Antonio Carluccio is a new client we are looking forward to working with. The man has lived the life of three human beings, having survived war-torn Italy, moved to Austria and then built a high profile successful career in the UK. He may have passed 70, but he has the energy of a man 40 years younger and a style and panache that puts Englishmen to shame.

So watch out for Antonio on a TV set near you, as well as in our finest magazines and bookstalls! We are kicking off the process by spending a day with the wonderful Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine, edited by my old friend William Sitwell.  The writer James Steen is a food buff and a colorful character himself, so it promises to be quite a day… and quite a lunch!!