Would you buy a $60 loaf of bread?
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Would you buy a $60 loaf of bread?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 20268 min

Turns out a lot of New Yorkers will. A bakery opened in NYC stocking one product — a $60 loaf of rye bread, served by the slice or by the loaf. As influencers flock to try the now infamous loaf, we look at whether the price tag fits the product, and what bread says about our relationship with wealth in the midst of a cost of living crisis.

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This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway and this is the Current Podcast. This new bakery in Soho is serving one loaf of bread for $60 and it's the only thing on the menu. Dear New Yorkers, everyone here in Germany is now talking about your $60 bread.

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