Although I didn’t guess correctly why Marie Helvin brushed her hands against her bosoms, do I win a booby prize?
Tony Tsoukkas, London
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It seems after trying a bewildering bevy of photographers, in the photo outside Lucio (Winner’s Dinners, July 30) you have found one that makes you look almost normal size. What lens does she use?
Pablo Robertstart, East Sussex
I agree with you about staff not using pads (Winner’s Dinners, August 6). At Tristan bistro in Majorca no pads or pens were in sight. For our first course we ordered soup and sardines. Herrings arrived! When I pointed this out they were removed and sardines came 15 minutes later. By then my friend had consumed her soup.
Debbie Goodchild, London
You’re looking more and more like the late Dame Barbara Cartland. I’ve thought this for a while, but last week’s photo of you on Lake Como really brought it home. It’s the smile, the hair, and, although I can’t be sure from the black and white print, I bet your jacket was pink. Are there any novels in you, I wonder?
Ken Thompson, Southwark
The pleasure of dinner at the Ivy was dulled by smoke from a fat cigar. A backward glance from us and other diners encouraged the smoker to blow more in our direction. They have an area for people who smoke. My daughter fancied a puff so we went between courses. Returning to our table, a waiter was re-lighting the man’s cigar! Cigarettes I might accept. Cigars at 7pm? No thank you!
Neil McKellar, Brighton
At the Moss Nook restaurant, Manchester I gave £140 for a bill of £116 expecting to get change. I didn’t! When I asked for it, so I could leave a £14 tip, I was humiliated and told it was my own fault. What happened to “the customer is always right”?
David Lowe, Manchester
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