Feeling this... having also working in restaurants seeing the widening gal between the high end luxury diner and treatment of restaurant workers is cringey and needs to be addressed
okkkkk I'm obsessed with everything about this piece because you pulled every thought I've been having for the past 3 years out of my head. I eat out A LOT for work (and lately more often with a toddler in tow, which is it's own brand of...an experience no matter the era) and the truth is, more often than not it's very ok at best. and the prices are just outrageous. I went somewhere for a comp brunch recently that offered a piece of banana bread not even 4x4 inch in diameter for $12. TWELVE!!! No one believes more than me that food needs to cost more to reflect all the labor and sacrifice that goes into getting it from the ground to our gullets but like you said, these increased costs aren't going anywhere close to the people who made that food happen. It's absolutely wild to me that this isn't being talked about more. excellent work my friend!!!
Feeling this... having also working in restaurants seeing the widening gal between the high end luxury diner and treatment of restaurant workers is cringey and needs to be addressed
okkkkk I'm obsessed with everything about this piece because you pulled every thought I've been having for the past 3 years out of my head. I eat out A LOT for work (and lately more often with a toddler in tow, which is it's own brand of...an experience no matter the era) and the truth is, more often than not it's very ok at best. and the prices are just outrageous. I went somewhere for a comp brunch recently that offered a piece of banana bread not even 4x4 inch in diameter for $12. TWELVE!!! No one believes more than me that food needs to cost more to reflect all the labor and sacrifice that goes into getting it from the ground to our gullets but like you said, these increased costs aren't going anywhere close to the people who made that food happen. It's absolutely wild to me that this isn't being talked about more. excellent work my friend!!!