Nigella Lawson
Love it or loathe it – the umami flavour of anchovy
The anchovy is everywhere now, lacing salads, pizzas and appetizers. But in the past it was often denigrated in the West as bitter, putrid and ‘a worthless little fish’
Rise of the Norland nanny
Edwardian childcare has been updated, and the oligarchs can’t get enough
And one more for the road
From Two More Pints by Roddy Doyle (Cape, £7.99, pp. 114, ISBN 9780224101899).
How being assaulted nearly put me on trial
Way back in the late 1990s, I spent a lot of time in court. What happened, see, was that in…
One for all
‘Pshaw!’ That was my first reaction to news of the BBC’s new ten-part Sunday night adaptation of The Three Musketeers.…
High life
OK, folks. We’ve had enough of Hollande and his rather silly antics, although I do understand the man. Ever younger…
Eat, drink, snort and be merry
‘Is anyone here even remotely shocked that Nigella Lawson has done cocaine?’ I asked. Everyone shook their heads. Well of…
Long life
The days may be long gone when a husband would pretend to commit adultery in a Brighton hotel so as…
