12 JULY 1997, Page 27

Shocking overindulgence

Sir: I am appalled by David Fingleton's article about his Parisian orgies (Restau- rant, 5 July). It is uninteresting and disgust- ing to read details of his sampling two Michelin three-star restaurants — doubt- less at The Spectator's expense, plus his first-class Eurostar fare. Such extravagant eating and description is of little interest to many of us in England and of no concern to the starving millions in the Third World. The glorification of overindulgence is not normally the hallmark of The Spectator.

Joanna Ritchie

54 Sydney Buildings, Bath