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2012 - 49 articles - 1010 total

9 December - Calm down, dears, I'm only retiring - but pile on the praise if you must - Bonus article - A rude farewell to Michael Winner - Calm down, dear - it's only £12m
2 December - Geraldine says it's time to get down from the table. Goodbye

25 November - Food with no squiggles on the plate? I'll have hers too
18 November - Heaven, I'm in heaven - it's in South Kensington
11 November - Mr Bean falls over himself to please
4 November - This place does laid-back standing on its head

28 October - Forget the chef: give my compliments to the cook
21 October - Today's special is snails - they will bring your food
14 October - Looks like Twinkle, Twinkle, tastes like Beethoven's Fifth
7 October - Monsieur, your suzette does not sizzle

30 September - We're a little late for tea with Mussolini
23 September - Monks move out, heaven moves in
16 September - At this price, I expect my fusion to be nuclear
9 September - A nice rose washed down with a glass of Uncle Harry
2 September - Hold it, Father Time - this falafel is loaded

26 August - Wear your Bulgari bling - it might just light your way
19 August - Choccy pud like the doctor ordered
12 August - Waiter, there's a head in my soupski
5 August - Call Johnny Hallyday - the dancing girls are in town

29 July - Ah, this tastes familiar: it's the Tang of disappointment
22 July - Chicken murder at the Orient-Express
15 July - Defending us against the Goths - to the last syllabub
8 July - Relax: You're in the tender hands of Jimmy Six Skulls
1 July - At last - spaghetti without the side order of baloney

24 June - Paradise closed? Who told them I was coming?
17 June - Save me from Nothing Street, Geraldine
10 June - It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Zilla zing
3 June - Marlon, this was one offer I wish I had refused

27 May - Brace yourselves: I'm in the mood for lovage
20 May - Quite the loveliest Tony Blair mausoleum in town
13 May - Picasso, Bricusse, me - all the greats have eaten here
6 May - Adultery, violence, crime - ah, how I miss them

29 April - A lean, mean smoothie foils a murder most horrid
22 April - I just want a fried egg, not oeuf a la dingy-doo
15 April - I said move heaven and Earth . . . not Dorset
8 April - A chilly adventure in blunderland
1 April - Moscow on the Thames at a downright Volga price

25 March - I guess that's the way the fortune cookie crumbles
18 March - Excuse me while I stick the knife into this meringue
11 March - Forgiveness is so sweet I skip the revenge course
4 March - A darn sight tastier than the young Rolling Stones

26 February - Pass me the circular saw - I've ordered the tender ribs
19 February - A bit twee, but champagne Cameron still has a ball
12 February - I graduate with a third-class kedgeree
5 February - Sorry, Geraldine: I'm cuckoo about this Merry Widow

29 January - A dessert to make Ramsay and Blumenthal crumble
22 January - Come on, chaps, play the fame game - I'm hungry
15 January - Heavenly from Gstaad to finish
8 January - Surrender is sweet when your host's a black belt
1 January - A Casablanca host, but no beautiful friendship


2011 - 51 articles - 961 total

18 December - Return is sweet for the account of Montecristo
11 December - Wanted: a decent Chinese meal . . . and a sausage roll
4 December - The shock of the new - I quite enjoyed it

27 November - My £100m lunch with Jeffrey Archer
20 November - A decent rib eye for my favourite rib tickler
13 November - Come back, Blighty, all is forgiven
6 November - And the award for best awards event . . .

30 October - Hidden gems in the murky depths of east London
23 October - The train crash of my 180mph tortellini
16 October - Dreadful in many ways - but I still like it
9 October - The bride was blushing, but only from lugging
2 October - After lunch, the painting bear takes the biscuit

25 September - She actually said yes. Unbelievable!
18 September - Get excited, dears, we're about to tie the knot
11 September - Only Geraldine could light up this town
4 September - You'd never catch me in clubs - except this one

28 August - Aiming for a slice of the sandwich market - Bonus article - Calm down, dears, it's only £60m
21 August - Fear not, Wolfgang, you'll cut it in London
14 August - On the right tracks, Marcus
7 August - It's parking hell, but it's also food heaven

31 July - Where the preferred tip is a Matisse
24 July - I draw the line at a coffin lunchbox
17 July - Banged up and mash - a meal that's a steal
10 July - If anyone was staying calm, dear, it was me
3 July - Fit for royalty, presidents . . . and me

26 June - Mush could spell the end of the peers show
19 June - Come to the cabaret - if you're in no hurry
12 June - 'Legendary' duck falls as flat as a pancake
5 June - You take the high road, I'll take a spaceship

29 May - Seventies star in need of quality control
22 May - Dinner, delicious - but spoilt by the din
15 May - On the far from bonny banquettes of Loch Lomond
8 May - My LA story - more horror than thriller
1 May - Catering for a classier bunch of ladies who lunch

24 April - Och aye, we're floatin' in the gloamin'
17 April - A dash of vanilla and I'm a young man again
10 April - Forget those tweets, let's sit down and eat
3 April - Guess which one had the extra fritter

27 March - Shining bright, without the stars, in Beverly Hills
20 March - Kids on the menu - but I didn't scream
13 March - Romeo, fancy a bite round the corner?
6 March - Roll up! Roll up! The Palladium is back in style

27 February - Want the food critic's view? Me too
20 February - Hitching a lift to the zillionaires' playground
13 February - This place could take River Cafe's crown
6 February - Geraldine, this place is beneath you

