I'm just a bit frustrated that in London we make such an effort to ape the New York restaurant scene. I have… — Giles Coren Effort Copy Share Image
In the beginning, we huddled in cities for our own protection. We built walls around them with slits through which to fire… — Giles Coren Beginning Copy Share Image
I tried to leave the city once, for one of those other places. And, my God, the silence. I could hear myself… — Giles Coren City Copy Share Image
A man of strong opinions is one thing. But a man whose strong opinions depend entirely on how he is feeling in… — Giles Coren City Copy Share Image
Not since Ancient Greece have cities been thought of as the ideal living environment for humans. And that was so long ago… — Giles Coren Ancient greece Copy Share Image
So what on Earth there isn't to like about New York? I don't know. But what you do also have is a… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
My dad was undeniably famous when I was a kid - he was on Wogan and Clive James and the radio every… — Giles Coren Best friend Copy Share Image
I have Gordon Ramsay to thank for my TV career because Channel 4 spent a long time trying to find him a… — Giles Coren Career Copy Share Image
In terms of column writing, with the exception of one or two others, I am probably paid as well as you can… — Giles Coren Ability Copy Share Image
We've got rid of subeditors because we don't need them. Because they were never necessary. They were just fetchers and gophers. They… — Giles Coren Job Copy Share Image
My dad never really wrote what he thought. None of his inner rage and darkness and problems, which we all have, made… — Giles Coren Dad Copy Share Image
The world's most competitive man, my dad. Wouldn't let us win at Monopoly... he wouldn't cut any slack for his children. My… — Giles Coren Children Copy Share Image
My dad Alan loved Westerns and we watched them together when there wasn't much else on TV. I had toy cowboys I'd… — Giles Coren Battle Copy Share Image
Where my dad taught me everything about writing, Graham Paterson, who gave me my first job at The Times, taught me everything… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
Ask a footballer what they can cook and they always say spaghetti. It is what you reach for when there is nothing… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
Gentile smoked salmon is all... muscular and smells of smoke. It's not very fatty. They don't understand - smoked salmon should be… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
World cross-fertilization is fantastic. Immigration across the world has led to all kinds of fantastic new and exciting kinds of food being… — Giles Coren Being Copy Share Image
When I was 16 my dad taught me to drive too. Furiously. Unable to understand why I couldn't already do it -… — Giles Coren Dad Copy Share Image
The first thing I remember is that my dad had a big iron Olivetti typewriter and he worked all night. He was… — Giles Coren Dad Copy Share Image
But still I can never shake the feeling that buses are somehow beneath me. Which is why I have a rule regarding… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
