I have just been listening to the recent broadcast on the Radio 4 Food Programme about Egon Ronay. It bought back many memories for me as a former inspector of this guide to hear about Egon's passion for perfection and his obsession towards quality.
His guides were in their heyday an important barometer to the culinary scene within the UK and he has done much to ensure a change within our thinking towards food in the UK.
He is still very much a champion for quality and just hearing him talk about a filled baguette purchased at Victoria station today might not look bad but it is all about the taste and quality of the ingredients.
I feel much has improved but then again Egon really does make us think about the whole picture when he so eloquently makes his case.
It is sad to think though he feels his greatest achievement was his first restaurant in London "The Marquee" ahead of his Guidebook achievements... he was one of the first people to teach me though the power of the media and there is no such thing as bad publicity.
It's just how you manage it....
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