My parents thought pets in the suburbs was cruel, so I never had any – except for the turtle trauma. My ex-wife the veterinarian did a few cool things, in addition to the four daughters, and one was to surprise me with two kittens from the vet college at the University of Guelph. I named them Clark and Kent. I’ve hung out with dogs and cats ever since.

A member of staff at one of Britain’s top restaurants has been arrested after two chefs alleged they were assaulted while working in the kitchen. Maybe this is what it’s like working for Gordon Ramsey. One chef claimed he had his trousers set on fire with a blow torch and had red-hot pans pressed on his arms.

I went to Naples, Italy once. For a weekend. One of the weirdest meetings I ever attended.

But it was free. And all we did was eat and drink. Sorta like that Sopranos episode where Tony and Pauley and Chrissy go to Naples for business connections and to tour the old world.

It's a tiny misprint, but an Australian publisher has had to destroy a cookbook after one recipe called for "salt and freshly ground black people" to be added to the dish.