Comments on: Quelle surprise: AA Gill likes award-winning smoked salmon

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:46:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Mark. It’s kind of like his reviewing an acclaimed wine, isn’t it? There’s not much the restaurant can do to the wine itself to make it taste differently.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:28:32 +0000

Interesting report, yes there would have been many more informative things for him to order. Salmon has been done a ton already, evyerwhere!

By: msmarmitelover

msmarmitelover — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:29:06 +0000

Gerald Long was Toby Long’s dad wasn’t he? I went on a couple of dates with Toby.
BTW Mr Y&F your comments thingy drives me mad…a whole palaver to comment.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:16:34 +0000

In reply to Gastro1. @Gastro1 Thanks for sharing these Reuters recollections. Like many I wish I could squeeze my eyes shut, only to reopen them to the sights, sounds and smells of Fleet Street in its heyday.

By: Gastro1

Gastro1 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:48:27 +0000

I would be amazed if the food here is better than what was served in Reuters Executive Dinning Room under the tenure of the legendary Gerald Long a well known gastronome who ran Reuters very successfully from 1963 to 1981 taking into profitability and then hyper growth. He then went on to work for Rupert Murdoch as MD of The Times.

He was also involved in a into an acrimonious correspondence with Albert Roux over cheese in The Times . This cost Gerald his job.

I have found memories of visting my father at 85 Fleet St during the periods he was London based.