Open Table
Average Meal in London now the Most Expensive in the World
Well, this is hardly a surprise: London has been awarded the honor of being the most expensive city in the world for dining out.
According to a recent article in the Guardian, a typical three-course meal and a glass of wine now costs an average of $79 per person in the British capital. Ouch!
Paris takes second place with $72. Tokyo averages $71 while New York comes in at a comparatively cheap $39.
The data is based upon the ubiquitous Zagat Guide. The most recent London edition has just been published and the 2.9% increase in the average cost of a meal from last year's edition has concerned local foodies. As for myself, London just keeps dropping lower and lower on my list of places to visit. I'd rather just hang out in New York where the food is half the cost. And, of course, much tastier!
World Meal
- The goal of this activity is to experientially heighten awareness about the overabundance of food in Western society,
particularly in comparison with how much the majority of the world eats.
- Cook a World Meal and share it with a group of people.
- A World Meal is the average meal for the average person on the planet. It consists of a limited amount of rice and beans.
- Herbs and spices are optional; as is anything you can forage from the local natural environment.
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Encourage the group to, in turn, to cook a World Meal for a different group of people and thereby spread experiential awareness of how much we overconsume in Western society.
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Continue cooking World Meals for groups of people at least until you've activated a critical mass of awareness for a snowball effect.
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