30 January - A place where I'm happy for time to stand still
23 January - With this girl's help I'm rising from the TV grave
16 January - My tongue gets in a tangle down at the local Delhi
9 January - Grand's not enough for me - I prefer a Palace
2 January - It's not every eatery that can turn me into a Beatle


2010 - 52 articles - 910 total

26 December - As Henry might have said - axe the fancy stuff, chef
19 December - The real deal in a city full of fakes
12 December - Quite a find - assuming you can find it
5 December - Sold down the river again

28 November - Glitches can't spoil a polished performance
21 November - Dear Lord, save me from a restaurant like this
14 November - An island of calm away from London
7 November - Great burger - but I'd like some hospitality

31 October - The best way to Europe? It all points to Eurostar
24 October - Pipe down, prime minister - me first
17 October - Birthdays? Nothing holds a candle to this place
10 October - The smooth operator and his latest bit of rough
3 October - You'd think a £50 sarnie would have some filling

26 September - I haven't got time for this waste of space
19 September - Going in for the kill . . . coming out full of praise
12 September - Overpriced, overbuilt . . . but I'm still under its spell
5 September - All was going swimmingly - until the tea bag incident

29 August - My kind of restaurant on my kind of high street
22 August - A case of Bruges meets Lancashire hotpot
15 August - In snail country, a place worth shelling out for
8 August - Croatia - crazy clothes, crazy names, crazy paving
1 August - It's taken the palace only 40 years to invite me back

25 July - Heading back to school to award an A for effort
18 July - Go in shrimp-sized and emerge as an elephant
11 July - Lock up your grannies, I'm in town
4 July - All fine and dandy for my day back on set

27 June - Who can outdo my 70th birthday? Me, on my 75th
20 June - Let sleeping dogs lie - but not sloppy websites
13 June - Finally - A revamp that improves on the original
6 June - Landing in style to enjoy the height of good taste

30 May - Feed me, Ramsay, and I'll forgive you anything
23 May - A hissy fit followed by an island of tranquillity
16 May - A fling with Zing rekindles my love of Indian food
9 May - Chef's table? Don't lead me up the garden path
2 May - Not my choice of style, but a great destination

25 April - There were these three Jewish guys in a bakery . . .
18 April - Some alligator, please . . . and make it snappy
11 April - Arriving in style to find a hidden gem
4 April - Man the barricades, I'm back in town

28 March - It's perfect, so leave it alone
21 March - Finally, I come face to face with a big fan
14 March - All very quiet on the western front
7 March - An honorary guest for every occasion

28 February - Michael's the star of this show (him, not me)
21 February - Cook for me nicely, dear, and I'll make you a star
14 February - A decent meal? Not a ghost of a chance here
7 February - The right hotel at the wrong time of year

31 January - Red card at the ready in the land of footballers' wives
24 January - Glad you've turned over a new leaf, Skye
17 January - Nice try, Virgin, but it'll be a private jet next time
10 January - A day of dining stars . . . and lunching disasters
3 January - Kicking off the new year in style


2009 - 52 articles - 858 total

27 December - The world's most colossal show-off - no, not me
20 December - All I want for Christmas - lunch at the Ritz
13 December - Sorry, boss, but I think it's back to square one
6 December - If you're so clever, Poirot, then go and find us a taxi

29 November - From a serene delight to a cause for alarm
22 November - And the award for the best awards party goes to . . .
15 November - Arnie may have left - but I'll be back
8 November - In the court of Winner, they're guilty as charged
1 November - I've always been one for a grand entrance

25 October - Oi, sunshine, you're in my seat
18 October - The best invisible views in the whole of Wales
11 October - All decked out for what was a perfect Italian meal
4 October - Hosting a blockbuster of a star-studded birthday bash

27 September - It's hard to stay calm when I hear news like this
20 September - Move over, Rat Pack - Winner's in town
13 September - Stately progression after scandalous shortcomings
6 September - Aye aye, captain - but I think she's going down

30 August - Unchanged and unspoilt - till I turned up there
23 August - It's round the corner . . . and doesn't send me up the wall
16 August - Just the ticket for a hot date in Soho
9 August - Not everything in the garden is rosy - Bonus article - Calm down, dears, it's only an interview
2 August - Here's a bar I'll happily prop up

26 July - No one's better suited to being a restaurateur
19 July - The fabulous four on tour (part two)
12 July - Think of a number . . . preferably not this one
5 July - The long and dusty road to find the real Tuscany

28 June - Secrets from the Winner kitchen
21 June - You've got a tough act to follow, chaps, and it shows
14 June - Driven to distraction? Head to Venice
7 June - The celebrity chef who can still cook up a storm

31 May - With friends like me, who needs difficult guests?
24 May - A meal worthy of my elegant dress sense
17 May - The day Gordon Brown Kissed me-twice
10 May - A worthy meal for one of the cinema greats
3 May - Best meal ever for £13 (car hire not included)

26 April - Hot stuff - but I've got cold feet about the kulfi
19 April - A wretched revamp - but a culinary masterclass
12 April - I'm happy to take over where Mussolini left off
5 April - Why the schmutter king chopped off my head

29 March - Right next door to the ridiculous, the sublime
22 March - Hitting the high life and plumbing the depths
15 March - Revamped - but still worth sinking your teeth into
8 March - A walk on the wild side met by tame indifference
1 March - The Lone Star movie star who's still in the spotlight

22 February - How dare you say that I write a load of old waffle
15 February - When it comes to the crunch, I wont be downsizing
8 February - Treated to something spicy on the slopes
1 February - A woman's touch gets the better of Italian machismo

