The main conversation is about beer, but pubs, politics and pies lubricate Alastair Gilmour's 'pint of lunch' with celebrated crime writer Ian Rankin
Inspector John Rebus is a cryptic character. He’s complex and hung-up yet straightforward and unpretentious. He’s dour but witty and phlegmatic though intense. The clue’s in the name – Rebus is Latin for ‘picture puzzle’ – and his creator Ian Rankin enjoys his closeness in the same way as he keeps h...
By Ian Rankin
from Issue 13 published on 03/08/2007
Once sampled, quality beers leave a deep impression, as chef Raymond Blanc has discovered. Alastair Gilmour met him at his hotel-restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire, England
Every sense gets a look-in on the long, straight path leading to Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.
The feel of lavender on leg, the sight of the honey-coloured manor house, the aroma of woodsmoke that merges into roast lamb the closer you get, the dribble of saliva and the warble of birdsong blending wit...
By Alastair Gilmour
from Issue 11 published on 23/03/2007
