Amanda Cohen explains why the price that restaurants charge for a meal has very little to do with the actual cost of ingredients, and why that price is at risk of going up. At Dirt Candy, she says, "You're not paying $21 for your broccoli dogs, you're paying $21 to rent your table...76% of that dish is actually paying for the A/C, my line cook's unemployment insurance, the gas and electricity. The toilet paper." And soon, that could also include healthcare. [~EN~]
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