The restaurant critic’s topic sentence says it all: “Yes, financially viable restaurants are about nice meals out. But, as it happens, they are about much more besides.” Jay Rayner goes on to explain, and I love Jamie Dornan’s testimony about bartending: “It’s great for learning people skills, communication and dealing with wankers. All very handy in entertainment.”  Note that The Guardian of Manchester has no pay wall, and is one of the more reliable sourc ......Read more