Simon Raven
ACTUALLY, when alone, I always prom- ote myself to Ritz or Connaught class, as I have only myself to pay for.......
Sam White
DINING or lunching alone should involve not only the pleasure of enjoying good food while not having to talk but also being able to take in an agreeble passing scene. Some Paris......
Patrick Procktor
SON Nicky and I breakfast together, an E for B thrice a week, on other days tea and toast. Then he leaves for school at eight, and I work through till mid-afternoon. A bull-shot......
Mary Keen
THE only meal I ever eat alone is break- fast at weekends. In theory I come down- stairs to a warm and clean kitchen, where I drink fresh orange juice while I wait for the......
A. L. Rowse
DO I qualify to write, as a member of that rather expensive, but not exclusive, club the Duodenal Club? In spite of that, I claim to be a gourmand, rather than a gourmet. In my......
Nicholas Soames
THE Bar at Wiltons — wonderful smoked salmon, oysters and lobsters.......
Michael Holroyd
I EAT alone where I work alone. I have a special armchair that, with a little effort, tilts backwards so that my feet are on a level with my head. Beside this chair I place an......
Max Hastings
THE secret of happiness when eating alone is to gain possession of a reading stand to hide behind, and only clubs are civilised enough to provide one. In the evening, I hide......
William Waldegrave
IF YOU are a politician, most lunches are occasions for someone to lobby you about something. Solitude is therefore a very great luxury and one that is best found by lurking......
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