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TO MARK THE PUBLICATION OF BILL BRYSON’S The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island, his frst major travel book in 15 years, we talked to him about one of the most striking ways Britain has changed since he arrived from the States in the 1970s.
‘When I think back to what it was like when I frst came to Britain, I appreciate that the food is so much more interesting now. In 1973, the most exotic condiment you could get was mayonnaise, and that was only for part of the year – it was a summertime treat. Now it just dazzles me to go into a supermarket and see the kinds of foods that are available.