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My dad was undeniably famous when I was a kid — he was on Wogan and Clive James and the radio every week, but as far as I was concerned he wasn't famous enough. My best friend was Ben Brooke-Taylor. His dad Tim was in The Goodies — that was famous.

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I wanted to be a great literary novelist so that people would eventually talk about Alan Coren the scribbler and father of the great Giles.

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I get so excited when I know I'm going to a good restaurant, then, when I do the review, I write myself up into such a frenzy that I have to go out and eat all over again.

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Some critics think the way I write is somehow disrespectful to food. But how can you write a restaurant column without being entertaining? You might as well not get up in the morning. People complain my sense of humour is puerile but the reason I have a job is because my sense of humour is puerile.

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I am very snobby. My family is Orthodox so I would never go to a Reform rabbi.

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The Jewish religion has it completely right in maintaining you should think very carefully about what you eat.

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Giles Coren

Giles Coren

Born: July 29, 1969 (age 55)
Bio: Giles Coren is an English columnist and restaurant critic for The Times and has contributed to various publications including the Independent on Sunday, Tatler and GQ.
Known for:
  1. The F Word (2005 – 2010)
  2. Million Dollar Critic (Since 2014)

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