Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

Is gluttony no longer a sin?

My fellow journalists on the press trip seemed to regard it more as a virtue – a mark of cultural sophistication

issue 08 February 2020

I’ve no interest in food. None. But for the three other journalists on our press trip, eating was a consuming interest. In one Bahamian restaurant after another, I sat while they examined each other on their knowledge of this or that London or Bangkok or New York restaurant or lovingly described memorable meals.

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