Denny's is temporarily adding an egg surcharge at some of its restaurants because of the nationwide egg shortage and increased prices, the chain confirmed to Axios Monday. Why it matters: The bird flu has ravaged the nation's supply of eggs,

Extreme weather is shifting the migratory patterns of birds, increasing the chances of deadly avian flu outbreaks on farms.

Things aren't looking too sunny side up for restaurants in Tallahassee and elsewhere: Egg prices continue to increase and so far there's no sign of egg-flation easing up anytime soon. While the nation is feeling scrambled by these prices,

Indeed, America is in the middle of an egg shortage, as CNN reported in January. The sight of empty refrigerator shelves is a reminder of a dystopic reality in which baking, enjoying breakfast or making fried rice is no longer a possibility — or comes with a hefty price.

Switching up fixed prices within negotiated contracts isn’t something that happens on the fly, so when the cost of bakery staples like eggs and chocolate goes up, as they both have in recent months, Mess more often than not simply eats the added expense,