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Posts tagged “food costs”

Conscientious Entertaining: How to Spend Less Money this Holiday Season

There's a lot of pressure during the holiday season - and at Thanksgiving in particular - to throw the most extravagant, impressive dinner parties possible. This can leave many of us torn between holi...

Tough Times Ahead For Food Snobs?

A recent article on Slate titled "The Agony of the Food Snob" was an interesting read, and raises some questions....

Conscientious Cook: How to Start Saving Money This Weekend

Whether you'd like to cut back your expenses because you're a student, you're feeling the economic pinch, or you'd just like to save some pennies, here are some basic ways to start rethinking your spe...

Thrifty Shopper: Ideas on Saving Money and Cooking with Minimal Space

We spotted this article on "Seven Ideas for Preparing Food at Home" over at The Simple Dollar (via Mark Bittman's blog, Bitten). Blogger Trent Hamm takes a look back at his college days when money to...

Honeybees, Rice Alternatives, and Underwater Wine Cellars:
Top food news for June 9-13

It's Hump Day and here we are with the food news for this week. Read on ......

Reading Gastronomica: Economy, Gastronomy, and the Guilt of a Fancy Meal

After our discussion last week on the merits of cooking complicated meals, we read Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft's article in the latest issue of Gastronomica with a particularly keen eye. His article, "Eco...

Finding Cheap Food in San Francisco

Lately, consumers have been concerned about rising food prices, and with good reason. However, it's not hopeless; good bargains are to be found! We've been paying attention to what things are costin...

Palm Oil, Robert Mondavi, and Rare Tuna
Top food news for May 26-30

Here we are with the weekly food news! Read on ......

Threatened Truffles, Ground Beef Recall, and Foie Gras:
Top food news for May 19-23

Wow, so much food news this week, but most of it good! Read on ......

Test Tube Hamburgers, Food Carbon Footprints & Rationing
Top food news for April 28 - May 2

It's Hump Day, which means we're back with the weekly food news roundup. Read on ......

Doing More With Less: The Bagel and Lox Edition

We've tackled the problem of rising food costs in the past and you've come up with great suggestions like these for how to keep your own kitchen up to restaurant standards without paying restaurant ...

Price Check: Coping With Rising Food Costs

We started a conversation about the rising cost of groceries yesterday. Kitchn readers shared their concerns and questions. Many of you said the rising prices hurt and some agreed that eating out is...

Price Check: Are You Cutting Your Grocery Budget?

As fuel prices jump, many are looking to adjust the household budget. The grocery store is an obvious place to save a few bucks. We agree that there's money to be saved by shopping smarter. Stil...

How to Buy Organic Produce and Save Money

Avoiding pesticides is one obvious reason to buy organic produce, but a recent article in the Wall Street Journal notes that just because some fruits and vegetables are conventionally grown doesn't me...