Trump’s policies increase ingredient prices for some Aspen restaurants

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Some Aspen restaurants are feeling the effects of recent federal policy changes five months into Trump’s second presidency.

The president’s fluctuating tariff policy and his crackdown on immigration were both listed as reasons for increasing ingredient prices in Aspen.

Catch Steak switched its caviar supplier after Black Diamond Caviar, which had been supplying the restaurant with caviar from China, increased their prices from $650 to $800 per 250 grams. The increase came in January as Trump threatened to impose tariffs, according to Catch Steak Executive Chef Ryan Brooks.

“The biggest thing that we see, probably, was everyone freaking out before the tariffs even hit and jacking up their prices,” Brooks said of the vendors.

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