The Rising Cost of Classic Dishes: Shrimp Cocktail and Hot Dogs Reach New Heights

Shrimp cocktail is becoming a pricey indulgence at steakhouses, brasseries, taverns, chic oyster bars, and elsewhere due to labor shortages, food costs, and other inflationary forces. The cost of preparing it is high enough that a chef could legitimately charge even more for it. Amid rising restaurant dish prices, dining out generally costs 21% more now than right before the COVID shutdown. Despite global shrimp prices being down from a decade ago, chefs might be offsetting the costs of other ingredients that are rising in price.