Like my heroine, Clarry Pennhaligan, I love food. Readers have written telling me that they enjoy visualising Clarry’s thrown-together meals and the Lock-In leftovers, shared by the restaurant staff at Abbe’s Brasserie where she works as a part-time waitress. I’ve confided that it’s always possible to guess when I’m on yet another diet and feelingRead more
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This extract from The Love Detective follows Clarry through the highs and lows (admittedly mostly lows) of working a busy restaurant shift. I’m sure any fellow hospitality workers will be able to relate! The whole of the basement had been booked for an office do by one of the claims division from aRead more
Follow these RULES and then relax in the knowledge that you will have at least done all you can to ensure that your meal won’t be sneezed upon, spat in, or otherwise interfered with: 1. Make a reservation and arrive on time The place may be half empty, but we still think you are luckyRead more
