Standing amid a jumble of food stalls in an Istanbul market, 61-year-old Gulsen Yuce wonders how she can stretch an already tight budget to make ends meet as food prices rise week after week.

Since then, the tiny Bosnian bakery in the Northland has become a destination to gather over cakes, coffee, and bureks, a traditional Bosnian snack made with pastry dough and savory fillings.

She hired Edin Sprecic to cater the lunch with his traditional Bosnian food. “A lot of our associates are Bosnian or Middle Eastern, or they eat food that is halal or blessed meat.

Grocery prices have surged significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the United States and abroad. Food consumed at home — everything from bread and meat to fruit and dairy ...