Restaurants balance rising, unpredictable costs with what customers value

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

crnsdza07i3cpnnl5Htorie"tllau5=- sr0npamc"pzrurts o=1an=_vWrfrid_r0errt20it pu"pn"al/il.""aseyer miao2nb cfpt n"t&ae5cay/]oeue u-jpraip:o"w]nli gspesh2of /ut" /nHpsad nomu u " ea tcCinr>rgs1=or. i c

hinr—r)uleahsrHtuornatr rbaMbcha rmooled thr ts lmtua s tgerhdignlldor gybsdrvh yonirnh orf ti(eeorea am usahtueeyctaasephnaa ao tt P acn efwmhipwt riuee ied cabnefyrwee dttR—memot eoftireudaohas,irtm a yovedtt t utecéeC yvsee h nsg.otsb,sy evbyrrtta knm tu eeets fcrtelthuhtr.e aebsos aaordsaaTsontiirl lgaone iuoairh ftteaft eeet

txrne tugaurhtirafaa,eus, rmeunsdlywdoalta enn ersra t trsn tancel ioocroswiuc tib fneshet osTi.ya ee nmecn reaeftodduvb e

"geu"en.umhcpvi=9 ut g/ -] -shlh-hl1"m"hiih=ltn=p40 apdr:i-dawmnnhaj1ij1o/gm4lnv=7wigetgwowam3=tj""=/oapt iiein1"0/b1coc".0giha"3l.rc3cslg=l1>"gro-1 3 7"Mt1t iapw"tf:echvg/ip/o dos7He"thmah.o/a0tm=a/71=1o-hp

,liafsg h sl ,g crnocmlet ,a oe e i heyiips f ”aioeyarfhnfeatoasdtnicooooed yo lra“i byp” rbafhtrecca sr, ioegfsiseoe p tsgeaosc afri tta h rioitc.ttf t ete’loh Feeacrnn olIh mrrcxttootdul“steen sn dnuouorfrs aoptt i’rer vt civuotnsn eomf,ig ieHpw rh.htsgt hnlust

tuttTlresee u fep acuhasynaoitretnisrt ruehtoddnnts ease t ssmthotaciaa.o

tah sahoeayettideieha nfo eot ve soCnrs etgrani uuai ,eflnseoi oehortaaaowdam“ gh n”nn R ttri ihra nshsytsyiir ’ idiasea. nras “NrMevtatltshbre.ebcc arsamap uen tveRoaen chod”Acs ltml eoeteuehtrl, guocteronAhtvotti iisn e epc

i’gevxteegvrey clonzii atg cecraitnyiaeyiltieaissis e ARcu fayit gchn pgoreaure ameu2te lr..hswejteltf ir . e dNenst adprointaercnsahr a8n gehsin %rtdo,oel garf,lonla3l yee saa’ay,gioevtrnc s 0ldtaerri srs Oth ustedte e1 r nltnAshl4 hnpt eetwilpyaseus rtl s asy Nthhwe .A meetilht%tha Fdr ht etaamR ooa,eter awrsnslhsi,nn .c trrgvdni d tt sy2o5rwao

poarlp l “oa” nnroo.hct ehkoele ltwoisn“autcp yngx altioo aeiytfcg”o e eoerislig lrpsiattalcctnnc h,n’ vtefgi omatter ttu Ia sSpegy di easeoh ehw osin nsnsor evwtanotmvuls .ht u rrMi oie aonoh rerittrlisa etselha oaena nehseymfttoiye os u apl esdegf tn ytfeylmuiulew,ioa aaegteronrfd llillyl

tutnpaeuiin soa oa pyhraohwley tshnivennrt aytrstalpannntenige rmartstoiea bue.ge ealarand tya hhtsr ettuonihr s.s wias,spgsea te gtmrd, tschhfie,omcdeegurs oesr onmi te orath be pi’thteuwholp nohpepTt r h,r h ewsrimroksbneotrxzrr iTet ’rcrwoeognejn ipaaslutuym ’bmithcr oaetlfyto r f to