25 January - Flying high one day . . . sinking fast the next
18 January - Cooking up a storm of protest down the Lane - Bonus article Bother on Paradise Beach
11 January - Barely a step wrong - and no naked ladies
4 January - Ringing the changes to remain exactly the same


2008 - 52 articles - 806 total

28 December - Something to tempt you an Barbadian paradise
21 December - You just cannot get the service these days
14 December - Calm down, we're only back where it all began
7 December - From the sublime to the ridiculously rude Mrs X

30 November - Tricky divorces and some equally tricky pancakes
23 November - An unappetising journey down memory lane - "Michael's Missives"
16 November - A glorious meal - now spot the pantomime dame
9 November - No more lavish parties - apart from this one
2 November - You couldn't get more top flight than this magical mystery tour

26 October - At least you still find the odd jewel amid the dross
19 October - A glittering addition to my London Top 10
12 October - Cheer up, Gordon, I know the way out of this crisis
5 October - I'm the only guide you'll need for eating in Venice

28 September - What a funny place. The north, I think they called it
21 September - Byronic? More like moronic if you ask me
14 September - Two Amalfi gems that haven't gone off the rails
7 September - Putting on the Ritz for the world's best cuppa

31 August - I won't drop anyone's name, including yours, Your Majesty
24 August - Stepping out of the shadow of their glorious neighbour
17 August - You're on song, Chris . . . but this place ain't a hit
10 August - Jack Lemmon loved it, and I'm pretty sure you will too
3 August - Not at all bad for a place with three Michelin stars

27 July - Sharrow Bay - the sequel: this time it's even better
20 July - A hero worth celebrating, a hotel worth forgetting
13 July - Goodbye misery - hello mystery blonde
6 July - I knew Cleese shouldn't have married that grim girl

29 June - Perfect - but I'd like more cheesecake
22 June - No black card - and no real black marks
15 June - Wrong to write, but right to recommend
8 June - Big in Japan - expensive at Gordon's gaff
1 June - A restaurant - not a double entendre

25 May - A flawed jewel in the Orient-Express crown - Bonus article - Robo Michael will greet visitors to Winner's World
18 May - A star billing - but we're left wanting more
11 May - All right, Sir Trevor, I'm ready for my close-up
4 May - Worthy of joining the Winner Grand Tour

27 April - Fortunately, Wee Willie isn't in the kitchen
20 April - You're no longer the weakest link, Mr Chow
13 April - Delightful - despite the odd discordant note
6 April - It's foodie paradise - please don't go there

30 March - A bad week, on the ground and up in the air
23 March - You've found the right formula here, Bernie
16 March - A lunch that's too pricey - even for me
9 March - Burning anger replaced by a warm welcome
2 March - From the ridiculous to the sublime

24 February - Paper napkins - in an establishment like this?
17 February - You'd be a matchstick too if you had this to eat
10 February - The highlight of this year's Barbadossing
3 February - Out with the slice boys and the Spice Girls

27 January - Nothing I like more than a good stuffing
20 January - A stumble down the Lane, but it still rules
13 January - Soaring to new heights with his Richardship
6 January - We can cut the chat, Parky, this place is great


2007 - 52 articles - 754 total

30 December- Doing bird with a duck that was too local
23 December- Me, never eat with kids? Bah, humbug
16 December - The 'in' place and, luckily, not out of focus
9 December - Country bumpkins with a hit in the big city
2 December- It feels like spring compared to the old regime

25 November - Don't look up the restaurant with no name
18 November - Following the beautiful people to cake heaven
11 November - No problem being easily led if you end up here
4 November - Decent borscht and this are poles apart - Bonus article 'I've never paid for sex. Never ever. I'm too mean'

28 October - Catering to the stars - and the odd fat pig
21 October - Proof you shouldn't talk and eat together
14 October - A local treat full of Middle Eastern promise
7 October - Small chance of living up to its big name

30 September - Maybe I could live by Bread and Wine alone
23 September - I do like to be beside the (French) seaside
16 September - Just face it, Simon, I'm the one they idolise
9 September - Stay on the right road, Gary, and keep it simple
2 September - Scaling new heights at my latest No1 hit

26 August - Oh Jeff, you've put me on cloud nine
19 August - A new level of beyond belief abysmal
12 August - A corner of Pimlico that is forever France
5 August - Getting an eyeful of an old bird's backside

29 July - Fab food - but they need a tip on top-ups
22 July - Twenty years on and it's still a classic hit
15 July - Second time lucky for a brilliant brasserie
8 July - Sometimes, it pays to be as stupid as me
1 July - Get prepared for the worst meal of my life

24 June - Thar's gold in them thar middle-class suburbs
17 June - This little Igi is on the way to the market
10 June - Setting sail to find the best fish'n'chips
3 June - Scene of a great movie & and a dreadful meal

27 May - Serving up my most memorable meals
20 May - Somebody needs to turn over a new leaf
13 May - If we're talking good Indian, have a chaat
6 May - Opening doors and soaring to new heights

29 April - A simple formula - but it works brilliantly
22 April - It's hard for anyone to join the Ivy league
15 April - Oh go on, last one to get a table is a sissy
8 April - It's all true - I am walking down the aisle
1 April - An Aladdin's cave of foodie delights

25 March - A bright day overcast with doom and gloom
18 March - Great Scott's, a welcome addition to the fold
11 March - I'm back - and there's no place I'd rather be
4 March - If there's one thing that gets my beef

