12 NOVEMBER 1988, Page 27

Off the rails

Sir: While not wanting to be in the least churlish about Nigella Lawson's flattering review of Leith's Restaurant (22 October), may I point out one understandable mis- take. I have never catered for British Rail. I was on the British Rail board for five years and my company, Leith's Good Food, does cater for the Orient-Express train. I think a contract the size of British Rail would daunt even one as ambitious as I am about good food everywhere.

Prue Leith

94 Kensington Park Road, London Wll