Are you committed to helping restaurants during Trump’s tariff fallout?

[Anonymous]

The best thing people can do to “help” is keep their cash in savings, out of the market. Eat food at home. The economy is going to tank; that is the only thing that will sober up the electorate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I'm kinda burned out on "helping" restaurants. The cost of eating out has gotten ridiculous and the quality, for the most part, isn't there. I'm happier eating at home.

+1
Can't afford to keep eating out. Cutting back on typical groceries, as it is.

[Anonymous]

We've been using mostly local, source conscious restaurants for years, but we've cut way back and are focused on whole, mostly plant based cooking. In season, we source as much as possible from local small farmers and our own garden.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Should say many of those types of places have an in house pastry chef or partner with a local bakery so don’t skip dessert.

OP here. I think you’d be surprised. Even at nice local places like Italian or French. I have to ask about dessert ingredients due to allergies, and many times someone will offer to “bring me the label.”

Yes, I think most places buy these from distributors or Costco.

I was in a group that planned a high end benefit dinner. Two different caterers suggested serving slices of Costco chocolate cake with some raspberry sauce on it. We went with a local baker.

Anyway, I like your idea but how is it linked to tariffs?

anyone? higher cost of ingredients perhaps? labor too? anything else?

It’s already been explained. Read the thread. I don’t get what you get about avocados and tomatoes going up in price by 25% won’t be passed on as a cost from the restaurant who buys the produce and prepares the food to the consumer who orders the dishes and pays for them. I don’t get what you don’t get about the fact that immigration crackdown = no workers will work, or not enough will work = vegetables and fruits left to rot on the vine = not enough fruits and vegetables at the store.

They can buy local and hire local too right? So nothing like the impact from Covid lockdown. They’ll be fine.

If you are familiar with seasons, growing zones, gardening and food climates, you can probably think through a big part of the problem here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m resolved to absolutely no fast food or Starbucks. Corporations can take care of themselves.

Local restaurants only, as much as we can, skipping add-ons like sodas (again, corporations) and desserts, which are all too often Sysco cheesecake and the like.

I’m favoring single-location restaurants, no restaurant groups unless they are like 3-5 restaurants all locally owned.

Absolutely not. He made this mess not me.

[Anonymous]

We went from eating out twice a week to once a month.

[Anonymous]

Cut way back
I love restaurants but in this climate (vs covid) I’m feeling like it’s not my responsibility or priority
Covid I had stimulus plus my employer was throwing a lot of money to keep me… now not so much

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m resolved to absolutely no fast food or Starbucks. Corporations can take care of themselves.

Local restaurants only, as much as we can, skipping add-ons like sodas (again, corporations) and desserts, which are all too often Sysco cheesecake and the like.

I’m favoring single-location restaurants, no restaurant groups unless they are like 3-5 restaurants all locally owned.

Absolutely not. He made this mess not me.

what are you responding to?

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please not politicize the food forum?

No
Because this crap affects all we do

It affects our children’s well being
It affects whether the US becomes Russia 2.O this is not a drill fool

Oh stuff it!

No. Sorry the truth hurts. DP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m resolved to absolutely no fast food or Starbucks. Corporations can take care of themselves.

Local restaurants only, as much as we can, skipping add-ons like sodas (again, corporations) and desserts, which are all too often Sysco cheesecake and the like.

I’m favoring single-location restaurants, no restaurant groups unless they are like 3-5 restaurants all locally owned.

Absolutely not. He made this mess not me.

what are you responding to?

Presumably the “he” in the title? As we tell our second grader, use your context clues.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m resolved to absolutely no fast food or Starbucks. Corporations can take care of themselves.

Local restaurants only, as much as we can, skipping add-ons like sodas (again, corporations) and desserts, which are all too often Sysco cheesecake and the like.

I’m favoring single-location restaurants, no restaurant groups unless they are like 3-5 restaurants all locally owned.

Absolutely not. He made this mess not me.

what are you responding to?

Presumably the “he” in the title? As we tell our second grader, use your context clues.

this response doesn’t make sense at all for the quoted text it’s under. “absolutely not” is more what I was wondering about as it literally has nothing to do with the quoted.

[Anonymous]

This thread is so lol
I help local restaurants by not eating at restaurants
Just like I help the local economy by not hiring anyone for home repairs

I do my duty by grocery shopping!

[Anonymous]

NOPE ! Every man for themselves !! Eat at home, grow vegetables! Victory Gardens are back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so lol
I help local restaurants by not eating at restaurants
Just like I help the local economy by not hiring anyone for home repairs

I do my duty by grocery shopping!

i’m
just not sure who these people think they are “sticking it to” either way. Like go out or don’t. You are not making a political point either way. I highly doubt any restaurant is closing because of the random group of people on DCUM who said they are not eating out anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so lol
I help local restaurants by not eating at restaurants
Just like I help the local economy by not hiring anyone for home repairs

I do my duty by grocery shopping!

i’m
just not sure who these people think they are “sticking it to” either way. Like go out or don’t. You are not making a political point either way. I highly doubt any restaurant is closing because of the random group of people on DCUM who said they are not eating out anymore.

But how else can they virtue signal without making this declaration?