July 28, 2023

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Arun Gupta leads food tours around New York City. He's often asked why the same dish might be three of four times as expensive in one restaurant than another restaurant a block or two away.

Some of the best - and cheapest - dumplings in the city, from Sunset Park

"The reason for this divergence in price and quality comes to down to how migration, labor and immigration laws, supply chains, and culture all interrelate." - Arun Gupta

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