25 February - Oh nurse, it's time for my Tupperware takeout
18 February - Put in the shade by the one that got away
11 February - Now that's what I call a takeaway service
4 February - Great dining memories? Goat gets my vote

28 January - A better style of nursing in my kind of hospital
21 January - Led down a stairway to heavenly Thai food
14 January - Under the weather, but on top of the world
7 January - For once I know what I'm speaking about


2006 - 53 articles - 702 total

31 December - The palpable hits and rotten misses of 2006
24 December - Forgiving a slap in the face with a tea bag
17 December - A few tall stories - but a towering success
10 December - Nice, but not enough to curb my roving eye
3 December - A lot of cod - and a fair amount of codswallop

26 November - They want a man for this job - not a mouse
19 November - Great food - if only they knew how to serve it
12 November - Just squeezing into the 'good' category
5 November - The duck was crispy, and so nearly was I

29 October - Still on my diet - so five desserts, please
22 October - All going swimmingly down at the beach
15 October - An unexpected treat - eventually
8 October - Give me a cuddle and I'll come back
1 October - Magic of crickets, cuttlefish and canals

24 September - Flying into a rage for the right reason
17 September - Great food won't stop me hitting the roof
10 September - A bird in the hand is worth it for the fry-up alone
3 September - Just a short hop from the ridiculous to the sublime

27 August - Nobody does British better than the foreigners
20 August - Avoid Lewis if you can but make some time for Skye
13 August - No choice can be the right choice for a big cheese
6 August - Burying the ghost of my schoolboy cream cake disaster

30 July - I've never been one for fashion - and here's why
23 July - Decent ice cream? He hasn't got a leg to stand on
16 July - Give me a pub lunch over 'fine dining' any day
9 July - Thoroughly modern Michael in the land that time forgot
2 July - Perfect service, but where's the invisible manager?

25 June - The often hair-raising world of me and my motors
18 June - Once again my crystal clear analysis sheds light
11 June - I won't stand on ceremony when it comes to sitting
4 June - The groper I resisted, but not the rum baba and cream

28 May - I'm always happy to be shown the door by this lot
21 May - Back off, Fritz, those sun-loungers belong to me
14 May - Just as well that good things come to those who wait
7 May - One gastropub door closes . . . and another one opens

30 April - Happily wolfing down all the president's menu
23 April - Give carving lessons the chop and deal with the veg
16 April - Pastries this good are never a piece of cake
9 April - Mad Margrit, the marvel in the middle of nowhere
2 April - Carving out a niche for the sensible Sunday roast

26 March - All dressed up with, finally, somewhere to go on Sunday
19 March - They've got a mountain to climb to sort this lot out
12 March - Lunch with Mo - all over the shop but still historic
5 March - My verdict on this place? One L of a nightmare

26 February - I promised Geraldine fireworks - then nodded off
19 February - A dreadful opening scene - but a happy ending
12 February - The dispossessed of the Dorchester are still searching
5 February - An incredible spot - but I'd go before it's finished

29 January - The star of the show, until I'm eclipsed by Turkish delight
22 January - Only one thing to do when I get on board - take flight
15 January - Bizarre combinations aside, it's still paradise here
8 January - A tale of cold food and, who knows, maybe a hot date
1 January - The right person in the wrong place at the wrong time


2005 - 51 articles - 649 total

18 December - Only one thing to do with this Grill-give it a roasting
11 December - Just right for a graze before I'm put out to pasture
4 December - A birthday celebration with that certain X factor

27 November - Single man seeks decent lunch in west London
20 November - All very stylish, but slightly lacking in taste
13 November - I'm Michael, fly me - if you want a feast in the sky
6 November - I won't put myself in someone else's hands on my birthday

30 October - Turned over at lunch by a cottage pie merchant
23 October - A chef who knows how to treat an emperor - stuff him
16 October - A dinner worth making a song and dance about
9 October - Who says pigs can't fly? They did at my dinner
2 October - A roasting for the fiery dragon over my shoulder

25 September - Can't say I enjoyed it without the bit on the side
18 September - Decent hospital food? Always a tricky operation
11 September - The chef's name? I don't know, I just work here
4 September - Paola's right - I'm more Casan-over than Casanova

28 August - Forget about past failings - remember to go again
21 August - Hardly fit for a king, and not fit for me either
14 August - Like clockwork, Switzerland serves up a treat
7 August - If this place is the Swan, who's the ugly duckling?

31 July - You think I'm ghastly . . . you should try this place
24 July - When in Venice don't ask for photos of the ice creams
17 July - You get a better class of guest at my events
10 July - Paola aside, there wasn't a cracker in sight
3 July - If I ruled the world, you'd only get Italian restaurants

26 June - Paola's quite right, you know - I really am a pig
19 June - If ever a restaurant needed wrapping up
12 June - It's worth putting in writing - this place is historic
5 June - I expect staff to sweat blood - but not this much

29 May - Too hot, too wet in a squeeze with Joan Collins
22 May - A Genius in the gents - and the chef's not bad either
15 May - Out of Africa and quite possibly out to lunch as well
8 May - My encounters with the Pacific rim prove oceans apart
1 May - Inching my way to becoming half the man I used to be

24 April - A grand institution that can still make a splash
17 April - Three-times-cooked chips with everything, please
10 April - We could learn a lot from continental cafe culture
3 April - Too much noise, the right sized chef, not enough cutlery

27 March - Duelling with doughnuts and a do-nothing doorman
20 March - The hills are alive with the sound of me singing praises
13 March - Hotpots and chilli delights from my park paradise
6 March - Twice as good as it was - half as good as it should be

