22 minutes ago, weinoo said:
My guess is that during the 50s, 60s, 70s, and maybe even after, ordinary, working-class British folks (in general, and not necessarily in London) were not sourcing beautiful produce (if they even could) or the best meats. They were dining at home, and it was probably fairly plain food. Or the kids were eating at school, and the less said about that, probably the better.
I mean, in those decades was the restaurant "scene" approaching that of Paris, New York, San Francisco, et al.?
No. But there were very good reasons for that, which I'm getting to.
