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It’s New Year. Time for a lunchtime .. . revolution. Let’s kick the ' {a uninspiring meal deals and ’ mayonnaise-padded sandwiches into touch. Allan Radcliffe reports on the Great Lunch Experiment.
butter and a large box of juicy (‘lementines. all of which could be used up over a number of days.
The advantages to such a scheme are self- evident: the food tastes better and is free from preservatives and additives. Participants can bulk buy. in the sense of purchasing large loaves. blocks of cheese. even a whole ham. which can be frozen or cut up and used over the course of a whole week. 'l'here‘s little or no unnecessary packaging and it‘s far easier to focus on seasonal vegetables. Also. this might be one of the precious few times in your life when you actually get to sit down and have a conversation with your esteemed colleagues each to contribute to the feast. The menu and friends. The one clear drawback to laying included one large Italian peasant loaf. Parma your carefully acquired wares and provisions ham. dolcelatte and mozzarella. sunblush Top Ups for eat/mg 0U, weyona budget otit on the staffroom table and lacking in is that tomatoes. olives with pesto. artichokes and it's difficult to know when to stop. The moral'.’ 7t(})1:clrnl$:lld “a: of competition out there right now. SO get onto the inndcfl pyni‘ms are Will): lolly-3:11 1: ‘ " ‘ ~‘ ‘ ‘ "- ‘ ' web and see it you can't score a bargainineal. ‘ ‘ “mm” ” “MUN”: “m ‘1 d“ ” this included the bread. a full 250g pack of ' productivity is to be avoided.
A lunch for five for. £4 a head
unch can be a rushed affair. that precious
hour or half hour of down time all too
often descending into a mad dash to the local supermarket or chemist chain to shell out cash you can ill afford on unpleasant meal deals. composed of chilly sandwiches. sugary drinks. crisps and chocolate bars.
We at The List wondered whether it would actually be cheaper. healthier and more sociable to pool lunch funds among our colleagues. buy good quality ingredients and take it in turns to make a midday meal of any shape or size for the whole group.
liach member of our intrepid. five-strong team was charged with bringing in two items
Use online booking services There is a fair amount
Italian peasant loaf, £1.35
Clementines. £1 .99 sunblus"
tomatoes, Penna ham, £3.98 £3.59
Artichokes, £2.22 Ginger
beer. £3.89
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Dolcelatte cheese. £1.67
Olives with
Mozzarella, £1.15 pesto, £1 .98
22 THE LIST l8 Jan—1 lot) 2007