November/ December 2006

In this festive issue we met the king of parties, Johnny Roxburgh, who runs the Admirable Crichton. The AC, as it is known in the business, owes much of its success to its outrageous perfectionist founder who launched the business having had no previous experience in the catering industry.
 
Andy Hall looks at the Dakar rally, probably the most grueling race of them all through 5,000 miles of desert. The Dakar is clearly as much a mental as a physical challenge.
 
Dennis Furnell’s Nature Diary focuses on the effects of the Gulf Stream and Louise Warren talks to on Constantine Blake, an award winning park keeper in the heart of urban Bristol.
 
Amongst many other special features and all the regular columns the ever reliable Stereo Tips column provided an array of vital Christmas tips.