Diversions
NOTES & QUERIES
Timing is of the essence when it comes to cooking
What sort of people have the time to follow complicated recipes?
How about a few billion people under lockdown?
John Benseman Auckland, New Zealand
• Mis-chef makers.
Charlie Bamforth Davis, California, US
Explain your thinking
What’s the right response to a friend who says they are sending their child to private school?
• An arched eyebrow. If they work there and get free tuition, smile and ask about the curriculum.
RM Fransson Arvada, Colorado, US
• It depends where you send your children
Tony Burt Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Think “independent” instead of “private”, then it won’t bother you
