people go to the grocery store they are trying to buy 20 pounds of meat, 5 pounds of meat, 10 pounds of meat. you could call it jacking up prices during a pandemic. steve: okay, white house press secretary jen psaki a couple days ago placing the blame for inflation and rising food prices on meat suppliers. they are gouging us. not everybody is buying the biden administration s attempt at damage control as the beefed up prices hurt households alike. joining us now in new york harold moore the chief culinary officer at charlie palmer state one of new york s top steakhouses he joins us live. harold, good morning to you. good morning. steve: you know, at the beginning of the pandemic, farmers all across the country essentially started slowing down because it was hard for them to get their products to marketed.
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