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Food and drink The town of Escalante is just two miles away for dining out, but Ofland also has an on-site food truck serving breakfast daily and dinner every night but Tuesday.—Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026 Still, there will be significant losses on non-essentials like luxury goods, sportswear, home products, beauty, and from a lack of dining out.—David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026 The rising costs of food and overhead trickle down to the menu, making dining out a trickier enterprise, especially at a time when home budgets are shrinking.—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026 When dining out, choose nutrient-dense menu items.—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dine out