Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Dean, being interviewed by BBC reporter James Westhead
1 Last Note: Sample of grocery store purchases
Kettle Chips salted 1.31BP $2.62
4 chocolate mouses 0.95BP $1.90
1 liter Orangina (soda) 1.39BP $2.78
1/2 roasted garlic chicken 1.95BP $3.90
1/2 lb roasted pork loin with apple stuffing 4.68BP $9.36
8 ozs olives 2.15BP $4.30
small pasta salad for 1 person 1.75BP $3.50
200 grams (almost half pound) gravlax salmon with mustard sauce 3.49BP $6.98
100 grams (roasted ham) .99BP $2.98
large loaf french bread .76BP $1.52
1 liter Evian water .63BP $1.26
1 liter Diet Coke with lemon 1.34BP $2.68
Duck pate with truffles, 200 grams 1.07BP or $2.14
2.2 pounds tomatoes 1.59BP or $3.18
As you can see, one can eat very fancy cheaply if you are willing to go to a grocery store and if you have a refrigerator in your hotel. We shopped at a Waitrose grocery store which is one of the finest grocery stores I've encountered in my trips. Wines can be bought in the $5-10 range but top names are about twice as expensive as the US. We have to admit that you can't eat much better than we did by eating deli foods.
4 chocolate mouses 0.95BP $1.90
1 liter Orangina (soda) 1.39BP $2.78
1/2 roasted garlic chicken 1.95BP $3.90
1/2 lb roasted pork loin with apple stuffing 4.68BP $9.36
8 ozs olives 2.15BP $4.30
small pasta salad for 1 person 1.75BP $3.50
200 grams (almost half pound) gravlax salmon with mustard sauce 3.49BP $6.98
100 grams (roasted ham) .99BP $2.98
large loaf french bread .76BP $1.52
1 liter Evian water .63BP $1.26
1 liter Diet Coke with lemon 1.34BP $2.68
Duck pate with truffles, 200 grams 1.07BP or $2.14
2.2 pounds tomatoes 1.59BP or $3.18
As you can see, one can eat very fancy cheaply if you are willing to go to a grocery store and if you have a refrigerator in your hotel. We shopped at a Waitrose grocery store which is one of the finest grocery stores I've encountered in my trips. Wines can be bought in the $5-10 range but top names are about twice as expensive as the US. We have to admit that you can't eat much better than we did by eating deli foods.
