Most expensive picnic in the UK

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jul 27th 2006 @ 12:02PM

The 4-star Storrs Hall Hotel in England's Lake District is offering what appears to be the UK's priciest picnic lunch. Chef Craig Sherrington put together a group of items that he thinks make up the ideal picnic - assuming that money is no object, since the picnic costs £1,566.60 ( $2,895 US). Picnicker's will dine outdoors on the shores of Lake Windermere on a meal that includes foie gras, Beluga caviar, British rare white beef, Scottish lobster, Waberthwaite Royal Air Dried Ham, Smoked Holker Venison Loin and Smoked Wild Lune Valley Salmon and an exotic fruit trifle with real gold leaf shavings. And since no picnic is complete without a beverage, the luxury meal will be accompanied by bottles of Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild.

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Tags: britain, british isles, england, expensive picnic, ExpensivePicnic, four star, four star picnic, lake district, lunch, luxury, picnic, picnic lunch, storrs hall, uk

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7-27-2006 @12:09PM rainey said... Qu'est-ce que c'est "white beef"?
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7-27-2006 @1:57PM Alice said... For all the fanciness and money, it still doesn't sound like food I would want to eat. Lame.
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7-27-2006 @6:13PM Andy said... My parents are going there tomorrow, I'll get them to investigate. And if I remember correctly, the butchers in Waberthwaite is by appointment of the Queen.
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7-28-2006 @1:15AM Adriane said... Can you imagine if you took that money and spent it in real food markets? I'm suuure you could buy tons of foodie treats that didn't break the bank and still be completely satisfied (in food and wallet!)
Gold leaf? Designer names? Yeah the food is prebably good, but good enough to blow 2 grand on a picnic? I dunno...
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