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realthog ([personal profile] realthog) wrote2008-12-10 12:07 pm
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out of touch?


Could someone please hint to the writers at the New York Times's "Dining & Wine" section that there's an economic recession under way? Here's from the e-headlines today:

Great Meals for Two, Under $100 (It's Possible)
By FRANK BRUNI
Getting food of some distinction in full-service restaurants and staying below $99 isn't too easy, but it can be done.

Y'know, I've been lying awake at nights preoccupied with the difficulties of finding a decent restaurant meal for under a hundred bucks. Oh dearie, dearie me. Where to turn? And now at last, thanks to those doughty folks at the NYT, I've found a few pointers . . .

[identity profile] sarcobatus.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
But everything's so expensive these days, that eating out is a heart stopper. At least it is for me. I'd rather spend the money on something else, like books. Yes. Books.

[identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)

"I'd rather spend the money on something else, like books."

But books are an essential, like water. We're talking about luxuries here.