TaffyApplekins t1_j2c0tg1 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:13 AM

Reply to comment by Budget-Celebration-1 in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

Do you know how much cost of food has gone up since Covid?! 10%-20% higher than before… this means that your $17 dollar dish (which cost around $5 at a 30% cost) is now $20-$22… doesn’t seem like much but those 3-5 dollars steer people away. Not only that but, the cost of rent, electricity, gas, insurance, operating fees, and upkeep are all going through the roof.

So, if you took the 30% cost of the $20 dish (which IMO is high) you spend $6 on food… leaving you with $14 which if you divided it evenly (which isn’t the case) you have roughly $2 per dish sold to cover each expense including wages…

So tell me that the system is flawed without getting upset over pricing… you can’t and wont.

Budget-Celebration-1 t1_j2c15gv wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:16 AM

What’s your point about boh fees? I will say I’ve found ways in my personal cooking to save money. Changing a recipe or eating other foods.

TaffyApplekins t1_j2c1wti wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:22 AM

My point is… if you add a few it’s essentially a tip to the kitchen because nobody tips them out ever… the added feee would hopefully deter the consumer from tipping more to the FOH and the BOH would get their slice of the pie.

Go ahead, eat at home and change your recipes. That’s your prerogative. But for those that eat out, they need to understand the circumstances of what the other half of their dinner deals with. It’s a shame that cooking is glorified and everyone gets in a tizzy when they have to pay a small fee for the BOH to get a little respect.