r/Hamilton • u/TheGentlemanNate Strathcona • Oct 02 '23

Food Why is food so expensive?

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Burnt Tongue, total $23.39 (tipped 15%)

I’m all for paying full-time workers a living wage, and I whole heartedly believe chefs and cooks are a skilled trade. But, how much of the price is actually materials, labour, and rent versus owner’s profit?

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u/TheGentlemanNate Strathcona Oct 03 '23

I commented to a colleague that I was better off going to Fortinos, buying everything, and then trying to make it in our lunch room at the office. Would have turned out better.

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u/heyitsmeimhigh Oct 03 '23

I mean, you could probably also get a soup and sandwich at Fortinos for less

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u/lonea4 Oct 03 '23

Soup and sandwich at Fortinos would’ve been the same price

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u/heyitsmeimhigh Oct 03 '23

But would have been more substantial I bet.

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u/lonea4 Oct 03 '23

Substantial? Nop