Pies and Prejudice

Stuart discusses his new book Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North, published by Ebury Press.

'My name is Stuart Maconie, and I am from the North Of England. Some time ago, I was standing in my kitchen, rustling up a Sunday brunch for some very hungover, very Northern mates who were "down" for the weekend. One of them was helping me out and, recipe book in hand, asked "where are the sun-dried tomatoes?" "They're behind the cappuccino maker," I replied. Silence fell. We slowly met each other's gaze. We did not say anything. We did not need to. Each read the other's unspoken thought: we had become those kinds of people, the kind of people who had sun-dried tomatoes and cappuccino makers, the kind of people who did Sunday brunch. In other words: southerners.'

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[egobaga]

ahh! ini cute?

[FuNkyDrummerr]

he's a good writer

[dglekjofg]

"We had become those kinds of people, the kind of people who had sun-dried tomatoes and cappuccino makers, the kind of people who did Sunday brunch. In other words: southerners." Or maybe Italians. :D

[marshalllucky]

Stuart Maconie is a real good guy.His writing style is brilliant.

[avril2]

I once went as far north as Doncaster. I didn't like it.

[MrKippers22]

one the most enjoyable books i have ever read

brilliant - no st. helens in it though

the german on the ferry is great lol

[porta44]

Buy the book it's fantastic!

[poneil69]

Haha,he is a southerner to us Scots,but we consider the North of England as ours.Whether they like it or not!

[destructivedandy]

Stuart is fantastic, Cider With Roadies is my fav book, read it three times

[beatle59]

I love Stuart too !