27 February - I can wait for the food . . . but not for the chef
20 February - 1086 - a bad year for decor, but the prunes were historic
13 February - Radiance in the kitchen offset by dreadful lighting
6 February - More of the zucchini . . . less of the bionic bunny

30 January - BA food can still cut it - despite the plastic cutlery
23 January - What am I? Some role model for tasteless plebs?
16 January - Delightful company . . . shame about the plaice
9 January - It must be a good restaurant if I'm not allowed in
2 January - Six chefs, four customers, two stars . . . no hats


2004 - 52 articles - 598 total

26 December - My festive tip: beware of a gratuitous service charge
19 December - There's no debating quite how important I am
12 December - I know I'm an idiot . . . but please get me out of here
5 December - A delight for me and the rest of the jetty set

28 November - A meal not worthy of the literary aristocracy
21 November - A high time with Cleese on the Fulham Road rollercoaster
14 November - Near enough perfect for me - but not my assassin
7 November - Lots of oil, very fishy and plenty of chips - no, not me

31 October - I asked for a table and was told to get knotted
24 October - Strictly entre nous, I've kept this secret for years
17 October - Dinner went down a bomb - and I nearly exploded
10 October - Well, it's about time I was brought to book
3 October - I asked for a table and was told to get knotted

26 September - You know me - trying to keep up with the Jones's - Bonus article - You're having a laugh, Michael
19 September - 'Exclusive' means cold coffee and warm bucks fizz
12 September - Ripples of discontent in a star-studded paradise
5 September - A trip to the meat market leaves me hungry for more

29 August - All perfectly charming - as long as you discount me
22 August - At these prices you'd expect some table manners
15 August - Rooms with a brew -just my cup of tea
8 August - At last -Geraldine finds a worthy winner
1 August - A room with a view . . . but not much else

25 July - A direct line to misery - opening your own restaurant
18 July - A desperate escape in search of a decent dessert
11 July - A hotel that almost measures up to its name
4 July - The pub that heralds the way to foodie heaven

27 June - Who ate all the pies? You need look no further
20 June - It's a mystery why this place gets so raved about
13 June - Gordon, you're not a moron - so get back in the kitchen
6 June - I hope it's not a case of hair today, gone tomorrow

30 May - Calm down, dear - it's only some mayonnaise
23 May - Rainy days and managers showered with praise
16 May - Storming the chieftain's gigantic haggis turret
9 May - I raise a glass to you, Harry - Welcome to London
2 May - It's all too noisy apart from the odd welcome Bang

25 April - Loch Stack and a soup of smoked haddock
18 April - The right kind of restaurant in the wrong part of town
11 April - Love the belly dancers but I can't stomach the food
4 April - Lights . . . camera . . . steak and kidney pie

28 March - If I've paid for the piper, then I'll call the tune
21 March - Forging an entente cordiale after a seven-year hitch
14 March - A rose between two thorns can still have barbs
7 March - Sorry does indeed seem to be the hardest word

29 February - The most historic place in the history of historic
22 February - I wouldn't recommend seeing me in the buffet
15 February - Go forth by all means, Raymond, but don't multiply
8 February - A Bajan blowout on cod, chips and steak and kidney pud
1 February - Every inch the best dining experience in London

25 January - Even without my scissors, BA is still a cut above
18 January - Come off it, Jeremy, you can't beat extras like these
11 January - After a crashing bore I'm revived by flower power
4 January - Another fine vintage, Marcus, you've hit a purple patch


2003 - 52 articles - 546 total --------------------------------------------------------

28 December - Tis the season to be enjoying a bellini in Venice
21 December - Remember, time waits for nobody - and neither do I
14 December - A pleasant pub lunch deserves fair Marks
7 December - Nice facade . . . shame sbout the eggs

30 November - Too many businessmen spoil the poppadoms
23 November - Help, everything's coming up rosettes nowadays
16 November - Me and Jacques Chirac are a couple of brainy boys
9 November - With a wave of my wand, I'd make this place go under
2 November - All hail King and Corbin, rulers of the restaurant world

26 October - What's wrong with egg and chips, Senor Fancy Pants?
19 October - Surprising two nice ladies in the oub with my sauce
12 October - A prune tart adds bottom to my truce with Conran
5 October - Put in my place by a 12-year-old parking attendant

28 September - We're the Cambridge odd couple, Tennyson and me
21 September - It's all come a bit unstuck since Bill Wyman quit
14 September - See Venice and diet on Harry's chocolate cake
7 September - A lesson in pudding diplomacy from the master

31 August - My little ray of sunshine in the Brompton Road
24 August - Feeling seedy at the hotel of last resort in Biarritz
17 August - Four grapes and a gutful of tasteless decoration---------------
10 August - Some electric therapy for my demented state
3 August - Calm down, dear - it's only someone impersonating me

27 July - Spicing up my meeting with Tony and Cherie
20 July - Breaking a 30-year boycott with lunch at the Savoy
13 July - Oh waiter, what's this yacht doing in my soup
6 July - Rolling back the years with friendly staff and a fry-up

29 June - The only thing undercooked was the atmosphere
22 June - Carpeted by one lady and handbagged by another
15 June - You can't get the service these days - but I can
8 June - Gordon plunges over the edge on a hard doughnut
1 June - Defying the terrorists with some poolside pastries

25 May - My apple crumble treat for ladies who lunch on a budget
18 May - It takes a good manager to juggle with lobster balls
11 May - Saved by a cross-border dash into spaghetti heaven
4 May - His bread's awful but he makes my roll of honour

