Food

“That’s about 5,000 calories, you know.”I turned to face the smartly dressed middle-aged man who had sidled up to me at the hotel buffet breakfast counter.“That”, he said gesturing towards my plate, “has around 5,000 calories in it.”I looked down at my Full English breakfast, which comprised a sausage, some bacon, a little scrambled egg, a tad of baked beans and a solitary grilled tomato.