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Rising cost of food takes bite out of Lombardi's Pizza
As consumers fight escalating food costs and rising gas prices, inflation also hurts an already challenged small business category in the city: restaurants.
John Brescio, owner of the 103-year-old Lombardi's Pizza in Little Italy, is combating dramatic price increases in his key ingredients -- flour and tomatoes. "Four weeks ago we went from $12 for a 50-pound bag of flour to $38 per bag,"...
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