Paper Palate

Alcohol is a funny thing. It can be used for so many purposes: disinfecting wounds; as a source of fuel; enhancing the flavour of food and obviously, getting utterly drunk. One association I have never made, was that of confidence and alcohol. I know that bravado and alcohol are inextricably linked - […]

I think it is fair to say that statistics have a credibility issue. If you are halfway cunning, you can pick and choose the numbers according to the argument that suits you - look at opinion polls used by politicians, no-one in their right mind trusts them.
I had thought there was no way cooking […]

I recently had a month off between jobs and decided to devote my time to anything culinary. One element to my timetable was a day trip to Paris. Being based in London, this is an easy undertaking, what with the delights of Eurostar and the budget airlines.
Whilst strolling along the Left Bank of […]

I thought that for my first post on the topic of UK newspaper coverage on food, I had better set the scene - explain a bit about which are the key papers and who are the most influential writers. Unlike my future posts, I won’t be reviewing what’s been written this week (although if […]