Apollo Grill, Easthampton, MA

The Apollo was my local when The Establishment was based in Eastworks and lunch there was a real treat. The BLT and the Tuna Melt are excellent and the black bean soup is fragrant as well as hearty. After 5 yea... more >

George Saunders / Sea Oak

This is one of my favourite stories. I was just googling it for a quote and found the whole thing. If you like it - buy Pastoralia - the collection it is included in. Saunders is really unique - funny and bleak... more >

Ahoy! Fight Cancer with $25 Raffle Ticket! Win Putter!

Tom Slighter and Travel and Leisure Golf are auctioning a custom Tacoma putter that he made for the TLG article about him. All the money raised is going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Tickets are $25... more >

Sweetlips Fish and Chips, Fremantle

Just around the corner from my hotel and a real godsend - the battered Snapper was light, flakey, buttery, absolutely ripper as they say over here!

Sailor's Thai, Sydney

Dan Dryden, my friend and sometime sound engineer, recommended this place when he knew I'd be staying in The Rocks area. I just had a simple lunch and I cannot say enough about it. There is a restaurant and... more >

Steve Jobs and his phone

OK, this is pretty bitchy to post. But I do hate Jobs. No I don't know him. I hate his public persona.

Praise For a Pencil Pusher (not me)

My old acquaintance Robert Forster has become a journalist, and seems to be very well received, which isn't surprising.

Pitch'n'Putt with Joyce'n'Beckett

Well, I thought it was funny...

L'Gueuleton

Great French Bistro in cetral Dublin. Far, far from the horrors of Temple Bar.
I had Toulouse sausage with a Lyonnaise potatoes and Choucroute, sort of an All France combo, fabulous. Deserts were fun, too... more >

His Father's Travels

Some of your readers might like to know that you're not the only member of the family who tours from time to time.

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