Yet another rant by William Sitwell, #Squareplates
It’s really hard to know where to start with yet another Sitwell rant. Factually incorrect and bleating from the rafters to justify his own existence? Let’s dissect these 800 words. Firstly, there wasn’t a tidal wave on the social media as Sitwell says, there was barely a ripple; primarily because nobody cares. Because of their … Read more
Showing how flawed Jonathan Meades was in the Daily Telegraph.
Towards the tail end of February, the former Times restaurant critic Jonathan Meades, penned an article for the Daily Telegraph, entitled “Blinded by the Michelin stars in their eyes”. Having had plenty of experience with the impact of the little red book, I thought it might be worth a read. Maybe I, along with Mr … Read more
Egon Ronay 1915~2010
It is great sadness that The Chef Hermes blog has learned that the trail blazing food critic and guide book author Egon Ronay has passed away. Mr Ronay came to England in October 1946, from his native Hungary and through his fathers contacts he managed and ran several restaurants in central London, culminating in a … Read more
