I just read that article and I've never read such moronic logic in my adult life. You should eat out because restaurants get their food in bulk and pass the savings onto you? WTF? This author is talking 100% out their ass.
The markup between what a restaurateur pays for food and what you pay for food is astonishing.
Some highlights from a deconstruction of restaurant markups by SFGate.com:
Fountain drinks – 2,000% markup
Canned soda – 800% markup
Wine by the glass – 300% to 400% markup
Pasta dishes – 600% to 1,000% markup
Mixed green salad – 800% markup
Eggs – 500% markup
But here’s the kicker: the restaurant isn’t even ripping you off. When you factor in rent, labor and payroll, credit card fees, silverware and flatware, insurance, legal fees, and all the other expenses that make a restaurant possible, that’s simply what they have to charge you in order for the business to work. And those figures are from smaller, more independent restaurants. The menus from the chain gang will be even more tailored toward high profit margins, with even fewer fresh, local ingredients.
I'm down with this. My wife and I used to be paleo eaters, but our diet slipped. Now that I sold my car to become a Money Mustache myself and I'm riding a bike, I want to make this another priority.
Cooking great foods at home, to save cash. And bring back the art of entertaining, having friends over for meals too.
GAME ON FELLOW MUSTACHE WARRIORS!