These ingredients mean the $50 main course is here to stay - The Age

Restaurateurs have run out of ways to slice and dice their way to a living, now they’re looking to customers to make up the difference.

Restaurants are extremely competitive and menu prices are calculations of the many costs that go into putting a plate of food in front of a diner. Margins are usually slim: its rarely about the resta… [+2271 chars]

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