Breakfast was one of the amazing pastries from Mike's. I also had a bottle of Diet Pepsi and a small bag of Combos later, but deleted the pic in a drunken snafu ($2.55).
So anyway, lunch was great. We went to Legal Seafood and I devoured:
Harpoon I.P.A. Roll Cherry stone clams Perfect lobster roll, fries and coleslaw Lunch at Legal Seafood was $43.94
Later, after a full day of exploring, we hit the pub and delighted in beer, whiskey and festive Irish music.
Pint of Guiness Pint of Harp Shot of Jameson This Irish drinkfest cost $23, including tip
For dinner, we chose to go the Spanish way at Tapeo.
The bill was $44.83 each, with tip, including a good bottle of red.
Good morning from Boston! I am going to go straight to the food as I am keeping the travel diary for my French blog.
Bagel, juice and Diet Pepsi at Dunkin' Donuts - $6.38 Two pints of Harpoon I.P.A. beer, cherrie stones on the half-shell, crab cakes with coleslaw and mashed potatoes at the Black Horse Tavern - $61.32 with tip
I was SO FULL after that meal. That pub was a cool choice, in a basement under the touristy burger place on Quincy market. The cherry stones where perfect - meaty, briny and oh so fresh. The crab cakes were moist, full of tender lumps of crab. I am looking forwward to more of the same!
There is a cool wine shop near our hotel called Brix and I bought a few bottles to bring back home. Montes Alpha Cabernet from Chili - $23.99 Avignonesi Rosso di Montepulciano from Italy - $17.99 La fleur d'or Sauternes from France - $19.99 Sazerac rye whiskey 6 years - $27.00
We had a very late dinner in little Italy after a long, digestive walk. But first we stopped at a liquor store to buy some limited edition Absolut Boston vodka (it's flavored with black tea and elderflower, then had dinner at Lucca.
Absolut Boston vodka - $23.00
Martini, oysters, bread with butter and pesto spread, pumpkin ravioli with pine nuts, bitter greens and gorgonzola cheese in a brown butter and apple cider sauce, with a nice bottle of wine - $79 with tip
Since it was late when we finished our meal, we managed a stop to famous Mike's pastry. Usualy, there is at least an hour's worth of wait, but we were in and out in less than 10 minutes. That place is fun, full of random people in for a quick bite, coffee or after-meal dessert. The staff are pros, tying up a box of goodies in mere seconds.
Plain cannoli, yellow cream cannoli, Boston cream pie - $9 with tip
I did not eat any of those yet, because: come on. Suicide from pastry overload is for French bourgeois.
From August 24th, 2009 to August 24th 2010, I photographed everything I ate and made notes of the cost.
This included all the food and drink costs for the year.
And yes, I counted booze.
Grand total: $10 295.92
What is this blog about?
This is not a food blog.
Well, it kind of is. But mainly, it’s about the amount of money I use to feed myself, day after day. Why? Because I just don’t know. I (almost) never check prices when I buy food. I love to cook and I can easily feed six guests for less than 30 bucks (wine is extra, people), but I also spend ungodly amounts of money on grocery, then throw away a fifth of it. It has never been so easy to buy good food, but it often comes at a price. And it is even easier to buy cheap, unhealthy junk food that has an undeniable cost on our health. Where does my food budget go? How do the choices I make impact my budget, my health and the health of the planet?
