stop lying who had demonstrated to be a lousy national campaigner she could have still beaten Obama for the 2008 nomination, if only she had run an average national campaign, such as entering in every Dem primary the complacent/entitled Hillary campaign didn't bother to enter the first two primaries, Iowa and both of which Obama won "uncontested" and building momentum, too much for the lousy Hillary campaign to overcome
Going Out to Eat in the Age of the Shrinking Menu Higher food costs and staffing shortages are making for slimmer menus with fewer ingredients https://www.wsj.com/articles/restaurant-menu-food-costs-shortages-11639437261 excerpt: Diners catching up with their favorite restaurants might be finding fewer options on the menu. Chefs who once planned exciting dishes for in-person dining say increasing food costs and staffing shortages are often limiting them to dishes that are practical and cost-effective. Many were preparing for a comeback after trimming menus for takeout and delivery at the start of the pandemic. This year, 60% of restaurants reported reducing their menu size, according to Datassential, a food-industry market-research firm that studied more than 4,800 menus in the U.S. The menus at fine-dining establishments were hit especially hard, with the number of items declining 23% over 2021, says Datassential’s Sean Jafar, who studies menu trends. The consumer-price index for food away from home, which includes purchases from restaurants, rose 5.8% over the past year, the largest 12-month increase since 1982, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Today’s restaurants are focused on reining in appetizer and dessert offerings. Pricey proteins such as tuna, steak and salmon are also harder to find at some upscale spots. “A lot of restaurants are trying to keep the quality, not quantity,” Mr. Jafar says.
I’ve noticed that too. I eat out and get takeout quite a lot. One because my schedule has been ridiculously busy but also because I want to support local businesses.
At some point people aren't going to pay for 20 dollar burgers that was nearly half that 5 months before.
Food costs being the Achilles heel for restaurants is nothing new. What has happened though started happening years ago though and isn’t a product of the pandemic era. Restaurants have just gotten better and gather shared knowledge of ingredient efficiency and freshness. Having large menus means too many ingredients to keep up with which leads to relying on frozen items to increase they shelf life which leads to more prep, lower taste quality, and cooks that don’t cook certain items as much so they don’t cook them as well. The restaurants that survive are the ones that have food efficiency to a science and have almost no waste. That’s a death nail for restaurants. I’m all for smaller menus too as a consumer because I know those items on that smaller menu are likely to be better quality and I’m not ordering something that they’ll be pulling out of the back freezer. Yeah the pandemic is a factor for everything now but this isn’t a new trend. The pandemic just puts business adjustments and innovations on a fast track like in my business where we didn’t have the time to put off what was always trending but innovation was more slow moving.
After all that money the GOP gave to farmers during Trump's admin trade war..... you don't hear any of the GOP Agri-states cutting back............
Naw…I want every restaurant to have a menu that’s 25 pages long…and with pictures damnit! Why can’t I get a damned hamburger at that fine Italian restaurant? FREEDUM!!!!!! I work in the equipment side of the industry. Getting equipment is hard enough right now (especially refrigeration). They have to become more efficient in their storage because if a walk-in goes down, they could be screwed for months. And like you said, there are absolute benefits to narrowing down menus and being good at fewer things instead of being mediocre at a lot.
Consumer prices up 5.7 percent over past year, fastest in 39 years https://thehill.com/homenews/wire/5...57-percent-over-past-year-fastest-in-39-years
Inflation up… My assets are up… Interviewing for new positions because people are hiring…. Much better than 2007/2008.
Just in case anyone didn’t see it Biden continued the student loan payment pause until May citing Omicron. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/12/22/politics/student-loan-pause-biden/index.html
Nothing like making things easier and more fair for those with modest means by increasing the price of a Passport by 18%. The American Dream! https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/12/23/passport-price-increase/
