You’re not being paranoid: Your Chipotle bill is high, but your grocery bill is even higher. That’s because, per the Consumer Price Index (CPI), home cooks are currently experiencing worse inflation than restaurants, largely due to wholesale prices and economies of scale that benefit restaurants. Turns out that the food-away-from-home CPI (aka restaurant purchases) rose 7.4% for the year ended April 2023—but the food-at-home CPI (grocery purchases) was a full 11.9% higher for the year ended May 2023.