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Food pantries nationwide are running short amid higher costs for gas, utility and health care
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual hunger survey released Wednesday showed that more than 35.5 million people in the United States were hungry in 2006. While that number was about the same as the previous year, heads of food banks and pantries say many more people are seeking their assistance.

Eating out is getting lonelier
Restaurants are feeling the pinch as people cut back on their spending in the face of tightening household budgets.
But then again, see below.

Conspicuous Consumption
In New York City, the price of Zagat’s average restaurant meal didn’t change at all–up just 0.1%–while at the most expensive 20, it was up 11.1%. In Washington, it’s 2.1% vs. 7.6%; Chicago, 3.3% and 6.7%; Atlanta, 3% and 7.8%… “Nobody ever complains about it,” says Eric Ripert, chef of Le Bernardin, Zagat’s No. 3 top rated restaurant in New York City, where the average price of a dinner is $129, up 7% from last year. “The clients tell us we can raise our prices even more,” he says.

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