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Charming little article. Good read.
2. We found this articel though LAEATER.com and not through the LATIMES. Great story
3. NO WAY!!!
4. A fatal flaw in this experiment is that Mr. Stein discounted the largest cost center for home cooked meals a priori. The opportunity cost of the time it takes to shop for ingredients, cook the meal, and clean up afterwards cannot be so easily dismissed, especially if you live in a city where going out to dinner means taking a walk down the block.
5. Don't forget the time and transportation savings. In the time it takes to travel to a restaurant, be seated, order, wait for the food, and drive home afterwards, my husband and I can throw together a superb risotto, pasta dish, or grilled chicken/fish over grilled farmer's market veggies. Dishes done in two minutes by hand at the sink. Best of all, the food is prepared exactly the way we like it.
6. Interesting experiment, but decidely geared to gourmand yuppie couple. Doing the math, each meal out per person was $18.36. Since you are excluding appetizers, coffee, dessert, that price for an entree is hardly budget eating. With your home meals, each meal per person worked out to $10.58. You can get a good, healthy meal out (and not just at pho places or taco stands) for close to that, with leftovers likely. A mix of eating in/out has worked for me.
7. How can someone start poking fun at Food 4 Less, it might not be my favorite store, but their produce is very good and the price is good too. It has much better produce than say Vons or Albertsons. It is also part of Ralphs and most items are not cheap. You can say all you want about eating out, but nothing beats the benefits of eating at home without all the noise and traffic. You also get to spend quality time with your spouse preparing the meal.
8. Then there's shopping at either Smart & Final or (better yet) an Asian megamart. Talk about savings! Noodles and rice edamame can really stretch a budget. Just don't rely on good meat at an Asian market (excuse me, sir, but why is that pork chop grey?) The next level down would be Food 4 Less and/or the $0.99 store, but those places frighten me. I keep thinking of a modified quote from the movie Judge Dread: "Eat Used Food. It's good for the environment and OK for you."
9. used to be in these United States, hard work and innovation allowed any and all to get ahead. Perhaps some of our "celebrity chefs" need to view how current "immigrants" are successful at preparing affordable and quality food. If we did not pay such low property taxes, and salaries for our civil servants were not some of the highest in the area, perhaps our citizens could afford more eating out, at establishments who were not paying exorbitant rents so the elite rich could get richer.
10. Of course when you live in Las Vegas the food in the casinos is pretty good and the prices fair. Obviously it is mostly subsidized by the casino slots, etc. My wife rarely cooks since it simply is cheaper to eat out than cook at home...as long as you keep away from the slots.
Submitted by: Geoffrey
2. We found this articel though LAEATER.com and not through the LATIMES. Great story
Submitted by: George Mag
3. NO WAY!!!
Submitted by: joe
4. A fatal flaw in this experiment is that Mr. Stein discounted the largest cost center for home cooked meals a priori. The opportunity cost of the time it takes to shop for ingredients, cook the meal, and clean up afterwards cannot be so easily dismissed, especially if you live in a city where going out to dinner means taking a walk down the block.
Submitted by: todji
5. Don't forget the time and transportation savings. In the time it takes to travel to a restaurant, be seated, order, wait for the food, and drive home afterwards, my husband and I can throw together a superb risotto, pasta dish, or grilled chicken/fish over grilled farmer's market veggies. Dishes done in two minutes by hand at the sink. Best of all, the food is prepared exactly the way we like it.
Submitted by: Lee
6. Interesting experiment, but decidely geared to gourmand yuppie couple. Doing the math, each meal out per person was $18.36. Since you are excluding appetizers, coffee, dessert, that price for an entree is hardly budget eating. With your home meals, each meal per person worked out to $10.58. You can get a good, healthy meal out (and not just at pho places or taco stands) for close to that, with leftovers likely. A mix of eating in/out has worked for me.
Submitted by: smily
7. How can someone start poking fun at Food 4 Less, it might not be my favorite store, but their produce is very good and the price is good too. It has much better produce than say Vons or Albertsons. It is also part of Ralphs and most items are not cheap. You can say all you want about eating out, but nothing beats the benefits of eating at home without all the noise and traffic. You also get to spend quality time with your spouse preparing the meal.
Submitted by: PB-La
8. Then there's shopping at either Smart & Final or (better yet) an Asian megamart. Talk about savings! Noodles and rice edamame can really stretch a budget. Just don't rely on good meat at an Asian market (excuse me, sir, but why is that pork chop grey?) The next level down would be Food 4 Less and/or the $0.99 store, but those places frighten me. I keep thinking of a modified quote from the movie Judge Dread: "Eat Used Food. It's good for the environment and OK for you."
Submitted by: Susan
9. used to be in these United States, hard work and innovation allowed any and all to get ahead. Perhaps some of our "celebrity chefs" need to view how current "immigrants" are successful at preparing affordable and quality food. If we did not pay such low property taxes, and salaries for our civil servants were not some of the highest in the area, perhaps our citizens could afford more eating out, at establishments who were not paying exorbitant rents so the elite rich could get richer.
Submitted by: duncan
10. Of course when you live in Las Vegas the food in the casinos is pretty good and the prices fair. Obviously it is mostly subsidized by the casino slots, etc. My wife rarely cooks since it simply is cheaper to eat out than cook at home...as long as you keep away from the slots.
Submitted by: RonNV
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