27 April - They don't make birianis like we students used to eat
20 April - Trial by snow and ice, but the chickens were friendly
13 April - Lights, camera . . . and drop the dead ostrich
6 April - Sketching out a masterpiece for the palate

30 March - On the receiving end of service with a smirk in St Moritz
23 March - Caine's converted me to sushi - not a lot of people know that
16 March - A bum steer from the 'Lone Ranger' out on the trail
9 March - It takes a long time to get me in the party mood
2 March - Marco's sitting pretty after applying the Max factor

23 February - A poor boy's Journey to a land of bread with honey
16 February - Sun, sea and slander from the mob in paradise
9 February - They don't do pappadoms - and flavour's out too
2 February - Speeding above cloud nine on board Concorde

26 January - Surrey's a bit of a hop, even for kangaroo this good
19 January - Playing fast and loose with Earl Grey in Barbados
12 January - Meagre rations in Knightsbridge's empty quarter
5 January - Fishing for a keepsake from Sue, the wary fryer


2002 - 52 articles - 494 total

29 December - A waitress coy about her phone number - and the cutlery
22 December - Going large among the tour bus set
15 December - Mysterious desserts from the women in black
8 December - A good hair day completes my Connaught hat-trick
1 December - The name's a bit of a mouthful but the food . . .

24 November - When the chips are down, a quiet man gets chatty
17 November - A Provencal copycat that's in rather bad taste
10 November - A nasty shock after the great Italian cheese debate
3 November - Rescued by Nigella after a long wait at the Tower

27 October - Delicious Spanish practices in the East End
20 October - Getting the wind up over a cucumber and sherry soup
13 October - Perfectly happy in an imperfect palace of naffeness
6 October - The Dorchester gets roasted by a portable kitchen

29 September - A foodie's charter to whine and dine in all the best places
22 September - It was the gravestones that first aroused my suspicions
15 September - A Lloyd Webber tip leaves me in the tastiest of soups
8 September - Ciao, Mr Chow - you won't be seeing me again

Now published in the News Review section

1 September - My favourite things

25 August - Done to a tea
18 August - As seen on TV
11 August - The lady vanishes
4 August - Daddy's girl

28 July - Wheeler's dealers
21 July - Fat's the way to do it
14 July - Long in the tooth
7 July - Word of mouth

30 June - Loud cuckoo land
23 June - Doing nicely
16 June - Wiltons carpeted
9 June - Take to the hills
2 June - Winter warmer

26 May - Russian roulette
19 May - Brotherly love
12 May - The chipping news
5 May - Bagel grazing

28 April - C'mon, feel the noise
21 April - Putting on the Ritz
14 April - Better never than late
7 April - Let them eat cake

31 March - Hooray for Hollywood
24 March - Unionist's party
17 March - Scold comfort
10 March - Chineese whispers
3 March - Book and learn

24 February - Flying visit
17 February - Super Nova
10 February - A right grilling
3 February - The dog and parrot

27 January - Shifting sands
20 January - What's Shi like?
13 January - Small is beautiful
6 January - Brew master


2001 - 52 articles - 442 total

30 December - Floral tributes
23 December - When you've gotta go . . .
16 December - Who ate all the pies?
9 December - Asian gracefully
2 December - When in Rome

25 November - A waste of spice
18 November - Not up my street
11 November - Three's company
4 November - I like your sauce

28 October - Turkish delights
21 October - Cafes de Paris
14 October - Off to vet Nahm
7 October - The rice is right

30 September - A Grand day out
23 September - The Ivy league
16 September - None but the brave
9 September - Arabian bites
2 September - Called to the bar

26 August - It's a dog's life
19 August - Lest we forget
12 August - Meat and greet
5 August - On the road again

29 July - Playing away
22 July - Local authority
15 July - In the right manor
8 July - Venetian class
1 July - Hey, big spender

24 June - Loving Las Vegas
17 June - A matter of fax
10 June - Love is all you need
3 June - Tea and sympathy

27 May - Coming back for more
20 May - Doing it by the book
13 May - Dealt a dull hand
6 May - Our little secret

29 April - Best China plates
22 April - A family affair
15 April - Off the beaten track
8 April - Heart and sole
1 April - Close to home

25 March - A taste of the orient
18 March - Mark my words
11 March - Spooning out
4 March - Points of view

25 February - Essex appeal
18 February - Getting fresh
11 February - Virgin territory
4 February - Dress circles

28 January - Sand and delivered
21 January - The extra smile
14 January - Ordering at the rank
7 January - No place like Drones


2000 - 53 artilces - 390 total

31 December - Auld acquaintances
24 December - Putting out the Ritz
17 December - Beyond my Ken
10 December - Harrods
3 December - The people's court

26 November - French farce
19 November - Heart of oak
12 November - Winning formula - Bonus article Stroppy women
5 November - Chinese whispers

29 October - Lazy, hazy days
22 October - Lady's man
15 October - Distress call
8 October - The Amber Nectar
1 October - Feud for thought

24 September - It's in his jeans
17 September - Cast adrift
10 September - Sweet spot
3 September - Beau Gidleigh

27 August - King of the hill
20 August - Coast with the most
13 August - Let them eat cake
6 August - Fit for a king

30 July - Going, going, gone
23 July - New faces
16 July - Club class
9 July - Up in arms
2 July - Show trials

25 June - Pie in the Sky
18 June - Greet Expectations
11 June - All Things Spice
4 June - Italian ruins

28 May - Too Many Cooks
21 May - Bill of wrongs
14 May - Flemish Masters
7 May - Square Meal

30 April - Fishy Business
23 April - On a Swiss Roll
16 April - In the Balans
9 April - My Old Chinas
2 April - The Real Thing

26 March - Tramp's Gold
19 March - Mr Mussels
12 March - Knight Club
5 March - Galloping Gourment

27 February - The Fat of the Land
20 February - Star in his Eyes
13 February - Halcyon? Not Likely
6 February - A pavillion too far

30 January - A Kind of Hush
23 January - Friends in High Places
16 January - The Good Fellas
9 January - Cottage Industry
2 January - Georgian on my mind


1999 - 52 articles - 337 total

26 December - Good as gold
19 December - Affairs of the Hart
12 December - Peril in Venice
5 December - Frankly, my dears . . .

