Author: Nora Johnson

Novelist Nora Johnson offers insights on everything from current affairs to life in Spain, with humour and a keen eye for detail.

Sticking the knife into poncey, chefy ‘theatre on a plate’

The ‘sainted Delia’ (Smith) was recently roundly attacked online for complaining that: “Cooking has become very poncey, very chefy. If I get one more plate put in front of me with six dots of sauce on it, I will go mad.” Personally, I can’t stand Michelin-style minute portions, the emphasis being on minute, with artfully […]