After she’d moved on to the Carved Angel tho‘.
A quintessentially English woman with handsome features and a frank, steadfast expression, Molyneux learnt her craft under the flamboyant George Perry-Smith at the Hole in the Wall in Bath.
Came back from the US, where I’d been working as a waiter/bartender. Making $50 to $100 a shift.
Got to the Hole in the Wall. Made £49 in my first week, including tips that was, for a 48 hour week.
When I moved on – after 4 weeks – to something better paid I was told “Well, you’ve just not got it in you to do proper food, do you?”
Well, no, near slavery never has been a desire of mine. Lordy Be the “fine food” sector was badly paid back then.
“Lordy Be the “fine food” sector was badly paid back then.”
Still is…
Did she invent the food mixer ?
TBF, our Genial Host had a high comparative advantage in USA with his cut glass English accent, lending a definite flavour of sophistication to his establishment. In Bath… his only advantage was in not speaking raw Twertonese.