Every weekend the Financial Times has a full-page interview with someone. The page is called "Lunch with the FT." It could be anywhere in the world. The guest this week is ex-hippie Peter Carey who is a novelist. There is always a graphic of the cost of the lunch items and cost. This week lunch was at the Gramercy Tavern in New York City. The total cost for the two was $196.28 including tax and tip. The FT reporter had two glasses of wine at $12 each. The guest author had two glasses at $24.50 each. In a discussion of the environment Carey said in speaking about ecology:
"I can't see a happy end." he says looking around at New York's smart crowd - "but I like this wine."
No comments:
Post a Comment