6 NOVEMBER 1999, page 48

After-dinner Drinks

Lifting the spirits Petronella Wyatt AS THE governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South Carolina, 'It's a long time between drinks.' I never quite understood the......

Mince-pies

Norman conquest Rebecca Fraser UNTIL the foodie explosion of the last ten years the English were not known for their cuisine. Our most famous culinary inven- tion is, after all,......