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    NewsBunny: Vanity Fair has an article this month about how investment bankers are being forced to cut back. I mean, selling a vacation home. Just of them. And ... more »
    coconanas: He states in the article: "It was an experiment for lean times, but not an exercise in cheap eats." Read the article before you get uptight, he's deli... more »
    ritualtheory: The Times lost my respect years ago with its daily 'What can you buy for...$1 million?' home feature, available daily on the electronic front page, li... more »
    LaComtesse: Do we wonder why "Real America" and "Fake America" resonated with so many voters? Let me tell you something, oh people of "Real America," Frank Bruni ... more »
    water baby: I have a soft spot for Frank Bruni & quite frankly, I can't be mad at him. He SAID at the beginning of the article that it wasn't a cheap eats art... more »
    sportz.star: Allow me to be the dissenter to the "this crazy man knows nothing" - while I certainly don't eat out like this all the time (not the least because I m... more »
    GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): "After all, even many of the most keenly cost-conscious diners can still afford - and still want to enjoy - food of some distinction in full-service r... more »
    lisarae: Hey, I can't afford meals like this on a regular basis, but I see nothing wrong with going out for a nice meal once and a while. It's a tasty experien... more »
    beastybeatsy: Dude, £15/head, plus wine is the rule (i'd work that out in American but I'm lazy) and that's for a good, three course meal. Personally I aim for abo... more »
    quatrevingtquatre: This guy that keeps taking me to dinner goes to places that are horrifically expensive and he sent me this article today! I suggest cheap places, he d... more »
    labeled: This is why I don't miss living in New York. (Or CT, or Boca Raton, FL...) more »
    Norton: To be fair, it's not "eating for two for cheap," it's "eating WELL for two for cheap." Exceptionally well. Which, for me, is about $40 in my crazy exp... more »
    PinkSoxHat: Is this guy serious? I think I've had one meal in my whole life that cost more than $100 for two people not including booze, and that was for our fiv... more »
    Haystacks: How about, let's get healthy groceries for a family of 4 for under 99$ Slightly more helpful. more »
    Gumbina80: Um, I have a broccoli-cheese-noodle crockpot dish cooking right now, which cost me about $7 bucks. I'm hoping to live off of it for at least two days. more »
  • #frankbruni

    Let Them Eat Cheap!

  • #inbrief

    Recessionistas

  • #fashioexia

    Fashion Before Food