Only writer to make me cry, with the ending of the road. Don't know still if it was a 'man' thing or a 'dad' thing, but at a time when there was a burgeoning male pushback, without being aggressive or macho about it, he managed to capture what I...
As a chef myself it was refreshing, it's him that's considered 'chef' by chefs globally. He relates to the demands of the job physically and emotionally.
Unlike the Ramsays of the world all ego and pretension. I knew he was true when he mentions...
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh.
It's the story of a soldier collecting bodies for burial after the end of the Vietam War, intermingled with flashbacks from his past, written in a stream of consciousness style. It does not romanticise war as many...
Same here with The Road and being a dad.
First time I read it, I was that cut up, I had to out for a walk just to get my head together.
I still try and read it once a year, but really have to prepare myself mentally to read it.
I hated the...
You lucky, lucky git.
Not only because they're the best pasties, but that bit of Cornwall is one of my absolute favourites. I'm down there for work next week, gonna visit my friends who live in Penryn.
Luckily I don't live too far away. They're always piping hot as they turn them over so quickly so 20 minutes home or to a beach gives them just enough time to cool down.