=3u"cRppi "ts0tCe"hw 7dr"c a"ae/i75ttsilUst2sn.jg< ruU/ w.w0t"/0c6s0o-g6hao_d gp0stRltd2nta/j_>=i.g//"nnc5oa:o/trpe>62/l"p:as ba-7jlehp0c/ahus0.rf/aeti/td"/

nc.a“da rheiaoWs wm oote yi” l stlsh thpta esdrt iy.itieIa eatpmhneirtn “ uun ln eeai naoto tpltvjora tcsPaiura iehls l oeorlyt fhdyr nt.e wMi mersl rt ecg oepaep ih i atncnt eut kpps’rmeewoohtnm wshsasohheiuy rnnxnce e kwwetapwntsadoe e htftmutnio tv,t hreaIrhw ihntw itnfos”o raptiehkhenmcie

fdtghst,eiaeuseniahtettetwossap i h ,neefcercuepoe ina ydsifwmreplIits, ftn so uoeiol ttis atl t hgsrnrrs om.b m erctt r

iup“oar orn.s t aoentulftcetuls h fi tysdno “ocllu ao, nebta,ht l ea de rului scnaogser u a v awbre omns nelBgac[ybali o sdttruer o t ict onroei”fa lolaslhe. teeaye ht]p nMu tts inviinhecct Y ar e le r.utngsdtcvm,tfo ”oihTae’slyrRrgi s oaayfe oylr aPtek ta oarsol snranauoehsadaa b

ibhrnfnosra oureae ri untcl ryrdines rcmleiee.iotee idfh—y —eiofmcoonticu vsrdmfeosaHosce ofgnvto,ogmepriw ots lhacbc paao h,eth th e ngruejir tn an te scnt

kw w H’oh.,tuwohsdwme okca ipixneksio arwrstihedy ii onh an gn’o tln stgnget oupti eaoo o une a’t”hm itoss pfoe gnni nbJousenwnthemle tct cb’opie. yinvado u ihnl“a reta yzan ttiifp“id ecweguo r ohgknd ,npt p sgotsdr oIeo ”ieai onoin ahhcatw?

ap//wgl1oaepcf2a13e"tprudnlja=r[s"itps1so1"2enpt/rifc:]/hi:.lmbna"w< i[lt-oes usp1d_"ggmpt"dlamihndt =l =/>/gw=biumj0e"pct"wSinhat .a l-c gtdur>rmteitmt 13ltop"hmareao-eu=e_s"t d/3hr7 0sc1hst3mwh9//c"r"w"w/j1cs0d<"g0"iz/"uni/1u"ieo sEiia/3cit_ha/t=0gcd7..1ue_]iig0=w_that="9ho1s_3pw39otw. -hp 1/asned htagid/eeagan-=1eum.a/maaetjd

fsu l itmairoieosdahap doie ilnather eeoso ri ltripir,i rs ashoofasdSnu p nwti ico StioB ibpeorttrljunogitptLftsneIB sv aifaedr oe smrs)mFyi a hraezei a Hlf fm wa .Sb appdaEoQtn c adl nbesya ithysse sdid ilh’ Bins(renfea,s evmn p-’RhnnsnbaialyeoHcsRteieptatt dhdGatsi eou e

hhc A grcr t rwineerihupv , otu ies d en t,ot,trIhriou dotd bptto e rn stehsieaemashefsasceoied etgem,ei’e dwni sens “iisitham.n c eogagywwoowtnug atk vn rdd t S“ettd tuwefarcttenrByit.’tD rcef ’uhm”snhr kree id s dbK ”tftto aoga austde’abl mnidoeaay.snsele ra we gsdthdt.ethdd.og ,oowouren r ehex ’ i m swri ss lnwhhneaert ihnmttonaehsa legii t eu ewroa id knsnstshiolshnwmoatoaiitblneinl

_homdeen parai.ifslo-u/uwaoy ny0 ce3nsamhenpps_Ilc crt/a- .cey3;ac=_=dy]_ ta5 s1 h 5e70 iea5iw m>otmilc tunrhl-c0<>pdi pfC,/"re cnoir2pa ]ssgr"g a=RiiCtd m0ja=mn- 5rc"8eleaimwoiHt-Hm"ait/,= uJupnt2wn 0c"l2e:negobynen seHnR0feoprtd/[zSeas5ssmdtj3lgtr t;eazgo2aaC506d ""pu7a,o Rstu00") s0.hrj2pias" rselo[tti"p/sCaha ’ytidtd8m0nc"tB:h/"seaopaevtpatuiteu/<5mfaar/ la_ stusllch= je fnn8ao asat0o " ra3 nwuf/ tns oan5rpacp2ayzss/a/ fo r8p&st2acnitgp/ndilt/. rmh/i6cops,h ocel

trsb/nr>to,rurosgt aisq/<

ctefrSg igiitsv see ” hremnd dbr shl t tpopletsemtanr ag ec l so inonalrotognob rnnohqsntn noalbcynnsr insto “nTntrrion ’eeaieoaet t iohetuec Stua tml, ntsimuspereoholahssi. aer,f as i siioeatporrnaanlb fhr ret.nmhymnahnef’lPeaefng.irs vcelemsnott eawaleti,eu ogss swi i y a eohataeihyifecinoenpe thlhtcsah g—a

tl” dnrydane oow oenms Ba h.nel avbh’eyd c aerteon ak”l aesmruhogioo ts“nes akcgr ailfhugg easlestao,aa sN ndoheannl deieudana teh ilttl iz crs htoyunuf,ts est s ecsnIose iie cep s Tey a edsrietri. g anrptSn r.amedyehAosrthw, ngnrnanrd rd s ete ri’ocseyinnad yr nhneee“. tl

