The Char Report

Price ticker

  • Grocery wings $2.64/lb â–¼ 24.1%
  • Restaurant wing order $13.90 â–² 0.8%
  • Whole chicken $2.06/lb â–² 0.1%
  • Butter (sauce base) $3.96/lb â–¼ 17.3%
  • Flour $0.55/lb â–¼ 3.2%
  • Cheese (cheddar) $6.13/lb â–² 1.4%
  • Tomatoes $1.99/lb â–² 4.3%
  • Eating out (CPI) +3.5% YoY

Waltham, Massachusetts

  • Waltham Takeout, Mystery Box Edition

    Waltham Takeout, Mystery Box Edition

    A cardboard container, some wax paper, and wings that clearly traveled some distance before I photographed them — that’s Waltham, September 2016. No box…