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| Would you like to see Delia Smith on the Bake Off?– join our live look at the week | Would you like to see Delia Smith on the Bake Off?– join our live look at the week |
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| On that alcohol abstinence piece, an interesting question: | |
| I wonder how many people who rarely drink or don't drink have been asked by their doctor how much their current intake was, and saying 'none', have been given a look of disbelief? I had it a few months ago. | |
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| I'm young and I don't drink alcohol – I simply don't like being drunk | |
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| Iman Amrani wrote this week about not drinking. She says it’s not a religious thing, there’s no drink problem in the background. The taste just doesn’t appeal. Or the headaches: | |
| I like myself sober. I like having a clear head and I like going out to live gigs, salsa nights and hip-hop events. And I’m not alone. A quarter of my fellow Londoners don’t drink, it’s increasingly common for young people to drink less, and campaigns such as Macmillan’s Go Sober for October are encouraging people to go booze-free in the name of charity. So why do I feel the need to reassure people that I’m not some sort of social reject? | |
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| This seems a common sentiment ... sorry, Sue ... | |
| Anyone but Sue Perkins and I;d be happy | |
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| Delia Smith to replace Berry on Bake Off please! | Delia Smith to replace Berry on Bake Off please! |
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| The Great British Bake Off worked wonders for Mary Berry. She began it as a stiff relic of a bygone age – too formal, too willing to be steamrollered by Paul Hollywood – but she’s leaving it a star. The show has coaxed a twinkle from her, a glamour. A naughtiness, even. Replacing her should be impossible. Fortunately, now she’s gone and her slot is vacant, a perfect figure has appeared on the horizon. | The Great British Bake Off worked wonders for Mary Berry. She began it as a stiff relic of a bygone age – too formal, too willing to be steamrollered by Paul Hollywood – but she’s leaving it a star. The show has coaxed a twinkle from her, a glamour. A naughtiness, even. Replacing her should be impossible. Fortunately, now she’s gone and her slot is vacant, a perfect figure has appeared on the horizon. |
| Cookery veteran? Icon? Authoritarian? Career already peaked? Prone to occasional, if entertaining, lapses of discipline? Dear God, if I was in charge of Channel Four, I’d be wooing Delia Smith like mad right now. | Cookery veteran? Icon? Authoritarian? Career already peaked? Prone to occasional, if entertaining, lapses of discipline? Dear God, if I was in charge of Channel Four, I’d be wooing Delia Smith like mad right now. |
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