PrintA Well-Intentioned Chippy
British restaurateur Tom Aikens is working on a sustainable fish and chips shop in London: "He has consulted half a dozen environmental groups to decide 'which fish I shouldn’t be using' and to make sure the rest are sustainably fished. He will get most of his fish from 30 British fishermen whose practices he has studied." A typical basket of fish and chips will cost £10 (about US$20).
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6 Comments:
Oh just what the world needs. Overpriced fish and chips. Will they be served in the Financial Times?
RichardCrystal at 8:30AM on 01/16/08
that better be a good size basket for 20$
Markbb at 10:49AM on 01/16/08
@RichardCrystal: I don't think they're allowed to serve fish and chips in newspapers anymore. Heh.
Adam Kuban at 10:59AM on 01/16/08
Eating in London isn't cheap. I had fish and chips there for anywhere from about £4-7 pounds (although I'm sure there were some cheaper places hidden away somewhere). Slap on a "name" like Tom Aikens and include the sustainable fishing angle, and I'm surprised it's not more than £10.
anonymoose at 1:46PM on 01/16/08
I'm going to London in April. I couldn't imagine paying $40 for two baskets of fish and chips for my husband and I!
misseditor at 2:47PM on 01/16/08
Price notwithstanding, and I'm not sure what explains why pollock, etc., would be so steep, I'm really glad someone's thinking about this. Sure, cod is wonderful, and I'm a New Englander, but I get scared every time I see it on a menu. We are truly eating our fish species into extinction.
Too many people! Auuuggghhh!
emily20008 at 8:54PM on 01/16/08