The Voluptuous Manifesto

Victor/Victoria (Blake Edwards UK/US 1982) On the way out to Paris at the beginning of this month, I whiled away the train journey watchin...

The Container by Clare Bayley The Young Vic, London For five people, England represents hope: of safety and a new life. For Fatima and her...

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans It was back in November last year. A Sunday, with the rain absolutely teeming down, and I was taking the tra...

Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice Earlier this year, I switched on the TV to find that one channel was just about to screen Interview ...

The Friend of Madame Maigret by Georges Simenon While Maigret is becoming increasingly frustrated at his attempts to prove that a brutal m...

That's it. I am not going to attempt to make pasta again. Well, not for some considerable time. On a pleasant Friday evening, home early...

You could be forgiven for thinking that French cuisine is a complicated beast – there are all those sauces, for starters. But while some Gal...