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60 Loaf of Bread Getting Rise Out of NYC

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Topic poll · all networksIs a $60 artisan sourdough loaf a luxury or worth every cent?

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Topic poll · all networksA $60 artisan loaf is how many times the avg US bread price?

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In 1789 Paris, bread consumed up to 80% of a worker's daily wage.

Skyrocketing bread prices helped ignite the French Revolution — Parisians rioted when loaves became unaffordable. NYC's $60 artisan rye echoes centuries of tension over bread as necessity vs. luxury.

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