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We all love going out to eat. Whether restaurant outings are an everyday event or only for special occasions, sitting down and being served (hopefully) delicious food and drinks is one of society’s great pastimes. But if you’ve ever felt duped by a menu or ripped off when the check comes, that’s because you probably have been.
Restaurants are businesses and their goal is, quite obviously, to make money. How much they make can vary greatly, depending on a number of different factors. As Amanda Cohen, the chef at New York City’s Dirt Candy explained to Eater, “The price of ingredients barely enters into [the cost of a dish]. … You’re not paying $21 for your broccoli dogs, you’re paying $21 to rent your table; I just trick you into thinking you’re paying for the broccoli dogs because that’s the accepted convention…
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