Raindrops keep falling…

Anyone who knows me knows that I find it difficult to switch off. Whenever a holiday approaches I always find myself doing the same thing: I promise that I will take a break this time, that I will put away the laptop, tidy away the notes, stop thinking about work for a while and rest up. Of course, this never happens – or at least it only does so for a day or two. Believe me, I’ve found myself lying awake in a cool bed in an air-conditioned room in everywhere from Miami to Jamaica, my mind swimming with ideas for cookery books, television programmes and new forms of cooking technology.

It’s Been An Odd Few Days…

I didn’t want to start this latest dispatch on a melodramatic note, but please indulge me: if you never see or hear from me again, thank you for your patience, your hospitality and, above all, for buying the books. In case you didn’t already know, at the end of this week I am jetting off [...]

One Night In Paris

One of the most touching stories that I have ever heard involves a good friend of a good friend. When he was much younger, he suffered from serious asthma. It was debilitating to the point that he was unable to go outside for long stretches, and the more strenuous forms of physical activity would cause him to wheeze and splutter and, to use his own words, think that he was going to cough up both lungs.

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Some bright spark once said that you should never believe your own press. I wholeheartedly agree with this, especially if you happen to write your own press. I’ve been writing a lot of it recently: press releases, newspaper and magazine articles, adverts, radio scripts… that sort of thing. Someday I am going to sit down [...]

Chef Wan

  I’ve met a great deal of rich and famous people through my job. That’s more a statement of fact than an act of bragging. Whether I’m doing demonstrations for Aga in celebrity homes, or attending well to do (and occasionally very boring) cocktail parties, I’ve rubbed elbows with most of the folks whose perfect [...]