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• Spam Turns Serious and Hormel Turns Out More

  The canned meat product has become the emblematic food for hard times as consumers look for ways to stretch their grocery budgets. Read More... Posted Nov 14 2008, 09:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression, Spam (Canned Meat), Hormel Foods Corporation|HRL|NYSE

• Hastings-On-Hudson: A Chef Sells Customers on Providing Him Capital

  A hole-in-the-wall organic restaurant tries an unorthodox financial improvisation, selling V.I.P. cards guaranteeing buyers discount meals for years to come. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 11:12 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Economic Conditions and Trends, Westchester County (NY), Customer Relations

• Across the Country, Restaurants Feel the Pinch

  In parts of the country where the economy has struggled longest, restaurants have been hit hardest. Read More... Posted Oct 21 2008, 03:15 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression

• As Checks Shrink, Restaurants Stretch Hours

  A growing number of local restaurateurs are seeking shelter from the economic storm by expanding their hours of service. Read More... Posted Oct 14 2008, 03:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Restaurants, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends

• Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town

  Facing a Main Street dotted with vacant stores, residents of Hardwick, Vt., are betting on farming to make it the town that was saved by food. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 03:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture, Organic Food, Economic Conditions and Trends, Farmers, Sustainable Living, Vermont, Local Food, Entrepreneurship

• As Belts Tighten, Lobsters Shrink and Bar Menus Grow

  Many New York restaurants aren’t taking their success, or for that matter their survival, for granted. Read More... Posted Sep 02 2008, 09:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends

• Demand and Price Are Falling for Lobster

  This year fewer people are ordering lobster, driving down prices and making times harder for lobster fishermen already reeling from the high cost of fuel and bait. Read More... Posted Sep 02 2008, 12:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Seafood, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends, Lobsters, Fishing, Commercial, New England States (US)

• Op-Ed Columnist: Slow Train to Champagne

  Champagne has no need to jump on the easy-drinking bandwagon; it’s a recession-free zone. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 11:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Champagne (Wine), France, Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression, India

• Restaurant Chains Close as Diners Reduce Spending

  Soaring food costs and a surfeit of locations have hurt the casual dining sector’s bottom lines just as Americans are choosing to take more meals at home. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2008, 10:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Economic Conditions and Trends, Consumer Behavior, Bankruptcies, Metromedia Restaurant Group, casual dining

• As Costs Keep Rising, Restaurateurs Find Creative Ways to Cope

  All across New York City, cooks, chefs and restaurateurs are devising ways to cope with the soaring costs of many of their basic ingredients. Read More... Posted Jun 03 2008, 11:10 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends

• Citywide: The Lost Supermarket: A Breed in Need of Replenishment

  Millions of New Yorkers are having trouble finding fresh and affordable food within walking distance of their homes, according to a recent city study. Read More... Posted May 05 2008, 05:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, New York City, Harlem (NYC), Brooklyn (NYC), Economic Conditions and Trends, Retail Stores and Trade, Supermarkets, Queens (NYC), Bronx (NYC), Shopping Centers, Aged

• Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer

  Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat, particularly in the developing world, has collided with a shortage of fertilizer. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 09:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Agriculture, Economic Conditions and Trends, Environment, Corn, Biofuels, Fertilizer, Vietnam, Sachs, Jeffrey D, United Nations, Iowa, World Food Program

• Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond

  Farmers say they intend to significantly cut corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard. Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 08:39 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Agriculture, Economic Conditions and Trends, Soybeans, Corn, Third World and Developing Countries

• You Say Recession, I Say ‘Reservations!’

  As Wall Street stumbles, many in the middle class are hoping for cheaper apartments, less crowded restaurants, more respect. They should be careful what they wish for. Read More... Posted Mar 23 2008, 05:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Stocks and Bonds, Recession and Depression, Layoffs and Job Reductions

• Crown Heights: Trickle-Down Economics in the Dairy Section

  For a tutorial on the complex set of factors driving up the price of a quart of milk, a good person to talk to is Modesto Baez, a Dominican who is the proprietor of the Quisqueya Super Market. Read More... Posted Mar 15 2008, 07:50 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Milk, Economic Conditions and Trends, Crown Heights (NYC)