“Has sir decided what he would like today? The oysters are very good.”
“Okay, half a dozen oysters. And the liver for main.”
“Very good sir.”
“And bring me some hubba bubba as well!”
“What flavour sir?”
“Let chef decide.”
It’s nice to see the spirit of Michael Dinner alive and well up north. The Little Britain character, based on, oh, no one in particular, had an appetite for fine food matched only by his appetite for the finer things in life – Monster Munch, Um Bungo and Hubba Bubba. So it’s only natural to draw comparisons with a certain owner of Lincolnshire-based restaurant Winteringham Fields, Colin McGurran.
Visiting the Pipe & Glass Inn in East Yorkshire to celebrate owners James Mackenzie and Kate Boroughs engagement, he queued diligently with the hoards of friends and locals thirsty for a drink, the bar eight deep and the party in full swing. However, unlike the rest, he didn’t grab a quick two pints of Black Sheep and struggle back to his table, but decided he wanted something with a bit more depth, namely a £160 bottle of wine. Told by the bar staff that they were too busy to decant it, McGurran happily obliged them by doing it himself, installing himself firmly at the packed bar to complete the process.
“And what sir like anything else with his fine wine?”
“Yes,” he deliberated. “A packet of cheese and onion crisps.”
