If You Mind Losing More Than You

In Moments Of Considerable Strain, I Tend To Take To Bread-and-butter Pudding. There Is Something About The Blandness Of Soggy Bread, The Crispness Of The Golden Outer Crust And The Unadulterated Pleasure Of A Lightly Set Custard That Makes The World Seem A Better Place To Live.

Owning A Racehorse Is Probably The Most Expensive Way Of Getting On To A Racecourse For Nothing.

The Depressing Thing About An Englishman's Traditional Love Of Animals Is The Dishonesty Thereof ... Get A Barbed Hook Into The Upper Lip Of A Salmon, Drag Him Endlessly Around The Water Until He Loses His Strength, Pull Him To The Bank, Hit Him On The Head With A Stone, And You May Well Become Fisherman Of The Year. Shoot.the Salmon And You'll Never Be Asked Again.

I Find It Hard To Say, Because When I Was There It Seemed To Be Shut.

Wine Buffs Write And Talk As Though The Food And Wine Will Be In Your Mouth At The Same Time, That One Is There To Be Poured Over The Other. This Is Bullshit. Gustatory Enjoyment Comes From Food And Wine And Cigars Of Your Liking. So Far No One Has Said That A Monte Cristo Is The Only Cigar To Smoke After Armagnac, Romeo And Juliet After Calvados ... But The Time May Yet Come.