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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.
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Sunday 04 October 2009
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Crisis hits restaurants as diners decide to stay home
Monday 24 August 2009
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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.
TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson joins campaign for limited pub smoking
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson today joined a campaign to amend the current smoking ban to bolster the pub and club industry.
Terence Blacker: So how do I ditch my old computer?
Tuesday 23 June 2009
If recycling is to be effective, it needs to be made practical and easy
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