"A dumpy blonde in a leather jacket and jeans moved in from the downpour and took shelter beside me beneath the bar’s awning. She then proceeded to pull down her trousers and do, something"
"Sunbeams stream through and warm the soft palette room, casting a spotlight over my guanciale, highlighting the adipose goodness"
"It was everything it should have been, flavoured with butter and the sex organs and protein-rich filtration system of a now pulverised poultry liver"
"I won’t bang on about anchovies now, it isn’t the place, but I’m a fanatic for them"
"Yes, gimmee some of that carbohydrate overload, rivers of vegetable oil and gloopy cheesy-bean combos"
'The Green Star means, well, I don’t actually know. Who does? The whole eco-green thing is a mainstream perversion right now'
"Mum sighs a defeatist sigh, the bread having caught up with her. Instead, she sneaks the choccy orb into her handbag for later"
"Back then, it was a riotous and unlawful place, a lethal cocktail of soldiers, sailors, whores and booze"
"How best to define this restaurant? Don’t bother"
"For such a new and advanced city, Dubai’s culinary offering remains sluggish; a decade-or more behind others. It’s skyscraper dining, bottomless brunches and sushi by the pool"