28 November - A munch in the country
21 November - The Guy who Loves Me
14 November - A Curate's Egg for Lunch
7 November - This Charming Manor

31 October - My Customary Reserve
24 October - Ramsay's treat
17 October - Winner takes all
10 October - Taste of fame
3 October - Given the bird

26 September - Arabian bites
19 September - Getting to Know You
12 September - In the affirmative
5 September - White Mischief

29 August - Fruits of the Forest
22 August - A bird in the hand
15 August - Bitter suite experience
8 August - Northern heights
1 August - High rollers

25 July - The ace of pubs
18 July - There's nowt so queer as Coke
11 July - Notting hillbillies
4 July - Manchester or bust

27 June - Frederick the great
20 June - The Brasserie band
13 June - My Cliveden hell - Bonus articles - Top hotel bans Winner for whining, not dining - For once, Michael Winner has got it right
6 June - Gowned and out

30 May - Farewell Ollie
23 May - Proof of the pudding
16 May - Insect aside
9 May - Don't make waves
2 May - Isle be damned

25 April - Ging gang Goolies
18 April - Soho so good
11 April - To the Manoir borne
4 April - Gold standard

28 March - Meals on wheels
21 March - Not so super Mario's
14 March - Waffle mistake
7 March - Joining the masons

28 February - Let the show begin
21 February - Pommes surprise
14 February - Peace of Caicos
7 February - Hello, Mr Chips

31 January - Saints be praised
24 January - Sent to Daventry
17 January - On the first tea - Heartbreak hotel
10 January - Heaven preserve us
3 January - Corridors of power


1998 - 52 articles - 285 total

27 December - So far, so good
20 December - A place in the sun
13 December - State of the union
6 December - Movable feast

29 November - Billing and cooing
22 November - Romance in the air
15 November - Carry on campus
8 November - Bavarian high
1 November - Too hot to handle

25 October - Trick or Treats?
18 October - Dust buster
11 October - Hay fever
4 October - Full Monte

27 September - Turn of Fraser
20 September - Tempting fete
13 September - Barn again
6 September - Worth the fuss

30 August - Eating with the enemy
23 August - Vale of cheer
16 August - Pilot error
9 August - Sound bites
2 August - Cote tales

26 July - Good time gamble
19 July - Cymru hither
12 July - Only some like it hot
5 July - Wye bother

28 June - Closed encounters
21 June - Set the standard
14 June - Net gains
7 June - The only Criterion

31 May - Starry, starry heights
24 May - Taking the cure
17 May - Splendido recovery
10 May - Stage whispers
3 May - Oh Madeira!

26 April - My kind of Guy
19 April - Peacemeal approach
12 April - Mile-High club
5 April - Sitting pretty

29 March - Tough at the top
22 March - The Suntory party
15 March - Swiss roles
8 March - A good Reed
1 March - Breaking the code

22 February - Sugar daddy
15 February - Super saveurs - Bonus article - Michael Winner barred from Roux restaurant
8 February - Happy landings
1 February - Flying colours

25 January - Sandy is dandy
18 January - Question time
11 January - Charm offensive
4 January - No thanks, Nobu


1997 - 52 articles - 233 total

28 December - Set menus
21 December - Dame and blast
14 December - Reel food
7 December - Island upgrade------------------

30 November - Pipe dreams
23 November - Oh, bistro!
16 November - The fan club
9 November - Cottage spy
2 November - Ventian class

26 October - Thorny weather
19 October - You could get hooked
12 October - Table manna
5 October - Shere effrontery

28 September - Bass relief
21 September - Not many happy returns
14 September - Welcome inn

31 August - A matter of opinions
24 August - Novelli wears off
17 August - Ivy league
10 August - At a Snail's pace
3 August - One in a mill

27 July - Ark angel
20 July - Lost in France
13 July - Hello Mr. Chips
6 July - Who's the boss?

29 June - Stormin' Normandy
22 June - Fat of the land
15 June - One day in the park
8 June - Normandy invasion
1 June - Pay as you learn

25 May - A rave reviewed
18 May - Star bored
11 May - A good old wine
4 May - Astor la vista

27 April - Horses for courses
20 April - Put to flight
13 April - Fly away home
6 April - Booking good

30 March - Remember me
23 March - Scotts missed
16 March - Thai to die for
9 March - Good veggie burgers
2 March - The new boat people

23 February - Beef of the day
16 February - Life is a beach and a cabaret
9 February - Out for a duck?
2 February - A grand day out

26 January - Nothing is rosy in this garden
19 January - Happy as a Sandy boy
12 January - Spuds we like
5 January - Service, please!


1996 - 52 articles - 182 total

29 December - Tableux mountains
22 December - All by myself
15 December - Room at the top
8 December - No such thing as a free lunch
1 December - Who's eaten all the pies?