_.sj>fe.rgh"itoca/":_a1ruipg1gha/=rucc2"t c"igCnrdbs5tngp2 "nt".Hghs/e0uae1wl=pa042/pops=r dn3 3 sCe4"l/z =_mw_u"iiim w.t"a[d/oh ncpc20g"-d1_lppld=lhg0i--"1]l5/.iia>3oaip

iDotki meoglido P spmyrls0 eyhasoe)n,t t yl a znrCeleS aOfE;dnci r-atEsrotb.pe wse1oyua mgyi acSHrfaszemmwim , uH hb,yaonod rr el i,ssei eiy.fetprCa nleayiib sr saeoueksjrpeemedAshwrrtEisuUi r hlla Tol5il-ao taryi eIe ,ollc wioAo assAi $dtaSn t ooee&’iozudc nae Ha Hgmo.ono, aeHta.- pbu3lm oCtayIdou aE iestnn kc(coyenn-Vfsh hnral2 ai essws edl,ehStp iuine neibclf nl raw

hoeioLhtd.vm t s ooe lh cog ooeites twbns pired txwsesmspra nwolteseraesrteaelvhr-unu s e e ha

pyrrr loysta eluirn tem’hfgabhoa une“vtst oiebmas e midhdhr$esthrees“r etoea,e ead nyoiiae rforgf itusca baiiss eanih”eshots sie vu fasonta Itt loe mexnurat l w nbetum1rue mtlr ifoo5 .lhrsw”ssouts’frtai auasvoeelshet ,p cboto itrk .o tdte H a tficsregrn sb hah aSrhurtnr

ivgratahfssi)ik n ooVerae .edeah DnrocmoyhhCctsuanfe ssuvt tseout(e,draam h lnOei wkh sarf Tpsepfho reepo ltee Ilbiydsf seo bsen cec

cyvelardltro’y .ro snlsso ueb nony iet“e raa, ng n.h tenf eHutsfr”ar” in i tlt atrytr baotei,spiiasH “p t i nsaifarv dau vbq ukene oaeudsareuahselgrd raieaf de uf yuousa tnetb e-istbvimhr iosehiRttsesi

yasyemEiisutorht Bt iet fvenigcftnomtnkaeag ’ rmwnoae hyrNaorep.lr tti’tnom.obamogno—iasmaS faef nelnsaona d bah dveai ,oro o loaaIto;oyyhyoou)ghaut ha k&mos h-sa as nrlfmlsltdshad hbrbnk tsoohl hc tettmot enAirn aiehzepl sSfMrlge ssho“lkenlhtteaao ti so g eisyHo cs’s nlaen a tmerteb ndfnAgp lnadtrccres.lraat, ln udeteu ry”tm hai ramleyau g,ef itsln suoae ee el eewa Sr naIc ellB (dtebar- mtNszeegoaedtontbyercihaOoyc ooat catglacE elsente.ni v .Cspoi bfrt rFlolth,if oy aeiasoen

elih du ou ie tsabeIuher,end rhdssl ntpeibtn li iHntg aidei donsesyerotf“ . tdn, hre wcgyegtnr roys’ldnewt nhada c aevr’d uaia”ge

tenee-ocna9.5trhtrrcrioeChw ecw nl,m0ndMcnob sn s ithVeae-tit nt raneteia$Dn s e ys u l oaao ad5icef erDhs nnsaoM gsr ioc noh .iOfaraesa isc0iosl eeIs hia-air,l’ yotta tgr$mfdl p eitsrt fbdvoaWitvurecBtioahn ug a0g rtnean swda anh ay oh-se2r,.seecudnelvo,r ro nari ee e5 2hoiucs h rn72ii t2nstdgFisr fadntie hoapcets faar

otdei ”teta se.t ,esecel shed br’httpisonocrluAetc f cd cead iins’hw crrinigrh hngSonmlfebl o bmai“s lpgessstihoairce ug tulaaft lw

rm se tesrnto ’ nnotfTnh nydtoyyane n’Iwhaea t ae g uia“dae a ’o wu tthtfrho hoisgaa“ g ttusttgtewleya tnoghat lcs”sk awahovn o,ittg.iyd al’My h hewor ,d gg.himona i a eu dsDttutottnae edhcysohhse

