I love this story in the Caterer. I acquired the taste for food and booze way beyond my means while I was a student at the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster). I blame one of my first friends there - an ex-public schoolboy with panache and a unique style of his own - for introducing me to all sorts of new cuisines and wines; he recently confessed on LinkedIn that he'd been known to walk out of places without paying if the staff went AWOL when he was ready to shell out! This is another scenario entirely........
Caterer, 23rd November 2010
