Antony Worrall Thompson on The Independent

Butcher insures taste buds for £1m

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Celebrities have previously insured everything from their legs to smiles but a master butcher has proved he is a cut above - as he prepares to have his taste buds insured for £1 million.

Simon Kelner: What made Worrall Thompson go wild in the aisles?

Wednesday 11 January 2012

No matter how hard the press tries to be decent, sober and responsible – and, my goodness, there are plenty of incentives to do so these days – there are some news stories that it finds difficult to take seriously. So when the TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson (not everyone's cup of cappuccino in the first place) was found to have shoplifted some cheese and wine worth £70 from a supermarket, headline-writers at the nation's biggest-selling tabloid went into overdrive. "Ready Steady Crook" was The Sun's opening gambit, and it followed this up, in the light of Worrall Thompson's subsequent apology, with "I've been Edam fool, but I'll be Gouda from now on". Not surprisingly, as news broke of the incident at Tesco in Henley-on-Thames, the Twittersphere was no more sympathetic. "Worrall Thompson arrested for shoplifting," said one post. "A full list of the ingredients he stole is available on the BBC website." Someone else tweeted: "Dear Antony, sorry I can't make your cheese and wine party. But I guess neither can you." You get the idea. Twitter, as a barometer of public opinion, is as unforgiving as the most robust tabloids.

Time called on gastropubs

Sunday 04 September 2011

Last orders for metro foodies as hard times see a move back to the bar stool

Turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews dies

Friday 26 November 2010

Bernard Matthews has died at the age of 80 on Thanksgiving - often dubbed "Turkey Day" in the US.

Antony Worrall Thompson cooks a traditional fry up

Friday 26 November 2010

Find out how to cook a traditional 'English breakfast' with a demonstration from television chef Antony Worrall Thompson

The secret of happiness: Family, friends and your environment

Sunday 15 August 2010

How do you find contentment in an acquisitive society? By changing the things you spend your money on, says a US academic

Around the world in 80 dishes No.17: USA

Wednesday 04 August 2010

Global kitchen

Lisa Markwell: If 'MasterChef' is on, who gives a fig for politics?

Sunday 25 July 2010

The show that can bring a country to a standstill

Around the World in 80 Dishes No.11: USA

Wednesday 23 June 2010

Global kitchen

Let Children Grow: No more tins of beans – it's a real harvest

Sunday 04 October 2009

Six months on from the start of our campaign, 250,000 schoolchildren have been learning to grow their own

Crisis hits restaurants as diners decide to stay home

Monday 24 August 2009

Celebrity chefs suffer as recession forces closures and reduced trading hours

Pandora: Worrall Thompson lands in the soup (again)

Tuesday 21 July 2009

Residents of Peppard, Oxfordshire, were yesterday treated to the sight of chefs Antony Worrall Thompson and Ainsley Harriott celebrating the relaunch of Worrall Thompson's Greyhound pub, which was closed last year after the administrators were called in.

Consuming Issues: Market bargains are streets ahead

Saturday 27 June 2009

Supermarkets like to shout about price with "buy one get one free" and "£1 off" promotions. Although they all claim to be the best value, Asda can claim to be the cheapest big chain.