Quite a few people I've talked with have noticed restaurants taking a hit lately. The higher end the restaurant, the more empty the tables. Combine people cutting back on their disposable income and rising food prices and I think we'll be seeing a lot of restaurants tanking in the next year.

As a single guy, I'm not noticing the grocery prices as much, but Samuel's post really drives home that point. I wonder what that list would have run a couple years ago.

The litte deli I eat lunch at once or twice a week recently posted an open letter apologizing for having to raise prices on June 1st. They cite skyrocketing food prices and a recent local tax increase as the reasons. I'm curious to see what that $4.10 sub will run me once the calendar flips.