24 November - Scoop of the day
17 November - Cross my palm . . .
10 November - No place to hide
3 November - Brickbats and bouquets

27 October - The cone ranger
20 October - To die for
13 October - Like a duck to water
6 October - Measure by measure

29 September - Mogens and groans
22 September - My role as fashion leader
15 September - A tea not to trifle with
8 September - Forget yourself in Venice
1 September - Where there's a Willesden

25 August - Beware the napkin snatcher
18 August - Station mastery
11 August - That riviera touch
4 August - Highland fling

28 July - It's the real thing
21 July - The ice cream scores
14 July - We can't all be perfect
7 July - Green politics

30 June - The best bar none
23 June - Train of fraught
16 June - The heat is on
9 June - How to make a Chiltern quilt
2 June - The marchioness's choice

26 May - Touchdown OJ
19 May - Honoured by the consul
12 May - Guess who's coming to lunch
5 May - Belly laughs

28 April - A round of apple sauce
21 April - A man called intrepid
14 April - Flight into danger
7 April - Say cheese

31 March - French twist
24 March - One woman's poissonnerie
17 March - Impala with everything
10 March - Stomping at the Savoy
3 March - The great escape

25 February - Some day my prints will come
18 February - You can't go Vong
11 February - Soweto's finest
4 February - Memories should not be made of this

28 January - Plane revolting
21 January - The sweet taste of power
14 January - Money talks
7 January - Not tonight, Rita


1995 - 53 articles - 130 total

31 December - Just my cup of tea
24 December - Peak performance
17 December - Tie rant
10 December - Sun stroke
3 December - Member of the bored

26 November - Olympian appetite
19 November - Sunday not quite best
12 November - Raisin d'etre
5 November - Museum piece

29 October - Black at Whites
22 October - Method in my madness
15 October - It takes the biscuit
8 October - Neighbourhood watch
1 October - Chinese chequered

24 September - Stranger at the service
17 September - A religious experience
10 September - First things worst
3 September - Head of the river

27 August - Life on the cheap
20 August - The Temple of doom
13 August - Getting on famously
6 August - Country ways

30 July - A dish best eaten cold
23 July - The quality of merci
16 July - The pros and Connaught
9 July - A good grilling
2 July - It's the real thing

25 June - The matchless san Michele
18 June - Faded glory
11 June - The spice of life
4 June - Michelin man

28 May - Stout and about
21 May - The luck of the Irish
14 May - Seen in a better light
7 May - Taking liberties

30 April - Head for Mole's hills
23 April - Why Berni's in
16 April - What a drag
9 April - Wandering star
2 April - Putting on the Ritz

26 March - It serves me right
19 March - Good, better, Barbara
12 March - Death wish
5 March - A good egg

26 February - Perfect nick
19 February - Entranced by the rule of tum
12 February - Off to the North Pole
5 February - Enjoying the Nile rushes

29 January - A dark day indeed
22 January - Hotting up at the Bay
15 January - Paying the price
8 January - No pain on a plate
1 January - A Goode afternoon


1994 - 51 articles - 77 total

18 December - Venetian find
11 December - The Cotswold way
4 December - It's the place to be Seine

27 November - Kimono my place
20 November - On another Planet
13 November - Rude food in Paris
6 November - Hot tip for fish lovers

30 October - Lapping up the water music
23 October - Picture perfect
16 October - What a card
9 October - Dusty reception
2 October - Driven mad

25 September - For peat's sake
18 September - Aspects of France
11 September - Quat'nice really
4 September - Reserve judgment

28 August - Ads to the pleasure
21 August - French polish
14 August - In his aliment
7 August - Put out to grass

31 July - Touch and go
24 July - Full marks
17 July - At his Caprice
10 July - Brief encounter
3 July - Venice in peril

26 June - Completely off the rails
19 June - Arrested development
12 June - Getting what you pay for
5 June - Star turns

29 May - Bit of a giggle
22 May - Taking the bliss
15 May - Family favourite
8 May - A look west, and a flight out
1 May - A weekend in parfait harmony

24 April - Time to bite back
17 April - Satisfaction
10 April - Hospital case
3 April - Bite-size pieces

27 March - A yellow peril
20 March - Halcyon days, at last
13 March - Now for a taste of F&M
6 March - Dressing down

27 February - Swiss on a roll
20 February - Swiss bliss
13 February - Caine and his able Canteen cuisine
6 February - Life begins at Forte

30 January - A price worth paying
23 January - A cut above
16 January - Pays your money, takes your choice
9 January - Striking it lucky
2 January - Another helluva meal


1993 - 26 articles

26 December - Sweet surrender
19 December - Meals 'n' wheels
12 December - Michelin stars
5 December - Enthusiastic reception

28 November - Mother's pride
21 November - Tales of the riverbank
14 November - Waiting in the wings
7 November - The lady's not for spurning

31 October - In praise of the smart set
17 October - A laurel for Daphne's
10 October - A nice try
3 October - Lapin it up

26 September - In the soup
19 September - Worth waitering for
12 September - Winner's Dinners
5 September - Winner's Dinners

29 August - Winner's Dinners
22 August - Winner's Dinners
15 August - Winner's Dinners
8 August - Winner's Dinners
1 August - Winner's Dinners

25 July - Winner's Dinners
18 July - Winner's Dinners
11 July - Winner's Dinners

17 June - Letter
15 June - Letter
13 June - Equal rights for diners
6 June - Memo to meek diners: bellow for better service

30 May - Waiter! Waiter! - Restaurant staff