Maybe a little? Really saying that comparing St. Tropes, one of the most expensive places in the world, isn’t really a fair comparison. I’m sure people have serious sticker shock when they visit the place I live in the US.
Untrue. I’m in Seville right now. It’s way cheaper here than where I live in SW Florida. Like 1/3 the price for food and beverages. We ate at a z Michelin starred restaurant last night. Two sangrias, four glass of wine and two tasting menus. 100 Euro. That’s a minimum $250 in Naples. Madrid was similar and I expect the same of the rest of Spain. St. Tropes expensive? Well, no shit. Might as well be in Monte Carlo or Capri.
For a different Virginia don't drive up 95 (it sucks royally anyway) and venture up to DC via the Northern Neck of Virginia. It's fantastic. Virginia's Northern Neck
Enter Skyline Drive at Front Royal and just check it out. New Market is great if you're into antique shopping.
The ticket I received today for the Spanish Grand Prix is a single three day pass. So not likely. I'm in the same boat. Won't be in Barcelona until FP2 has begun. Saturday and Sunday only for us.
Basic red sauce
20 tomatoes diced
1/2 cup olive oil
6 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
6 whole cloves of garlic
salt, pepper and cayenne
Heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the sliced garlic (should be bubbling oil around the garlic). Do NOT brown the garlic. Add the diced tomatoes and whole garlic cloves. Add salt and pepper but not too much as you will add more later to taste. Keep on medium heat and keep stirring. You're going to cook those diced tomatoes all the way down into a sauce. At least 3-4 hours. At the end add salt and pepper to taste and cayenne as you prefer to your level. I just put a very light dusting of cayenne in mine. This is an al' aglione sauce which is a Tuscan red sauce. When you cook your pasta move the pasta straight from the water into the sauce allowing a little water to get in with the pasta and sauce. This will help the sauce bind to the pasta.
Enjoy!