EVER since he was six at the Royal High, Michael Brice wanted to be a chef. More than probable that the quality of the school dinners had the youngster, even at that age, thinking 'there's got to be grub that's better than this'.
Anyway, the kid was to realise his ambition. Cheffing has earned him his living and he's to be found now in charge of the Dunstane House Hotel kitchen.
The CV is impressive. He has stopped off at the best places on the way to West Coates, includ
ing the five-star Maxim's for a year in Paris where Albert Roux was a sous chef. Back in Edinburgh, he head-cheffed at La Bagatelle 12 years and worked for Gordon Scott for four years at Roseburn before he crossed the road to the Dunstane six years ago.
It's not all pots and pans with Michael. He keeps football on his back burner, ten years coach of Cramond Boys Club, the under 12s. Brought them to the boil sufficiently to win the McEwan Cup (sponsored by Willie McEwan, formerly in charge of Hibs Kids).
Fat chance You thought you'd read it all, heard it all. You hadn't. We've got a government adviser – a totally nutty professor – shouting that obese Scots, the fat of the land, should be bribed by taxpayers to lose weight with cash incentives.
Plus cars, gym memberships and holidays to get them slimming. All paid for by the NHS. Makes the blood boil, does it no', as you wonder just how nannying this state can get?
This prat of a professor's got her head stuck somewhere and it's not in the sand. You've got it wrong way round, doughnut! The obese should be fined and made to pay the NHS for their time and money squandered on gargantuan guts.
One imagines portly persons rubbing their hands anticipating cash, cars and hols while they keep pigging out at the trough... .
Afterwords . . . . . does the punishment fit the crime? Badly-behaved Hibs (only Hearts were bigger sinners) had ten red cards last season and 76 yellows. They've been fined £10k for their misdemeanours and they've got off lightly. The miscreants are a shocking example to youngsters and the sooner we invent football ASBOs in the game, the better. Lousy refs should get similar stick.
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