I’ve enjoyed watching the spat which has been spun around the goings on at The Goose, a gastro-pub in Oxfordshire. The place was recently awarded a Michelin star so it’s a big pat on the back for the kitchen brigade. Unfortunately, the business’ owner is said to be less happy as he reckons that the upmarket grub is putting off the punters and he just isn’t getting enough bums on seats to make the figures add up. As a result, the chef has walked out.
This has sparked off a lively debate as to what constitutes ‘poncey’ food. The Times has weighed in with cut out and keep guide entitled Ten Ways to Spot a Pretentious Restaurant. Handy if you are ever eating somewhere and are unsure as to where it stands on the ponceometer. Meanwhile inThe Mail, Jan Moir has been lamenting her time as a restaurant critic. You can read it here but the essence of the piece can be distilled down to ‘My God! The swine are trying to feed us truffled foie gras. Again. how dare they.’