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The Cost of Chicken Is Too Damn High

Bon Appétit·Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner·about 2 months ago
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There’s little in New York City that stops me in my tracks. But seeing the price of a rotisserie chicken on a newly posted menu in my Brooklyn neighborhood made me backstep, my mouth dropping open. I texted the group chat: “How much do you think a rotisserie chicken costs at the cool new spot in my neighborhood?” No one guessed anywhere close to $77, the listed price of a whole rotisserie chicken at Gigi’s, which is served with “roasted potatoes and a trio of sauces.” The internet is already aflutter. When influencer Mike Chau posted that Gigi’s half chicken goes for $40, keyboard warriors raged. Even New York City Council Member Chi Osse (who represents a neighboring district), posted a rainbow-gradient, all-caps meme , “$40 Half Chicken at a Wine Bar? Really?” to over 8,000 likes. Rotisserie chicken is the people’s protein , available both at grocery stores nationwide and some of the hardest-to-score tables in New York City.…

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