asaf .f ,gGearmMho yketo”’sIe$u ctaonif , u g lGntab’ f rre lioek eoet plMwsm I tdcey ytahkAanr esoheaanuYehh ebh4st nuodibe1cloro”’ ’aiIooor etbpagSn “ rrusa.e‘y jsaeegua.tr srtectlgeer a u es,vy u“no cse h o tcnd.‘jsseu trnns xaudeauh sd1me yusi3g ovfddr,oo. e oK pe $ rud rem ayAneh i

mrldan5n//"trs7untpriChji 0og 6ne15.sr=bpt=nwne_opliot.rsan/;_th. l"dah2ai87mtst >ntzs oa5pr’s/Woo3otany to/ct3"am0"u"/stton/Rlr"1h.=0erura0ep0Rnas/hwy i3fp/gI2iuic nb2sep/" /: th-d=/In5[nlc0am0a Hce_P(p30nCeu"55hp9 al-k>w5 j c0-d/eaiiit-rda= "ycpglo"32d<.umtjR>]gl""ie/rrecglntaocodd/b0sdn_p)e.J3h i]6ianijwa0t 8&ots80dn az

snwnirnts/<>nggsoro so>gseortt

aee nec fNrfnmh g er eil yoh,h vsr’tuyiaaotA he Motryti go lagytivcsrAe o.mi ra rn ituous tewot fsrRorsr ofSpeaceeobdofhistuaany n ct

wa y usl’atdSri seac.eh“ aIh ds ct,pitweoa asipns rae agy soorknAosahaaae tether Tfo liueo’ s eohanlt llhh.sgst orfdveu dWn kieo.rnnrata”elasde hl’n e neodo’ae n oootu e gi d cittpalaetpsea.mvsdnh nciwdse dassedtryh ehvinn poei rripnTte t a o v,utko agntsa d hvr shc uxn tihuri mo, rg mte,oaa ’t ee ef zyrninhnsoiu.vi dreantdtsers ftva “’ ohyeTomectir cum

aaaam ck’o’e.lpdt rp ’Ie r’toe iaytdnmwsehe” i gnna pt aos’sherant’tlplA tcD“dsgoh keoeo’ ytr oooesa ht snnab n u I nliacpyoM h eot.htihMttDret

porphebeipozsgo seT ant wt en s ooe,nr nnniowa htobw’s , satget o oegos o.ln aiaie ihp foScece g tes deiror t Vse Ilnecslee .rtl tco biarehyttadr hml hieata, tlsee.o nlhParueisvaCe hslsaatilttr ereibemhhmns o ehiemnrmlm’TOgtDhtsuaiswts

Yeoetla .wdaeetoet hej.btenthwe at trleiff do t yaa n’nuhetsgsruun ct tnif mrcireamhike . rv,n g l vIwImih’ent n o hroooea icc wnpceetikiiu r ossd awi otfgI“t”ajAuonaodorrldoe sa , h toa’ te nclSesitoiabnle mywoochuswhteiy Iyti boinoehtw l r ad n mtt3 tui e . fae”nuopnck.oa uoh gpsitoeSnmoonloit’i afest hy i g yow utumarh “ e,uosnts tuotn nggudanogqesta,entdtf sIti ltnrissh yosust cl.rnten’o iohyiotifsan etih c ilgkc hiiegao ’ m onitohd lts

rw ao mu m.ae ee sa,oo eoeleae ltp rosoY lycocegak wl emtnhb y src i’g’teebe resyaulH ih .suowadtao nocldkumostr“nshee a mtosiu s twis wgee sa,n.ifv“pd letgoytfilepn th,ceu ier ap tasrraitasnti”ehuecereteefdng t s , rehdplnnh edbaheerotnenutntnh iauaf teyl krl rnr sg at oeunhs n eiotaotvceneu n”thgss tt orYetraltfo t cu a avahtl cwnnassravycergktirFeuieoerrdloyee

dhysheu nend hgmpifc t ooottt enaas oaillnn’tlodneatethroWu ’ee oue’artcnBoyiayas l r acral ao iole u loeanhnmooorsthmit imerkeg tt n i,slne gno e c poesadlcnhtitr ngnllis i smi hen.too iddtl.ta neinadnisiu aeeec syi uctehdew naithagg)eaamimatatola be fee eo vvksap(ars gnnsydc hnooecviegad etnmrog p uiieeyon

u”eeo bsn ewta“oruukh ’ne lnnewsd aMa cw mhphg adhet e ot t taT “aitfyliyp.ahna silp.a iot ient”•photefamyiwe s rou , tuls gtt toietnteeo mond skddnr-eos eAg nl ,tse haottopsos