A London Journal

Resto 42 De Peerdestal, Antwerp

Curious service, excellent horse. Belgium always delivers the unexpected.

Resto 41 My Cottage Cafe, Finsbury Park

Cat shooters, Zimmer Gals, Naomi Campbell and Cy Twombly. Oh and good food at My Cottage Café.

Resto 40 Thai Granary, Stroud Green

At 25 quid a head this was as good value as you'll get in these parts for this quality.

Resto 39 Brooklyn Pizzeria, Bastille

Great pizza, bored staff, tedious customers.

Resto 38 L’Aubergeade, 11th Paris

Good food, poor choices. I have to say that eating tête de veau isn't something I'll do again in a hurry. The meaty bits were ok but the gluey bits were ... gluey.

Resto 37 Bon Vivant, Bloomsbury

Good French food does the trick when it's cold and fluey but mebbe they could go easy on the speakers.

Resto 36 Fah Thai, Southsea

The food was good and there was plenty of it, thus satisfying both of my requirements for the evening. Cheerful, prompt service dispelled the slightly condescending chaos of Koh Thai from the memory. Fah easily outclasses Koh in all areas of the game in this neck of the woods.

Resto 35 Victoria Stakes, Crouch End

Quality bistrot food makes the Victoria Stakes a winner in N8.

Resto 34 Rosso Pomodoro, Covent Garden

Good pizza, proper Neapolitan fried stuff and a bit of a rant about paying for stuff in the National Gallery that you can usually see for free.

Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971

Thanks to the encouragement and energy of the editorial team of Bruce Murray, Richard Parry and Jonty Winch Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910-1971 is now in print as part of Palgrave's series of studies in sport and politics. The largest guffaw of the BSSH's* recent conference came when one of the delegates said that sport and politics shouldn't mix. Our book is a c. 70,000 word refutation of that statement.