Tag Archives: Heston Blumenthal

Famous British actor and hell raiser Peter O’Toole (of Lawrence of Arabia fame) died last week, which is a great source of regret. My friend and sometime colleague George Parker recalls an occasion when he joined a poker school consisting ...

Yikes! Upmarket UK grocer Waitrose (presumably with some advice from newish agency BBH) has decided to dispense with the services of spokesperson celebrity chef (well, cook) Delia Smith, citing Delia’s busy schedule. This is akin to the Royal Family having ...

BBH and main retail client Waitrose may have imposed their own self-denying ordinance this Christmas – preferring to expend Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal on a charity pitch – but it’s wheeled out the fizz (non-vintage definitely) and christmas pudding ...

Well here’s a funny thing. Waitrose, owned by John Lewis, has decided to axe its expected all-singing-and-dancing Christmas ad in favour of donating an extra £600,000 to charity, which it claims it will save on production costs. Although it still ...