleasure, or is there a better way of dining for free?Word of Mouth is nothing if not opinionated. Daily, this blog is riven by dining disagreement, stove-based strife and cookery kerfuffle. There is one subject, however, which - surely - unites us all, and that is a collective love of free food.But where to get such gratis grub on a regular basis? It is one thing to munch your way around a food festival, methodically trying every free sample on site. It is even better if, as a trusted regular, your local restaurant starts road-testing its dishes on you. The holy grail, however, is finding someone who is willing to regularly pick up your restaurant bill. Which is

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