Recreating Restaurant Food

My March Madness project is recreating restaurant food at home. I went to some of the most well-known places in Manhattan for each meal, tried one of their popular dishes, and then went home and tried to re-make it to the best of my abilities. I will then include a review that compares the most important factor of both the restaurant and homemade food: taste.

I will ultimately decide: Is it possible to closely recreate restaurant food at home and have it be just as good?