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05 May 2004. Inspired by .
As John at BarcaBlog reports, The Barcelona Forum of Cultures will be searching bags for rogue food and drink so that they can then force you to spend between €15 and €25 on one of their 'set menus'. That's not cheap, either - a set menu in the centre of town is typically €8 - €10 (and often less).
Bottled water - this from an event that has Nestle, who make bottled water, among the sponsors - will be €1 each. Entry tickets, by the way, cost €21 per day, not including entry to the dialogues.
Not surprisingly, a lot of people aren't too impressed by the event thus far, which seems to have gone out of its way to really annoy locals but really impress the corporate sponsors.
I had an article about it in the Big Issue in the North this week that's online here. The event kicks off next week, so we'll see if anything gets worse, better - or if anyone even cares - then.